The Dickinson press., 1917-02-03

have the legislature authorize a con-
s%titutional convention by means of
House Bill No. "A, but they are not
familiar with the proposed changes.
In a few words the changes are as
follows:
Section 24-Gives the state, or any
of it's political subdivisions, right to
engage in any occupation or business
for public purposes.
Section 31-Provides that in 1920
senators shall be elected for two
years and thereafter all senator's shall
be elected for four years, thus pro-
viding for a complete change in the
senate each four years.
Section 34-Provides that repre-
%sentatives shall be elected for a four
year period instead of two years as
at present.
Section 35-Provides that no repre-
sentative shall be elected unless he
has been a resident of the state for
two years next preceding his election.
Section 6O-Changes the enacting
clause by providing that laws are en-
acted "by the people" instead Of by
the Legislative assembly" as at pres
ent.
Section 72-Provides that the gov
errors term shall be four years in
stead of two years.
Section 73-Provides that the lieu
tenant governors term shall be four
years instead of two years.
Section 78-Makes it compulsory
for the lieutenant governor to cast
the deciding vote in case of a tie. 1t
is now optional with him.
Section 83-Provides that state Of
ficers, with the exception of the COVER
nor and lieutenant governor, may be
appointed, their terms to run for
years.
Section 85-Increases the salaries
of railroad commissioners from $4,000
to $4,000.
Section S7-Provides that not less
than four of the five judges Of the
supreme court shall concur in any
opinion declaring any law unconstitu-
tional.
Section 94-Provides that when the
population of the state is a million,
the legislature may increase the num-
Der Of judges to seven.
Section lOS-Fixes the term of the
county judges at four years instead of
Section 12O-Provides for quadren-
NAL election beginning in 1918.
Section 122-Provides that in an
election upon the question Of suf-
frage, the majority Of those voting
upon the question is sufficient to
carry the change into effect. The-pres-
ent provision requires a majority OF
all of the electors voting at the cleo
ton.
Section 131-Gives corporations the
power to limit the voting power of
Stockholders.
Section 134-Which is section 1873
in tic present institution, eliminates
the provision as to increase in the
stock md indebtedness of corpora
tons.
Section 135-A redraft of section
1879 of the present constitution drops
out the proviso to the respect of the
consent of local authorities in grant
ing franchises, the state being abso-
lutely prohibited from granting fran
chises IN any nature.
Section 14O-Revises section lat of
the present constitution.
Sections 148-151 of the present con-
%stitution are dropped out.
Section 146-Absolutely prohibits
sale of coal lands owned by the state,
but provides that the same may be
leased.
Section 153-Amends section 126 of
the present constitution relating to
the investment of school funds by
adding that the fund may be invested
in the bonds of municipalities, the
bonds issued for the construction
drains, that loans up to one-half of
the value of farm lands may be made
as compared with a one-third limit at
present. Investments in bonds of the
u. S. now provided are not contained
in the new provision.
Section 165 Of the present constitu-
tion is eliminated.
Section 163-Provides that the leg
islature may provide for the appoint
ment of county officials except the
county commissioners.
Section 165-Provides that the leg
islative assembly may levy a fixed
tax on grain held in elevators, ware
houses and granaries.
Section 167-Extends the o
earnings tax to street car companies,
sleeping car and dining car COM
panies, telephone and telegraph COM
panies and the corporations, COM
panies or individuals doing business
within the state as common carriers.
Section 168-Provides for the
classification of property for pur-
poses of taxation or exemption. In
other words makes possible the es-
tablishment of the single tax.
Section 169-Increases the bond
limit from $2O0, 900 to 100000.
Section 172-Provides that the state
or any political division thereof may
issue or guarantee the payment Of
bonds in excess of the debt limit to
. any amount. (This provision was the
one so diligently opposed by Stark
>county's representatives, for the
reason that they deemed it dangerous
for the state to guarantee bonds for
any enterprise without limit. An at
tempt was made to make this limit
i've or ten million dollars, but with
out avail. The Nonpartisan element
insisted, however, that "the sky
should be the Unity
Section 175-Provides that persons
whose religious tenets Or conscien-
tious scruples forbid them to bear
arms shall not be compelled to do SO:
Section 1s3-Adds Incompetence"