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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-16

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Durf. where they placed Master WI
IAN hopke in Mount 81 Mary college
Miss Madeline and Frankie Hannf
gan or weston returned home thia
slofhine after visiting here for several
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Following a setto that occurred on
Saturday afternoon near sOmmrr-
Viiln.s law Office. Eugene Sommerville.
q prominent local ATTORNEY. and r. 81
FISHER. were arralgncd before Mayor
Graham Monday morning. and were
lnIh nnrd-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-16

Owing 10 the scarcity and impurity
~ ile water alung most sections OF
.he h @ lines near Grafton the D..
has been busy for some time
hauling water in taks 90 those points
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-16

sherman Ulysses Newman. AGED e..
died at hts home az independence. n
leW miles east 81 Grafton. SATURDAY.
Tuesday
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kusslan woman ie heading an ex.
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
st. Pasl, Nay 6, 1o1A
Mr.. Julius A. Schmahl.
Secretary Of State.

81. Pa1b Nay 9, 1o1A
llr. Julius A. SchmaAl,
Secretary Of State.
Dear Sir. Referring to proposed c..
stitutional Amendment No. voula eaye
Az state expert printer I have Given IL
publications Involved In this proposed
amendment special thought, ana ~ q
opinion both these publications are e.
tirely supernuous. The extensive NJ
nual publication elm daily nevvspapes
publlshed ut the capital city" attracts
absolutely NO attention. TIE annual rs
port Of the state treasurer 10 publishSA
In. book form, and to m extent thae
makes 1t easy for every persoA special.
II concerned to secure COPY. To esD.
form strictly with the law 40 1t - q
present. means the expenditure. under
reasonably favorable printing contracts,
Of approximately $4,000, SIM wAleA
can be used to excellent advantage N.
der conditions which ordinarily suxgsse
the greatest care and economy upsn tAe
part Of these under whose direction H.
Drlntlng fund = expended.
Yours respectfully,
a!85Fs>-- j. -. MANuIx,
ISL 0eats BxDest 10ln1u
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

The third proposed amendaoan+ !.
contained in Chapter 586 Of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE: BY this amendment - !.
sought to authorize the State IN oo,,
struct roads. bitches, fire brent.
through and around unsold state .chr1,,
and swamp lands. and q $3.50. Ooo =.
volving fund, realized and kept mn from
the sale of such lands, is to be set apnrt
for such purpose. This IL an amend
ment Of Section 2 OF Article e ~ a..
Constitutions, which law re.d. a.. -
lOwss s'--5.#t
Section 2. The proceeds Of s,,o,,
lands as are or hereafter NAV he er . u :, :
ed by the United States for the 5,s 81 -.
schools within each township of th 4s
State shall remain a perpetual schnnI
fund to the State; and not more than
sold in two (2) years, one third 1L "
In five. years. and one third az IN y e e. !,
(10) years but the lands Of the pr 90 + .et
valuation shall be sold first: nInSiI =,
that no portion Of said lands shai1 ANga'
sold otherwise than at public sale The
sales or other disposition. Of iand tIona
other property, granted or entrmstod
to this State in eacl. township fnr ~ 80 Su .'
cattona! purposes, shall forever he nra.
served inviolate and undiminished.ll and NJ
the income arising from the lease or
tributed to the different TOWNSHIP.
throughout the State. IN proportion rs
the number Of scholars IN each TORI
snip between the ages of ave ~
tMehty-one years and shall be- faith 4
WI applied g 80 speclac obiscn q
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
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 is to add two Assoc
ciate Justices to the Supreme Court; to
require the concurrence of five 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, aud
Is an amendment of Section Of Article
of the Constitution, which law rea.,.
as follows:
Sec. 2. The supreme court shall con-
sist of one chief Justice and two asso.
c1ate Justices but the number of the
associate Justices may be increa sed to
number not exceeding four, by the
1t shall be deemed necessary It shall
nave original jurisdiction in such reme-
dlai cases as may be prescribed by law
and appellate jurisdiction in all cases,
be no trial by jury in said court Il
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
1t shall be the duty of such court to
TRepn tbs, reporter rel 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 nntiI
his successor is duly elected and uuali-
neu, ana m, me Judges Of the supreme
the power to fill any vacancy in the
oHce OF clerk of the supreme court un-
I'll an election can be regularly had
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28

mnnent school and university funds Oh
this State In the bonds Of any county,
school &strict, city, town or village Of
this State. This amendment. If nd0pt-
90, Will permit In addition to the fore
going Investments, said school and uni
versity funds to be invested also In
hrst mortgage loans secured upon Inn
proved and cultivated farm lands Of
this State. The present ConstitutiOn
provides that no investment shall be
made for longer period than twenty
years. while the proposed amendment
extends the period to thirty years.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28

e. i7
circulation Of any petition is pro-
hib1ted by law, the percentage of
slgners required on any petition
( provided for In this section shall
fed In subdivisions A. Is and & Of
this section. +slt gs a5if3
The percentage in any case shall
De pased upon the total number Of
votes cast for governor at the next
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 a
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
ond petition. The sufficiency of all
petitions shall be decided by the
secretary Of state subject to review
by the court. II the secretary Of
insufficient. he shall permit rea-
sonable time for making correc-
lions or for filing additional sig
natures. In the event of legal pro-
ceedings in court to prevent Civ. &
account of insufticiencN, or any
other ground, the burden of proof
shall be upon the person attacking
the petition. No law nrlamend ment
approved by the electors as here
IN provided, shall be held unconsti-
tutlonal, or void on account of the
inSunc1ency 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-
t1onal amendments shall be so sub
m1tted to the electors as to permit
an Affirmative or negative vote
upon each measure submitted If
connlctlng proposed laws or con-
h1ctlng proposed amendments to
the constitution be approved at the
same election. the one receiving the
highest number Of Affirmative
votes shall prevail az to conflicting
provisions.
The style of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to the consti-
tuition initiated by the people under
TINS ms section &c shall be: Be it en-.
Minnesota
'"The provisions of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
legislation, but until such legisla-
ton has been enacted, this section
EFFECT: The effect Of this amend.
nent. If adopted. will be to give to til,
electors the privilege Of submitting di.
'ect1y to the voters constitutions
proposed Legislation ant
he right to suspend and Annul law,
enacted by the Legislature.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The fifth proposed amendment is con.
tanned in Chapter 5S8 Of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSES The purpose Of this
amendment is to permit the permanent
school and university funds of this
State to be invested In first mortgage
loans upon im,.roved and cultivated
farm lands Of the State. This amend-
ment would change Section 8 OF Article
8 Of the Constitutions, which now reads
~ follows,
Sec. 8. The permanent school and
university fund of this state NAV be
invested in the sbonds of any. county,
school district city, town or village Of
this state, but no such investment shall
Of commissioners designated by law to
regulate the investment of the perma-
nent school fund and the permanent
university fund Of this state; nor shall
the bonds to be issued or purchased
would make the entire bonded indebt-
edness 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 60 per cent per an
mum, nor for a shorter period than five
(5) years, nor for longer period than
twenty (20) years, and no change of
the town, school district, city, village
or OF county lines shall relieve the real
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"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28

proposed to add an entirely new ses.
ton to Article Of the Constitution .
be known as Section and which shall
read ~ follows.
Section /. 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 said state for their
appfoval or their rejection, which
amendment when so approved shall
be known as Section seven ca of
said Article eight 60 and 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
be set apart as state school forests.
or other state forests as the legis-
!ature may provide, and the legis-
lature may provide for the manage
ment of the same on forestry prin-
c1ples. The net revenue therefrom
snail be used for the purpose for
which the lands were granted to
the state"
EFFECT. The erect Of this amend-
ment, If adopted, will authorize the
Legislature to set apart for state
school forests or other state forests,
state public lands which are better
adapted for timber than for agricul-
ture. and to manage the same upon fer
estry principles.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The fourth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 5S7 of the Laws
OF Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE: BY this amendment 1T IL
proposed to repeal the provisions Of
Section II of Article 3 of the C0nstitu-
ton. which section now reads as fol.
lows:
Section II. There shall be published
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
what law authorized; and also of all
tty and from whom"
EFFECTS The Constitution requires
the treasurer to publish yearly de-
tailed statement of the moneys drawn
from the -casUry during the preceding
year. Civ: . the names Of the persons
to whom pald and the purposes for
which 1T was expended. 1t also re-
quires q like statement Of the names
Of the persons. and the sources. as to
money received, and In both cases 4
abatement Of the law under which nay.
ments were made, or money paid into
the treasury. The effect of this amend-
ment, If the same be adopted, Will be
to repeal the section of the COnstitu.
ton mentioned and insofar relieve the
treasurer from such publication and
the State from the expense thereof,
This change in the Constitutions, how
ever, would not prevent the Legislature
from directing by law that such, or q
different publication. of the same or
other information, should be moce b
the treasurer.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
ELEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT

ELEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The eleventh proposed amendment n
contained in Chapter 594 of the Laws
OF Minnesota for the year 1913.
BY this amendment 1t IL proposed to
add an entirely new section to Article
OF the COnstitutlOn, to be known m
Section 10, which shall read n follovv..
ms Section IL LIT l. The following amend
ton of the State of Minnesota il
hereby proposed to the people Of
the State for their approval or re-
lection, which amendment, If ap-
proved; shall be known as Section
and shall read as follows:
Section 10. Laws may be on.
acted providing for the taxation Of
dogs on a basis other than the
value Of the dog, and from the fund
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 IL upon actusl
value. The proposed amendment, n
adopted, will permit the Legislature t.
enact laws changing this basis. Il a
proposed to create q fund ont Of which
owners Of doIAestic animals may be re.
imbursed for loss sustained by reason
of injuries caused by dogs.
Yours respectfully,
LYNDON A. SMITH.
Attorney General
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
Addressed to
julius A. SC|lrlla|l|
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEM
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
april 25, 1914.
Honorable Julius A. Schmahl,
~ Secretary of State,
Capitol.

SIR: AS required by Section 40.
General Statutes of the State of Min
nesota for the year 1913, I have tho
honor to furnish you herewith 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.
an The first proposed amendment is con.
MANNED in Chapter 5S4 of the Laws Of
: Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE: by this amendment Il =.
sought to enable the electors to submit
by petition to the Legislature constf-
tutiOnal amendments and likewise to
propose legislation, and in the event
the Legislature fails to submit ar~
such constitutional amendment or fail.
to enact any such proposed law. the,
such amendment proposed law MAJ
be submitted directly TO the voter..
also, to permit the electors To ears.
amy law or laws enacted by the Je-,.
lature to be submitted to the eIec1nr.
md If majority of the votes ems.
thereon be opposed to such law. III.
. same shall be repealed.
This is nm amendment to Section i ~
Article 4 of the Constitution, which Inv
y reads as follows:
section l. The Legislature shall
consist Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives, which shall meet BIZ
annially at the seat of government of
HE State, at such time as shall be pre-
Scribed by law, but no session shall ex.
sod the term Of ninety coo legisls-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
and substitute. therefor the fo1low,nx.

4n0 substitutes therefor the following
Section T. Probate Court
Judges to be Observation-Disclosures
Ihere shall be established in each
organized county in the state pro-
pate court, which shall be a court
OF record, and 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
or the county for the term OF four
years. He shall be a resident Of
such co-,nty at the time Of his cleo
tlon, and reside therein during his
contlnuance in office; and his COM
Pensatlon shall be provided by law.
he may appoint his own clerk
where none has been elected; but
tne !es1slature 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
ny law A probate court Shall have
Jurlsdlct1on over the estates of de-
ceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdlc-
t1on except as prescribed by this
Constitution :"
EFFECT: The present Constitution
provides that the Office Of Judge Of Pro-
bate shall be two .cars and If this
amendment is adopted the term of suck
office will be four years.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
TIC original gr.ats y o. .ppro J

the original grsnts or appropriations. 8
s"Investment Of unos. SUI able
laws s shall be enacted BY the egisla-
ture Ter the safe Investment Of the
Prtin nca !, Of all funds which have here
toiore arisen or which may hereafter
arise from the sale or other disposi-
t1on OF such lands. or the income from
such iiands accruing In any way before
the sale or disposition thereof, in inter-
est bearing bonds of the United States,
or 5.ot the State of Minnesota issued
after tne year one thousand eight hum
dred and sixty (186O), or Of such other
state as the legislature may, by law.
IRON time to time direct.
swamp Lands.-Division Of pro-
ceedS, ". All swamp lands now held by
tne state, or that may hereafter accrue
70 tne slate, shall be appraised and sttl
IN tHe same manner and by the salG
ohcers, and the minimum price shall
De tne same, less one-third (1h), as is
proVlued by law for the appraisement
ana sac Of the school lands under the
PROVISIONS of title one % of Chapter
th1rty-Sight $3.50 Of the General. Stat
utes: The principal Of all funds de-
riyed from sales of swamp lands. as
afore sad. shall forever be preserved
lnVloiate and undiminished One-half
lIs9, OF the proceeds OF said principal
shali pc appropriated to the common
school fund Of the state. The remain
ing one-half (1s) shall be appropriated
70 the educational and charitable insti-
tutions of the State in the relative
ratio OF cost to support said institu.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
..d .ub.titut. therefor III. followi..,

Section s. The permanent school
and university fund of this state
may be invested in the bonds OF
any county. school district. city.
town rs or ydl1age Of this Iasns state ana
upon improved and cultivated farm
lands Of this state. But no such in
yestment or loan shall be made un- X
til approved by the board Of COM
mfssioners 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 a
ment be made when the bonds to
be issued or purchased would
make the entire bonded indeSted-
.sess exceed 15 per cent of the as
sessed valuation Of the taxablo
property Of the coune,y e, I; school dis
such bonds; nor shall any farm
4 loan or investment be made when
such investment or loan would ex- v
coed 80 per cent OF the actual cash.
value OF the farm land mortgaged
Z TO secure said inYestm ent; nor
made at q lower rate OF interest
than three per cent per annum.. 4
Z nor. for q shorter period than five 1
h years, nor for longer period than K
4 thirty years, and no change OF the
town, school district, city. villags I
real property In such town, school
I district, county, village or city IN
4 this state at the time OF issuing OF I
+ such bonds from any liability for
taxation to; pay such bonas.
EFFECT, The Drssena cs.stitstisl
lntheElsss t. lnvsstlaent 6 49, -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
TENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENr: :.

=
contained in Chapter 593 of the Laws q
Minnesota for the year 1913.
By this amendment it fs proposed I,
add to Article z of the Constitution 4,
entirely new section, providing for ,
recall, which shall read N fOllow.,
Section 1. That Article Seven (7)
OF the Constitution of the State Of
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)
Section TO- Every public oficial
IN minnesota, elective or appointive.
Sna IL be rs subject to recall from Of
electoral district as herein pro-
recall setting forth the reasons
aherefor. signed by such number Of
eiectors In his district as shall be
SHAH not be less than twenty per
centum or more than thirty per
centum Of the total number Of
IG,es cast for governor in such
ton. shall be fled in the Office
where petitions for nomination to
such Office are filed, or in such
H 1ah. ONCE .7, as may be provided by
such petition is filed, shall order a
special election for such recall. II
such official shall resign within
nVe days after such petition is filed.
the vacancy thereby created shah be
nlled 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 filing Of
the petition, shall be called to de-
termlne 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
oHctaIs justification Of his course
IN office. Such official shall con-
tlnue to perform the duties of his
once until the result Of such cleo
ton shall be officially declared.
no such petition shall be signed or
MED against any official until he
and no petition shall be signed or
filed for the recall Of anv judicial
omc1al within sixty days of the de-
clslon, ruling or act complained OF
in the petition. Such additional
legislation as may aid in the OPP
ingss 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
recalled. as provided in this Sec
ton, shall be ineligible to fill the
vacancy caused by his recall"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The pur
Al. u.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
SIXTH PROPOSED AMENDMENr.

b VI & ( + = = ID . Y + J. .
The sixth proposed amendment il
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1913.
@ PURPOSE: The purpose of this
amendment il to make the term Of Office
Of the Judge Of Probate four years.
This IL an amendment Of Section OF
Article Of the Constitutions, 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
court Of record, and be held at such
time and places as may be prescribed
by law. It shall be held by one Judge,
VINO 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, and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
fce; and his compensation shall be pro-
V1ded 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 one clerk or register Of probate for
such county, whose powers, duties.
term of Office and compensation shall
De prescribed by law. A probate court
snail have jurisdiction over the estates
or deceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdiction,
except as prescribed by this Constitu-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28

EFFECT: The present constitut,or
provides that the number of Aa.oc,o+.
Justices of the Supreme Court shall not
exceed four IN number, while ~.
amendment, If adopted, will fncr~...
the number to six. majority Of III.
Supreme Court may now declare ~
unconstitutional, hut If this amcndmen+
Is adopted, it will require the conc.r.
renee Of Ave members. The Office 81
clerk of the Supreme Court Is now ~l.c-
tive, but If this amendment /. adont.a.
the clerk Of the Supreme Court will =.
appointed by the court. M