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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1.

BY Chapter s7s, Laws 1917, the legis.
Electors. an amendment of Section Two
(2) of Article Eight OF the Constitu-
zion, by adding to said Section Two a
hew paragraph.
Section Two N 1t now stands reads
ps follews'
Section ?. SCHOOL AND SWAMP !,
IANDs-SCHOOL FUNDS FROM SALE
6F-The proceeds Of such lands as are
or hereafter may be granted oy the
f-nfted States for the use OF schooIs
within each township in this, state
shall remain perpetual school l lung
third of said lands may be sold in two
years, one-third in five years and one.
+ba greatest valuation shall be. sold
RT9ydsd s that df9spr 9rten tS Ha sa at
.n,ibiic yale. The principal Of all funds
from o ssss' p or sssr erapn3sd
tn4rusted to this state in each town2
shiD Sor educatiseAl purposss' sneA
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Said section now reads as fOllowst

BY 0e GoVERSoR Vi VETO PoW pEEAo
Every bill which shall have passed the
senate and house of representa- tives. in
conformity to the rules Of each house
and the joint rules Of the two houses,
shall, before it becomes a law, he pre-
sented to the governor Of the state. II
be approves he shall sign and deposit
It in the office Of the secretary of state
tor preservation, and notify the house
where it originated Of the fact. But
iections, to the house in which it shall
have originated; when such objections
shall be entered at large on the jour.
pal of the same, and the house shall
litter such reconsideration, two-thirds
Of that house shall agree to pass the
bill. it shall be sent, together with the
objections,, to the other house, by which
It shall likewise be reconsidered; and
IL it be approved by two-thirds of that
house it shall become law. But in
shall be determined by yeas and nays.
and the names of the persons voting
for or against the bill shall be entered
lively. If any bill shall not be re-
turned by the governor within three
days Sundays excepted) after it shall
have been presented, to to him; the same
be had signed it, unless the Legislature,
by adjournment within that time, pre-
vents its return; in which case it shall
ROI 10 q Ia ". ne 81 c. NJ may Oh
prove sign and file in the office of the
Iecretary of state, within three days
after the adjournment of the legisla
ture, any act passed during the last
three days Of the session, and the same
Dhall become a law. If any bill pre-
sented to the governor contains sew
eral items of appropriation of money
he may object to one or more of such
items, while approving of the other
portion Of the bill. In such case, hs
hall append to the bill. at the time
Of signing it, statement Of the items
10 which he objects. and the appropria
hon so objected to shall not take eff
kect If the legislature be in session,
he shall transmit to the house in which
The bill originated copy Of such state
nent, and the items objected to shall
be seraratelv reconsidered. II, on re-
consideration, one or more of such
items be approved by two-thirds of the
members elected to each house, the
Jane shall be A part Of the law. not
outstanding the objections of the gov
ernor All the provisions Of this sec
hon in relation to bills not approved
hv the governor. shall annlv in cases
h which he shall withhold his approval
from any item or items contained in
bill appropriating money"
1t In proposed to amend that section
10 that It shall read as follows:
"seation II. Dvesv bill which
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-25
Real Academic Dignity.

Max Muller tells story of one OF
DR.. Strachan Davidson's predecessors
as master of Balliol. "Once, when re-
turning from a solitary walk. Doctor
Jenkins, whose regard for his own dig
nifty was very great, slipped and fell.
Two undergraduates, seeing the acci-
dent, ran to assist him, and we're just
laying hands on him to lift him up
when he-deseried q master efaFts COM
ing. 'stopl he cried. I see master
Of arts coming down the street and
he dismissed the undergrad uates with
many thanks, and was helped on his
legs by the M. A."-London Chronicle.
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Visited by the Catacombs.

did l understand you to say you
we're in Europe?" he asked of the man
who was talking to drummer across
the aisle.
Yes, sir"
Were you in Rome?"
II was there for month, sir"
"Ah, am glad to have met you.
wanted to ask about Rome. You visit.
cd the catacombs, of course?"
Didn't have to. They visited me-"
How do you mean?'
why, l never stirred out Of the
hotel that they weren't striking me for
aims. Never saw such an Internal set
In all my born days"
Don't you mean the lazzaroni?"
"Of course. The catacombs and the
lazzaroni are the same thing, only 'cata-
combs Is the Italian of it and the other
Is he English. II you haven't been
over I'd advise you to go-if you can
raise the dudads. You don't know how
much a trip abroad will broaden and
liberalize your mind"
And the other sank back and hid
himself in corner, and he did not get
over looking pale for the next 80 miles.
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one receiving the nIgnes, nurr,'@.
of affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions.
The style Of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to the con-
stitution initiated by the peopts
it enacted BY the People of the
State Of Minnesota"
The provisions Of this section
legislation. but until such legisla-
ton has been enacted. this section
shall be self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT Of
this amendment, ~ adopted, will b.
hree-foid.
"a 1t will permit the voters to pro-
pose amendments to the state cOnstitu-
Lon. for adoption, without action By
th~ legislature. Under the constitution
rs 1t now stands constitutional amend
n.ents can be proposed only by the leg
lslnture.
OBJ So, too, II adopted, the amend
rsent will permit electors to propose
laws for enactment and If not enacted
by the legislatures, the voters may by
sufficient petition. require the question
of the enactment of the proposed law
to be submitted to the voters. If ap-
proved by majority Of the electors
voting, thereon, provided the vote In
favor of the proposed law Is not less
than thirty-three per cent Of the total
number of votes cast at such election,
the same becomes . law with the same
force and effect N though passed by
the legislature. The governor will
have no power to veto law so passed,
but the people cannot SO pass any law
which is prohibited by the con-
s:itution.
tc) So too, II adopted, the amend
ment will permit the voters by proper
petition to require a vote on the ques-
ton of whether or not any law or part
thereof. of certain classes of laws,
passed by the legislature shall be re-
pealed. If the petition asking for the
referendum is signed by fifteen per
rent of the voters of the state, the num-
Der Of whom II to be determined by
the number Of votes cast for Governor
ut the preceding election, the law 30
referred to the voters will not take
effect pending the referendum vote
thereon. The vote required TO repeal n
law passed by the legislature and the
classes of laws which cannot be-
repealed are specified I'm Subdivision
&c" of the proposed amendment: IA
Rooye printed.
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sorc yer be preserved inviolate and VI
ut.diiisheu; and the income arist..s
ifon the lease or sale OF said sen, >!
lahO Snail De dlatIluu.vu 10 the L!l-
1erent townships tnrOu3noul the state.
IN proportion 20 the Au4iDer SCi.ol-
ars In eAcn township, b,tveen the ages
or hve and twenty -Oue years; ana Shall
oe 1alth1ully applied 10 the SpeClno
objects OF The orlelnai grants or ap-
preparations. Suitable laws shall Ge
enacted by the Legislature Tor the sac
INV estinent OF the principal OF aIi funds
winch h>'e heretofore arisen or WAlci
may hereafter arise from the sale or
other disposition Of SUCH LANDS, or the
income from SUCH lands accru,ng IN
any wax before the sale OF disposition
thereof IN. interest bearing. bonds OF
the United States or Of the State OF
Minnesota issued, after the year 1860.
or OF such other state 8 the legisla-
ture may by law from time to time di-
rect. All swamp lands now held by
the state. or that may hereaf ter accrue
to the state. shall be appraised and
sold in the same manner and by the
same officers, and the minimum price
shall be the same less one-third, as is
provided by law n the appraisement
and sale of the school lands under the
, rr1.isions Of title one Of CHAPTER
The principal of all funds derived
from sales Of swamp lands as ?fore-
ate s and ee 1vo
the proceeds of said principal shall be
appropriated to the common school
tunO OF the state, the remaining one
half shall be appropriated to the edu-
cational and charitable institutions Of
the state In the relative ratio of cost
to support said institutions"
The paragraph which it is proposed
to add to said Section Two reads a.
follows:
"a revolving fund Of not over
two hundred fifty thousand dol
lars ($250.000) may be set apart
sale of school and swamp lands,
to be used in constructing roads,
bitches and fire breaks in, through
and around unsold school and
swamp lands and in clearing such
lands such fund to be replenished
HANGED value realized from the sale
of such lands SO benefited"
Under Section Two as 1t now stands
the proceeds of the sale of school and
swamp lands constitute the principal
Is used for the support of the schools.
educational and charitable institutions
OF the state. Section Two as it now
stands provides that the principal. Of
such fund Shall forever be preserved
lnviolate and undiminished."
THE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment, If adopted, will be to mod
lfy the provision last quoted to the
extent Of permitting the legislature ia
set aside not to exceed S25O,OOO of the
principal Of the trust fund as a reyolv-
Ing fund to be used for the purposes
stated in the amendment proposed.
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The Clever Wasp,

Wasps appear to be ,well-aigh- as-inr
dustrious as ants or bees One author
ity has declared that the cardinal doc
trine of the wasp is: "If any wasp viii
not work, neither shall he eat"
Division of labor is clearly seen In
the wasp's nest. Some of the workers
seem to be specially employed as for
ayers and soldiers, others appear to
be tald OF al nurses and guardianai
while yet others are engaged az papexi
makers and masonS. !
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THE PURPOSE of the amendment il
to authorize the investment of the per.
manent school and university funds in
sfirst mortgage loans secured upon inn
proved and cultivated farm lands
where the amount of the loans so Sc
cured does not exceed 80 per cent of
the value of the land mortgaged.
THE EFFECT of the adoption of the
proposed amendment will be to permit
the legislature to authorize the in
vestment OF the permanent school and
university funds In farm mortgages as
above stated, as we'll as in the bonds
of any county, school district, city,
town or village of this state. Unker
Section Six as 1T now reads bonds can>
not be purchased unless they mature
Mt least FIVE and not more than twenty
years after purchase. II the amend
ment IL adopted, bonds and mortgages
may be purchased If they mature not
less than Eve nor more than thirty
years after purchase.
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vate persons or corporations own
tug land adjoining sucn lakes
SHAH not be destroyed or damaged
psnsation therefor shall We urst
paid or secured. The principal Ut
All funds arising from the sale OF
such IRON ore. or other minerals.
shall forever be preserved lu.lv-
LATE and undiminished, but the III
come therefrom shall be used for
the construction. Improvement
and maintenance Of the pubic
roads Of the state. The principal
OF such funds shall be loaned or
invested in the Same manner. by
the same officers and upon the
time hereafter may be authorized
by the constitution and laws, for
the loaning or Investment of the
permanent s school and university
THE PURPOSE q the proposed
amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than Is expressed therein.
THE EFFECT Of the amendment, II
adopted, would DO to confer power
the Legislature to provide by law 70.
the mining Of iron orc and other min
erals. which the state owns in its SOW
ereign capacity and situate under the
bed of any meandered public lake or
river. subject to the restriction that
the rights Of riparian owners on any
such lake or river. shall not be de-
strOyed or Injured without cOmpensa-
ton. If the Legislature exercises the
power. in case it IL conferred. it could
also provide for the drainage or di-
version of the waters of the lake or
river with reference to which 1T so
iegislntes: 1t could also prescribe by
whom such minerals could be mined
md the compensation to be paid to the
state therefor. The proceeds of the
sale of any such minerals would con-
stitute fund to be loaned and invest
ed the same as the permanent school
and university funds. the income of
such fund to be used in the construc-
5tion. improvement and maintenance Of
public roads.
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), nave PASSED the senate and
house OF repreSen calves, Al coA-
lorlnity 10 tue ru4es u each house
Anu tne JoAnt ruIes Ut the two
ousSS, silAAl, beLoIe IL becomes
la~, We presented 10 the governor
% Inc STATE. II ne approves he
Shall sign and deposit II In the
Once Oh me secretary OF state tor
OBSERVATION. anu norlty the mouse
~neIe IL Originated or the TACT.
Gut II lot. ne sna.A return IT, with
his ouJectluns, To the house in
MAlch 1t snail nave Origin 1teo;
"nen SUCH objections SNAIL be en-.
tered I large on the journal OF
the same, ana the house snall pro-
coed to reconsider the Dill. IL,
alter sucn reconsideration, two
thirds Of th2t house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, to-
gether with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall II
wise be reconsidered; and ii it be
approved by two-tnirus OF that
house it shall become a law: But
houses shall be determined by
yeas and nays, and the names OF
the persons voting for or against
the bin shall be entered on the
journal of each house respective
~ iyrn II any any . pin shall not be .1 re-
three days (Sundays excepted)
after it shall have been presented
to him, the same shall be a law in
like manner as if he had signed
1ournment within. that time, pre-
vent its return; in which case it
shall not be law. The governor
may approve. sign and file in the
within three days after the ad-
tournment Of the legislature, any
act passed during the last three
days Of the session. and the same
hn1
presented to the governor contains
several items Of appropriation of
money, he may object to one or
more OF such items in whole o., in
portion of the bill. In such case
he shall append to the b IL, at the
time Of signing 1T, a statement Of
the items and parts Of items to
any, appropriation SO Objected to
shall not take effect. If the legis-
tature be in session, he shall trans
NIT to the house in which the bill
nent. and the items objected to in
whole or in part shall be separate
ly reconstructed. If, on reconsid-
Grafton. one or more Of such items
be approved by .two.thirds Of the
the same shall be a part of tho
law, Notwithstanding the objec-
tons of the governor. All the
provisions OF this section, in rela-
ton to bills not approved by the
governor. shall apply in cases in
which he shall withhold his ap-
prevail in whole or in part from
any item or items contained in q
bill appropriating money"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Unde
The Constitution as it now is, the go,
e-nor may veto any item in an aporo
rriaticn bill, but he cannot cut dow
tie amount appropriated for any are
c;fc purpose. The amendment, If adop,
ed. will give the governor power t
reduce the amount of an appropriate
for any given purpose, unless upo
transraitta1 to the legislature of
statement of the part of an item of a
bill to which he object
the two houses, each by two-third
vote, approve the item as 1t was origin
Ally passed.
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Article s, of the constitution.
The section now reads rs follows,
Section z PROBATE COURTS
There shall be established in each or
ganized county in the state probate
ord, and be held at such times and
places as may be prescribed by law.
1t shall be held by one Judge who
shall be elected by the voters Of the
shall be resident Of such county at
tie time Of his election and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
flee: and his compensation shall be
own clerk where none has been elect
ed; but the Legislature may authorize
the election. by the electors of any
county, of one clerk of register of pro-
duties, term of office and compensa ton
shall be prescribed by law. A probats
court shall have Jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
jurisdiction, except as prescribed by
this constitution"
The amendment simply pnOpOses to
substitute the word "four" for the
word "two" that the sentence pre-
scribing the duration of the term of
office will. If the amendment is adopt
ed, read as follows:
tTt shall be held by one judge.
who shall be elected by the voters
of the county for the term of four
years.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The
amendment. If adopted will make the
term of office of the Judge of Probate
four years instead of two.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Z.

By Chapter 3S3, Laws 1915, the legis-
latu:e proposed FIR adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of Section
Eleven GD of Article Four "a OF the
Constitution.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.

BY Chapter 3S1, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Article Nine
80 of the Constitution by adding
thereto a new section, which reads as
follows:
Section II. The Legislature IL
hereby authorized to provide by
law for the mining and sale of any
iron ore or other minerals which
the state owns, in its sovereign ca
pacity, and as trustee for the peo-
pie Of the state, which are situate
meandered public lake Or river.
and for that purpose may provide
Tor the drainage of any such lake
or river. or the diversion Of the
channel, provided. however, th44
ne vested Y1pAx1AA 114hto ct PRE-
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Section 2. SUPREME COUR T.
The supreme court shall consist Of
tees, but the number Of associate JUS
not exceeding four. by the legisIature
inal jurisdiction in such remedial cases
as may be. prescribed by law and ap-
law and EQUITY. But there e shall O1 be no
trial by jury in said court. It shall
hold one or more terms in each year.
IS the legislature may direct, at the
tha In each year shall H0i Be-
held in each or any judicial district. 1t
point a reporter Of its decisions. There
shall be chosen. by the qualified cleo
tors OF the state. one CLERK of the su-
for the term Of four years. and until
his successor is duly elected and quail
fed; and the judges. Of the supreme
the power to I'LL any vacancy in the
office of clerk. OF tina supreme court
until an election can be regularly had"
If the proposed amendment IL adopt
ed the section viii then read as fol-
lows:
"Sfeeron :; n. supreme court
snall consist OF one chief justice
and six associate justices. Five
shall constitut: q quorum, and the
be necessary to decision. II
shall have original jurisdiction in
such remedial cases as may be pre-
scribed by law, and appellate juris.
diction in ell 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 may direct. at
the seat Of governme nt, and tho
legislature may provide. by two
hirds vote, that one term in each
year shall he held in each airy
judicial district. 1t shall be the
duty of such court to appoint a re-
porter Of its decisions and clerk
OF the supreme court.
PURPOSE AND EEFECT: The SUI
rreme Court row constituted con-
Aists of CHI. Justice and four assO-
ciate justices. The clerk of said court
Is now elected. If the amendment Is
adopted, two associate justices will be
added to the court aud the clerk will
be appointed by the court instead Of
being elected by the voters.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. q.

BY Chapter 3s4, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed an amendment of Sec
on Thirteen G3) of Article One Cd
Of the Constitution.
The section as 1t now stands reads
~ follows:
Section 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC USE = Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or dam
aged for public use, without just com,
pensa ton therefor first paid or Sc
cured. ~
If the amendment is adopted the Sec
tion will read as follows:
section 10. Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or
DAMAGED for public use without
just compensation therefor first
paid or secured. and such private
property May be taken. destroyed
or damagedyfor the purpose of pri-
vate as we'll as public drainage
upon Just compensation therefor
being first paid or secured"
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment is to permit the taking of
private lands for the purpose of drain-
age purposes where the drain or ditch
will be of no public benefit, but ON the
contrary wisi only benefit the land or
lands of the person persons con-
structfng the drainage ditch.
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ERAL, ST. PAUL.
Anri1 1Q1a

honorable Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary of State,
Capitol
DEAR SIR: Pursuant to your re-
guest and in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section as, Statutes 1913. ]
herewith hand you statement Of the
purposes and effect of all amendments
to the Constitution proposed by tho
legislature of 1915 and to be submit
ted to the electors at the next general
election; such statement also shows the
reading of the existing sections and
the way the same will read II the
Amendments are adopted.
Yours truly,
LYNDON A. SMITH
Attorney General