The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-22
SEVENTH PROPOSED Amendment.

SEVENTH PROPOSED Amendment.
The seventh proposed amendment ID
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE. The purpose Of said
amendment is to NIX and limit the num-
Der of State Senators.
Section of Article 4 of the Consti-
tuition now reads as follows:
Section Q. 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. and in the
for every 1000 inhabitants. The rep
resentation, in both houses shall be
apportioned equally throughout the
portion to the population thereof ex-
elusive OF Indians not taxable under
the provisions of law"
1t is proposed to substitute therefor
the following,
Section l. That Section 2 Of
AS .ai OF the Constitution of the
ssate OF minnesota be amended SO
Section g. In the next and sue
ceeolng reapportfonments of Sen.
ators and Representatives, the Sem
ate snail be composed of sixty.
three (63) members and the House
of Representatives. shall be com
posed or such number Of members
as may be prescribed by law. The
representation in both Houses shall
pc apport1oned as nearly as practi-
cable, throughout the different Sec
lions 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 OF more than seven ca Sen.
atorial Districts and not more than
seven I'd Senators shall ever be
apportioned to any one County"
EFFECT. The object of this amend.
ment is 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 SCI of the Laws
or Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSES The purpose of this
amendment II to encourage the plant.
ing, cultivation and protection of use
fuI forest trees and IT II proposed to
add an entirely new section to Article
u Oh the COmstltutlOne 10 De known
Section liza, and which shall read ms
followss
Section 1. The following amend
ment to Article Nine CO.. 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 Tia of said Article Nine
co., that Is to say:
"sSection ia For the purpose
of encouraging the planting, culti-
walton and protection of useful for
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
term, in each case OF not more than
Ten (10) 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'.
EFFECTS This amendment, II adopt.
I'd, viii permit the Legislature to enact
laws providing for the payment by the
state Of limited bounty for q limited
term, to persons who shall planf, eul-
tivate and protect useful forest trees
upon their own land.
NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
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