The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-10-12
Proposed
Amendments
to the
Constitution
Minnesota
To be submitted at 1884 General
Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
HARRY H. PETERSON
Attorney General
St. Paul, Minnesota, May I, 1884
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,

tutes Of 1927, / herewith furnish you q
statement of the purpose and erect OF
tuition Of the State Of Minnesota which
are to be submitted to the electors OF
said state at the general election in 1894
in accordance with certain acts adopted
by the 1888 legislature.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
BY the adoption of Chapter 4S9, Laws
1888, the legislature has proposed ar
amendment to Section i. Article 10. o.
the State Constitution.
This section now reads as follows:
There Is hereby created and estab-
lished a trunk highway system,
which shall be located, constructed,
reconstructed, improved and forever
maintained as public highways. by
the State of Minnesota. The said
highways shall extend as nearly as
may be along the following described
routes, the 1Iore specific and DEFINITE
location of which shall be fixed and
determined by such boards, officers
or tribunals, and in such manner, as
shall be prescribed by law, but in fix
ing such specific and definite routes
there shall not be any deviation from
the starting points or terminals set
forth in this bill. nor shall there be
any deviation in fixing such routes
from the various villages and cities
named herein, through which such
routes are to pass.
ROUTE NO. u.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa, southea sterly at Albert Lea and
thence extending in northwesterly d.
rection to a point in Albert Lea and thence
extending in a northerly direction to a
point and on the southerly limits of the
city of st. Paul and then beginning at
a point on the northerly limits of the
city of st. Paul and thence extending in
a northerly direction to a point on the
H. II, Lat.
then beginning at point on the norther-
" limits Of the city of Duluth and
thence extending in a northeasterly di-
Tection to a point on the boundary line
between the state of Minnesota and the
province of Ontario. affording Albert
Lea, Owatonna. Faribault, Mortified,
Pennington, st. Paul, White Bear, For
est Lake, Wyoming, Rush City, Pine
City, Hinckley, Sandstone, Moose Lake.
Carlton. Duluth, Two Harbors. Grand
communities a reasonable means of COM
munication, each with the other and 9TH
er places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 2.
Beginning at a point on Route No. /
on the westerly limits of the city of Du-
luth and thence extending in south
westerly direction along said Route No.
to a point on said route at Carlton and
thence extending in a westerly direction
to point on the east bank of the Red
River of the North at Moorhead. afford
ing Duluth, Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin,
troit, Moorhead, and intervening and adj
jacent communities reasonable means
of communication, each with the other
and other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 8.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Wisconsin, westerly of La Crosse, Wis
consin, and thence extending in a north
westerly direction to point on the east
erly limits of the city of st. Paul and
then beginning at point on the wester-
ly limits of the city of Minneapolis and
thence extending in northwesterly d.
rection to point on the east bank OF
the Red River of the North at Brecken-
ridge, affording La Crescent, Winona.
Kellogg, Waba'sha. Lake City, Red Wing.
Champlin, Anoka. Elk River, Big Lake,
st. Cloud, Albany, Sank Center, Alexan-
dria, Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls, Breck-
enridge and intervening and adjacent
communication, each with the other and
other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 4.
Beginning at point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa, southwesterly of Jackson and
thence extending In northerly direction
to a point on Route No. 8, southeastern
1y of Sank Center and thence extending
in a northwesterly direction along said
Route No. to point on said route at
Sank Center and thence extending In
a northerly direction to point at Inter-
dom, Sanborn, Redwood Falls. Morton,
Olivia, Willmar, Paynesville, Sank Gen.
ter, Long Prairie, Wadena, Park Rapids,
1tasca State Park, Bemidji. Information
communities a reasonable means of COM
munication, each with the other and
other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 5.
Beginning at point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa, southerly of Blue Earth and thence
extending in a northeasterly direction to a
of Minneapolis and then beginning at a
point on the northerly limits of the city
of Minneapolis and thence extending in
a northerly direction to point in Swan
scribed. affording Blue Earth. winne-
bago. Mankato, st. Peter, LIE Sueur, Jor-
dan, Shakopee. Minneapolis. Cambridge,
Mora, McGregor, Swan River and inter-
sonable means Of communication. each
with the other and other places within
the state.
ROUTE NO. 9.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
line between the states Of Minnesota and
llenCe
extending in a northerly direction to a
point on the boundary line between the
state of Minnesota and the province OF
Manitoba, near St Vincent, affording
Luverne, Pipestone, Lake Benton. Ivan
hoe. Candy, Madison, Bellingham, Odes-
ga. ortonville, Graceville, Dumont,
Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moorhead. Krag-
mes, Georgetown, Perley, Hendrum, Ada
Crookston, Warren, Donaldson, Hallock
and intervening and adjacent communi-
IL -
ton, each with the other and other
places within the state.
ROUTE NO. z.
Beginning at point on Route No.
at Winona and thence extending in q
westerly direction to a point on the
nesota and South Dakota. westerly OF
Lake Benton, affording winona, st
Charles. Rochester, Kasson, Dodge Cen.
Ter Claremont, Owatonna, Waseca. Man.
Tracy, Lake Benton and Intervening and
adjacent communities a reasonable means
OF communication, each nth the other
and other places within m state.
ROUTE NO. 8.
beglnnlng at point on the westerly
limits OF the city of Duluth and thence
extending in a northwesterly direction n
a point on Route No. 6 near CroolsstoT
and thence extending in westerly ann
northerly direction along said Route No
to a point on said route northerly o
CrooKston and thence extending in 8
northwesterly direction to point on tn,
east bank OF the Red River of the -Norti
at East Grand Forks, affordine Duluth
F1oodwood. Swan River, Grand Ranids
Cass Lake. Bemidji. Bagley. Erskine
vening and adjacent communities a res
sonable means of communication eac,
with the other and other places WITH,
the state.