The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-10-18


of members. 1t shall be a feature
of all such charters that there shall
be provided. among other things.
and and a %ssH legislative IL ensed body o q either
houses. at least one of them shall
electors. In submitting any such
the qualified voters of such city or
article may @ be as presentsd ' for the
choice Of the voters, and may be
voted on separately without pretu.
dice to other articles or sections Of
thereto. The Legislature may pro-
vide general lawsTelating to affairs
of cities he .Ss sRessiss sss over Of wsss ss
thousand Inhabitants. or to cities OF
NIFTY and not less than twenty thoa,
sand inhaeitants. or to cities OF
sand Inhabitants, or to cities OF
ten thousand Inhabitants or less;
which shall apply equally to al
which shall be paramount while
In force to the provisions relating
to the same matter included In the
But no local charter. provision or
ordinance passed hereunder shall
supersede any general law or the
St state s,dsf defining ming or furnishing crimes
The purpose of said amendment Is to
change the number of newspapers in
which proposed amendments OF home
rule charters Of cities and villages must
be published and the duration OF such
The effeet of said amendment. II
adopted. will be to authorize the pub
lication Of proposed amendments 70
the home rule charter of a city or VII
per of general circulation therein. II
there be such a newspaper, or once
each week for two successive weeks In
a weekly newspaper OF general cdrGTv aoiSv
newspaper. instead of publishing the
same for thirty days In three newspa-
pers of general circulation therein as
now required.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Chapter 449 Session Laws Minnesota
for the year 1923 proposes an amend
ment to the constitution OF Minnesota
by adding thereto a new article, 70 De
known as Article II, to read as follows:
Article II.
Section 1. The legislature by
law may establish one state owned
public terminal grain elevator AZ
Duluth. Minnesota, and one at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, ACQUIRED py
right of eminent domain. sites and
facilities therefor, and provide for
the construction. maintenance ana
may provide for the issue and sale
of bonds of the state In such
ry out the provisions Of Section 1
Section ). Any and all provisions
Of the constitution OF the sth sts'e ,Ss s
provisions of this article are mere
by repealed. so far, but only so tar,
as the same ne PoIiI,, prohibit or limit III snact sn
laws authorizing or permitting tine
doing OF the things hereinoefore
The purpose of said amendment Is to
expressly empower the legislature to
establish, construct. operate and main;
tain two state owned public terminal
elevators. n.
adopted. will be to empower the legis-
the exercise Of the right of eminent
domain, sites for one state owned pub
lie terminal elevator at Duluth. NH Min-
Minnesota, to establish. construct. OPP
crate and maintain said elevators, to
issue and sell bonds Of the state IN
acquire 9u oIi said sites S and to establish. con-
struct. operate and maintain sara eies
vators. and to repeal all provisions of
the state constitution inconsistent Win
said amendment.
. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.
, Chapter $50. Session Laws Of Minne-
sofa for the year 1923 proposes an
amendment to the constitution OF the
state Of 10 sSyeeseS by edns ssrtice i
and to be appropriately NUMBERED 10
read as follows:
Article
Section 1. Laws may be enact
and promoting forestation and re-
forestation Of lands In this state,
whether owned by private persons
or the public. including irrepeal-
tied taxation of such lands during
term of years. and for yield tax
at or after the end Of such term;
upon the timber and other forest
Section Q. Any and all provisions
of the constitution OF the state OF
Minnesota inconsistent with the
provisions Of this article, are hereby
repealed. so far. but only SO far. as
the same prohibit or limit the pow
authorizing or permitting the do
ing Of the things hereinbefore au-
The PURPOSE Of said amendment Is
laws to encourage and promote foresta;
tion and reforestation of publicly and
privately owned lands.
The erect Of said amendment. IL
adopted, will be to empower the legis-
lature to enact laws to encourage and
promote forestation and reforestation
Of publicly and privately owned lands,
and to that end to enact irrepealable
laws for a definite and limited taxation
for a term Of years Of lands devoted
20 forestation or reforestation. and
laws for a yield tax, at the end or
after such term, upon the timber or
other forest products so grown upon
said lands, and to repeal provisions
of the state constitution inconsistent
with said amendment.
l. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. s.
Chapter 451, Session Laws of Mime
sofa for 1929 proposes an amendment
to the constitution of said state by
adding thereto q new article, to be
known as Article II (a). to read as
follows:
|. Article II (a).
Section l. The state and (or)
any of It's political subdivisions, II
and whenever authorized by the
legislature, may contract debts and
pledge the public credit for and en-
gage in any work reasonably tend
Ing to prevent or abate forest fires,
including the compulsory clearing
and Improvement of wild lands
whether belonging to the public
or privately owned) and the assess
ment against such lands of the
value Of all benefits so conferred
and the payment of damages so
sustained In excess of such bene-
hts
Section 2; Any and ali proyi-
sions Of the constitution Of the
with the provisions Of this article,
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