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The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12

OF affirmative dis Votes shall prevail
as to conflicting prov isions-
The style Of all Legislative meas
ures and amendments 20 the con-
stitutOn initiated by the people
under this section shall lie: BE
it enacted by the, People of the
State Vt minnesota.
The, provisions, Of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
ton has been enacted, this section
shall be self executing.
TIE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of
this amendment, if adopted, will DC
three-fold.
CAD 1t will permit the voters to pro-
pose r:ic nt1nents to the state CUnst.tu-
ton, for adoption, without action by
the legislature. Under the constitution
as IT now stands constitutional amend
,nents cun be proposed only by the leg
isl:ture.
CO So, too, If adopted, the amend
mcnt will permit electors to propose
laws for enactment and If not enacted
by the legislatures, the voters muy by
sufficient petition, require the question
of the enactment of the proposed law
to be submitted to the voters. If up
proved by n majority of the electors
voting, thereon, provided the vote In
favor OF the proposed law Is not less
than irty-threc per cent Of the total
number OF votes cast ut such election,
the same becomes law with the same
force and effect as though passed by
the legislature. The governor Will
have no power to veto n law SO passed,
but the people cannot pass any law
which is prohibited by the con-
stitutlon.
Co So too, If adopted, the amend
mcnt will permit the voters by proper
petition to require vote on the Iics-
ton of whether or not my law pnrt
thereof, of certain classes of laws,
passed by the legislature shall be re-
renlcd. If the petition asking for the
referendum is signed by fifteen per
cent of the voters of the state, the num-
Der of whom is to be determined Ivy
the number of votes east for Governor
MT the preceding election. the law so
referred to tho voters will not take
effect pending the referendum vote
thereon. The vote required to repeal n
law passed by the Legislature md the
classes OF laws which cannot be
repealed are specified In Subdivision
&C" of the proposed amendment N
above printed.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
The Clever Wasp.

Wasps appear to be well-nigh as In
dustrious as ants or bees. One author
ity has declared that the cardinal doc
trine Of the wasp is: IF any wasp will
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 told off as nurses and guardians.
while yet others are engaged az paper1
makers and masons.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 6.

BY Chapter 1884. Laws 1915. the leEis-
ton Thirteen C13) of Article One %
Of the Constitution.
The section as 1T now stands reads
a. follows:
Section 13: PRIVATE PROPERTY
shall not be taken, destroyed or dam
aged for public use. without just COM
pensation therefor first paid or Sc
cured"
If the amendment is adopted the Sec
ton Will read as follows:
"Section 10. Private property
damaged for public use, without
paid or secured, and such private
property may be taken, destroyed
or damaged for the purpose Of pri
vate as well 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 will only benefit the land or
lands of the person or persons con-
structing the drainage ditch.
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oAALuIAOAA'
Said Section now reads as follows:
"section 2. SUPREME COU r t.
The supreme court shall consist OF
one chief justice and two associate JUS
tees may be increased to a number
not exceeding four, by the legislature,
by a two thirds vote, when it shall be
mai jurisdiction in such remedial cases
Peliate Jurisdiction in ali cases, bqth in
hold one or more terms in each Year,
the nay dreet at the
that one term in each year, shall be
S Be ef f6a Su sny Of saeh ooart to apt
point a reporter Of its decisions. There
shall be chosen, by the, qualified cleo
preme court, who shall hold his Office
his successor is duly elected and quail
c ceu I or ma majority Of them shalt have
the power to- fill any vacancy in the
office of clerk Of the supreme court
If the proposed amendment is adopt
ed the section will then read AS fol-
lows:
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 scat 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 clerk
Of the supreme court"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The SUI
preme Court as now constituted con-
sists of n chief Justice and four ASSOC
ciate justices. The clerk of said court
is now elected. If the amendment liz
adopted, two associate justlces will be
added to the court md the clerk Will
be appointed by the court instead OF
being elected by the voters.
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The section now reads MS follows'
~, "section T., PRoBATE COURTS
There shall be established in ench or
ganlzcd county IN the state probate
court which s sn be ass court tin of r nHd
places as may be prescribed by law.
it shall be held by one judge. W no
shall be elected by the voters of the
county for the term of two years. He
the time Of his election, and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
flee: and his compensation shall be
provided by law. He may appoint his
own clerk where none has been elect
the election. by the electors Of any
county. Of one clerk of register of pro-
bate for such county, whose powers.
duties, term of Office and compensation
court sha II have Jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
sons under guardianship, but no other
turisdiction. except as prescribed by
this constitution
The amendment simply proposes to
substitute the word "fOur" for the
word "two" SO TINT the sentence pre-
scribing the duration of the term Of
office will, If the amendment Is adopt
cd, read as fOllOws'
ut 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, II adopted will make the
term Of Office Of the Judge Of Probate
four years instead of two.
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II the amendment IL adopted, the
section will then read aS follows.

s1 sSf l. r hwo ieE HGnsEs-s shsil
consist Of the senate and house Of
representatives which shall meet
shall be prescribed by law, but nc
session shall exceed the term OF
ninety (so2 legislative days. and
branch, except on the written re.
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention OF the legis-
est by a special message from the
governor; but the people reserve
to themselves direct power as fol-
lows:
T1vE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
OF the legislature. there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
sfnes pet to the pFee1stritS
electors Of the state. the Secretary
of state shall transmit the
than ten 1io) days after the com
mencement Of the session. If the
amendment SO proposed be not sub
mitted to the electors by the legis-
,aGuTe at sucn SESSION, u - NC
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 ad-
journment Of the Legislature. the
amendment proposed in the first
petition or one or more amended
forms thereof. shall be submitted
to the electors for their approval
or rejection at the next general or
sDecfal statewide election occur
ring not less than ninety days
after the filing Of any such. fur
Their petition Any amendment
proposed by initiative petition and.
in its original or in an amended
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12

forever be preserved inviolate and un-
diminished; and the income arising
ferent townships throughout the state,
in proportion 10 the number Of schol-
airs in each township, between the ages
be. faithfully applied to the specific
propriations: Suitable laws shall snst be be
investment of the principal of all funds
which have heretofore arisen or Whlch
may hereafter arise from Inc the SAFE or or
income from such lands accruing in
any way before the sale or disposition
therfGf IN tfgsstbean b SiHf Of
Minnesota issued after the year 1850,
or Of such other state as the legisla-
ture may by law from time to time d.
the state, or that may Hereafter accrue
to. the state, shall be appraised and
sold in the same manner and by the
shall be the same. less. one-third, as is
provided by law for the appraiSement
nd S of Of the s ands Of undsg a
The pri5cipal Of ali funds derived
sa{d shall iaiS rorev SMa be preserved invie:
late and undiminis shed: One-half. of
the proceeds Of said principal shall be
fund 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
t" add to said Section Two reads ms
~ollows:
"A revolving. fund of not over
two HUNDRED fifty thousand dol.
from the fund derived from the
sale of school and swamp lands,
to be used in constructing. roads,
bitches and fire breaks in, through
and around unsold school and
lands, such fund to be replenished
as long as needed from the en-
HANGED value realized from the sale
of such lands so benefited"
Under Section Two as it now stands
the proceeds Of the sal 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
inviolate and undiminished."
THE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment, if adopted, will be to mod
ify the provision last quoted to the
extent of permitting the legislature to
set aside not to exceed $25O,00O of the
principal Of the trust fund as a rcvOlv-
ing fund to be used for the purposes
stated in the amendment proposed.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
Addressed to
lll|iuS A. SCI1f11a|1|
Secretary of State

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
April Z, 1916.
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, 1
herewith hand you statement OF the
PURPOSES and effect of all amendments
to the Constitution proposed by the
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.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.

BY Chapter 3S1, Laws 1915, the 1egis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors an amendment Of Article Nine
90 of the Constitution by adding
thereto a new section, which reads as
follows:
"section H. 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 its sovereign ca
pacitv. and as trustee for the peo-
pie of the state, which are situate
under the waters or bed of any
meandered public lake or river.
and for that purpose NAV provide
for the drainage of any. such Ike
or river. OF the diversion of the
waters thereof to new bed or
channel. provided. however. that
the vested riparian rights Of prf-
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12

shall FAYE passed lne senate and
1ormlty to the rules OF each house
and the JOINT rules of the TWO
houses, Shall, before it becomes a
ta" ;n Be to the 6s
shall Sign and deposit 1t IN the
once or the secretary of state Tor
Preservation. and notify the mouse
where IL orlelhated OF the iact:
bat II hot. he snail return It, Win
ms objections, 10 the mouse IN
which 1T SHALL have originated;
When such oDJecllols SHAH De en-.
tered at large on the journal or
coed TO reconsluer the blll. H.
after such reconsideration, two
thirds of that house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, TO-
other house, by which it shall like
wise be reconsidered; and if it be
approved by tWo-thirds OF that
house 1T shall become law: But
in all such cases the votes Of both
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-
~: II any . pin shall shall not be re,
after it shall have. been presented
to him. the same shall be a law IN
like manner as II ne had signed
journment within. that time, pre-.
vent it's return; in which case it
shall not be a law. The governor
may approve. sign and file in, the
within three days after the ad-
journment of the legislature, any
act passed during the last three
days Of the session, and the same
c>r To-
presented to the governor, contains
several items Of appropriation of
money, he may object to one or
more Of such items in WHOLE or in
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
Whch ne 0Deffs ana dhG par1 fd
shall not take effect: If. the legis-
lature be in session, he shall trans
nit to the house in which the Pin
msnt, and. the items objected to in
whole or in part shall be separate
~ reconstructed. If, on reconsid-
Grafton. one or more Of such items
members elected to each house,
the same shall be a part Of the
law, Notwithstanding the ,objec-
lions of the governor. All the
Provisions; ,; Of this seetion,a in ~ re Ia
governor, shall apply in cases in
which he shall withhold his APP
prevail in whole or in part from
any item or items contained in
bill appropriating money"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Undo
he Constitution MS it now is, the gov
rnor may veto any item In an nppro
'riation bill, but he cannot cut dow
he amount appropriated for any spc
iflc purpose. The amendment, If adopt
Il, will give the governor power t
cduce the amount Of nn appropriate
or my given purpose. unless uro
rHnsmittal to the legislature OF
statement of the part of an item of n
bill to which he object:
he two houses, each by n t.vO-thirti
,ote, approve the item as 1T was origin
lily passed.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than is expressed therein.

THE PURPOSE OF the proposed
amendment cannot he more clearly
stated than is expressed therein.
THE EFFECT of the amendment, II
adopted, would he to confer power Oh
the legislature to provide by law for
the mining of iron ore and other min
erals, which the state owns in it's SOW
ereisn cuHacfty and situate under the
bed of amy mcnndered 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 is conferred, 1T could
also provide for the drainage or d.
version of the waters Of the lake or
river with reference to which 1T so
lcgfslntcs; 1T could also prescribe by
whom such minerals could be mined
and the compensation to he paid to the
state therefor. The proceeds of the
sale of any such minerals would con-
stitute fund to he loaned and invest
cd the same as the permanent school
and university funds, the income of
such fund to be used in the cOnstruc-
ton, improvement and maintenance of
public roads.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.

BY Chapter 1872, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed an amendment to Sec
ton Two (2) Of Article Six of the Con-
StitutiOn.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
If the proposed amendment IL adopt
I'd it will then read as follows:

1.-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
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
Is per cent Of the assessed valua-
ton Of the taxable property of the
county, school district, city. town
or village issuing such bonds; nor
shall any farm loan, or investment
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.
err rate of interest than 8 per cent
than Eve years, nor for a longer
period than thirty years, and no
change Of the town, school dis
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
ton to pay such bonds"
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.

BY Chapter $50, Laws 1915. tho legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors an amendment OF Section Z,
Article 6, OF the constitution.
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vate persons or corporations own
shall not be destroyed or damaged
without their consent, unless conf
pensation therefor shall be first
paid or secured. The principal OF
such iron ore, or Olner minerals,
snail forever be preserved lnvlu-
late and unuinl4nishvu, but the i'll
come therefrom shall 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
same terms as is, or from time to
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 Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.

BY Chapter 1856, Laws 1915, the lcgis-
electors, an amendment OF Section One
%. of Article -Four CD Of the Consti-
tuition.
Section One a. it now stands, reads
us follows:
"section 1. TWO HOUSES - SEES
SIONS - The legislature snail consist
Of the senate and house of representa-
tives, which shall meet biennially at
the seat of government of the. state,
law, but no session shall exceed the
term of ninety legislative days, and no
new bill shall be INTRODUCED in either
Of the governor, during the last TWEEN
ty days of such session, except the at
tention Of the legislature shall be
called to some important matter of
general interest by a special message
from the governor"
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5.

BY Chapter 3S3, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section
Eleven (11) Of Article Four a. Of the
Constitution.
The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12
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 (8) of the Con-
stitution.
Section Six as it now stands reads
Is foil0wss
Section 6. INvEs TMENT OF
G. H 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 ne such :ro, IN
by the board Of commissioners desig-
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 ff-
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
Rod than five years, nor for a 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 lab1llty Tor
taxation to pay such bonds"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-03

In a special message submitted by
Governor Manning to the General
Assembly Monday in re the mobili-
zation of the National Guard at
Charleston last October to preserve
order during the municipal primary
in that city it is shown that the
mobilization cost the State about
$4,000. The message also contain
ed detailed statement of the ex-
penses in connection with the mobi-
lization of the militia and stated
that the amount of appropriation
that will be needed to settle that in
debtedness is $9,9l0.46. The Gov
ernor had borrowed $1,000 from
banks in Charleston with which to
pay the militia, and of this amount
there is still on hand 81, ,089.54. The
message of the Governor was re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-03

McCutchen. Messrs L F Swails, Mott
McGill, Geo A McElyeen and Lawton
Brown.
DR. J H Pratt, who has been locat-
ed at Nesmith, in this county. for
several years past, has recently, with
his charming young wife. moved to
Ninety-Six. in Greenwood county,
where they will reside in future.
Had we known Doc was going to
treat US in this manner, we never
would have encouraged or sanction
ed his recent marriage to one of
Williamsburg's fairest young ladies.
However, as he has already done
gone and moved" and is still anxious
to receive The Record and to hear
from his old friends, the people of
Williamsburg county, we'll have to
forgive him, so here's wishing him
and his wife much success and hap
piness in their new home.
Twenty-Five or thirty persons as
sembled at the town hall Monday
night to discuss the question of send
ing delegates to the Laymen's Mis-
sionary convention to be held at Co.
lumbia February So. The pastors
of the town were present and it was
urged that as many representatives
as possible go from each of the
Kingstree churches. A programme
of the convention is published in this
paper, from which it will be seen
that a large number of distinguished
people from all sections of the coun-
try will be present and participate.
No particular persons were desig-
mated as delegates at the meeting
Monday night, but it is understood
that q number will be in attendance
from Kingstree and Williamsburg
county.