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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
FACT AND FANCY

A pound OF wool makes Q yard q
cloth.
There are a lot of banana skins on
the path to success.
Muffs were first used by doctors to
keep their fingers soft
Some people act like q cactus and
expect to be treated like Q sensitive
plant
After all. the only question we really
care about is how to make more and
do less.
A horse Is like O man. Put bit In
his mouth. and you can do anything
with him.
italy holds the record for murders,
Russia for suicides and America for
lynchings.
Fortunes smile ID that abominable
thing to which our friends give all the
credit for our hard work.
In making champagne the grapes
aro crushed six times. each crushing.
o. Cru" Swing Q vine q different
quality.
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mitted to the electors as to permit
an Affirmative or negative vote
upon each measure submitted. II
conflicting proposed laws or con.
melting 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 the consti-
tuition initiated by the people under
this section shall be: Be II 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
snail be self-eXecuting."
EFFECT, The effect of this amend
nent. II adopted, will be to give to tn
electors the privilege Of submitting Ill
'ectly to the voters constitutions
amendments. proposed legislation an
The right to suspend and annul law
enacted by the Legislature.
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NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The ninth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 592 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE, BY this amendment IL Is
proposed to add an entirely new Sec
tiOn to Article 3 of the Constitution to
be known as Section and which shall
read as follows,
Section 1. The following amend
ment to Article eight (S) of the
Constitution of the State of Min
nesota is hereby proposed to the
legal voters of said state for their
approval or their rejection, which
amendment when SO approved shall
pc known as Section seven 90 of
said Article eight 90 and shall
read as follows:
Such of the school and other
pubic lands of the state as are bet
ter adapted for the production of
tlmDer than for agriculture, may
De 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-
cipies The net revenue therefrom
snail be used for the purpose for
which the. lands were granted to
the state"
EFF'ECTs The effect Of this amen =
ment, II 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 aEricuI-
estry principles.
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and substitutes therefor the following.


Section Z. Probate Court
Judges to be Observation-Disclosures
There shall be established in each
organized county in the state pro-
pate court, which shall be court
or record. and be held at such time
and places as may be prescribed by
law. II 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 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 NAV appoint his own clerk
where none has been elected: but
the legislature may authorize the
election by tho 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
gAardianship. but NO other turtsdse-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The second proposed amendment Is
contained in Chapter 5S5 Of the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSES The purpose and object
of this amendment In 10 add two Assoc
cfnte 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
Is an amendment Of Section of Article
of the Constitution, which law reads
as follows.
Sec. z. The supreme court shall con-
sist OF one chief justice and two assoc
ctate justices, but the number of the
associate justices may be increased to
number not exceeding four, by the
legislature. by a two-thirds vote, when
1t shall be deemed necessary. It shall
have original Jurisdiction in such RENEE
dial cases as may be prescribed by law,
and appellate Jurisdiction in all cases
both in law and equity, but there shall
be 40 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 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
appoint a reporter Of it's 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 uualf-
fed, and the judges OF the supreme
court, or majority Of them. shall have
the power to fill any vacancy in the
office of clerk of the supreme court UNI
til an election can be regularly had"
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Med for the recall OF anv judicial
of1cfal within sixty days of the de.
cision. 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
recalled. rs provided In this Sec
ton. shall be Ineligible to I'LL the
vacancy caused by his recall"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, The pur
pose of this amendment In tn enable
certain number Of voters to petition
and cause to be submitted to q vote th
question OF removing from Office an!
elective or appointivo public official.
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NEW WRINKLES

A luggage carrier for automobiles
which resembles a folded top and is
carried in the same position. being
within easy access. has been patented
by q Californian.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
md substitute therefor the
Section g.. The permanent school

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
Vestment or loan shall be made un-
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 to
be issued or purchased would
make the entire bonded indebted
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
loan or investment be made when
such Investment or loan would ex-
coed 80 per cent Of the actual cash
value of the farm land mortgaged
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
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
euch bonds from any liability for
taxation to pay such bonds.
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ton exc..p, .. prescribed BY this

CFTECTi rhe present Constitutiou
provides that the Office Of Judge Of Pro-
bate shaii he years and if this
amendment II adopted the term Of such
office will be four years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Sandpapering of small articles can
be done with disk talking machine
by fastening the paper to the felt
starting the motor and holding the
articles against II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
SEVENTH PROPOSED Amendment.

Tho seventh proposed amendment Is
contained In Chapter $50 of the Laws
OF Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE, The purpose of said
amendment In to TX and limit the mum.
Der of State Senators.
Section OF Article 4 of the Constf.
tuition now reads as follows:
Section The number OF members
who compose the Senate and House OF
representatives shall be prescribed by
law but the representatives i'm the Sem
ate snail never exceed one member for
every 5000 inhabitants, and in the
House OF Representatives one member
for every 1000 inhabitants The rem
resentat1on In both houses shall be
different sections Of the State. in pro
portion to the population thereof ex-
elusive of Indians not taxable under
the provisions of law"
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Prepared lion.
Lyndon A. Smith,
Attorney General
of Minnesota.
Addressed to
Julius A. SChnla1|
Secretary of State.
oFFICB OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
00norable julius A. SchmahI.
secretary Of State.
Capitol.

0OnOrabie Julius A. Schmahi.
secretary Of State.
Capitol
SIR: As required by Section 46.
aeneral Statutes OF the State of Min
aesota for the year 1913, l have the
Aonor to furnish you herewith a state
mont OF the purposes and effects of the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution OF the State OF Minnesota
~ the Legislature of 1918. and which
are to be submitted to the electors of
said State at tho general election In
ls1G.
GmsT PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Tho FIRST proposed amendment Is con.
tained In Chapter 6S4 Of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE, By this amendment II 4.
seughtte enable the electors to submit
~ petition to the Legislature coustt-
tutional amendments and likewise En-
propose legislatiou. and In the event
the Legislature fails to submit aux
sucA constitutional amendment or fan.
a. enact any such proposed law. then
such amendment or proposed law may
Do submitted directly TO the voters,
.
any law or laws enacted by the Lex,..
aature to be submitted to the eIector.
and II = majority OF the votes cast
thereon he opposed 60 such law. the
came shall be repealed.
This II an amendment to Section 4 M
Article 4 of the Constitution, which law
eeads m f0IlOwss
Section ! The legislature shall
Representatives. which shall meet BIZ
pnnfally at the seat of government of
the State. at such time as shall be pre-
ocribed by law, but no session shall ex-
caed the term Of ninety (90) legisla-
tive days; and no new bill shall be in
troduced In either branch, except on
the written request of the governor,
during the last twenty (20) days of
ouch sessions, except the attention of
the legislature shall be called to some
important matter OF general interest
BY special message from the gov
sfnor."
and Substitutes therefor the following
Sec 1. TWO HOUSES-SES-
6IONS.-The Legislature shall con-
sist of the senate and house OF rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
enntally at tho seat of government
Of the state. at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
(e0) legislative days. and no bill
Ghall be introduced In either
hrapoh. except con the written re-
quest Of the governor. during the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

EFFECT, The present Constitution
authorizes the Investment of the per-
manent school and university funds of
this State In the bonds of any county,
school district, city, town or village of
this State. This amendment, II adopt
ed. will permit I'm addition to the fore
going Investments, said school and uni
versity funds to be invested also In
first mortgage loans secured upon Inn
proved ind 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.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

The principal feature Of q new boob
holder for the use of persons lying In
bed Is pane OF glass on which an
open book can be laid without needing
clamps to retain II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

clamps TO retain It
Spiral plates pivoted to the outer
rim OF an automobile headlight and
arranged to be swung across its lens
as much as desired have been invent
ed for lessening the glare.
A French inventor who for q tins
was blind has designed a typewriter
that produces ordinary manuscript
and manuscript In Braille embossed
characters at the same time.
Under government supervision strong
and practically ireproof sandstone
has been made in the Philippines by
the steam process from beach and
river sand and volcanic tuff.
To prevent an elevator moving a.
land inventor has inserted a yield
Ing section In it's floor, electrically
connected with its operating mechaD
ism.
The walls Of all the rooms of a new
building at the University of Paris
are lined with lead to make them i'm
pervious to emanations of radium.
with which experiments are con
Quoted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Section 1. That Article Seven co
OF the Constitution OF the State Of
minnesota shall be and the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto,
81 the end OF said Article, a new
section, which shall be numbered
section 10 Of said Article Seven 60
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-
vided. A petition demanding his
recall setting forth the reasons
therefor, signed by such number of
electors In his district as shall be
provided by law. which number
snail not be less than twenty per
centum or more than thirty per
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 flea, 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
nlied as may be provided by law;
put 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-
termfne 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
forth in the petition, and in not
more than two hundred words such
officiars Justification Of his course
In Office. Such official shall con-
tfnue 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 monthsj
and NO petition shall be signed or
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1t IL proposed to substitute therefor
the follOwings

Section 1. That Section ~
Article of the Constitution OF the
State of Minnesota be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section z. In the next and suc-
ceeding reapportionments of SEN
ators and Representatives the SEN
ate shall be composed of sixty
three (63) 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
be apportioned as nearly as practi-
cable. throughout the different sec
lions of the states in proportion to
the population thereof, exclusive
or Indians not taxable under the
provisions of law. Provided, how
ever. that County may be divided
into several legislative districts.
but no County or any Of the parts
thereof shall ever constitute or be
part OF more than seven (7) Sem
atorial Districts and not more than
seven CD Senators shall ever be
apporttoned to any one County"
EFFECT, The object of thi. amend
ment IL to limit the State Senate 4
sfxty-three members and to proven
any one county having more thai
seven senators.
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THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The third proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE, BY this amendment II In
sought to authorize the State to con-
struct roads, bitches, fire breaks
through and around unsOld state school
and swamp lands, and u S25O,OOO re-
vOlving fund, realized and kept I'M from
the sale of such lands, Is to be set apart
for such purpose. This In an amend
ment of Section 2 of Article 8 of the
Constitution, which law reads m fol-
lows:
Section 2. The proceeds of such
lands as are or hereafter may be grant
ed by the United States for the use of
schools within each township of this
State shall remain a perpetual school
one third CD of said lands may be
in five years. and one-third CD In ten
Q0) years but the lands of the greatest
valuation shall be sold first; provided,
that no portion Of said lands shall be
sold otherwise than at public sale The
principal of all funds arising from
sales or other disposition of lands or
to this State in each township for edu-
cational purposes, shall forever be pre-
served inviolate and undiminished; and
the income me arising rsnn from the lease or
tributed to the different townships
throughout the State, in proportion to
the number of scholars In each town
ship, between the ages of five and
twenty-one years and shall be faith
fully applied to the specific objects OF
the original grants or aPprS9priatiopnss; ,a
laws shall be enacted by the legisla
ture for the safe investment of the
principal of all funds which have here
tofore arisen or which may hereafter
arise from the sale or other DISPOSE
tfon of such lands, or the income from
such lands accruing in any way before
est-bearing bonds of the United states;
or of the State Of Minnesota, Issued
after the year one thousand eight hum
dred and sixty (1860). or of such other
state as the legislature may, by law
from time, to time direct.
swamp Lands.-Division or pro-
ceeds. All swamp lands now held by
the State. or that may hereafter accrue
TO the state. shall be appraised and SOLO
In the same manner and by the same
officers. and the minimum price shali
be the same, less one-third G5), as Is
PROVIDED by law for the appralsemenl
| and sale Of the school lands under the
thirty-eight (3S) of the General stat
utes The principal of all funds de-
rived from sales of swamp lands as
aforesaid, shall forever be preserved
| invioiate and undiminished. One-naIi
~ OF the proceeds of said princlpai
| snall be appropriated to the common
school fund of the state. The remain,
Ing one half (k) shall be Appropriated
| 70 the educational and charitable instr
tutions of the State in the relative
tions."
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EFFECT. The present constitution
provides that the number of Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court shall not
exceed four In number, while the
amendment, IL adopted. will Increase
the number to six. A majority OF the
Supreme Court may now declare a law
unconstitutional, but II this amendment
Il adopted, It will require the concur
renee of five members. The Office of
clerk of the Supreme Court is now cleo
tive, hut II this amendment Is adopted,
the clerk of the Supreme Court will be
appointed by the court.
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The eighth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter SCI Of the Laws
OF Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE, The purpose OF tbi.
amendment Is to encourage the plant
ing, cultivation and protection OF use
full forest trees and 1t Is proposed TO
add an entirely new section to Article
o of the Constitution, to be known as
Section liza, aad which shall read as
follows;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
and adds thereto the following,


"A revolving fund of not over
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol.
lars (s250,000) may be set apart
from the funds derived from the
sale OF school and swamp lands, to
be used in constructing roads,
bitches and fire breaks In. through
and around unsold school ana
swamp lands. such fund to be re-
pienished as long as needed from
the enhanced value realized from
the sale OF such lands SO bene-
flied"
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
t. bring the State into line with the
conditions of the Swamp Land Grant N
to irainage of such lands, by providing
. revolving fund therefor, pending the
ultimate application Of the avails Of
such grant to the common school fund
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Section 1. The following amend
ment to Article Nine 90 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Minnesota.
is hereby proposed to the people of
the State of Minnesota, for their
approval or rejection, which amend
ment when adopted, shall be known
as Section la of said Article Nine
(9), that is to say:
"'Section Tia. For the purpose
of encouraging the planting Guilt
walton and protection Of useful for
est trees in this state, laws NAV be
enacted providing for the payment
by the State of an annual bounty
of not more than Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents ($2.50) per acre, for a
term, in each case of not more than
Ten G0) years, and not exceeding
Ten (10) acres, to any one person
who shall plant, cultivate and pro-
tect useful forest trees upon his
own land"
EFFECT; This amendment, If adopt.
ed, will permit the Legislature to enac,
laws providing for the payment by tn.
state of q limited bounty for a Unite I'd
term. to persons who shall plant, cui.
tivate and protect useful forest tree,
upon their own land.
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TENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Inc tenth proposed amendment is
contained In Chapter 500 of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1918.
By this amendment II In proposed to
add to Article : of the Constitution an
entirely new section, providing for q
recall, which shall read as follows,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
nd substitutes therefor the following.

Sec. 2. The supreme court shall
consist of one chief justice and six
associate justices. Five shall con-
stitute a quorum, and the concur
necessary to a 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: 1t
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 1t shall be
the duty of such court to appoint a
reporter OF its decisions, and a
clerk of the supreme court"
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"AIl Initiative laws and constitu-
tional amendments shall be 50 SUBJ