Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-10-13
Proposed
Amendments
Co the
Constitution
Minnesota
To be submitted at 1884 General
Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
HARRY H. PETERSON
Attorney General
St. Paul, Minnesota, May /, 1854
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State.
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,

Secretary or State,
Dear Sir:
In compliance with the provisions OF
Section as of Mason's Minnesota sta
tutes of 1927. | herewith furnish you a
statement of the purpose and effect OF
all proposed amendments to the Constl-
tuition of the State of Minnesota which
are to be submitted to the electors OF
said state at the general election in 1854,
in accordance with certain acts adopted
by the 1888 legislature
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
By the adoption of Chapter 439, Laws
1888, the legislature has pronosed an
amendment to Section 1. Article l6. OF
the State Constitution.
This section now reads as follows:
"There Is hereby created and estah-
lished trunk highway system,
which shall be located, constructed,
reconstructed. improved and forever
maintained as public highways. nv
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 bv such boards. officers
or tribunals, and in such manner. as
shall he prescribed by law, but in fix
ing such specific and definite routes
there shall not be any deviation from
the starting points OF terminals set
forth in this bill. nor shall there be
any DEVIATION III SuCu ioi'FF>
from the various villages and cities
named herein, through which such
routes are t. rasS
ROUTE NO. I.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesotn. and
Iowa, southea steTly at Albert ] "a ar1
thence extending in a northwe sterly di-
rection to point in Albert Les ami thence
extending in a northnrly direction to
point and on the southcrly limits of the
hN1rsH ya1Yzrr ut
a point on the northerly limits Of the
city of ST. Paul and thence extending In
a northerly direction to point on the
westerly limits of the CITY of Duluth and
then beginning at point on the norther,
ly limits of the city of Duluth and
thence extending in northeasterlv di-
rection to point on the boundary line
between the state Of Minnesota and the
province of Ontario. affording Albert
Lea. owatonna. Faribault, North Geld.
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
, munication, each with the other and 9th
er places within tie state.
ROUTE NO. 2.
Beginning al a point on Route No.
on the westerly limits of the city of Du-
luth and thence extending in a south
westerly direction along said Route No
to point on said route at Carlton and
thence extending in westerly direction
to point on the east bank OF the Red
River of the North at Moorhead. afford
ing Duluth, Carlton, McGregor. Ait'iin.
Brainerd, Motley, Staples. Wadena. De-
troit Moorhead, and Intervening and al
jacent communities a reasonable means
Of communication, each with the other
and other pie res within the state.
ROUTE NO. g.
RnOiNninO a nOint the boundary
line between the states Of Minnesota and
Wisconsin, westerly Of La Crosse. WIS
consin. and thence extending in north
westerly direction to a point on the east
erly limits of the city of st. Paul and
then beginning at point On the waster-
ly limits of the city Of Minneapolis and
thence extending in northwestern di-
rection to a point on the east bank OF
ridge, affording La Crescent. Winona.
Kellogg, Wabasha, Lake City. Rnd Wing.
Hastings. st. Paul. Minneapolis, osseo.
Champlin. Anoka. Elk River Big Lake.
dria, Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls. Brock
enridge and intervening and adjacent
communities a reasonable means OF
communication, each with tha other and
other places within the stare.
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
ly of Sank Center and thence extending
in northwesterly direction along said
Route No. to a point on said route at
Sank Center and thence extending in
northerly direction to point at Inter-
national Falls, affording Jackson, Win
dom, Sanborn, Redwood Falls. Morton
Olivia, Willmar, Paynesville, Sank Gen.
ter, Long Prairie. Wadena, Park Rapids.
Itasca State Park, Bemidji Information
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communities 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. southery of Blue Earth and thence
extending in a northeasterlv direction to
point on the southerly limits of the city
of Minneapolis and then beginning at a
point on the northerly limits of the city
of Minneapolis and thence extending in
northerly direction to a point in Swan
River on Route No. s, hereinafter de-
scribed. affordng Blue Earth. Winnie
bago. Mankato. st. Peter. LIE Sueur. Jor-
dan, Shakopee. Minneapolis Cambridge,
Mora, McGregor, Swan River and inter-
vening and adjacent communities a rea-
sonable means of communication, each
with the other. and other places within
the state.
ROUTE NO. 6.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa, southerly of Ash Creek. and thence
extending in 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-
sa, Ortonville, Graceville, Dumont.
Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moorhead. Krag-
mes. Georgetown, Perley, Hendrum. Ada
Crookston, Warren, Donaldson. Hallock.
and intervening and adjacent communi-
ties reasonable means of communica-
ton, each with the other, and other
places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 7.
Beginning at a point on Route No. 3
at Winona and thence extending in a
westerly direction to a point on the
boundary line between the states of Min
nesota and South Dakota. westerly of
Lake Benton, affording Winona. st.
Charles. Rochester, Kasson. Dodge Gen.
ter. Claremont, Owatonna. Waseca Man
Isato, st. Peter, New Ulm. Springfield.
Tracy. Lake Benton and intervening and
adjacent communities q reasonable means