Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-10-30
SEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT,

SEVENTH PROPOSED ACHIEVEMENT.
The seventh proposed amendment il
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 Senator's.
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
Fascination in both houses shall Be
apportioned equally throughout the
different sections of the State, in pro-
portion to the. population thereof ex-
elusive of Indians not taxable under
the provisions Of law"
1t is proposed to substitute therefor
de fOllOwings
Section /. That Section 2 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.
ceeding reapportionments of SEN
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
tions of the states in proportion to
the population thereof, exclusive
provisions of law. Provided. how.
ever, that a County may be divided
into several legislative districts,
put no county or any Of the parts
thereof shall ever constitute or be
part Of more than seven (7) Sem
ator1aI districts and not more than
seven I'd Senator's shall ever be
apporuoned to any one County"
EFFECTS The object of this amend.
ment is to limit the State Senate to
sixty-three members and to prevent
any one county having more than
seven senators.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The eighth proposed amend nent is
contained in Chapter sol of the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSES The purpose Of thtu
amendment IL to encourage the pIaDt.
ing, cultivation and protection Of u.a-
full forest trees and It Is proposed "a
add an entirely new section to Article
Of the Constitution, to be known as
section IVA, and which shall read as
6OlIOyvss
Section l. The following amend
ment to Article Nine (S) 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:
Section Ia For the purpose
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
of not more than Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents ($2.50) 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 adOwt
ed. Will peralit the Legislature to enac
laws providing for the payment by tn,
state OF limited bounty for Ifmite,
+ term. to persons who shall plant, cuI
tivate and protect useful forest tree
wwOn their own land.
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