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shall have passed the senate and
house OF representatives, In con-
formity to the rules of each house
And the joint rules Of the two
law, be presented to the governor
OF the state. Ii he approves he
snail sign and deposit lt in the
once OF the secretary of state tor
Wnere it originated Of the ract.
BUT il not. he snail return IL, with
which 1T shall have originated;
tered at large ON the journal of
the same, and the house snail pro-
ceed to reconsider the bill. If,
after such reconsideration, two
thirds of that house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, to-
gether with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall like
wise be reconsidered; and if it be
approved by two-thirds of that
house it shall become law. But
houses shall be determined by
yeas and nays, and the names Of
the persons voting for or against
the bill shall be entered on the
Journal Of each house respective
~; irnad # any any bill bin shall not be 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
1T, unless the legislature by ad
journment within that time, pre-
vent it's return; in which case it
shall not be law. The governor
may approve, sign and file in the
office of the secretary of state,
within three days after the ad-
Journment of the legislature, any
act passed during the last three
days of the session, and the same
shall become a law. If any bill
presented to the governor. contains
several items of appropriation of
more of such items in whole or in
part, while approving of the other
portion of the bill. In such case
he shall append to the bill, at the
time Of signing it, a statement Of
the items and parts of items to
which he objects, and the part of
any appropriation SO objected to
lature be in session, he shall trans
nit to the house in which the bill
originated copy of such state
ment, and the items objected to in
whole or in part shall be separate
ly reconsidered. If, on reconsid-
Grafton, one or more of such items
be approved by two thirds of the
members elected to each house,
the same shall be a part of. the
law, Notwithstanding the ,objec-
tions of the governor. All the
tion to bills not approved by the
governor, shall apply in cases in
which he shall withhold his ap-
proval in whole or in part from
any item or items contained in a
bill appropriating money"
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orever be preserved inviolate and un

forever be preserved inviolate and un.
olminlshed; and the income arising
from the lease or sale of said school
land snail De distributed to the dill
terent townships throughout the state,
In proportion to the number of schol-
Ars In each township, between the ages
OF nve ana tWenty-OHe years; and Snak
be faithfully applied to the specihs
OBJECTS OF the original grants or ap-
preparations. Suitable laws shall be
Enacted by the legislature tor the safe
investment of the principal OF all funds
which have heretofore arisen or which
Pay hereafter arise from the sale or
Pther disposition OF such lands or the
income from such lands accruing in
my way before the sale or disposition
thereof in interest-bearing bonds of
the United States, or of the State Of
pr of such other state as the legisla-
ture may by law from time to time di-
rect All swamp lands now held by
to the state, shall be appraised and
sold in the same manner and by the
same officers, and the minimum price
provided by law for the appraisement
bnd sale of the school lands under the
Provisions r, of title one of chapter
The principal of all funds derived
from sales of swamp lands as afore-
,Iaid shall forever be preserved invio..
the proceeds of said principal shall be
appropriated to the common school
tund or the state: the remaining one
balf shall be appropriated to the edu-
rational 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 M
follows:
"a revolving fund Of not over
two hundred fifty thousand dol
lars ($25O,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
as long as needed from the en-
hanced 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
of trust fund, the income of which
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
inviolate and undiminished"
THE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment, If adopted, will be to mod
ffy the provision last quoted to the
extent of permitting the Legislature to
set aside not to exceed $40, 900 of the
principal of the trust fund rs n revOlv-
Ing fund to be used for the purposes
stated in the amendment proposed.
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Mankato State Bank
MINI.

CAPITAL $500 600
Surplus and Undivided Profits.... 54,oOe
FRED kRON, President.
GEO. 3. OWEN, Vice President.
NJ. D. FRITZ, Vice President.
E. SCHOYEN, Cashier.
r. c. NICHOLSON, Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
H. c. Harrington Mic Juliar
Geo. B. Owen A. G. Bierbauer
Fred Kron B. Frank Pay
NJ D. Fritz Charles Schwarbie
NJ O. Sundt August Schultz
e. Schoyen
Money, in amounts from $1,0OOOs
to $20,000.00 to loan on farms at
per cent interest Five to ten years
with partial principal payments an
nually optional. No delays in gettins
the money.
We sell travellers checks and our
own drafts on all parts of the world.
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PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Under
the Constitution as it now is, the gOv-
ernOr may veto any item in an appro-
priatiOn bill, but he cannot cut down
the amount appropriated for any spe-
cific purpose. The amendment, if adopts
ed, will give the governor power to
reduce the amount of an appropriation
for any given purpose, unless upon
transmittaI to the legislature of q
statement of the part of an item Of an
appropriation bill to which he objects,
the two houses, each by a twO-thirds
vote, approve the item as it was origins
ally passed.
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AHc scctioH no" reuus as IOHOWsS
Section Z. PROBATE COURTS
There shall be established in each or.
ganized county in the state a probate
court, which shall be a court of rec-
ord, and be held at such times and
1t shall be held by one judge, who
shall be elected by the voters of the
county for the term of two years. Ha
shall be a resident of such county at
the time of his election, and reside
therein during his continuance in OF.
fee; and his compensation shall be
provided by law. He may appoint his
own clerk where none has been elect-
ed; but the legislature may authorize
the election, by the electors of any
bate for such county, whose powers
duties term of office and compensa ton
shall be prescribed by law. A probate
court shall have jurisdiction over the
estates of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship, but no other
this constitution"
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word "fOur" for the
word stNO" so that the sentence pre-
scribing the duration of the term of
Office will, If the amendment Is adopt
ed, read as follows:
'It 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, IL adopted will make the
term of office of the Judge of Probate
four years instead of two.
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THE PURPOSE of the amendment is
to authorize the Investment of the per-
nianent school and university funds in
Hfrst 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 mortgaSed.
THE EFFECT of tie 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. Under
Section Six as it now reads bonds can
not be purchased unless they mature
at least five and not more than twenty
years after purchase. If ths amend
ment is adopted, bonds and mortgages
may be purchased If they mature not
less than five DOR more than thirty
years after purchase.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 9,

' BY Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legis.
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors an amendment of Section q
Article 6, Of the constitution.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. &.

By Chapter 3S3, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
Eleven al of Article Four (4) Of the the
Constitution.
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oSASeStOAi'
Said Section now reads as follows,
Section 2. SUPREME COURT
The supreme court shall consist oil
one chief justice and two associate JUS
tices, but the number of associate jus.
not exceeding four, by the legislature
by two-thirds vote, when it shall be
deemed necessary. 1t shall have orig+
inal jurisdiction in such remedial cases
as may be prescribed by law and APP
pellate jurisdiction in all cases, both in
law and equity, but there shall be n9
trial by jury in said court. 1t shall
hold one or more terms in each year.
as the Legislature may direct, at the
seat of goyernment. and the legislature
may Ppovids by twothrds sba Xotbe
held in each or any judicial district. It
shall be the duty of such court to ap-
point a reporter of it's decisions. There
shall be chosen, by the, qualified elec-
tors of the state, one clerk of the su-
preme court, who shall hold his office
for the term CT four years. and until
fed; and the judges of the supreme
court, or a majority of them, shall have
the power to fill any vacancy in the
office of clerk of the supreme court
until an election can be regularly had
If the proposed amendment Is adopt.
ed the section will then read us fol.
lows:
"Section 2. The supreme court
shall consist of one chief justice
and six associate justices. Five
shall constitute a quorum, and the
concurrence of at least four shall
be necessary to a decision. 1t
shall have original jurisdiction in
such remedial cases as may be pre-
scribed by law, and appellate juris-
diction in all cases, both in law and
equity, but there shall be no trial
by jury in said court. 1t shall hold
one or more terms in each year,
as the legislature may direct, at
the seat of government, and the
legislature may provide, by 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 re-
porter of it's decisions and q clerk
OF the supreme court"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, The su-
sreme Court as now constituted cons
sists of a chief Justice and four Assoc
ciate justices. The clerk of said court
is now elected. If the amendment il
adopted, two associate justices viii be
added to the court and the clerk will
be appointed by the court instead Of
being elected by the voters.
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If the amendment is adopted, the
section will then read as follows:

Sec. 1. TWO HOUsEs-sEs-
SlONS. = The legislature shall
consist Of the senate and house of
representatives, which shall meet
biennially, at the seat of govern
shall be prescribed by law, but no
session shall exceed the term Of
ninety (90) legislative days, and
no bill shall be introduced in either
branch. except on the written re-
quest Of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention Of the legis-
pGrtant matter, of general inter
est by a special message from the
governor; but the people reserve
to themselves direct power as fol-
lows:
lO CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior to
tho commencement of any session
OF the legislature, there shall have
bee. been filed With With the secretary Of
s1ass pet0Rt to the
signed by. two per centum of the
electors Of the state, the secretary
of state shall! transmit the
saan ten e dys after fSe tSe eom a5sr
moncement Of the session. If the
amendment so proposed be not sub
mitted to the electors by the legis-
lature at SucH SESSION, or IL IL DC
submitted in an amended form,
then, upon a further petition or
petitions, each signed by eight per
centum Of the electors Of the state.
fled with the secretary of state
within six months after the adj
Journment Of the legislature the
amendment proposed in the hrst
petition. or one or more amended
forms thereof. shall be submitted
to the electors for their approval
or rejection at the next general or
special statewide election occur
ring not less than ninety days
after the fling of any such fur
ther petition. Anv amendment
nropcsed by initiative petition and,
III its original grin an amended
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5.

BY Chapter 381, Laws 1915, the legis
lature proposed for adoption by tn,
electors, an amendment of Article Min,
go of the Constitution by addins
thereto new section, which reads al
follows:
Section II. The legislature is
hereby authorized to provide by
law for the mining and sale of any
iron ore or other minerals which
the state owns, in it's sovereign ca
2acity, and as trustee for the peo-
pie of the state, which are situate
under the waters or bed of any
neandered public lake or river.
and for that purpose may provide
for the drainage of any such lake
or river. or the diversion Of the
waters thereof to new bed or
channel. provided. however, that
the vested riparian rights OF pri.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.

BY Chapter 1872, Laws 1915, the legis.
lature proposed an amendment to Sec
tion Two (2) Of Article Six of the Con-
stitution.
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vate persons or corporations own
ing land adjoining Such lakes
snail not be destroyed or damaged
without their consent, unless co.n-
penSatlon therefor shall be nrSt
paid or secured. The prIacIpal OF
all funds arising from the SAFE OF
sach iron ore. or otner minerals.
snail forever be preserved lnvlo-
late and unQiminisneu, but the in-
come therefrom snail be used for
the construction, Improvement
and maintenance of the public
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 school and university
funds OF the state.
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than is expressed therein.
THE EFFECT of the amendment, II
adopted, would be to confer power on
the legislature to provide by law for
the mining of iron ore and other min
erals, which the state owns I'm it's 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-
tiOn. If the legislature exercises the
power. in case 1T is 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
legislates; 1t could also prescribe by
whom such minerals could be mined
md the compensation to be paid to the
state therefor. The p~Oceeds 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-
tiOn, Improvement and maintenance Of
public roads.
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Addressed to
Iu|ius A. SCIlI1la|l|
Secretary of State
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
April Z, 1915.
Honorable Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary of State,
Capitol.

DEAR SIR: Pursuant to your re-
quest and in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 46, Statutes 1913, ]
herewith hand you statement of the
purposes and effect of all amendments
20 the Constitution proposed by the
legislature of 1915 and to he 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 if the
amendments are adopted
Yours truly,
LYNDON A. SMITH,
Attorney General
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The amendment simply proposes to

"It shall be held by one judge,
who shall be elected by the voters
of the county for the term of four
years."
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Visited by the Catacombs.

did I understand you to say you
were in Europe?" he asked of the man
who was talking to a drummer acrosa
the aisle.
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If the amendment is adopted the Sec
tiOn will read as follows:

Section 13. Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or
just compensation therefor first
paid or secured, and such private
property may be taken, destroyed
or damaged for the purpose of pri-
vate as wellC as public drainage
upon just compensation therefor
being first paid or secured"
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.

BY Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section Six
90, of Article Eight (S) of the Con-
stitution.
Section Six as 1t now stands reads
IS follows:
Section G. INvEST MENT OF
S G H O o L FUNDS = 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 this state, but no such in
vestment shall be made until approved
by the board Of commissioners desig-
mated by law to regulate the invest-
ment of the permanent school fund and
the 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 Indebtedness exceed fif-
teen per cent of the assessed valuation
of the taxable real property of the
county, school district, city, town or
village issuing such. bonds; nor shall
such loans or Indebtedness be made at
lower rate of interest than three per
cent per annum, nor for a shorter Pc
riod than five years, nor for longer
period than twenty years, and no
change of the town, school district
city, village or of county lines shall
relieve the real property in such town,
school district, 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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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, g.

By Chapter SS4, Laws 1915, Rthe legis.
lature proposed an amendment of Sec
tion Thirteen .(13) of Article One Q)
of the Constitution. T-
che section us it now stands reads
as follows: y #
Section IS. PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC USE = Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or dam
aged for public use, without just COM
pensation therefor first paid or Sc.
cured"
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If the proposed amendment is adopt
ed 1t will then read as follows,

"The permanent school and uni
verSity fund of this state may be
invested in the bonds of any coun-
ty, school district, city, town or
village of this state, and in first
mortgage loans secured upon inn
proved and cultivated farm lands
of this state. But no such invest
ment or loan shall be made until
approved by the board of commits
sioners designated by law to regu-
late the investment of the perma-
nent school fund and the perma-
nent university fund Of this state;
nor shall such loan or investment
be made when the bonds to be is
sued or purchased would make the
entire bonded Indebtedness exceed
10 per cent of the assessed valua-
ton of the taxable property of the
county, school district, city, town
or village Issuing such bonds; nor
be made when such investment or
loan would exceed 80 per cent Of
the actual cash value of the farm
land mortgage to secure said in
vestment; nor shall such invest
ments or loans be made at a low
er rate of interest than per cent
per annum, nor for shorter period
than five years, nor for a longer
period than thirty years, and no
change of the town. school dis
trict, city, village or of county
lines shall relieve the real prop
erty in such town, school district,
county, village or city in this state
at the time of issuing of such
bonds from any liability for taxa
tion to pay such bonds"
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. ?.

By Chapter 3S5, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section One
tuition. .as#t fh.
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Section One as it now stands, reads
as follows:

Section 1. TWO HOUSES - SES-
SlONS - The legislature shall consist
of the senate and house of representa-
tives. which shall meet biennially at
the seat of government OF the state.
at such time as shall be prescribed by
term of ninety legislative days. and no
new bill shall be introduced in either
branch except on the written request
of the governor, during the last twen-
ty days Of such session, except the att
tention Of the legislature shall be
called to some important matter Of
general interest by a special message
FROM the governor"
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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 will only benefit the land OF
lands Of the person or persons cOn-
structing the drainage ditch.
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All initiative laws and constf.
tutional amendments shall be so
submitted to the electors as to
permit an affirmative or negative
vote upon each measure submit
ted. II conflicting proposed laws
or conflicting proposed amend
ment5 to the constitution be ap-
p:sved at the same election, the