The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-10-11

OF cities. the application or which
thousand Inhabitants, or to cities Of
nfty and not less than twenty thou.
sand inhabitants. or to cities OF
sand inhabitants. or to cities of
ten thousand inhabitants or less,
which shall apply equally TO all
which sr etsi shail d be en PARAMOUNT cunt while
in force to the provisions relating
to the same matter included In the
But But no " local charter. % provision or
| ordinance passed Hereunder shall
supersede any general law OF the
state .,dsf1n.a defining 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 effest 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. IL
there be such newspaper. or once
! each week for two successive weeks In
iation therein. IL there be no such daily
| newspaper. instead OF publishing the
same for thirty days In three newspa-
| pers of general circulation therein as
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Chapter 44s Session Laws Minnesota
| for the year 1923 proposes an amend
| ment to the constitution Of Minnesota
by adding thereto a new article, 10 De
known as Article II, to read as fohows
Article II.
Section l. The legislature by
law may establish one state owned
public terminal grain elevator at
Duluth. Minnesota, and one
sase os eaercise Of tSs
facilities therefor. and provide for
sas psrseon sGRssrgS.9@ aSsI.o. S1 the sess.
may provide for. the issue and sale
of bonds Of the state In suen @
ry out the provisions OF Section
Of this article.
Section >. Amy and All provisions
| of the constitution Of the state OF
Minnesota inconsistent with the
provisions Of this article are here
by repealed. SO far, but only so tar.
power OF the Legislature to enact
laws authorizing or permitting the
doing OF the things hereinbefore
The purpose OF said amendment Is to
expressly empower the legislature to
! establish, construct. operate ana main,
| tain two state owned public terminal
| elevators.
The efrect of said amendment, II
adopted. will be to empower the legis-
| lature to acquire by purchase, lease or
the exercise of the right OF eminent
domain. sites for one state owned pub
nesota. and another at Minneapolis.
| Minnesota, to establish. construct. op-
crate and maintain said elevators. 70
such amount as may be necessary to
acquire said sites and to establish; con-
| struct. operate and maintain SAID ele.
the state constitution inconsistent with
said amendment.
| , PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.
, Chapter $50, Session Laws of Minne-
sofa for the year 1929 proposes an
state of Minnesota by adding thereto
| new article, to succeed article 10
and to be appropriately numbered 10
read as follows:
Article
| Section 1. Laws may be enact
ed for the purpose of encouraging
and promoting forestation and re-
forestation OF lands In this state,
or the public. including irrepeal-
able provisions for definite and linn
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
products so grown. - b.
S
of the constitution OF the state OF
provisions of this article, are hereby
|. repealed, so far. but only so far, as
the same prohibit or limit the pow
er OF the legislature to enact laws
authorizing or permitting the do
ing OF the things hereinoefore au-
The purpose of said amendment Is
to empower the legislature to enact
laws to encourage and promote foresta,
tion and reforestatien i.s of publicly and
The effect of said amendment. II
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 term Of years OF lands devoted
laws for yield tax. at the end or
after such term. upon the timber or
other forest products so grown upon
OF the state constitution Inconsistent
| with said amendment.
l. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
l. Chapter 451. Session Laws of Minne-
sofa for 1929 proposes an amendment
to the constitution sSnssin Of ssid state SSy
known as Article II {a), to read as
| follows;
|; Article II ta).
l. Section 1. The state and tori
i any of Its 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 ownedl 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-
fts.
Section 2. Any and all provi-
sIons 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 power of the legisla-
ture to enact laws authorizing or
|. permitting the doing of the things
| hereinbefore authorized"
|; The purpose of said amendment is to
expressly empower the state, and its
tpoiitical subdivisions, to undertake the
| prevention and abatement Of forest
fres, and to incur debts and pledge
1.-the public credit In so doing.
The erect OF said amendment II
adopted, will be to empower the state
and any of its political subdivisions
when authorized by the legislature SC
to do. to engage in any work reason
ably tending to prevent or abate forest
| hrea including the compulsory clear