The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-10-31
SEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The seventh proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter $50 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 Senators.
Section of Article of the Consti-
tuition now reads as follows:
Section 2. The number of members
who compose the Senate and House Of
Representatives shall be prescribed by
law, but the representatives in the Sen.
ate shall never exceed one member for
every 5000 inhabitants, and in the
House of REPRESENTATIVES one member
for every 1000 inhabitants The rep
| resentatfon in both houses shall be
apportioned equally throughout the
different sections of the State, in pro-
portion to the, population thereof ex-
the provisions of law
1t is proposed to substitute therefor
the following:
Section 1. That Section 2 of
Article 4 of the Constitution of the
State of Minnesota be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section q In the next and sue
ceedtng reapportionments OF Sem
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
the population thereof, exclusive
of Indians not taxable under the
provisions of law. Provided, how
ever, that County may be divided
but no County or any of the parts
thereof shall ever constitute or be
part of more than seven CD SEN
atorial Districts and not more than
seven CD Senators shall ever be
apportioned to any one County"
EFFECT: The object of this amend.
ment is to limit the State Senate to
any one county having more than
seven senator's.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The eighth proposed amendment Is
contained In Chapter SCI of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1919
PURPOSE: The purpose of this
amendment IL to encourage the plant
ing, cultivation and protection of uHe-
full forest trees and 1t is proposed tn
add an entirely new section to Article
| o Of the Constitution, to be known m
Section IVA, aad which shall read an
| follows
Section l. 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 la of said Article Nine
| co., 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
nv the State of an annual bounty
| Of not more than Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents $3.50 per acre, for a
| 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"
EFFECT, This amendment, If adonf.
! ed. will permit the Legislature to enact
laws providing for the payment by the
| state of On limited bounty for N limited
term. TO persons who shall plant. cuI-
| tivate and protect useful forest trees
/ upon their own land.