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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, l..

By Chapter $40, Laws 1915. the legis-
!ature proposed for adoption by the
90 of Article Eight of the Constitu-
ton, by adding to said Section Two a
new paragraph.
Section Two as it now stands reads
Is follows:
Section 2. "sCHoOI. AND SWAMP
LANDS-SCHOOL FUNDS FROM SALE
OF-The proceeds Of such lands as are
or hereafter may be granted by. the
United States for the use of schools
within each township in this state
ehall remain perpetual school fund
to the state; and not more than one
third Of said lands may be sold in two
years, onethird in five years, and one
third in ten years. but the lands Of
the greatest valuation shall he sold
first: Prcyyided. that no norton Of said
public sale. The principal of all funds
arising from sales or other disposi;ion
Entrusted to this state in each town
ship for educational purposes: shall
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12

By chapter 393, Laws 1915, the 1egts@
~ of Rfsie -Four q s sf Ss
Constitution.
Said section now reads as follows,
BY se &6%nk II VST6 g REH1s
Every bill Which shall have passed the
senate and house Of representatives, in
and the Joint rules 1 Of the e t S@en hoSses
shall, before it becomes a law, be pre-
sented to the governor of the state If
ne a approves pr he shall nal sign and deposit
where it originated Of the fact. But
ec tot ne S t5a h rStSFn t XIII his OBJ
have originated; when such objections
shall pc entered at large on the jour-
nal of the same aEd the hop?H shall
efter such reconsideration, two thirds
O., that house shall agree, to pass the
II it be approved by two-thirds Of that
al such cases the votes of both houses s
shan be determined by yeas and nays,
amd the names of the voting
on the Journal OF Of each 6ouse Sc 9 respec
turned by, the governer within three
pays N0uHudy5 eACSpteOJ d1ter IL snail
have been presented to him, the same
shall be law in like manner as if
he had signed it, unless the legislature,
by adjournment within that time, pre-
vents it's return; in which case it shall
not be a law. The governor may ap-
prove, sign and file in the Office Of the
secretary 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
shall become a law If any bin pre-
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, he
shall append to the bill, at the time
or signing it, a statement of the items
to which he objects, and the appropria-
ton so OBJ ected to shall not take eff
feet: If the legislature be in session.
ne shall transmit to the house in which
the bill originated copy of such state
ment. and the items objected to shall
be separately reconsidercd. If, on re-
consideration, one or more of such
Items be approved by two thirds of tho
members elected to each house. tho
withstanding. the objections of the gov
ernor.. All the provisions of this Sec
tion: in relation to- bills not approved
bv tho governor. shalt annlv in cases
IN which he shall withhold his approval
FROM any item or items contained in q
bill appropriating money"
1t is proposed to amend that section
- that 1T shall read as follows:
l, "section II. Every bill which
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12

1ature proposed for adoption by the
electors an amendment of Section Z.
Article s, of the constitution.
The section now reads as follows:
~ " Sc T.. PROBATE COURTS
ganized county. in the state probate
court, which shall be court Of rec
ord, and be held at such times and
shall be elected by the voters Of the
county for the. term Of two years: He
Il time Of his election, and reside
therein Gna curing his continuance. in Of
provided by law. He may appoint his
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 Compensation
shall be prescribed by law A probate
court shall have Jurisdiction over the
estates Of deceased persons and per-
this constitution"
The amendment sfmply propose~ ia
substitute the word ''four'' for the
word "'two'' so that the sentence pre.
scribing the duration of the term of
Office will, If the amendment is adopt-
ed, 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, if adopted will make the
term of Office Of the Judge of Probate
four years instead of two.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12

one receiving the highest nur1per
Of affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions.
The style Of all legislative meas.
ures and amendments to the con
under this section shall be: "Be
It enacted by the, People Of the
State Of Minnesota"
The provisions of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
legislation, but until such legisla-
ton has been enacted this section
shall be self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of.
t,ree-fOId.
la> It Will permit the voters to pro-,
pose a.Headments to the state constitu-
ton. for adoption, without action by.
the legislature. Under the constitution
it now stands constitutional amend
ments can be proposed only by the Leg
lslature.
90 So, too, if adopted, the amend
ment 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 ape.
proved ny u 1AdJOT1ty 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 u law with the same
force and effect as though passed by
the Legislature, The governor will
have no power to veto a law so passed.
but the people cannot so pass any law
which is prohibited by the CON-.
stitution.
(c) So too, If adopted, the amend
ment will permit the voters by proper
petition to require a vote on the uucs-
ton Of whether or not any law or part
thereof. Of certain classes of laws.
passed by the legislature shall be re-
pea1ed. 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 by
the number of votes cast for Governor
at the preceding election, the law SO
referred to the voters will not take
effect pending the referendum vote
thereon. The vote required to repeal a
law passed by the legislature AMI the
classes of laws which cannot be SO
repealed are specified in Subdivision
&C." of the proposed amendment a.
above printed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12

totcTer Is. preserved inviolate and nm
f Gln.ll'isneo; and the INCOME atist-.ss
land shall be GlSIl...t.. " .Ac u.A-
1erent townships throughout the Stale.
IN proportion 10 rue nunDer or sc!lu4"
Rrs IN eAcn township, u.tNeen tine t.esvs
OF nve ana tWehly-OHe years; ana SIld.l
be. faithfully uppN.u 10 the specluc
objects OF Tie original grants or ap-
preparations. Sult.lu.e laws shall
enacted by the Legislature Tor the sale
Investment OF the principal OF all funds
may rhereafter arise from the sale OF
other disposition of such lands, or the
income from such lands accruing tr
any way before the sale or disposition
the United States, or Of the state OF
minnesota issued after the year 1860,
or OF such other state as the legisla-
rect. All swamp lands now held by
the state. or that may hereafter accrue
80 the {, S tLa shall be appraised and
same officers and the minimum price
shall pc the same less one-third, as is
p Pro ni BY law for the appraisement
Ehirty- sight of the General statutes.
; 1he principal of all funds derived
from sales Of swamp lands as afore-
iate and undiminis shed: one- i If''o Of
the proceeds Of said principal shall be
tund of the state: the remaining one
half shall be appropriated to the edu-
catOnal and charitable institutions of
the state in the relative ratio of cost
TO support said Institutions"
The paragraph which it is proposed
10 add to said Section Two reads m
follows:
"a revolving fund Of not over
two hundred fifty thousand dol
lars ($250,000) may be set apart
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
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 undimiaished.'
THE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment. if adopted, will be to mod
lily the provision last quoted to the
extent of permitting the legislature to
set aside not to exceed $25O,OOO of the
principal of the trust fund as a revOlv-
Ing fund to be used for the purposes
stated in the amendment proposed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. q.

BY Chapter Isl, Laws 1915, the legls-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of Article Nine
80 of the Constitution ~ adding
thereto a new section, which reads as
IOlloWs:
"section II. The LEGISLATURE Is
hereby authorized to provide by
ron ore or ot f m min rails " wh an
the state owns. in it's sovereign ca
pacity. and as trustee for the peo-
pie of the state, which are situate
under the waters or bed of anv
meandered 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 ct pre-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than is expressed therein.


amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than is expressed therein.
THE EFFECT Of the amendment. IL
adopted, would he to confer power Oh
the legislature TO provide by law for
the mining Of iron and Othe.. MINI
erals, which the state owns in it's sew
ereiSn capacity and situate under the
bed of any meAndcred public lake or
river, subject to the restriction that
The rights of riparian owners on any
'uch lake or river, shall not be de-
'troyed or injured without compensa-
lion. If the Legislature exercises the
power, in case it is conferred, 1T could
hlso provide for the drainage or d.
version of the waters Of the lake or
river with reference to which it SO,
Ic3fslates; it 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 or any such minerals would con-
stitute fund to he loaned and invest
ed the same as the permanent school
and university fs1nds, the income of
such fund to be used In the construc-
hOn, improvement and maintenance Of
public roads.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12

THE PURPOSE Of the amendment is
to authorize the investment OF the per-
manent school and university funds in
"frst mortgage loans secured upon inn
proved and cultivated farm lands
where the amount of the loans so Sc
cured does not exceed so 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. Under
Section Six as it now reads bonds cam
not be purchased unless they mature
ut least five and not more than twenty
years after purchase. If the amend
ment Is adopted, bonds and mortgages
may be purchased if they mature not
less than five nor more than thirty
years after purchase.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12
Addressed TO
ju|iuS A. SC|lfrla|l|
Secretary of State
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, ST. PAUL.

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, l
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 if tho
amendments are adopted
Yours truly,
LYNDON A. SMITH,
Attorney General.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. a.

BY Chapter 1884, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed an amendment of Sec
ton Thirteen G3) of Article One (1>
of the Constitution.
The section as it now stands reads
AZ follows:
IS "SeGti9n Il; PRIVATE PROPERTY
shall not be taken, DESTROYED or dam
pensation therefor first paid or Sc
cured"
III the amendment In adopted the se&-
ton wifi 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 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.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12

PURPOSE AND EFFECT, Under
the Constitution as 1T now 1s, the gov
ernOr may veto any item in an appro-
priat1on bill, but he cannot cut down
the amount appropriated for any spe-
c1hc purpose. The amendment, If adopt
ed, will give the governor power to
reduce the amount of an appropriation
for my given purpose, unless upon
transn1tta1 to the legislature Of a
statement of the part of an item Of an
appropriation bill to which he objects,
the two houses, ench by a two-thirdr
vote. approve the item n. 1t wa. origin
ally passed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO: 2.

BY Chapter 1856, Laws 1915, the legis-
latnre proposed for adoption by the
Of Arfce foaP rs Of {Ss &en9ti
tuition.
Section One a. it now stands, reads
a. follows:
s7G oSsstion /; TWO HOUSES - SEES
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
6fa +%a except on the written request
ty days Of such session, except the at
tention Of the legislature shall be
called to some important. matter of
from the governor"
II the amendment is adopted, the
section will then read as follows:
e1 sse; I. n TWO HOUSES * -s SIS;
consist Of The senate and house Of
bienniaily at the seat Of govern
ment of the state, at such time as
shall be prescribed by law, but nc
ninet% iSo 5 legislative s1e$a enc 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 leg1s-
lature shall be called to some i'm
portant matter Of general inter-
est by special message from the
governor; but the people reserve
to themselves direct power as fol-
lows:
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL IN1TIA-
he mt any Of t any ps5eE to
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary of
state a petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution.
aSrs by Of t te 5{ae int qf snS
Of state shall transmit tho
same to the legislature net later
than ten (10) days after the COM
mencement of the session. It the
amendment SO proposed t@s not sub
mitted to the electors by the legis-
submitted in an amended form,
then. upon 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-
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
T ring not less than ninety DAYS
Their petition. Any amendment
proposed by initiative petition and:
In It's original or in an amended
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tion Two 12) Of Article Six Of the Con
Intuition.
Said Section now reads as follows,
"Section 2. SUPREME COURT
The supreme court shall consist Of
one chief justice and two associate JUS
ices but the number Of associate JUS
by a two-thirds vote, when it shall be
deemed necessary. 1t shall have orig
rs may be prescribed by law and ap-
pellate jurisdiction in ali cases, both in
l law and equity, but there shall be: nc
rs the legislature may direct at the
seat se of government. and the legislature
that one term in each year Shall be-
shal1 be the aug Of such court tS aps
shall be chosen, by the qualified cleo
tors of the state, one clerk of the SUI
preme court. who. shall hold his 6ffice
his, successor is duly elected and quail
fed; and the judges of the supreme
court, or a majority of them, shall have
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 as fol-
lows:
"Section q 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
sSa 9rig to &SsiStaa IN
such remedial cases as may be pre-
scribed by law, and appellate juris-
diction in all eases, both in law and
equity, but there shall he 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 government, and the
legislature may provide, by O. two
thirds vote, that one term in each
year shall be held in each or any
Judicial district. It 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 So
prene Court now constituted COM
ststs of a chief justice and four ASSOC
cfate Justices. The clerk of said court
Is now elected. If the amendment is
two associate Justices will 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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nave rdSstu ~E0 .eI4,. ;..lu
mouse OF Representatives. III COM
aiAu L4Ae )OlAt ru4es of the t,vu
IL ..se;s, s'l:l1l, before IL becomes d
Jaw, Nc presented TO the, ev.v.l,,'l
VI The STATE. II he approves ne
'Cl.A~e or me secretary OF state lvr
- eo.ivatlon. and nollty the uouse
W4Aeie IL originated OF the TACT.
Hut II not, ne shat return it, with
his objections, TO the house III
which 1t shall nave originated;
When such objections Shall he en-
tered at large on the journal OF
the same, and the house snail pro-
after such reconsideration, two
thirds of that house shall agree to
pass the bin, it shall be sent, to-
gether with the objections, to the
wise be ,reconsidered; and il it be
approved by two-tEirds OF that
house it shall become law. But
IN al such gases the votes Of both
houses shall be determined by
yeas and nays, and the names Of
the persons voting for or against
the blIl shall be, entered on the
~. II any bill shall not be re-
tune tuned by by the governor within
after it shall have been presented
to him, the same shall be law in
like manner as if he had signed
It, unless the legislature by ad-
5ournment within that time, pre-
vent its return; in which case it
snail not be a law. The governor
may approve, sign and file in the
0 ON b;n OF tb the secretary of state,
journment Of the Legislature, any
act passed during the last three
Gays or the session, and the same
shall become a law. If any bill
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
part, while approving of the other
portion of the bill. In such case
ne shall append to the bill, at the
time Of signing it. a statement Of
which he objects, and the part Of
shall not take effect. If the legis
1ature 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
~ reconsidered. If, on reconsid-
Grafton, one or more Of such items
be approved by o-thirds Of the
the same shall be a part of the
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-
proVal in whole or in part from
any item or items contained in a
bill appropriating money"