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nanent school and university funds Of
this State In the bonds Of any county,
scAesl district. city, town or village Of
this State. This amendment. II adopt
Cd. Will permit In addition to the fore
going investments, said school and uni-
versfty funds to be invested also In
Arst mortgage loans secured upon Ina
proved and cultivated farm lands Of
this State. The present Constitution
provides that no investment shall be
made for a longer period than twenty
years, while the proposed amendment
extends the period to thirty years.
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circulation - any petition II pre-
hibited by law. the percentages OF
stgners required on any petition
provided for in this section shall
ned in subdivisions a. B and C of
this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total nunzber OF
preceding election All petitions
provided for In this section shall
contain the signature of not less
than one-half of the designated
less than one-fourth Of the coun-
ties of the state. In initiating .
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the hrse
shall be qualified to sign the seq e,
petitions shall be decided by the
secretary of state subject to review
by the court. II the secretary OF
state decides that any petition 10
sonable time for making correc-
lions or for fling additional sig
natures. In the event of legal pro-
ceedings in court to prevent CIV
account of insuficiency. or any
other ground, the burden of proof
shall be upon the person attacking
the petition. No law Or amendment
to the constitution initiated and
approved by the electors as here
In provided. shall be held unconstt-
tutional, or void on account of the
insufhciency of any initiative petit
ton; nor shall the repeal of any
law submitted by referendum petit
ton be held invalid for such insult.
ficiency.
"All initiative laws and constitu-
tional amendments shall be SO sub.
mitted to the electors as to permit
an affirmative or negative vote
upon each measure submitted. II
conflicting proposed laws or con.
hicting proposed amendments to
the constitution be approved at the
same election, the one receiving the
highest number, Of Affirmative
'The style of all Legislative meas
ures and amendments to the consti.
tuition initiated by the people under
this section shall be: Be it en-
acted by the people of the State OF
Minnesota
'"The provisions Of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
legislation, but until such legisla-
ton has been enacted, this section
shall be self-executing."
EFFECT. The eject Of this amend
nent. II adopted, will be to give to tn
electors the privilege Of submitting di
ectly to the voters constitutions
proposed legislation an
he right to suspend and annul law
'nacted by the Legislature.
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st. Paul, May 6, 1914

81. Paul, May 9, 1914
Mr. Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary Of State.
Dear Sir: Referring to proposed Com
stitutional Amendment No. would says
As state expert printer I have given the
publications involved I'm this proposed
amendment special thought, and am Of
opinion both these publications are en-.
tirely superhuOus. The extensive am
nual publication Gin daily newspaper
published at the capital city, attracts
absolutely no attention. The annual re-
port of the state treasurer IL published
I'm book form, and to an extent that
makes 1t easy for every person special.
~ concerned to secure a copy. To cons
form strictly with the law as II II at
present. means the expenditure. under
reasonably favorable printing contracts,
OF approximately $4,000, sum which
can be used TO excellent advantage nm
der conditions which ordinarily suggest
the greatest care and economy upon the
part OF those under whose direction thu
prfntfng fund h expended.
Yours respectfully.
J. II. MANNIxs
state Expert Prtnlea
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ELEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT

hLhs ENlh fROI'OSED AMENDMENT
The eleventh proposed amendment a
contained in Chapter 594 of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1913.
By this amendment 1t is proposed to
add an entirely new section to Article
o Of the Consultation, to be known n
Section Is, which shall read as folIowsa
Section l. The following amend
ment to Article of the Constitu.
: ton of the State Of Minnesota In
hereby proposed to the people Of
the State for their approval or re-
1ectlon, which amendment. II APP
proved. shall be known as Section
IL of Article of the Constitution
and shall read as follows:
Section 10. Laws may be en-.
acted providing for the taxation Of
dogs on a basis other than the
value of the dog, and from the fund
derived from such tax, authorizing
payment of the damages sus-
tanned by the owners Of other DOM
este animals by reason of injuries
caused by dogs"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, The pres.
emit basis for taxing dogs is upon actual
value. The proposed amendment, n
adopted. Will permit the Legislature to
enact laws changing this basis. II A
proposed to create q fund out of which
owners Of domestic animals may be re.
imbursed for loss sustained by reason
Of injuries caused by dogs.
Yours respectfully.
LYNDON A. SMITH,
Attorney General
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FOURTH PRoposED AMENDMENT.

The fourth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 6S7 of the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE, By this amendment 1t II
proposed to repeal the provisions Of
Section II Of Article Of the Constitu-
tion. which section now reads az fol-
lowss
Section IL. There shall be published
by the treasurer, in at least one news
paper printed at the seat of govern
ment, during the first week in January
In each year, and in the next volume Of
ments of all moneys drawn from the
treasury during the preceding year, for
what purpose and to whom paid. and by
moneys received, and by what author
ity and from whom"
EFFECT. The Constitutions requires
the treasurer to publish yearly a de-
tailed statement Of the moneys drawn
from the treasury during the preceding
year, giving the names Of the persons
to whom paid and the purposes for
which 1T was expended. 1t also re-
qufres like statement Of the names
Of the persons, and the sources, as to
money received. and I'm both cases .
statement Of the law under which pay.
ments were made, or money paid into
the treasury. The effect of this amend-
ment, ff the same be adopted, will be
to repeal the section of the Constftu.
tiOn mentioned and insofar relieve the
treasurer from such publication and
the State from the expense thereof.
This change I'm the Constitution, how.
ever, would not prevent the Legislature
f1bm directing by law that such, or o
dxaerent publication. of the same or
other information should be made ~
the treasurer.
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FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDmENr.

The fifth proposed amendment il con-
tanned in Chapter 5sS Of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1918
PURPOSE. The purpose Of this
amendment is to permit the permanent
school and university funds of this
State to be invested I'm first mortgage
loans upon narrowed and cultivated
farm lands Of the State. This amend-
ment would change Section 6 of Article
8 Of the Constitution, which now reads
as followss
Sec. 8. The permanent school and
university fund of this state may be
school district, city. town or village OF
this state, but no such investment shall
be made until approved by the board
Of commissioners designated by law to
regulate the investment of the perma-
nent school fund and the permanent
such loan or investment be made when
the bonds to be issued or purchased
would make the entire bonded indebt-
odness exceed fifteen (15) per cent OF
the assessed valuation of the taxable
real property of the county, school dis
bonds; nor shall such loans or indebt-
edness be made at q lower rate of in.
terest than three (3) per cent per an
mum, nor for shorter period than FIVE
(5) years. nor for longer period than
the town, school district, city, village
or of county lines shall relieve the real
property in such town, school district
county. village or city in this state at
the time of the issuing of such bonds
from any liability for taxation to pay
such bonds.
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proposed to add IN entirely new go.
tion to Article Of the Censtitutien q
be known N Section ana which shaa1
read a. follows
Section l. The following amend
ment to Article eight (8) Of the
Constitution Of the State of Min.
nesota is hereby proposed to the
legal voters OF eesd state for their
approval or their rejection, which
amendment when so approved shall
be known as Section seven (7) OF
said Article eight (S) aid shall
read as follows:
Such of the school and other
public lands of the state as are bet.
ter adapted for the production OF
timber than for agriculture, may
De set apart as state school forestAe
or other state forests as the legfs.
lature may provide, and the legfS-
lature may provide for the manage
ment OF the same on forestry prin-
cfples. The net revenue therefrom
shall be used for the purpose for
which the lands were granted to
the state"
EFFECT. The effect of this anaend-
ment II adopted, will authorize thl
Legislature to set apart for state
school forests or other state forests
state public lands which are bettel
adapted for timber than for aErfcul-
ture. and to manage the same upon fegs
estry principles.
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TENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

The tenth proposed amendment 1
contained in Chapter 500 of the Laws o
for the year 1913.
BY this amendment 1t is proposed 4
add to Article = of the Constitutions q,
entirely new section. providing for
which shall read as foliowss
Section /. That Article Seven (7)
Of the Constitution of the State OF
Minnesota shall be and the same IL
n ne eb amended ann by adding thereto.
section, which shall be numbered
Section 10 of said Article Seven Cd
and which shall read as follows:
Section 10. Every public official
In Minnesota, elective or appointive,
shall be subject to recall from Of
nee by the electors of his official or
electoral district as herein pro-
recall setting forth the reasons
therefor. signed by such number OF
electors in his district as shall be
provided by law. which number
centum or more than thirty per
centum of the total number Of
votes cast for. governor IN such
district at the last preceding cleo
ton, shall be filed in the office
where petitions for nomination to
such Office are filed, or in such
other Office as may be provided by
law, and the officer in whose office
such petition is filed, shall order a
special election for such recall. II
such official shall resign within
five days after such petition is filed,
the vacancy thereby created shall be
filled as may be provided by law;
but II he shall not so resign, such
special election, to be held within
twenty-five days after the fling Of
the petition, shall be called to de-
termine. whether such official shall
be recalled. On the official ballot
at such election shall be printed,
In not more than two hundred
words, the reasons for demanding
the recall of such official as set
more than two hundred words such
oHciaFs justification of his course
In Office. Such official shall con.
tinue to perform the duties of his
once until the result of such cleo
No such petition shall be signed or
filed against any official until he
shall have held office six months:
and no petition shall be signed or
official within sixty DAYS of the de-
cision, ruling or act complained Of
in the petition. Such additional
legislation as may aid in the OPP
fnas OF rnas section boI, and h proceed
by law. At such election no per-
son shall be voted for, and the only
proposition submitted shall be the
recall Of such official. Any person
recalled, as provided in this Sec
ton, shall be ineligible to fill the
vacancy caused by his recall"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pul
pose of this amendment IL to enable
certain number of voters to petitio
and cause to be submitted to vote Il
question Of removing from Office m
elective or appointive public ohicial.
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SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The second proposed amendment IL
contained in Chapter SIS of the Laws
OF Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE, The purpose and object
Of this amendment IL to add two Assoc
ciate Justices to the Supreme Court; to
require the concurrence Of i've Justices
of the Supreme Court before any law
shall be declared unconstitutional by
such court, and make the Office Of Clerk
of the Supreme Court app0intive, and
Is an amendment of Section Of Article
of the Constitution, which law reads
a. follows.
Sec. Q. The supreme court shall con-
sist OF one chief justice and two assoc
cfate justices, but the number of the
q number not exceeding four. by the
legislature, by two-thirds vote, when
1t shall be deemed necessary. It shall
have original Jurisdiction in such reme-
dial cases as may be prescribed by law,
and appellate Jurisdiction in all cases,
both in law and equity, but there shall
be no trial by jury in said court It
shall hold one or more terms in each
year, as the legislature may direct, at
lature may provide. by two-thirds
vote. that one term in each year shall
be held in each or any judicial district
It shall be the duty of such court to
There shall be chosen. by the qualified
electors of the State, one clerk of the
supreme court, who shall hold his Office
for the term of four years, and until
his successor is duly elected and quali-
fed, and the judges of the supreme
court, or majority of them, shall have
the power to fill any vacancy in the
ONCE or clerk OF the supreme court un-
til an election can be regularly had"
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nd Substitute therefor the foIlowins.

Section 6. The permanent school
and university fund of this state
may be invested in the bonds Of
any county, school district, city.
town or village of this state, and
in first mortgage loans secured
upon improved and cultivated farm
lands of this state. But no such In
til approved by the board of com.
missioners designated by law to
regulate the investment of the
permanent school fund and the
permanent university fund of this
State nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds 20
be issued or purchased would
ness exceed 10 per cent of the as
sessed valuation OF the taxable
property OF the county, school dis
frict. city, town or village issuing
such bonds: nor shall any farm
loan or investment be made when
such investment or loan would ex-
coed 80 per cent Of the actual cash
to secure said investment; nor
shall such Investments or loans be
made at q lower rate of interest
than three per cent per annum.
nor for a shorter period than Eve
years, nor for longer period than
thirty years, and no change of the
town. school, district, city. village
or county lines shall relieve the
real property in such town, school
district, county, village or city in
this state at the time Of issuing OF
such bonds from any liability for
taxation to pay such bonds.
UEFECTs The present Constitution
oufhorfxea r. anvaafmenf NJ fha poR
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NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The ninth proposed amendment Is
contained in Chapter 5s7 of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1919.
PURPOSES BY this amendment q -
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he eriginai grants Or apprspriatiena

=: ssi g grants Or :ppr:pri.s,s.ss 3.
t ar: s sn. th be sn:ctsS By the
principal OF all funds which have here-
tofors arisen or which may hereafter
arise from the sale or ether DISPOSE
such lands accruing in any way before
the sale or disposition thereof. In inter-
est-beartng bonds Of the United States,
after the year one thousand eight hum
ured ana sixty (1860), or of such other
state as the legislature may. by law.
Swamp Lands.-Division Of pro-
ceeds. All swamp lands now held by
the state. or that may hereafter accrue
0 the the SAME sna be app by ths
officers. and the minimum price shall
be the same. less one-third (h), as 10
p pro Ias by law for the appraisameshn s
provisions of title one "a of Chapter
thirty-eight (sS) of the General Stat
utss The principal of all funds de.
aforesaid. shall forever be preserved
inyioiate and undiminished. One-haIf
OF the proceeds Of said principal
school fund Of the state. The remain:
ting tbs shall be
rao Of Of eos. the 10 State in ta hs
TONS"
and adds thereto the followings
"A revolving fund of not over
TWO Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol
lars ($250.000) may be set apart
from the funds derived from the
sale OF school and swamp lands. to
pc used in constructing roads.
bitches and fire breaks in. through
and around unsold school ana
swamp lands. such fund to be re-
plenished as long as needed from
the enhanced value realized from
the sale OF such lands so bene.
EFFECT, The effect Of this amend.
ment, II adopted, will be to permit the
State to improve the school and swamp
lands Of the State out Of moneys de-
rived from the sale of such lands, and
to bring the State into line with the
conditions of the Swamp Land Grant ~
10 drainage Of such lands, by providing
q revolving fund therefor, pending the
ultimate application Of the avaiis Of
such grant to the common school fund
Of the State and the educational and
charitable Institutions thereof.
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Prepared by lion.
Lyndon A. Smith.
Attorney General
of Minnesota.
Addressed to
julius A. SC|lI1la|l|
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEM
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
April rs. 1914.
Honorable Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary of State,
CaDitOl.

Honorable julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary of State.
Capitol.
SIR: AS required by Section a.
General Statutes of the State of Min.
nesota for the year 1913, have the
honor to furnish you herewith a state-
ment of the purposes and effects of the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota
by the Legislature of 1913, and which
are to be submitted to the electors Of
said State at the general election in
1914.
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment is con-
tanned in Chapter 5S4 of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE: BY this amendment n 4.
sought to enable the electors to submit
by petition to the Legislature con.tf-
tutiOnal amendments and likewise IA
propose Legislation, and I'm the evep<
the Legislature falls to submit anv
: such constitutional amendment or fan.
to enact any such proposed law, then
such amendment or proposed law may
be submitted directly to the voterss
also, to permit the electors to cause
any law or laws enacted by the Legis-
lature to be submitted to the electors
and If majority of the votes cast
thereon be opposed to such law, the
lame shall be repealed.
This Is an amendment to Section Of
-rticIe of the Constitution, which law
eads as follows.
Section l. The legislature shall
,nsist OF the Senate and House OF
representatives., which shall meet BIZ.
inially at the seat of government OF
e State, at such time as shall be pre-
ribed by law, but no session shall ex-
ed the term or ninety 600 legislap
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sixth PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The sixth proposed amendment ID
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE, The purpose of this
amendment In to make the term of Office
Of the Judge Of Probate four years
This In an amendment Of Section OF
Article Of the Constitution, which
now reads as fOIlOwss
Section 2. There shall be establish.
ed in each organized county in the
State probate court, which shall be
court of record, and be held at such
time and places as may be prescribed
by law. 1t shall be held by one judge
who shall be elected by the voters OF
the county for the term of two years
He shall be resident Of such county
at the time of his election, and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
flee; and his compensation shall be pro-
vtded by law. He may appoint his own
clerk where none has been elected; but
the legislature may authorize the cleo
ton, by the electors of any county, OF
one clerk or register of probate for
such county, whose powers: duties
term of office and compensation shall
be prescribed by law. A probate court
shall have jurisdiction over the estates
OF deceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdiction.
except as prescribed by this Constitu-
tion,'
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and substitutes therefor the following,

Section 7. Probate Court
Judges to be Observation-Disclosures
There shall be established in each
organized county in the state pro.
bate court, which shall be a court
Of record, and be held at such time
and places as may be prescribed by
law. 1t shall be held by one Judge,
who shall be elected by the voters
OF the county for the term of four
years. He shall be q resident Of
such county at the time of his cleo
ton, and reside therein during his
continuance in office: and his com.
pensation shall be provided by law.
He may appoint his own clerk
where none has been elected; but
the legislature may authorize the
election by the electors Of any
county, of one clerk or register Of
probate for such county, whose
powers, duties, term of Office and
compensation shall be prescribed
by law. A probate court shall have
Jurisdiction over the estates of de-
ceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdIc-
ton except as prescribed by this
Constitution.
EFFECT: The present Constitution
provides that the Office of Judge of Pro.
bate shall be two years and IL this
amendment is adopted the term Of sucl
Office will be four years.
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EFFECT, The present constitution
provides that the number Of Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court shall mot
exceed four I'm number, while the
amendment. II adopted, will increase
the number to six. A majority of the
supreme Court may now declare q law
unconstitutional, but II this amendment
f. adopted, 1t Will require the CONCUR
renee Of ave members. The ONCE Of
clerk of the Supreme Court IL now cleo
tive, but II this amendment II adopted,
the clerk Of the Supreme Court win be
appointed by the court.
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and substitutes therefor the following


Sec. q. The supreme court shall
consist Of one chief justice and six
associate justices. Five shall con-
renee Of at least four shall be
necessary to decision, but no
statute shall be declared unconsti-
tutional unless five members of the
court shall concur in the decision.
It shall have original Jurisdiction
In such remedial cases as may be
prescribed by law, and appellate
jurisdiction in all cases, both in
law and equity, but there shall be
no trial by jury in said court. It
shall hold one or more terms In
each year, as the legislature may
direct at the seat of government.
and the legislature may provide, by
g two-thirds vote, that one term
In each year shall be held in each
or any judicial district. It shall be
the duty Of such court to appoint q
reporter of its decisions, and q
clerk of the supreme court
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troduced in either branch. except on
the written request OF the governor,
during the last twenty t2el days Of
the legislature shall be called to some
important matter Of general interest
by q special message from the gev-
ernor"
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PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pur.
pose of this amendment IL to enable
certain number of voters to petitfon
and cause to be submitted to n vote the
question Of removing from Office any
elective or appointive public Official.