The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10

village any alternate section OF
article may be presented for the
choice Of the voters, and may De
voted on separately without preju-
dice to other articles or sections Of
thereto. The legislature may pro-
vide general laws relating to AFFAIRS
of cities. the application of which
may be limited to cities over nifty
thousand Inhabitants. or to cities OF
nifty and not less than twenty thou.
sand inhabitants. or to cities OF
sand Inhabitants, or to cities or
ten thousand inhabitants or Sess;
which shall apply equally to al I.
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 of the
state defining or .punishing crimes
or misdemeanors.
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 erect of said amendment, II
adopted. will be to authorize the pub
LEGATION of proposed amendments TO
the home rule charter OF city or VII
per of general circulation therein, IL
there be such a newspaper. or once
each week for two successive weeks In
a weekly newspaper of general circu-
lation therein, II there be no such daily
newspaper. instead of publishing the
same for thirty days in three newspa-
pers of general circulation therein as
now required.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.
J Chapter 449 Session Laws Minnesota
for the year 1923 proposes an amend
ment to the constitution of Minnesota
by adding thereto new article. to De
known as Article IT, to read as follows:
Article IL.
Section l. The legislature by
law may establish one state owned
public terminal grain elevator at
Duluth. Minnesota, and 6ou one at at
purchase. lease or exercise OF the
right of eminent domain, sites and
f faeiities Thereof ahn and
operation thereof by the state.
Section 2: The legislature by law
may pnSSyide fof the the state I'm such
amount as may be necessary to car,
~ out the provisions of Section
Section s. Any and all provisions
of the constitution Of the state of
Minnesota inconsistent with. the
Of this pf en are so far
as the same prohibit or limit the
power Of the legislature to enact act
laws authorizing or permitting the
authorized"
The purpose Of said amendment is to
expressly empower the legislature to
| establish, construct, operate and main,
tain two state owned public terminal
The erect Of said amendment. If
| adopted, will be to empower the legis-
lature to acquire by purchase, lease or
the exercise OF the right or eminent
In OK
lie terminal elevator at Duluth. Min
nesota. and another at Minneapolis,
Minnesota. to establish: construct, OPP
crate and maintain said elevators. to
issue and sell bonds of the state In
such amount as may be necessary 10
acquire said sites and to establish; con-
| struct operate and maintain said ele..
| vators, and to repeal all provisions OF
| the state constitution inconsistent with
| said amendment.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. A.
Chapter $50. Session Laws of Mime
sofa for the year 1928 proposes an
| amendment to the constitution of the
| state Of Minnesota by adding. thereto
a new article. to succeed article IS
| and to be appropriately numbered, 10
| read as follows:
Article
Section /. Laws may be enact
ed for the purpose Of encouraging
nd ,snSs at This an State
whether owned by private persons
or the public. including irrepeal-
able provisions for definite and linn
tied taxation of such lands during
a term of years, and for yield tax
at or after the end of such term,
upon the timber and other forest
Section g. Any and all provisions
of the constitution OF the state or
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
or Of the legislature to enact laws
ing of the things hereinbefore au-
The .purpose of said amendment is
| to empower the legislature to enact
and aO of pHbcy and
| privately owned lands.
The ERECT of said amendment, If
adopted, will be to empower the legis-
lature to enact laws to encourage and
| OF publicly and privately owned lands,
laws for a definite and limited taxation
TO forestation or reforestation, and
laws forla 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.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5.
Chapter 451, Session Laws of Mime
sofa for 1923 proposes an amendment
| adding thereto a new. article, to. be
known as Article II (a). to read as
| follows:
Article II CAD.
Section /. The state and Corr
any of its political subdivisions, IL
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
whether belonging to the public
or privately ownedl and the assess
ment against such lands of the
value OF all dement's So conferred
sustained in excess of such bene-
Ats
Section 2. Any and all provi-
tsas Of shs eo1sttufon ST ths
with the provisions of this. article,
are hereby repealed, so far, but
only so far, as the same prohibit
or limit the power Of the legisla-
permitting the doing of the things
hereinbefore authorized"
The purpose of said amendment is to
expressly empower the state, and its
political subdivisions, to undertake the
hres. and to incur debts. and pledge
the public credit In so doing.
The effect of said amendment, II
adopted, will be to empower the state,
and any OF Its, political subdivisions
to do. to. engage in any work reason
hres. including the compulsory clear
ing and Improvement of publicly and
privately owned wild lands. to assess