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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31

So that said Section SO of Article
# the State Constitution shall read q
ollows:
Section SO. Any city or village
in this state may frame a charter
for its own government as q city,
consistent with and subject to the
lays Of this states: As follows:
proper for q charter board Of not
to exceed fifteen freeholders, who
shall be and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters
judges Of the district court Of the
judicial district in which the city or
village is situated as the legislature
may determine for a term in no
board shall within six months az
ter its appointment return to the
chief magistrate of said city or
village draft of proposed char
ter ter, signed by the ie.i members Of said
thereafter in like manner return
other draft or drafts of a proposed
charter until one thereof shall be
ratified as herein provided.
Such charter shall be. submitted
to the qualified voters of such city
or village at the next general or
special election thereafter, and if
majority of the qualified voters vot-
the same, it SHALL, at the end Of
thirty days thereafter or at such
other time, If any, as shall be speci.
fed therein, BECOME the charter Of
supersede any existing charter and
amendments thereof; provided that
in cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
quire a three fourths majority vote
~ tho n11o1if1a6 o$
such election to change the patrol
limits now established.
Duplicate certificates shall bo
made setting forth the charter pro-
shall be. signed BY the chief magis-
authenticated by its corporate seal
One of said certificates shall be
fary Of state sne ana the otbee er
being recorded in the Office Of the
register Of deeds for the county in
which such city or village lies,
shall be deposited among the ar
ali Courts Shall Shall take judicial not a
Such charter so deposited may be
amended. or revised, by proposal
egeeG IN aa9 m ~ fhd Of 9a e au ad
ned voters Of such city or village
voting at the next general or spe.
cial election thereafter; but such
charter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constitu-
nesota The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of said board rel
alive to submitting amendments OF
such charter to the vote of the peo-
plication of ten per cent of the
legal voters of any such city or VIII
1age by. written petition, such board
shall submit to the vote of the peo-
pie proposed amendments to such
charter set forth in said petition.
The board above provided for.
shall be permanent and all vacan.
cies by death, disability to perform
duties. resignation or removal from
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. vi.
-. State Senate.

Section of Article 4 Of the Consti
"Section 2. The number of men,
bers who compose the senate and
house Of representatives shall be
prescribed; by law, but the repre-
exceed one member fer every five
thousand Inhabitants, and in the
house of representatives one mem
Der for every two thousand inhabi-
houses shall be apportioned equally
throughout the different sections OF
the state in proportion to the pop
ulatiOn thereof, exclusive Of Indians
not taxable under the provisions of
It is proposed to substitute therafov
~" Section 3 Number Of members.
The senate shall be composed Of
sixty-three (63) members, and the
house of representatives shall be
composed of such number Of mem
bers as may be prescribed by law.
The representation in both houses
shall be apportioned as nearly equal
Is asrI pract jeatans thp re Tho the %
proportion. to the population there
Of. exclusive of Indians not tax
able under. the provisions Of law:
may be divided into several legis-
lative districts, but no county Or
any of the parts thereof shall ever
constitute or be part Of more
than seven CD senatorial districts
and not more than seven senators
shall ever be apportioned to any
one county"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pur.
pose end object of this amendment IL
to limit the State senate to sixty-threa
(63) members and to prevent any one
county having more than seven RI sen
atOrs.
Yours respectfully,
LYNDON A. SMITH.
Attorney General
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. II.
Insurance Of Crops.

By this amendment 1T 10 proposed to
add an entirely new section to Article
0 Of the Constitution, to be known as
Section II, and which shall read as
follows,
"The Legislature may provide for
the payment by the State of Mime
by hail and wind, or either, and
to provide a fund for that purpose.
including the necessary expenses OF
pose SPECIFIC tax upon lands the
have listed the same with county
payment shall be made of any such
damages except from the fund SO
provided"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. This amend
ment. If adopted, will authorize the
state to act In the collection and dis
bursements of n fund for the payment
of damages to growing crops by hail
or wind, or either. This fund is to be
created and maintained by a specific
tax imposed by the legislature upon the
lands of such persons only shall
voluntarily list the same with their
respective county auditors for that pur-
pose. Under 1T, there could be no tax
for such purpose imposed on the lands
or any owner who does not consent
thereto. The legislature is also author
lied to include in the fund to be raised
by taxation Of such listed lands the
necessary expenses of administration of
the law. The adoption of the amend
ment will authorize the legislature to
direct that the taxing machinery of the
state be used to levy and collect the tax
necessary to raise such fund, and to
provide for the disbursement of same bv
the officers of the state, but any pay
ments to be made by the state by reason
OF damage by hail or wind will have to
ne made from such fund, and from NO
other. In the settlement Of any such
damages, the state would assume No
liability beyond the amount of such
fund and could not further be rendered
liable.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. III.
Mortgage Loans to State.

This amendment, If adopted, will per
NIT the permanent school and univer
sity fund of the state to be invested 1,
first mortgage loans upon improve
and cultivated farm lands of the STATE
This amendment would change Sectio
8, Article s, OF the Constitution. whic
now reads AZ followss -
"The permanent school and UNI
xersity fund Of this state may Be
sehoo ae9ds o f5 any 9x S9uo
village Of this state. 6ut no such
Investment shall be made until
approved BY the board Of commits
sloners designated by law to regu-
'ent school fund and the perman-
nor :hafi such loan or 81 i kH;s ts1asei
be made when the bonds to be is-
entire bonded indebt edness exceed e
9aiSatloR Of the taaab iee real sfs esop
Jerty Of the county. school. district.
bonds: nor shall such i loans or sq Inn
ddebtedness be made at lower rate
annum, nor for a shorter period
period than twenty years, and no
change of the town. school dis
trict, city, village or Of county
lines shall relieve the real prop
e eoty IN y gSin town ct seh0 70 thi
at the time Of the issuing Of such such
bonds, from any liability for tax
alton to pay such bonds"
So as to read as follows.
"section 6. The permanent schoo,
and university fund Of this State
ana may d be nyest teon in the bends
town or Village Of this stat: state, c any
in first mortgage loans secured up
on improved and cultivated farm
lands of this state But no such
approved by the board Of commits
sioners designated by law to regu-
late the investment Of the per
manent school fund and the per-
state; nor shall such loan or invests
ment be made when the bonds to b.
Issued or purchased would make
the entire bonded indebtedness ex-
Ssfa per cent the of a hs res
property Of the county. SC DOL dis
trict, city, town or village issuing
such bonds; nor shall any farm
loan or investment be made when
coed 80 per; cent of the actual cash
value Of the farm land mortgaged
to secure said Investment; nor shall
such loans or Indebtedness be made
at lower rate Of interest than
per cent per annum, nor for
shorter. period than five years, nor
for a longer period than twenty
school district, city. village or
county lines shall relieve the real
property in such town. school dis
trict, county, village or city in
this state at the time Of Issuing Of
taxation to pay such bonds" -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31

Sec. 2. The term "the gross
earnings derived from the opera
in non fb OF such line of railway within
Of this act is hereby declared and
s snai be construed to mean, all
ear earnings on business beginning
nr nu ending within the state, and q
Of The 0an mie agen W shf The
w Staie to the entire mileage over
winch such business is done, of
earnings on all interstate business
passing through, into or out Of the
state.
sec 3. All acts and parts of acts
not not Inconsistent herewith, regulat-
tng the payment collection, time
~ payment, enforcement or reports
~ tmV4tiLvlng the amount Of taxes up
IN me gross earnings of railroad
mpanles within this state or pro-
wong penalties for the non-pay-
VIII VIII or such taxes, are hereby
w maue applicable to this act so far
or OF acts inconsistent with the pro-
VS. VISIONS of this act are hereby re-
on Sec 4. Upon failure to pay the
nnn Uo4 az OF such taxes legally due.
f 1pon the respective dates hereinbe..
may be enforced in addition to ex-
1sting remedies in a civil action
81 offonEht In the name Of the State
y y minnesota in the district court
o1 any county.
4pany shall be heard to contest or
tptnt1nue to contest the validity OF
s .ts act or any part thereof, such
ti nn company shall as eondi-
tho t Peesedsnt thssetS Pay Int, Into
nssoIa the amount Of taxes due or
payable from such railroad COM
p@ny under the existing tax laws
Sec. s. This act shall he sab.
"1tted to the people Of this state
Tor their approval or rejection at
the next general election Ter tie
year 1p12.
The secretary 'sof state s1llali
cause to be printed In bold type
upon the ballot used in voting for
S Saifet o,dHfce sc or HgSa = separate
the said eieet{on. in manner con-
1ormab1e with zthe requirements Of
the general election law. tho
words, For increasil. ( the gross
earnings tax Of railroad COMPANIES
v1dlng for the payment Of the gross
earnings tax semi-annually.
1eS.
NO.
And each voter voting at such
election shall designate his vote by
cross mark made opposite one or
the other of the. words Eyes" or
mo- and the said election shall in
all respects, conform, as far as
may be. to the requirements of the
general election law, and the re-
turns of said election shall be
maze, canvassed and certified, and
the results thereof declared in the
Ing, certifying and canvassing
votes cast for state officers.
Approved June Is, 1912.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The Law
how in force relating to the taxation o
railroad properties Is Chapter 253, Law
Of 1908, ratified by the people at tn
general election of 1904. The only Ian
guage of the proposed law of 101:
which differs from the old law of 100:
Is set forth above In bold-faced type
Under the present law, the taxes upO1
railroad property are computed at thu
rate OF four per cent upon the gross
earnings of the company owning or Op'
the same. The purpose o.
This new law Is to change that rate
from four per cent to five per cent anj
to make the taxes payable semi-an.
1ually on March 1st and September Isl
IF each year, instead OF annually, a.
under the existing law.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31

PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pres.
emit constitution authorizes the invest
ment of the permanent school and uni
versity funds of this state In the bond.
Of any county, school district, city.
town or village of this state. Thi.
amendment, If adopted, will permit. in
addition to the foregoing Investments.
said school and university funds to he
invested also in first mortgage loans
secured upon improved and CULTIVATED
farm lands of this state.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31
Extra Session
of 1912.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
st. Paul, MIMI, July 3, 1919.
Hon. Julius A. SchmahI,
Secretary of State,
Capitol.

AS required by Section rs of tho
Revised Laws, and Amendment I
have the honor to furnish you
herewith a statement of the pur-
noses and effects of the respec-
1--we amendments to the Constitu-
:tApn OF the State of Minnesota,
nfoposed by the Legislature Of
1911, which are to be submitted to
the electors Of this State at the
general election in 1912
have also furnished a state
ynent of the purposes and effect Of
the law proposed by the Legisla-
tnre at the extra session Of 1912,
Known as Chapter g.. Laws Of 1912,
Ehlating to the taxation Of railroad
aDmpanies. which, under the Con-
1itted to q vote Of the, people Of
the State. and be adopted and
Satifled by & majority Of the elect
0fs Of the State voting at tho
r13ection. before such Chapter .
shall take effect or be in force.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. v.
County Superintendent of
Schools.

By this Amendment 1t is sought to
Article z, of the Constitution, which
the of he arc %n SPY BY
be enStled to vote at any election
shall be eligible to any office which
now is or hereafter shall be. cleo
tive by the people in the district
thirty days previous to such cleo
ton. except as otherwise provided
in this constitution, or the consti-
tuition and laws Of the United
SO that 1t will read AZ follows,
the provisions of thfs article shall
be entitled to vote at any election
now is. or hereafter shall be. cleo
tive BY the people in the district
wherein he shall have resided thirty
days previous to such election. ex-
schools who shall be required to
have educational and professional
qualifications to be determined By
the Legislature, and except as other
wise provided in the constitution
OF the constitution and laws OF the
United States"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pur-
pose and effect of this amendment In to
authorize the Legislature to require edu-
catiOnal and professional qualifications,
In addition to all the other qualiaca-
tlons now required by law, for any
person seeking the Office of County
Superintendent of Schools. As the Con-
stitutiOn now stands, any legal voter Is
eligible to the Office Of County Super-
fntendent of Schools.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-10

constant and somewhat uniform con-
dition of soil moisture direct, is the
indirect influence on the same, by
the proper storing and retention of
moisture or saltwater in the subsoil.
To say that a field is underlaid with
q subsoil devoid of moisture, We can
iken it to a lamp that. is out of oil.
In such a condition it is unfit for use.
This subsoil moisture is not care
fully enough cared for by the average
farmer Through capillary action,
evaporation is ever pulling upward
on moisture and, while overcome by
gravity in the struggle for the posses
sion of excessive water, when such
has been disposed of and the battle
is on for soil moisture evaporation
is victorious and will eventually rob
the soil of all moisture unless she
farmers comes to the rescue and puts
stop to the robbery, saving enough
to last until the next rain.
The uncertainty as to when the
next rain will come makes it essential
that the farmer stay on the alert, and
the moment that a field has become
sufficiently dry for working, he should
quickly work it; thereby preventing
any further evaporation of any con-
sequence.
When the exhaustion of soil mois-
ture has become complete business is
suspended, so far as crop production
is concerned, and since we can never
tell when the dry spell is to come,
we should never permit excessive
evaporation to take place. This ser
vice is accomplished by working the
field for a corn crop every time in
the spring that it gets in workable
condition after it has been excessive
ly wet.
This working l have described
terminates and kills the noXious weed
and grass seeds in the soil while it is
storing subsOil moisture to a great
depth. Thus we are ready, with
field thus rid of intrusive. pests, with
a physical texture that is correct, and
abundant mineral plant food thus held
in solution, to reap a bountiful har-
vest instead of disappointment, more
largely regardless of the PARTIAL
drouth that so often comes later.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-10
Texas Date Tree.

commercial basis. AS a result of the
success that has been attained at
the Fort Brown reservation in grow
ing the palms many people Of this
section have planted large groves of
the trees and some of them have al
ready come into bearing. A cooper
ative date farm, conducted by the
United States department of agricul-
ture, was also established near
Laredo, Tex, a few years ago. Four
acres Of the palms have been planted
and large part Of them are in bear
ing The yield of some of the trees
is enormous, often amounting to as
much as 500 pounds OF the delicious
fruit.
One Of the requirements Of success
full date growing is an abundance of
water and plenty OF Sunshine. There
must also be q minimum of cold
weather. Rich soil is, of course, nee
essary. All Of these elements are
found in the region. Some of the
seeding date palms on the ranches
and farms of this section have been
producing abundant crops OF fruit for
many years, but it was not until the
government took hold Of the matter
and began to demonstrate the posi-
bilities Of the industry from a com
mercial standpoint that it was taken
hold Of on scale commensurate with
the profitable returns that il prom
fses TO bring the growers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-10
THE HOME LIFE OF THE
SETTLER
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS ALL
THE COMFORTS AND MANY OF
THE LUXURIES.

a young lady of Wisconsin secured
4 certificate at the Milwaukee, cftice
| of the Canadian Government, and on
presenting this to the ticket agent OF
the railway at the Canadian BOUNDARY
line she secured ticket at reduced
rate which carried her tc Edmonton,
Alberta, from which point, about for
ty miles, she had friends This was a
couple OF years ago, and the young
lady is now married to one OF the
promising young farmers OF the dis
trict.
In writing of her trip to the Mil
waukee Representatives of the Cana
dian Government she says: ST enjoyed
my trip up here very much, and ex-
pect to go out to our homestead in
the Pembina district next spring." To
the housewife the information that
she has put up twelve quarts Of rasp-
berries" is important, as they picked
them themselves" and they might
have picked ter times the quantity If
they had required them, for there is
no country where wild fruit grows In
such abundance. The letter goes on
to say, and this is interesting from
woman's standpoint, ''the country is
very beautiful Speaking of the
friends with whom she went I'D to
live, she says: They certainly have
a beautiful farm and house'-they
had been there about four years, also
going from Wisconsin-'they have
about twenty acres of oats and bar
ley, five acres alfalfa, three acres po-
tatoes and don't know how many OF
vegetables. 1 think they have about
forty acres under cultivation aItogeth-
er. They are now draining a slough
which they will afterwards plow and
put into fall wheat. They also have
a large herd of cattle, and Mrs. G.
has about 100 chickens. They make
on an average Of 80 pounds of butter
every week. I. never saw such grand
cream
Now these people are enjoying life
in Alberta; they have a splendid eli
mate, excellent prospects, and are
happy that they are part and parcel
in the working out of the upbuildinP
Of new country, that will take its
place amongst the progressive cour-
tries of the century. Numbers Of let
tiers that express satisfaction as ex-
IRENE as the one quoted appear in
literature sent out by the Canadian
Government and which may be had
on application to any of its agents.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-10
SURPRISED DOCTOR.
illustrating the Effect Of Food.

The remarkable adaptability of
Grape-Nuts food to stomachs so dis
ordered that they will reject every
thing else, is illustrated by the case
of a woman in Racine, Wis.
1.-TWO years ago. she says, 81 was
attacked by a stomach trouble so Sc
rious that for long time I could not
take much of any sort of food. Even
the various kinds prescribed by the
doctor produced most acute pain.
I'VE then got some Grape-Nuts food,
and you can imagine my surprise and
delight when found that 1 could eat
1t with relish and without the slight
est distress.
when the doctor heard of it he told
me TO take several small portions each
day, because he feared I would grow
tired of it as had Of all other food.
But to his surprise, Cand that OF
everybody else), I did not tire Of
Grape-Nuts, and became better day by
day, till, after some weeks, my stom-
ach entirely recovered and I was able
to eat anything my appetite eraved.
My nerves, which had become so
weakened that 1 feared I would be-
come insane, were also restored by
the Grape-Nuts food In connection
with Postum which has become our
table beverage. I appreciate most
gratefully and thankfully the good that
your food preparations have done me,
and shall be glad to answer any letters
fnquiring as to my experience" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Read the little book, 'The Road to
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-10

bic Compound has done more for me than
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This famous remedy, the medicinal in
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-10
MAN WHO SUGGESTED PEACE
Was Long Time Finding Out What He
Was Good For;r But Finally
Landed High.

New York.-It took Lincoln Stenens
a long time to find out what he was
good for. He spent his youth in Calf
fornia hunting and having a good time
generally. He was graduated from
the University of California and then
he went to Europe, where he studied
in the Universities Of Heidelberg.
Leipzig, Berlin and the Sorbonne He
topped that study OF by marrying
fellow tstudent at Sorbonne and going
to London, where he spent much time
in research work in the British mu-
scum. Then he considered himself
ready to enter the field of letters He
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-10
DATE eROWIAG IN les
Federal Governments Aiding Develop
ment of Fruit in Southern Part
of Lone SEzF State.

Fort Brown, Textile federal gov
eminent is lending valuable assist
ance to the development OF the date
growing industry in South Texas. In
the government plant testing gardens
at Fort Brown are a number OF va
rieties Of date palms which are said
to be doing as well as in the cOun-
tries where these fruit bearing trees
are native.
There are already many producing
date palms In the lower border re-
gion Of Texas, but it was not until
the last few years that steps began to
be taken to place the industry on a