The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-10-04
TO be submitted at 1884
General Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
HARRY H. PETERSON
Attorney General

<AttOfuey 1SnStu
81. Paul. Minnesota, May I. 1884
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary Of State,
Dear Sir:
In compliance with the provisions
of Section 46 of Mason's Minnesota
Statutes Of 1927, herewith furnish
you a statement Of the purpose and
effect of all proposed amendments 10
the Constitution of the State Of MIN
nesota which are to be submitted to
the electors of said state at the gem
era1 election in 1884, In accordance
with certain acts adopted by the 1888
legislature.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
By the adoption of Chapter <tS,
Laws 1888, the legislature has pro-
posed an amendment to Section !.
Article 16, Of the State Constitution.
This section now reads as follows:
''There is hereby created and
established trunk highway sys-
tenn, which shall be located, con-
structed, reconstructed, improved
and forever maintained as pub
lie highways, by the State of Min
nesota. The said highways shall
extend as nearly as may be along
the following described routes,
the more specific and definite 10
cation 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 fixing such specific
and definite routes there shall not
be any deviation from the start
ing 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 boun-
dairy line between the states of Min
nesota and Iowa, southeasterly at AL
bert Lea and thence extending in q
northwesterly direction to 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 q
northerly direction to a point on the
westerly limits of the city Of Duluth
and then beginning at point on the
northerly limits Of the city Of Duluth
and thence extending In north
easterly direction to a point on the
Minnesota and the province Of On
tario, affording Albert Lea, Ovation
ma, Faribault, Mortified, Pennington.
St. Paul, White Bear, Forest Lake,
Wyoming, Rush City, Pine City,
Hinckley, Sandstone, Moose Lake,
Marais and intervening and adjacent
communities a reasonable means Of
communication, each with the other
and other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 2.
Beginning at point on Route No.
on the westerly limits Of the city Of
Duluth and thence extending in a
southwesterly direction along said
Route No. 1 to a point on said route
at Carlton and thence extending in
westerly direction to point on the
North at Moorhead, affording Duluth,
Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin, Brainerd,
Motley, Staples, Wadena, Detroit,
Moorhead, and intervening and adj
jacent communities a reasonable
means of communication, each with,
the other and other places within the
state.
ROUTE NO. 8.
Beginning at point on the boun-
nesota and Wisconsin, westerly Of La
Crosse, Wisconsin, and thence ex-
tending in a northwesterly direction
to q point on the easterly limits of
the city Of st. Paul and then begin
ming at a point on the westerly limits
extending in northwesterly direction
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, Minneap-
Oils. osseo. champlin, Anoka. Elk
Sank Center, Alexandria, Elbow Lake.
Fergus Falls, Breckenridge and inter-
Vening 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 boun-
dairy line between the states Of Min
nesota and Iowa, southwesteriy Of
jackson and thence extending In a
northerly direction to point on
Route No. 8, southeasterly Of Sank
Center and thence extending In q
northwesterly direction along said
Route No. to a point on said route
at Sank Center and thence extending
in northerly direction to point at
International Falls, affording jackson,
Window, Sanborn, Redwood Falls,
Morton, Olivia, Willmar, Paynesville.
Sank Center, Long Prairie, Wadena,
Park Rapids, Itasca State Park, Be-
midi, International Falls and inter-
vening and adjacent communities
each with the other and other places
within the state.
ROUTE NO. s.
q q n ny1
dairy line between the states Of Min
nesota and Iowa, southerly of Blue
Earth and thence extending in a
northeasterly direction to point on
the southerly limits of the city of
Minneapolis and then beginning at q
city of Minneapolis and thence ex-
tending in a northerly direction to o
point in Swan River on Route No. 5,
hereinafter described, affording Blue
Earth, Wfnnebago, Mankato, st. PEI
ter, lie sueur, Jordan, shakopee, Min
Swan River and Intervening and adj
jacent communities a reasonable
means Of communication, each with
the other and other places within the
state.
ROUTE NO. 9.
Beginning at a point on the bodn.
dairy line between the states of Min
Creek. and thence extending in a nor
therly direction to a point on the
boundary line between the state Of
Minnesota and the province of Mani
toba, near st. Vincent, affording Luz
hoe, Candy, Madison, Bellingham.
Odessa, Ortonville, Graceville, Du-
mont, Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moor
head, Kragnes, Georgetown, Perley,
Hendrum, Ada, Crookston, Warren,
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