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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-10-22
THE PRINCEToN UNION: THURSDAY, OCTOBER a2. 1911

SPECULATION Of any petition is pros.
hibtted by law, the percentage 81
sisnars required on any petition
provided for in this section shall
fed In subdivisions A, B and G Of
this section. t55.I1 lE$1
The percentage in any case shall
v ue Das n upon the total number Of
Precedlng election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall
f6n1 an me e. Signature Of not less
less than one-fourth Of the coun-
ties of the state. In initiating
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
ond petition. The suf1iciency of all
petitions shall be decided by the
secretary of state subject to review
py the court. If the secretary Of
f S1ate DECIDES decides that any petition is
ssonable time for making correc-.
tlons or for fling additional sig
natures. In the event of legal pro-
c?eedlngs In court to prevent CIV
a ang erect to any; any such petition on
other ground, the burden of proof
snail pc upon the person attacking
the petition. No law or amendment
TO the constitution initiated and
IN provided, shall be held unconsti-
!utlonal, or void on account of the
!1nisuhclency, of any initiative petit
Ilon; nor shall the repeal of any
law submitted by referendum petit
ton be held invalid for such insult
hciency.
All initiative laws and constitu-
tlOnal amendments shall be so sub
m1tted to the electors as to permit
al anrmatlVe or negative vote
upon each measure submitted. If
GG0nH1ctlng proposed laws or con-
ti1ct1ng proposed amendments to
the constitution be approved at the
same election, the one receiving the
nn{ns IT N number of affirmative
provisions
THE style of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to the cOnsti-
FUTON initiated by the people under
thls section shall be: BE it en-
a a3 by the people Of the State Of
The provisions of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
legislation, but until such legisla-
11on has been enacted, this section
snail be self-eXecuting."
EFFECT: The effect of this amend
nent, If adopted, will be to give to tn
electors the privilege of submitting di
'ectly to the voters constitutions
'mendments, proposed legislation an
he right to suspend and annul law
enacted by the Legislature.
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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 2 Of
Article 6 of the Constitution, which
now reads rs follows:
Section, Z. There shall be establish
ca IN each organized county in the
state probate court, which shall be a
court OF record, and be held at such
tlme and places as may be prescribed
py law. It shall be held by one judge,
VINO shall be elected by the voters of
tne county for the term Of two years.
ne snail be "a resident of such county
az the time of his election, and reside
ffhere1n during his continuance in Of
nee; and his Compensation shall be pro-
c1er1o t ny law He may, appoint his own
t tterk Where none has been elected; but
ttn, 1Gsas!dture may authorize the elec-
tion' 6y the electors of any county, Of
one clerk or register of probate for
such county, whose powers duties,
term of office and condensation shall
be prescribed by law. A probate court
sna!l have jurisdiction over the estates
or deceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdiction.
tion,
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FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The fourth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 587 of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE: By this amendment 1T IL
proposed to repeal the provisions of
Section II of Article 0 Of the CONSTITUTE
ton, which section now reads as fol-
lows:
Section II. There shall be published
oy the treasurer, in at least one news
ment, during the first week in January
IN each year, and in the next volume of
the acts Of legislature, detailed state
treasury during the preceding year, for
what purpose and to whom paid, and by
what law authorized; and also of all
moneys received, and by what author
1ty and from whom
EFFECT: The Constitution requires
the treasurer to publish yearly a 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 it was expended. 1t also re-
qutres like statement Of the names
of the persons. and the sources, as to
money received, and in both cases a
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 seet!au of the Constitu-
ton mentioned and insofar relieve the
treasurer from such publication and
the State from the expense thereof,
This change in the Constitution, how
ever, would not prevent the Legislature
from directing by law that such, or q
different publication, of the same or
other Information. should be made by
the treasurer.
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manent school and university funds Of
this State In the bonds Of any county,
school district, city, town or village OF
this State. This amendment, If adopt
ed, will permit I'm addition to the fore
going investments, said school and uni-
versity funds to be invested also in
first 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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proposed to add an entirely new SEQ.
ton to Article Of the Constitution q
ne known as Section 2 and which shaf
read as follows: yi5
Section I. The following amend.
mment to Article eight (S) Of the
constitution of the State of Min
ihesoIa Is hereby proposed to tho H
aegaI Voters Of said state for thefr
approval or their rejection, which
snaG3nu1nenl when so approved shall #
e De known rs Section seven CD Of
read as follows: ~
Such OF the school and other
pubic lands Of the state as are bef-
ter adapted for the production OF
Ilmper than for agriculture may
De set apart as state school forests 4
or other state forests as the legis-
iature may provide, and the legis-
lature may provide for the manaKe-
ment OF the same on forestry urin-
clples. The net revenue therefr6m
snail be used for the purpose f6r
which the lands were granted to
the state" w
EFFECT: The effect of this amend
ment, If adopted, will authorize the
Legislature to set apart for state
school forests or other state forests
state public lands which are bette
adapted for timber than for axrictil.
ture' and to manage the same upon for.
estry principles.
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FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The fifth proposed amendment is con-
tanned in Chapter 5SS 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 he invested in first mortgage
loans upon imrrOved and cultivated
ment would change Section of Article
s 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
such loan or Investment be made when
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-
terest than three CD per cent per an
mum, nor for a shorter period than five
90 years, nor for 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 pay
such bonds
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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. majority of the
Supreme Court may now declare a INV
unconstitutional, but If this amendment
is adopted, it will require the concur-
renee of five members. The Office Of
clerk of the Supreme Court is now cleo
tive, but If this amendment is adopted.
the clerk of the Supreme Court will he
appointed by the court.
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ana substitutes therefor the following,

1, Section T.: Probate Court
Judges to be Observation-Disclosures
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
ana places as may be prescribed by
law. It shall be held by one Judge.
who shall be elected by the voters
OF 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
contlnuance IN office; and his COM
Pensat1on shall be provided by law.
ne 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
bv law. A probate court Shall have
jurisdiction over the estates of de-
ceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdic-
t3on except as prescribed by this
Constitution. -
EFFECT: The present Constitution
provides that the Office of Judge of Pro.
bate shall be two years and if thi.
amendment Is adopted the term of such
Office Will be four years.
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TENTH PROPOSED AMENDmFcNr.

Section 1. That Article Seven. o.
81 the CONSTITUTION Of the State Or
Minnesota shall be and the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto,
at the enc of said Article, a new
section, Which shall be numbered
section 10 Of said Articlo Seven m
T., Section 20. Every public official
sh MMlnhn me elective or appointiYe,
fica hJ De rs Subject to recall from Of
electoral district as herein nro.
vided A petition demanding his
f fSeaa se tin g forth tie reasons
in his d 9y such nu%bHr Of
s shall not Be less than twenty aH' PER
c centum or or more nor +t than thirty per
votes cast for g sS1er mum IN suc or
district at the last preceding eIec-
ton, shall be filed in the Office
W S,ch oR petitions or for nomination to
law, and the officer in whose office
such petition is filed, shall order a,
s SPEC at siection for such recall If
S sue a omclal shall resign within
me E1; vacancy thereby created shall be
hlled as may be provided by law:
put # ne shall not SO resign, such
SPSN1oA S1cCllOH, 10 De helO within
twenty-five days after the Ming Of
the petition, shall be called to de-
termine whether such official shall
De recalled. On the of1cial ballot
at such election. shall be printed,
in not more than two hundred
words, the reasons for demanding
the recall of such official as set
forth in the petition, and in not
more than two hundred words such
ofhc1als justification of his course
IN office. Such official shall con-
tlnue to perform the duties of his
once until the result Of such cleo
t1on shall be officially declared,
nc no such petition shall be signed or
SHAH have held office six months;
and no petition shall be signed or
filed for the recall Of anv Judicial
omc1al within sixty days of the de-
c1s1on, ruling or act complained Of
IN the petition. Such additional
legislation as may aid in the OPP
GRAFTON of this section and proceed
ings hereunder shall be provided
by law. At such election no per-
proposition submitted shall be the
recall Of such official. Any person
recalled, as provided 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 petition
md cause to be submitted to a vote tn,
question of removing from office an.
elective or appointive public official.
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and substitute therefor the following,

"Section 6. The permanent school
and university fund of this state
may be invested in the bonds Of
town or village of this state, and
in first mortgage loans secured
upon improved and cultivated farm
lands Of this state. But no such in
vestment or loan shall be made UNI
til approved by the board of com
missioners. designated by law to
regulate en the eoh inYes timer Of TIE
permanent. university fund of this
State nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to
be issued or purchased would
make the entire bonded indebted
ness exceed IS per cent of the as
sessed valuation of the taxable
property of the county, school dis
such bonds; nor shall any farm
loan or investment be made when
such investment or loan would ex-
coed 80 per cent of the actual cash
value of the farm land mortgaged
to secure said Investment; nor
made at a lower rate of interest
than three per cent. per annum,
nor for a shorter period than five
years, nor for longer period than
thirty years, and no change of the
J. town, school district, city, village
or county lines shall relieve the
real property in such town, school
this state at the time of issuing Of
such bonds from any liability for
taxation to pay such bonds.
EFFECT: The present Constitution
au<hnriv>. fha lnOoaf~Awf NJ the neP
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Sec: e.. 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 decision, but no
statute shall be declared unconsti-
tutional unless five members of the
court shall concur in the decision.
1t 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 NAV
direct, at the seat of government,
and the legislature may provide, bv
a 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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SEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The seventh proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws
OF Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE. The purpose Of s,,a
amendment is to fix and limit the num-
Der of State Senator's.
Section of Article 4 Of the Consti
tutlon now reads as follows:
Section 2. The number of members
who compose the Senate and House ~
representatives shall be prescribed by
ate snail never exceed one member for
every 5000 inhabitants, and in the
House fdn Of Be apr one member
resentation in both houses shall be
different sections of the State, in pro-
elusive of Indians not taxable under
the provisions of law"
the following:
*section l., That Section of
Article arts - S Of the Constitution Of the
as to read as follows:
section 2. In the next and sue
ceed1ng ACCOMPLISHMENTS of SEN
atorS and Representatives the SEN
ate shall be composed of sixty-
three (63) members and the House
OF ofsd RSep ot ss1l shall be com
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 indlans not taxable under the
ever that County may be divided
into several legislative districts
put no county Or any of the parts
thereof shall ever constitute or be
than
atorjal Districts and not more than
seven 60 Senator's Shall ever h be
apport1oned to any one County,"
EFFECT: The object of this amend.
ment is to limit the State Senate tn
s1xty-three members and to prevent
any one county having more thnn
seven senator's.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The eighth proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter sol of the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSEs The purpose If TIT.
amendment is to encourage the Miami
ing. cultivation and protection of use.
full forest trees and 1t Is proposed to
add an entirely new section to Article
of the Constitution, to be known a.
Section ia. and which shall Fond q.
follows:
Section l. The following amend
ment to Article Nine (9) Of the Con
stitution Of the State Of Minnesota.
is hereby proposed to the people OF
approval or rejection, which anoend-
ment. when adopted. shall be known
as Section TIA Of said Article Nine
(9), that is to say:
"'Section TIA. For the purpose
of encouraging the planting, cult
walton and protection of useful for
est trees in this state, laws NAV be
enacted providing for the payment
by the State of an annual bounty
Fifty Cents ($2.5O) per acre, for
term, in each case of not more than
Ten l10) years, and not exceeding
Ten (10) acres to any one person
who shall plant, cultivate and pro-
tect useful forest trees upon his
EFFECT: This amendment, If adon+-
ed, will permit the Legislature to enac+
laws providing for the payment BY til.
State Of a limited bounty for a lim,t.d
term, to persons who shall plant. cu,-
tivate and protect useful forest tree.
upon their own land. - -,
NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
The ninth nrOnoso6 amonaro r
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Addressed to
Julius A. SCf1trlaflI
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
April Is, 1914.
Honorable julius A. Schmahl.
Secretary of State,
Capitol.

Secretary Of State,
Capitol.
SIR: AS required by Section 46,
General Statutes of the State of Min
nesota for the year 1913, I 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
oy the Legislature of 1913, and which
are 20 be submitted to the electors If
said State at the general election in
1914. IA
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment Is con-
tained in Chapter 5S4 of the Laws ~
Minnesota for the year 1919.
PURPOSE: BY this Amendment :. T.,
sought to enable the electors to .nh,,,+
by petition to the Legislature con.+,-
tut1Onal amendments and Iilxexv,.. =.
propose legislation, and in the avont
the Legislature fails to submit m.
such constitutional amendment or sou.,
to enact any such proposed INV. +h.,,
such amendment or proposed INV mo-
be submitted directly to the vo+o,-.
also, to permit the electors to c,,,..
any law or laws enacted by the Ie.,.
lature to be submitted to the aleo+o--
and If majority of the vote. c..4
thereon be opposed to such law. 49,
same shall be repealed.
This In an amendment to Section n,
Article 4 Of the Constitution, which 1.~
relitas AZ follows,
consist q tie sss@te sf aad Heus shs 81
Henresentatiyes, which sn9n meet b.
thA State, at such time as shall Be pre-
gcE1bed by law, but no session shau a.
csed the term Of ninety 800 ieRdslS-
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Sane 81 q fFR aRndssaitable
' taTa f6 na tb Be enactSd y The
principal Of all funds which have here
to sfo arisen or which may hereafter
arse a;a,s from ON the sale or other DISPOSE
the sale or disposition thereo 9a IN }ater
e Of the sfa o. Of ths United
dred and sixty (1sed},: or of such other
from time to time direct.
seeds gee s.; Ali swamp lands now held BY
to the state, shall be appraised and sega
IN the same manner and by the sarte
officers, and the minimum price shall
and sale of the school lands under the
Provisions of title one G1y of Chapter
The p 1iSe pa ' of ali fh funds de-
rived from sales of swamp lands, as
aforesaid AFORESAID shall forever be preserved
W. Of h and df
school fund Of the t state - The 1s remain
s and be aPPbHfpfi nsti
ao Of cost the State in the eatye
and adds thereto the follovving:
"A revolving fund of not over
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol
lars ($250,000) may be set apart
IRON the funds derived from the
SAFE of school and swamp lands. to
pc used in constructing roads,
dltches and fire breaks in, through
ana around unsold school and
swamp lands, such fund to be re-
Pienlshed as long as needed from
the enhanced value realized from
me sale of such lands so bene-
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 us
to drainage of such lands, by providing
a 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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NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The ninth proposed amendment Is
CONTAINED in Chapter 592 of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1913
3uRP0SEs BY this amendment 1t !.
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tive days: "a no new bill shall be in
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." .a@' a.ai. tAs5' y t|E
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EFFECT: The present Constitution
luthorizes the Investment Of the per.
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EFFECT: This amendment, If adon&-
ed, will permit the Legislature to enac+
laws providing for the payment by tn.
State Of a limited bounty for a lim,+ad
term, to persons who shall plant. cu,-
tivate and protect useful forest tree.
uDon their own land. ~ 3, -.
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q. V1OlONS.-
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a law, to be referred, and if
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the same,
it shall state the general effect Of
the proposed change, and also the
amendment to the constitution or
Of the law, or part of a law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath,
and shall! be in such form that a
states under oath, the date of his
signature, his residence, that he is
a qualified elector, that he has not
previously signed any part of such
petition, and that he has signed the
tents thereof. To each part of such
petition shall be ATTACHED the afi-
davit of the person! before whom
the same was signed. which af11da-
number of siigners thereon, that
each of the signatures attached to
such part was made in the pres
ence of the affiant, that to the best
of his knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature
Of the person whose name it prtr-
ports to be, that he believes the
persons who have signed such peff-
ton to be electors, that they siFned
such petition with. knowledge Of
the contents thereof, and that each
person signed the same on The date
stated opposite his name. The car.
culation of the petitions provided
Tor herein, or the prohibition Of
the circulation thereof, may b
regulated by law, and in case the