The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-10-11
/ Proposed
Amendments
to the
Constitution
!: Minnesota
10 be submitted at 1884 General
Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
HARRY H. PETERSON
Attorney General
s.. Paul, Minnesota, May I, 1884
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,
10 be submitted at 1884 General
Election
HARRY H. PETERSON
Attorney General
s.. Paul, Minnesota, May I, 1884
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,

Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,
Dear Sir.
In compliance with the provisions of
Section 46 of Masons Minnesota Sta
tutes Of 1927, I herewith furnish you
statement of the purpose and effect OF
all proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Minnesota which
are to be submitted to the electors OF
said state at the general election in 1884,
in accordance with certain acts adopted
by the 1888 legislature.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
BY the adoption of Chapter 439, Laws
1898, the legislature has proposed an
amendment to Section 1, Article 16. OF
the State Constitution.
This section now reads as follows:
"There is hereby created and estab-
g. 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 more specific and definite
: location of which shall be fixed and
determined by such boards. officers
; or tribunals, and in such manner, as
i 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. I.
Beginning at point on the boundary
Nne between the states Of Minnesota and
Iowa, southeasterly at Albert Lea and
thence extending in a northwesterly d.
rection to a point in Albert Lea and thence
extending in northerly direction to .
point and on the southerly limits Of the
. point on the northerly limits of the
city Of st. Paul and thence extending in
. northerly direction to point on the
westerly limits Of the city Of Duluth and
y limits Of the city Of Duluth and
thence extending in a northeasterly d.
rection to a point on the boundary line
between the state of Minnesota and the
Lea. owatonna. Fsribauit, Northfeld.
Pennington, st. Paul, White Bear, For
est Lake. Wyoming, Rush City, Pine
City. Hinckley. Sandstone, Moose Lake.
Carlton. Duluth, Two Harbors. Grand
Marais and intervening and adjacent
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.
luth and thence extending in south
westerly direction along said Route No.
1 to point on said route at Carlton and
thence extending in westerly direction
to a point on the east bank Of the Red
River of the North at Moorhead, afford
ing Duluth, Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin,
Brainerd, Motley, Staples, Wadena, De-
troit. Moorhead, ard intervening and ad-
5acent communities a reasonable means
Of communication, each with the other
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ROUTE NO. 5.
BEGINNING at point on the boundary
Nne between the states of Minnesota and
Wisconsin, westerly of La Crosse, Wis
consin, and thence extending in a north
westerly direction to a point on the east
erly limits of the city of st. Paul and
then beginning at point on the wester-
" limits Of the city of Minneapolis and
thence extending in a northwesterly d.
the Red River Of the North at Brecken-
ridge, affording La Crescent, Winona.
Kellogg, Wabasha, Lake City, Red Wing,
Hastings. st. Paul, Minneapolis, Osseo,
champlin. Anoka. Elk River. Big Lake.
dria, Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls, Breck-
enrtdge and Intervening and adjacent
communities q reasonable means of
communication, each with the other and
other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 4.
Beginning at point on the boundary
nne between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa. southwesterly of jackson and
thence extending in a northerly direction
to a point on Route No. 8, southeastern
In a northwesterly direction along sci
Route No. to point on said route at
Sank Center and thence extending in
. northerly direction to point at Inter-
dom, Sanborn. Redwood Falls, Morton,
Olivia, Willmar, Paynesville, Sank Gen.
ter, Long Prairie, Wadena, Park Rapids.
Itasca State Park, Bemidji, Information
a Falls and Intervening and adjacent
communities reasonable means Of COM
munication, each with the other and
other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 5.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
line between the states Of Minnesota and
Iowa. southerly of Blue Earth and thence
extending in northeasterly direction to
point on the southerly limits Of the city
OF Minneapolis and then beginning at
point on the northerly limits of the city
q northerly direction to point in Swan
River on Route No. 8. hereinafter de-
scribed, affording Blue Earth, Winnie
bago. Mankato. st. Peter, Le sueur. Jor-
Mora, McGregor, Swan River and inter-
vening and adjacent communities q rea-
sonable means of communication, each
with the other and other places within
the state.
ROUTE NO. 8.
Beginning at point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa, southerly Of Ash Creek, and thence
extending In northerly direction to q
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.
IA. Ortonville, Graceville, Dumont.
Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moorhead, Krag-
mes. Georgetown. Perley, Hendrum, Ada.
Crookston, Warren, Donaldson, HalIock.
and intervening and adjacent communi-
ties q reasonable means of communica.
ton, each with the other and other
places within the state.
ROUTE NO. z.
Beginning at q point on Route No.
1t Winona and thence extending in q
westerly direction to q point on the
boundary line between the states of Min.
naeota and South Dakota, westerly Of
Lake Benton. affording Winona, ST.
Charles, Rochester, Kasson, Dodge Gem
Tar, Claremont, Owatonna. Waseca. Nam
1ra&a. St Peter, New Ulm. Springfield.
Tracy, Lake Benton and intervening and
adjacent communities . reasonable means
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