Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21
sES ENTII PROPOSED AMENDMENT

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The seventh pronosed amendment i;
contained in Chapter 500 of the Law:
OF Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE: The purpose of sai,
amendment is TO i:x and limit the n,,n,
aer Of State Senator's
t,,tsn titosSc.ion OF Article 4 of the Consti
llastol IL Sl. now reads as follows:ss s
wy@ho h oeeoion eoionoss q The The Number of member:
REPRESENTATIVES shall be prescribed by
law az. put ut the representatives in the Sen
ave sha5l ona2 nayel eXceed one member 70
House Of Representatives one membe
for every 1000 Inhabitants. The rep
resentation in both houses shall b.
clherent sections of the State, in pro
portion to the population thereof eX
elusive OF Indians not taxable unde
II is proposed to substitute thereto.
the following: 5
s:ection l. That Section 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
a>ors 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-
tions of the states in proportion to
the population thereof exclusive
OF Indians not taxable under the
provisions Of law. Provided, how
into several legislative districts.
but no County or any of the parts
thereof shall ever constitute or be
part q more than seven % Sem
atorlal Districts and not more than
seven % Senators shall ever be
apportloned to any one County"
EFFECT: The object Of this amend
ment is to limit the State Senate tt
sixty-three members and to preven,
any one county having more thar
seven senators.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
The eighth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 591 Of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE: The purpose Of thi.
amendment is to encourage the plant.
Ing. cultivation and protection of use.
full forest trees and 1t is proposed ia
add an entirely new section to Article
Of the Constitution, to be known as
Section ia. aid which shall read ms
f0llOwsi
Section i The following amend
meft 70 Article Nine l9) Of the Con-
stituttoii 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
CO., that is to say:
Section liza, For the purpose
walton and protection Of useful for
est trees In this state, laws NAV he
enacted providing for the payment
by the State of an annual bounty
OF not more than Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents (s2.50) per acre, for
term, il each case Of not more than
Ten (10J years. and not exceeding
Ten #t1Vg acres, to any one person
who shall plant, cultivate and pro-
tect useful 4 forest trees upon his
EFFECT: This amendment, IL adopf-
ed, Will permit the Legislature to cnac4
'.-rs n~nvidfng for the payment by the
State of q limited bounty for q limited
term. to persons who shall plant. cul-
tivate and protect useful forest trees
upon their own land.
NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The ninth proposed amendment Il
contained In Chapter 592 OF the Laws Of
Minnesota tor the year 1913.