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The Princeton union., 1914-10-15
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 it +,
sought to authorize the State to con.
struct roads, ditches, fire breaks
through and around unsOld state school
and swamp lands, and $25O,OOO re.
volvine fund, realized and kept ND from,
the sale of such lands, is to be set aDart
for such purpose. This is an amend
ment of Section 2 of Article of the
Constitution, which law reads as fol-
lows: .s
"Section 2. The proceeds of suoh
lands as are or hereafter may be grant
ed by the United States for the Hsa ~
schools within each township of This
State shall remain a perpetual school
fund to the state; and not more than
soid in two {2) years, oneathird oof imay (hs be
in five years, and one-third (h) in an tSn
(1O) years but the lands of the ereatast
valuation shall be sold first; prOyi5.T
that no portion of said lands shall he
sold otherwise than at public sale. The
sales or other disposition. of lands or
other. property, granted or entrusted
to this State in each township for eGu1
cational purposes, shall forever be nra-
served inviolate and undiminished; ana
the income arising from the lease or
sale of said school lands shall be dis
throughout the State, in proportion +,
the number of scholars in each ttlt: ~
ship, between the ages of fyt.C n,':r
twenty-one years and shall be r, rn.
fully applied to the specific objects ~
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ELEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT


The eleventh proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 594 of the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1913.
BY this amendment it is prOpOsed to
add an entirely new section to Article
0 of the Constitution, to, be known as
Section IS, which shall read as follows:
"section I: The following amend
ton of the State of Minnesota is
hereby proposed to the people Of
the, State for their approval or re-
proved, shall be known as Section
IS of Article 9 of the Constitution
and shall read as follows:
''Section 1S. Laws may be en-
acted providing for the taxation Of
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
estic ami imals by reason of injuries
caused by dogs"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The pres-
value. The proposed amendment. III
adopted, will permit the Legislature to
enact laws changing this basis. 1t fs
proposed to create a 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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proposed to add an sntlra1y new seq.
tion to Article of the Constitution t3s
De known as Section ana which shah
read az follows; = " y
Section J. The following amend.
mment to Article eight (8S of the
Honsutltut1on of the State of Min
ioSa ia IS hereby proposed to the
a1gai voters Of said state for the11
approval or their rejection, which
SGuu1nent Sn "hen so approved shall
De known rs Section seven (7) OF
SAID Article eight (S) and shall
read as follows: ~
such OF the school and other
pubic lands Of the state as are bM-
Ter adapted for the production az
tlmDer than for Agriculture NAV
pe set apart as state school foreets
Or other state forests as the leRfs- ,
!ature may provide, and the leTis- |!
lature may provide for the manake-
Hent OF the same on forestry prln- )
c1pies. The net revenue therefrom
snail be used for the purpose for
which the lands were granted to
EFFECT: The effect of this amend-
nent' II adopted, will authorize the
Legislature to set apart for state
SCHOOL forests or other state forests,
state public lands which are better
aoapted for timber than for asricul-
ture. and to manage the sRine upon for
estry principles.
The Princeton union., 1914-10-15
THE PRINCETON UNIoN: THURsDAY, ocToBER l5. la14

SPECULATION of any petition is pro-
htbited by law, the percentage Of
s1gners required on any petition
provided for in this section shall
fed in subdivisions A, B and 6 OF
this section. .a r %. II ".s -, s''f.s
The percentage in any case shall
votes cast for governor at the next
preeidl5g preosidd1ag election: All petitions
f6n1a1n f6nI 1T the signature Of not less
less than one-fourth of the coun-
d Ties Of the state. In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment,
eiectors who have signed the first
ond petition. The sufhc1ency of all
petitions shall be decided by the
secretary OF state subject to review
py the court. If the secretary of
STATE, STATE decides that any petition is
ss;onable time for ma king correc-
t1ons or for filing additional sig
natures. In the event of legal pro-
Gieedlngs gee ms In court to prevent CIV
account of insufficiency, or any
other ground, the burden of proof
snall pc upon the person attacking
me tn PET petition: No law or amendment
~AAS NOAo lACuIIOIl lAlLldISO dI1u
approved by the electors as here
IN provided, shall be held unconsti-
tutlonal, or void on account of the
1nsu1flciency of any initiative petit
t1on; nor shall the repeal of any
law submitted by referendum petit
tlon be held invalid for such insult
ficiency.
All initiative laws and constitu-
tlonal amendments shall be so SUBJ
mltted to the electors as to permit
an aflrmatlve or negative vote
upon each measure submitted. If
Con1ilct1ng proposed laws or con-
Hlctlng proposed amendments to
the constitution be approved at the
same election, the one receiving the
nn{as nlg{nest IT number, of affirmative
provisions.
The style of all legislative meas
ufes and amendments to the consti-
tutlon initiated by the people under
thls section shall be: BE it en-
aGted by the people of the State of
The provisions of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
legislation, but until such legisla-
1lon mas been enacted, this section
shall be self-executing."
EFFECT: The effect of this amend
nent' If adopted, will be to give to tn
electors the privilege Of submitting di
'ect1y to the voters constitutions
proposed legislation an
the right to suspend and annul law
enacted by the Legislature.
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manent school and university funds Of
this State fn the bonds OF any county,
school district, city, town or village of
this State. This amendment. If adopt
ed. Will permit in addition to the fore
going Investments, said school and uni
vers1ty funds to be invested also In
hrst mortgage loans secured upon i'm
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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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 it Is
proposed to repeal the provisions of
Section IL of Article 8 Of the Constitu-
ton, which section now reads as fol-
lows:
Section II. 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
the acts of legislature detailed state
ments of all moneys drawn from the
what purpose and to whom paid, and by
what law authorized; and also of all
moneys received. and by what author
1ty anG from whom"
EFFECT: The Constitution requires
the treasurer to publish yearly u 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-
quires II like statement Of the names
of the persons, and the sources, as to
money received, and in both cases n
statement of the law under which pay
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 seettan of the COnstitu-
tion mentioned and insofar relieve the
treasurer from such publication and
the State from the expense thereof.
This change in the Cox tltution, how
ever. would not prevent the Legislature
from directing by law that such, or a
different publication, of the same or
other idformntson. should be made by
the treasurer.
The Princeton union., 1914-10-15
SIXTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The sixth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE: The purpose Of this
amendment Is to make the term of Office
of the Judge of Probate four years.
This Is an amendment of Section z of
Article 6 of the Constitution, which
now reads as follows:
Section 7. There shall be establish
ca in each organized county in the
State probate court, which shall be
court of record, and be held at such
tlme and places as may be prescribed
py law 1t shall be held by one judge,
VINO snail be elected by the voters of
tne county for the term of two years.
ne snail be resident of such county
az the time of his election, and reside
Ihereln during his continuance in Of
nee; ana MS compensation shall be pro-
v1oGd e11 by law. He may appoint his own
clerk where none has been elected; but
the the legislature may authorize the cleo
tlon, by the electors of any county, of
one one, clerk or register of probate for
term of office and compensation shall
be prescribed by law. probate court
snail have jurisdiction over the estates
or deceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdictio
except as prescribed by this Constitu-
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the original grants or appropriations.
Investment of Funds.-Suitable
laws shall be enacted by the legisla-
ture for the safe investment Of the
principal Of all funds which have here
tofore arisen or which may hereafter
arise from the sale or other disposi-
ton Of such lands, or the ,come from
such lands accruing in any way before
the sale or disposition thereof, in inter-
est-bearing bonds of the United States,
or of the State of Minnesota, issued
after the year one thousand eight hum
dred and sixty (186O), or Of such other
state as the legislature may, by law,
IRON time to time direct.
2wamp Lands.-Division of pro-
ceeds All swamp lands now held by
tne state, or that may hereafter accrue
20 the state, shall be appraised and scSd
IN the same manner and by the sar$e
omcers, and the minimum price shall
oe the same, less one-third (h), as Is
provided by law for the appraisement
ana sale of the school lands under the
provisions Of title one % of Chapter
tn1rty-elght (39) of the General Stat
utes; The principal of all funds de-
rveo from sales of swamp lands, as
a1oresa1d, shall forever be preserved
lnvlolate and undiminished. One-ha1f
S141 OF the proceeds of said principal
snall be appropriated to the common
school fund Of the state. The remain
ing one-half (h) shall be appropriated
TO Cne educational and charitable insti-
tutions of the State in the relative
tiOns"
The Princeton union., 1914-10-15
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, and
is an amendment Of Section of Article
6 Of the Constitution, which law reads
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 increased to
a number not exceeding four, by the
legislature, by two-thirds vote, when
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,
be 40 trial by jury in said court It
shall hold one Or more terms in each
year, as the Legislature may direct, at
me 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
aRpoint Repn tbs 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 uuali-
court or majority of them, shall have ave
the power to fill any vacancy in the
office of clerk of the supreme court un-
TIL an election can be regularly had"
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anu substitutes therefor the following,

Section Z. Probate Court
ihere shall be established in each
organized county in the state a pro-
pate court, which shall be a court
or 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
or the county for the term of four
years. He shall be a resident of
such county at the time of his cleo
tlon, and reside therein during his
continuance in office; and his com
pensation shall be provided by law.
asaIa as 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
py law. A probate court Shall have
jurisdiction over the estates of de-
ceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdic-
HoIa+s1.p 11on except as prescribed by this
EFFECT: The present Constitution
provides that the Office of judge of Pro.
pate shall be two years and If this
amendment Is adopted the term of such
office will be four years.
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TENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Inc tenth proposed a1aendment I
contained in Chapter 593 OF the Laws O
minnesota for the year 1913.
ny this amendment 1T If proposed t
add to Article of the Constitution a,
entirely new section, providing for
recall which shall read as follows:
SECTION 1. That Articls Seven (7)
Of the Constitution of the State Of
Mlnnesota shall be and the same Is
aerf6g at fbsg amSnded anG ID BY adding thereto
section, which shall be numbered
Section 10 of said Article Seven rs,
0no winch shall read as follows:
IN Minnesota, elective or appointiva.
snali be subject to reca1 from OF,
aGs efectGyra 6y the Glectors of his official or
Sided: lstitf6 petitien ad dems hsrein rdinp pre-.
recall setting forth tie % rassons ms
therefor, signed by such number o of
electors; electors In l. his district as shall be
sh911 sh9Tlueo no+ RRy Ry Law, law, which number
centum Of the the total end" numbsr lnnfbs per ef
Iiatm; I4tes cast for governor in such
fian fis6rlct sha{, a. the last preceding cleo
where petitions for nomination to
such office are filed, or in such
1Sther office as may be provided by
1aw, sa,i ana TIE Officer in whose office
special election for such recall. If
such official shall resign within
1 nve days after such petition is filed,
G9 fne vacancy thereby created shall be
put II he shall not so resign, such
special election, to be held within
ttWHentyIf1ye tHe nSt;a, days after the flling Of
me petition, shall be called to de-
C43-
be recalled. On the omcial ballot
at such election shall be printed.
in not more than two hundred
tho tMhoros, .ot5, the reasons for demanding
forth in the petition, and in not
more than two hundred words such
o!ft1clals justification of his course
IN 4in,1d ONCE. such official shall con-
once until the result of such cleo
ton shall be officially declared.
40 AZ such n, petition shall be signed or
sha haVa beia any ofa 3cial al; Until he
and % no petition shall be signed or
filed for the recall Of anv Judicial
official within sixty days of the de-
IN The petit PETITION. m ""s SUCH cf"s additional te al
legislation as may aid in the op-
Frat fGratlon n of this section and proceed
lngs hereunder shall be provided
son shall be voted for, and the only
proposition submitted shall be the
recall Of such official. Any person
recalled, as provide! in this sec
ton, shall be ineligible to fill the
vacancy caused by his recall"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The pur
pose of this amendment is to enable ,
certain number Of voters to petitio,
and cause to be submitted to a vote tn,
question OF removing from Office nm,
elective or appointfve public Official.
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FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The fifth proposed amendment is con-
tanned in Chapter 5S8 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE: The purpose of this
amendment is to permit the permanent
school and university funds Of this
State to be invested in first morteare
loans upon imrrOved and cultivated
farm lands Of the State. This amend-
ment would change Section of Article
of the Constitution. which now reads
as follows:
Sec. 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
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
university fund of this state; nor shall
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
trict, city, town or village issuing such
bonds; nor shall such loans or indebt-
edness be made at a lower rate of in
terest than three CD per cent per an
mum, nor for a shorter period than five
60 years. nor for a longer period than
twenty (2O) 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 paw
such bonds"
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Addressed to.
julius A. SCflf1la|lI
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 1918, 1 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-
tained In Chapter 5S4 of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE: BY this amendment # Z.
sought to enable the electors to submit
by petition to the Legislature consti-
tuttOnal amendments and likewise tn
propose legislation, and in the event
the Legislature fails to submit anv
such constitutional amendment or fails
to enact any such proposed law. tbep
such amendment or proposed law mav
be submitted directly to the voters.
also, to permit the electors to emma
any law or laws enacted by the Ieo1..
lature to be submitted to the elector.
and If a majority of the votes cast
thereon be opposed to such law, the
same shall be repealed.
This IL an amendment to Section Of
Article 4 of the Constitution, which law
reads as follows: g,.... .....-
"Section l. The legislature shall
consist of the Senate and House of
Representatives., which shall meet BIZ
,ennially at the seat of government OF
the State, at such time as shall be pre-
,scribed by law, but no session shall ex-
'ceed the term Of ninety (s0) leEisla-
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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 1t "
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and substitute therefor the fOIlOwinr.

"section 6. The permanent schoo,
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
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
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
such bonds; nor shall any farm
loan or Investment be made when
such Investment or loan would ex-
value of the farm land mortgaged
to secure said investment; nor
shall such Investments or loans be
made at 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
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 Constitutio,
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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, If adopted. will increase
the number to six. A majority of the
Supreme Court may now declare n law
unconstitutional, but If this amendment
is adopted, 1t will require the concur-
renee Of five members. The Office ~
clerk of the Supreme Court is now elec-
tive, but If this amendment is adontaa
the clerk Of the Supreme Court will bo
appointed by the court.
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ana adds thereto the following:

"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
De used in constructing roads,
dltches and fire breaks in, through
and around unsold school and
plenished as long as needed from
the enhanced value realized from
the sale of such lands so bene-
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EFFECT: The effect Of this amend
ment, If 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 as
to drainage of such lands, by providing
u 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.
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EFFECT: The present Constitution
authorizes the investment of the per-
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and 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
renee of at least four shall be
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. 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
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 it's decisions, and a
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 (2O) days Of
the legislature shall be called to some
important matter of general interest
by a special message from the gov
ernOr" hH r.2 H.af# r. -'-.s.
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PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The pur-
pose of this amendment is to enable a
certain number of voters to petition
and cause to be submitted to a vote the
question OF removing from Office any
elective or appointive public Official.