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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The second proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 5S5 of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE: The purpose and object
Of this amendment IL to d 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 appointive, and
IL an amendment of Section 2 of Article
6 of the Constituti0n, which law reads
as follows:
Sec. 2. The supreme court shall con-
sist of one chief justice and two asso-
ciate justices, but the number of the
associate justices may be increased to
q number not exceeding four, by the
it shall be deemed necessary. It shall
have original jurisdiction in such rene
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 sal court. It
shall hold one or more terms in each
year, as the legislature may direct, at
the seat of government, and the legis-
vote. that one term in each year shall
be held in each or any judicial district.
It shall be the duty Of s'ch court to
appoint a reporter of its decisions.
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 quail
court, or a majority of them, shall have
the power to fill any vacancy in the
Office Of clerk of the supreme court I'M
til an election can be regularly had"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

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semaine prochajne est une troupe
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pas d'aller au Gayety la semaine
prochaine.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The fifth proposed amendment is con-
tanned in Chapter 5S8 Of the laws Of
Minnesota for the yea 1913.
PURPOSE: The purpose Of this
amendment is to permit the permanent
school and university funds Of this
State to b. invested lin first mortgage
loans upon imrroved and cultivated
farm lands of the State. This amend
ment would change Section 6 of Article
8 of the Constitution. which now reads
as follows:
Sec. 6. 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-
ne1t school fund and the permanent
the bonds to be issued or purchased
would make the entire bonded indebt-
edness exceed fifteen (15) per ent 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 a lower rate of in
terest than three CD Per cent per n
num-, no for a shorter period than five
(5) years, nor for a longer period than
twenty (2o) years, and no change Of
or Of county ines shall relieve the real
property in such town, school district,
count village or city in this state at
the time of the issuing of such bonds
from any liability for taxation to pay
such bonds"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

circulation Of any petition II pro.
hibited by law, the percentage OF
sfgners required IN any petition
provided for in this section shall
be one-half of the percentage speci.
fed in subdivisions A. B n G OF
this section.
THE percentage In any ase shall
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast for governor at the next
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature of not less
than one-half of the designated
percentage of the electors in not
less than one-fourth Of b coun-
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the sec.
n petition. The sufdciency or ali
petitions shall be decided by the
by the court. II the secretary OF
state decides that any petition Is
insufficient, he shall permit a rea-
sonable time for making correc-
natures. In the event Of legal pro-
ceedings in court to prevent CIV
ing effect to n such petition on
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
tutlonal, or void on account OF M
1nsufhciency of any initiative petit
ton; O shall the repeal of any
law submitted by referendum petit
ton be held invalid for such insult
fciency.
"All initiative laws and constitu-
t1onal amendments shall be so sub
mitted to the electors as to permit
upon each measure submitted. II
conflicting proposed laws or con-
f1icting proposed amendments to
the constitution be approved at the
same election. the one receiving the
highest number of affirmative
votes shall prevail as to conflicting
provisions.
"The style Of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to h 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 thi. amend
aent. If adopted, will be to give to tn
lectOrs the privilege of submitting di
ectly to the voters constitutions
proposed legislation an
he right to suspend anu annul law
by the Legislature.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

It is Ordered, That all persons inter-
ested in said estate appear before the said
Probate Court on Monday, the 18th day
of November 1914, at ten o'clock inthe
forenoon, at the Probate Court in the
Court House at Minneapolis in said
County, then and there to show caqse II
any there be, why said account should
not be allowed and said estate should
not be distributed as prayed for in said
petition.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

EFFECT: The present constitution
provides that the number OF Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court shall not
exceed Tour in number, while the
amendment, If adopted, will increase
the number to six. A. majority of the
Supreme Court may nov declare a law
unconstitutional, but II this amendment
fl adopted, 1T will require the concur
renee of i've members. The onRce Of
clerk of the Supreme Court IN now cleo
tive, but IL this amendment IL adopted.
the clerk of the Supreme Court Will be
appointed by the court.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
md substitute therefor the following,

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
reeuIate the investment Of the
nermanent school fund and the
permanent university fund of this
state nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to
be issued or purchased would
ness exceed Is per cent of the as
sessed valuation Of the taxable
property Of The county, school dis
trict. 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 a lower rate of interest
than three per cent per annum.
nor for a shorter period than five
years, nor for a longer period than
thirty years, and no change of the
town, school district, city, village
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.
EFFECT. The present Constitution
lufhorixes the investAat Of the peg
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

.o0 10 Article ! OF the C0n0t1tut1OR q
nfirely new section, PROVIDING for
ecall, which shall read M follows,
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Minnesota shall be and the same IL
hereby amended by adding thereto,
at the end of said Article, a new
section, which shall be numbered
Section 10 OF said Article Seven (7)
and which shall read as follows:
Section 10. Every public official
IN Minnesota, elective or appointive,
fee by the ELECTORS Of his ofncial or
vided. A petition demanding his
recall setting forth the reasons
therefor, signed by such number Of
provided by law, which number
shall not be less than twenty per
centum Or more than thirty per
centum Of the total number Of
votes cast for governor in such
ton, shall be fled 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
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 nay be provided by law;
but if he shall not SC resign, such
special election, to be held within
twenty-five days after the fling of
n 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
tie recall of such official as set
forth in III petition. and in not
officials justification of his course
In office. Such official shall con-
tinue to perform the duties Of his
office until the result of such cleo
ton shall be officially declared.
No such petition shall be signed or
hled against any official until he
shall have held office six months;
and no petition shall be signed or
filed for the recall of anv judicial
official within sixty days of the de-
ctston, ruling Or act complained Of
In the petition. Such additional
legislation as may aid in the OPP
Grafton of this section and proceed
ings Hereunder shall be provided
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
ton, shall be ineligible to fill. the
vacancy caused by his recall"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The pu,
,ose of this amendment IL to enable.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
sixth PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The sixth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE: The of this
amendment IL to make the term of ONCE
of the Judge Of Probate f0ur years.
This IL an amendment of Section 2 of
Article 6 of the Constitution, which
now reads as follows.
Section Z. There shall be establish
ed in each organized county In the
State a probate court, which shall be a
u of record, n be held at such
time and places as may be prescribed
by law. It 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 a resident of such county
at the time of his election, n reside
therein during his continuance In Of
fee; and his compensation shall be pro-
vided by law. He may appoint his own
clerk where none has been elected; u
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 Constttu-
tion,"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
SEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Sc EN- t16OtOSED TENT
The seventh proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE: The purpose of said
amendment is to fix and limit the mum.
Der of State Senator's.
Section 2 Of Article 4 of the Cousti.
tuition now reads as follows:
Section 2. The number Of members
who compose the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES shall be prescribed by
law, but the representatives in the Sem
ate shall never exceed one member for
every 5000 inhabitants, n in the
House of Representatives one member
for every 1000 Inhabitants. The rep
different sections of the State, in pro-
portion to the population thereof ex-
elusive OF indians not taxable d
the provisions of law"
1t Is proposed to substitute therefor
the following:
Section L. That Section 2 Of
Article 4 of the Constitution Of the
State of Minnesota be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 2. In the next and sue
ceedjng reapportionments of Sem
ators and Representatives, the Sem
ate shall be composed of sixty
three (b5) members and the House
of REPRESENTATIVES. shall be com
posed of such number of members
as may be prescribed by law. The
representation in both Houses shall
cable, throughout the different Sec
tons Of the states in proportion to
the population thereof, exclusive
Of Indians not taxable under the
ever, that a County may be divided
into several legislative districts,
but no. County or any Of the parts
thereof shall ever constitute or be
q part OF more than seven co Sem
atorial Districts and not more than
seven .(O Senators shall ever be
apportioned to any one County,"
EFFECT: The object of this amend-
ment II to limit the State Senate to
sfxty-three members and to prevent
any one county having more than
seven senators.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The eighth proposed amendment Is
contained in Chapter 591 Of the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE. Ike purpose OF this
anendment II to encourage the plant.
ing, cultivation and protection of use
full forest trees and 1t IL proposed to
add an entirely new section to Article
o Of the Constitution, to be known N
section 17A, and which shall read N
followss
Section 1. The following amend
ment to Article Nine co. Of the Con-
!. hereby proposed to the people Of
the State Of Minnesota, for their
approval or rejection, which amend
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

S1NTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The ninth proposed amendment IL
contained In Chapter 592 Of the Laws Of
minnesota for the year 1913.
HURPOGDs ~ this ameaAnent 1t -
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
and substitute. therefor the fo,1owInx.

Section Z. Probate Court
Judges to be Decentralization.
There shall be established in each
organized county in the state a 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
years. He shall be a 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 n 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, out no other %jurisdlc-
ton except as prescribed by this
Constitution. :"
EFFECT: The present Constitution
hat the office of Judge of Pro-
bate shall be two years and II thia
IL adopted the term of sucl
nfjCe will he fov,r voor.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23


"Sec. 2. The supreme court shall
consist of one chief justice and six
associate justices. Five shall con-
stitute a quorum, and the concur
renee of at least four shall be
necessary to a decision, but no
statute shall be declared %unconsti-
t%utional 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
q 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 a
reporter of its decisions, and a
clerk Of the supreme court"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
and add. thereto the following:

"A revolving fund of not over
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol.
lars C$25O, 00O) may be set apart
from the funds derived from =
sale Of school and swamp lands, to
be used in constructing roads,
bitches and fire breaks in, throug1
and round unsold school and
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-
flied"
EFFECT. The enec of this amend-
ment, If adopted, will be to permit the
State to impfOve the sehool and swamp
lands Of the State out Of moneys de-
rived from the sale of such lands, ana
to bring the State into line with the
conditions Of the Swamp Land Grant N
to drainage of such lands, by providing
a revolving fund therefor, pending the
ultimate application of the avails OF
such grant to the common school fund
of the State and the educational and
charitable institutions thereof.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
TENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The tenth proposed amendment 10
contained in Chapter 593 of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the yea 1918.
BY this amendment 1t IL proposed to
aoo to Article = of the ConstitutdOn IN
entirely new section, providing for q
recall, which shall read IN follows.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23
Addressed to
A. SChmah|
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
April rs. 1914.
Honorable Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary Of State,
Capitol.

SIR: AS required by Section 46,
General Statutes of the State of Min
nesota for the year 1913, I 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 nrst proposed amendment is con-
tanned in Chapter 5s4 Of the Laws of
Minnesota for the veal 1913.
PURPOSE: By this amendment It IN
sought to enable the electors to submit
by petition to the Legislature consti.
tutional amendments and Likewise to
propose legislation, and In the event
the Legislature fails to submit any
such constitutional amendment or fails
to enact any such proposed law, then
such amendment OF proposed law may
be submitted directly to the voters:
also, to permit the electors to cause
any law or laws enacted by the Lexts-
lature to be submitted to the electors
and II q majority of the votes cast
thereon be opposed to such law, the
same shall be repealed.
This II an amendment to Section 1 Of
Article 4 Of the Constitution, which law
as follows:
oo ,ssctto n he / Ehe 1es aad He,z shall II
Representatives, which shall meet BIZ
ennia1ly at the seat Of government of
the State, at such time as shall be pre-
caed the term Of ninety 600 legisla-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: h pu1
pose of this amendment IL to enable
certain number of voters to petitir
and cause to be submitted to a vote ia
question of removing from office an
elective or appOintive public omcial.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

EFFECT The present Constitution
the investAsnt Of i De-.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

EFFECTS This amendment, IL adopt
ID. will permit the Legislature to enact
law. providing for the payment by the
st,te Of q HATED bounty for q limited
tern. to persons who shall plant, cul,
tivate and protect useful forest trees
mon their own land.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

i've Jays; ana no new bin r. be in.
troduced In either branch, except on
the written request of the governor.
during the last twenty (20) days OF
the legislature shall be called to some
important matter OF general interest
by a special message from the gov
ernor."
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TRADE WITH
GERMANY OPENS

New York, Oct 29.-The British
government having assured the state
department at Washington that cotton
not being ccntraband, would be allow
ed to go through to Germany and Aus
tria, American vessels are beins
sought in this port to carry abroad
the first shipments. Robert F. Rose,
foreign trade adviser of the state de-
partment, in making this announce
ment here said that the cotton would
either be loaded at ports in Holland
and transported into Germany by rail
or would be shipped direct to Ger
many
1t is planned to have the vessels
bring back dyestuffs, cyanide, chemi-
Gals, medicines, sugar beet seed, and
potash on their return trips Although
Germany has lifted the embargo on
these products, it has been stipulated
that cyanide and dyestuffs must be
carried in American bottoms. For tnat
reason American vessels are being
sought to carry cotton abroad.
The Mattanzas, the first steamer
laden with dyestuffs from Germany
since the embargo was lifted, left Rot
terdam for New York yesterday and
the American steamer will leave Rot
terdam November l with the first car
go of cyanide. 1t is estimated that the
prosperity of 100000 American textile
workers depends upon free move,
ment of German dyestuffs, and it is
stated that the owners of American
gold and silver mines depends upon
German cyanide to extract those
metals.
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