Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-10-25
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, 1894
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary of State,

Secretary of State,
Dear Sir,
In compliance with the provisions Of
Section 46 of Masons Minnesota Sta
tutes Of 1927, herewith furnish you q
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
1888. the legislature has proposed an
amendment to Section l. Article 16. OF
the State Constitution.
This section now reads as follows:
There is hereby created and estab-
lished 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
shall be prescribed by law, but IN NIX
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 TNlnS SuCn routes
from the various villages and cities
named herein, through which such
routes are to pass.
ROUTE NO. I.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
line between the states Of Minnesota and
iowa, southeasterly at Albert Lea and
thence extending In northwesterly d.
1rection to point in Albert Lea and thence
extending in a northerly direction to
point and on the southerly limits OF the
Dff ST hap inptn OF
a point on the northerly limits Of the
city Of st. Paul and thence extending in
q northerly direction to point on the
westerly limits of the city Of Duluth and
ly limits of the city Of Duluth and
thence extending in a northeasterlv d.
rection to 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.
Marais and intervening and adjacent
communities reasonable means of COM
munication, each with the other and 9TH
er places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 2.
Beginning at q 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.
10 a point on Sdlu route at carton ana
thence extending in westerly direction
to a point on the east bank Of the Red
River Of the North at Moorhead, afford
fng Duluth, Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin.
Brainerd, Motley, Staples, Wadena. De-
troit, Moorhead, and intervening and adj
tacent communities a reasonable means
Of communication, each with the other
and other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 8.
Beginning at a point on the boundary
I'M hatv tba of nf Minnesota
Wisconsin, westerly of La Crosse, Wis
consin. and thence extending in north
westerly direction to point on the east
erly limits of the CITY of St. Paul and
then beginning at a point on the wester-
ly limits of the city of Minneapolis and
thence extending in a northwesterly di-
rection to point on the east bank OF
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,
st. Cloud, Albany, Sank Center. Alexan-
dria, Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls. Breck-
enridge and intervening and adjacent
communities a reasonable means Of
communication each with the other and
other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 4.
Beginning at point the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa. southwesterly of Jackson and
thence extending in northerly direction
ly of Sank Center and thence extending
in 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-
national Falls, affording Jackson. Win
dom, Sanborn, Redwood Falls. Morton,
Olivia, Willmar, Paynesville, Sank Cen
ter, Long Prairie. Wadena, Park Rapids,
Itasca State Park, Bemidji. Information
al Falls and intervening and adjacent
communities a reasonable means of COM
munication, each with the other and
other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. S.
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 southery limits Of the city
of Minneapolis and then beginning at a
point the northerly limits Of the city
OF Minneapolis and thence extending in
northerly direction to a 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-
vening and adjacent communities q rea-
sonable means Of communication, each
with the other and other places within
the state.
ROUTE NO. 6.
Beginning at point on the boundary
Hne 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, Dillingham; Odes-
sa, Ortonville, Graceville, Dumont,
Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moorhead, Krag-
mes, Georgetown, Perley, Hendrum, Ada,
Crookston, Warren, Donaldson, Hallock,
and intervening and adjacent commune
ties q reasonable means of communica-
ton, each with the other and other
places within the state
ROUTE NO. Z
Beginning at a point on Route No.
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 Wnona, ST.
Charles, Rochester, Kasson Dodge Cen
ter Claremont, Owatonna, Waseca, Man
kato, st. Peter, New Ulm. Springfield.
Tracy, Lake Benton and intervening and
adjacent communities reasonable means