The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
New System Of License
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Eleven proposed amendments
the state constitution ranging frol
the initiative and referendum to
four-year tenure for probate judge
and a new system of licensing dog
will be submitted to the people 0
the 1914 election. The legislator
directed that this be done. The lis
follows: t4A 4
First. Providing for initiative
and referendum.
Ia Second Increasing the num-
Der of supreme court justices
from five to seven and making
the clerk appointive and not
elective.
Third. Providing for revolv-
ing fund of $250,000 for roads,
bitches and fire breaks.
Fourth. Repeating the provi-
sion requiring the animal pub
LEGATION of the state treasurers
report.
Fifth. Allowing the state in.
vestment board to invest school
funds in first farm mortgages.
Sixth. Limiting the number
of senators of any one county to
seven.
Seventh. Providing bounty
for the cultivation of useful for
est trees.
Eighth. Authorizing the recall
of elective and appointive Off
GERS.
Ninth. Four, instead of two
year tenure for probate judges.
Tenth. Setting apart certain
state lands for forest reserva-
tions.
Eleventh. Providing for taxa
ton of dogs so that any damage
they may do to cattle or other
domestic animals may be asses
sed against the owner.
Only Two Passed.
In the 1912 election seven amend
nents We're voted on by the peopl
md only two passed. the good road
AK levy and the increase of tn,
'ailroad gross earnings tax from
% S per cent. Two of the amend
nents that failed last fall are in
GUIDED in the list to be voted OIL
lext year. They are the seven sen
ltors provision and the one author
ling the investment of state schoo
tinds in farm mortgages.
The 1913 legislature cost the stat
If Minnesota approximately 1886, 900
fhe 1911 legislature cost $317,9O5.
Up to date tine state treasurer ha
paid out S27SSS5 on Legislative war
ANTS, including salaries. An est
nate of about $1,000 in bills is still
The legislature enacted $50 law
,hree of which were vetoed by tn
governor, making the total outpl.
'S6. In addition TO this e,.r-l cor
sdtlt!caal amendments were sui
Gitted to the people to be voted oil
II The 1914 election.
Will Go Out of Business.
The state board of visitors, de
,rived of it's $4,000 annual appropri
ltion by the legislature, will go ou
If business May 1 unless some pre-
yision is made for it's maintenance
t is understood that the governo
nay pay the expenses of the boar,
n cases of emergency out of hi
fund, but he said thi
morning that nothing definite ha
been arranged.
The law creating the board, how
ever, was not repealed and it still
has the power to investigate cor
litions at state institutions. 1t i
lot likely that the members will
lct unless the governor provide
ways and means, however.
/ The members of the board are
J. t. Schain, Browns Valley; T. II
incline, Minneapolis; Rev. l.. r
). Ferguson, st. Paul; George r
1'Reilly, ST. Paul. j. r. Swami
and Swan T. Turnblad
Minneapolis. James Matchitt is tn
secretary, with salary of $1,50C
lie will quit May 1. he said today
fhe board has enough money L
continue until that time.
Up to Dairy Commissioner.
1t is up to the state dairy and foo
department. to enforce the new cigs
'ette law.
Commissioner Winkier and his as
'istant, John McCable, conferred yes
.erday as to the methods to b
adopted, but they have reached n
decision. p
The law says each dealer mus
'btain a license at cost of $25
year. This license in incorporate
owns is to be issued by the mu
licipal government and in the cour
ry diustricts by the county boarG
rhe only apparent connection of TIL
Dairy and Food department with tn
aw is that it must see that the mu
Inequalities enforce it's provisions.
The legislature passed q numbe
IF other laws affecting this depar
nent. A summary of them follows
Amendment to old law regu-
lating canning industry
Giving department supervision
of the sale Of injurious canning
compounds and personalities to
housewives.
Prohibiting the use of alkalis
in cream for the nnrnnsa of