New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
sEvEr'rH PROPOSED ADMENDMBNr,

81 hr m fftOFOSED AMENDMENT.
The seventh proposed amendment i.
contained in Chapter 500 of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE: The purpose Of said
amendment is to fix and limit the num-
Der of State Senator's.
Section Of Article Of the Consti-
, tutlon now reads as follows:
Section 2. The number Of members
VINO compose the Senate ana House OF
REPRESENTATIVES shall be prescribed BY
ate snail never exceed one member for
every 5000 inhabitants and in the
Louise 20 OF Representatives 8 eor one member
Tor every 1000 Inhabitants The rem
resentat1on in both houses shall be
apportioned equally throughout the
dlfherent sections of the State, in pro-
portion TO the population thereof ex-
elusive Of Indians not taxable under
the provisions of law
1t IL proposed to substitute therefor
the following:
Section l: That Section 2 of
STATS Of ri the ST Of the
as ..t to read as follows -
Section q In the next and sue
ceedlng reapportionments of Sem
ate shall be Composed of sixty
three (63) members and the House
OF Representatives shall be COM
as may be prescribed by law. The
representation in both Houses shall
pc apportioned as nearly as practi-
c ci' throughout the different sec
tions OF the states in proportion to
the population thereof, exclusive
OF lndlans not taxable under the
p prov tSat : OF cl law Provided, how
into several legislative districts.
but no County or any Of the parts
thereof shall ever CONSTITUTES or be
part Of more than seven (7) SEN
atorlal Districts and not more than
seven % Senators shall ever be
apportloned to any one County,
EFFECTS The object Of this amend.
nent Is to limit the State Senate to
saxty-three members and to prevent
any one county having more than
seven senators.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The eighth proposed amendment Is
contained in Chapter 5s1 of the Laws
OF Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE: The purpose OF I'M.
amendment II to encourage the plant.
ing, cultivation and protection Of u.e.
ful forest trees and It IL prOpOsed to
add an entirely new section to Article
0 Of the Constitutions, to be known =.
Section IVA. and which shall read :.
kollOwss f
Section |. The following amend.
ment to Article Nine (9) 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 Nina
CO.., that is to say: 800
Section Tia. For the purpose
Of encouraging the planting, cuiti-
walton and protection of useful for.
est trees in this state, laws NAV he 81
enacted providing for the payment
by the State OF an annual bounty
Fifty Cents $3.50 per acre. Tor q
term, in each case of not more than q
Ten (10) years, and not exceeding
Ten (10l acres to any one person
tect usefY forest trees e upon naa ph Fl.
own land'.''''f q
EF'FECTs This amendment, III adOpt-
ed, will permit the Legislature to enact
laws providing for the payment " tAe
state Of limited bounty Cor ! nrnitea
term, to persons who shall plant. cuI.
tivate and protect useful forest trees
upon their own land. s 4
NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The ninth proposed amendment n
contained In Chapter So OF the Laws 81
Minnesota Tor the year 1919.
PUnP0SEs ~ tAis ansplnent : Il