Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-10-20
Proposed
Arrlerldrl
to the
Constitution
Minnesota
To be submitted at 1884 General
Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
HARRY II. PETERSON
Attorney General
St. Paul, Minnesota, May l, 1894
Honorable Nile Helm,
Secretary of State,
HARRY Fl. PETERSON
Attorney General
St. Paul. Minnesota, Nay /, 1894
Honorable Nile Helm,
Secretary of State,

Honorable Nile ElcGn,
Secretary of State,
Dear Sir:
In compliance with the provisions OF
Section 4G of Mason's minnesota :'tl
tutes of 1927, herewith furnish YOU Il
statement Of the purpose anl effect OF
all proposed amendments to the CoAsti-
tuition of the state of Minnesota which
are to be submitted to the electors OF
said state at the general election In 1874.
in accordance with certain ats adopted
by the 1898 legislature,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I.
By the adoption Of Chapter 49, Laws
1885, the legislature has pro~o@aH ~
amendment to Section l. Article 1G Of
the State Constitution.
This section now reads rs follows:
'"Fhere Is hereby created and eEt2b-
lished trunk highway system.
which shah be located. constructed.
reconstructed improved and forever
maintained as public highways N"
the State of Minnesota. The said
highways shall extend as nearly as
may be along the following deGcrihed
routes, the more specific AMI d. into
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 rot be Gny 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 a point on the boun larry
line between the states of Mime sotc. ami
Iowa, southea sterly at Albert "a an1
thence extending in n nOrthWc6tarlv dt-
rection to n point in Albert Lea AMI t:"nca
extending in q northcrlv direction tn n
point and on the eouthcrly limits of the
city of st Paul and then BEGINNING at
point on the northcrly limits Of rhe
city of st. Paul and thence eytandinG in
a northerly direction to point on the
westerly limits of the CITY of Duluth and
then beginning at a roint on the no"ther-
ly limits OF the city of Duluth and
thence extending in a northeaSterlV Ill
rection to roint OF the boundary line
between the state of Minnesota ar tie
province of Ontario. affordin@ Alh"~t
Lea, Owatonna Fariho,1lt To"th 4e'A.
Pennington, st. Paul, White BnHr For
est Lake. Wyoming Rush Citv. Pine
City. Hinckley, Sandstone. Moose lake.
Carlton, Duluth. Two Haro9rs Grad
Marais end intervening and aAiH""1t
communities a reasonable means of cor1-
munication. each with tNe other and 9th
er places within tie state
ROUTE NO. 2.
Beginning ct Il roint on Route No. ]
on the westerly HSGliTS OF the civ or i)u-
luth and thence extending in a south
westerly direction along said Route No
to a point on said route at Carlton ord
thence extending in n westerly direction
to point on the east bank of the Red
River of the North at MoOrhead afford
ing Duluth. Carlton, McGregor. Aitl;I1.
Brainerd, Motley, Staples, Wadena. Do
troit. Moorhead, and Intervening and aH
jacent communities reasonable m"Hre
of communication, each with the other
and other Mo within thn state.
ROUTE NO. g.
Beginning IT Il roint on the bounh"r'
line between the states of Minnesota Prd
Wisconsin, westerly of la Crosse. VIZ
consin, and thence extending in mort ,.
|. westerly direction to point on the en-
erly limits of the CITY Of st. Paul end
then beginning at point IN the W rstar
ly limits of the city Of MINNEAPOLIS AMI
thence extending in p n"TtAwnst"rl" d..
rection to a point On the cast bank of
the Red River Of the North 1T R"n"'"n-
ridge, affordirg In Crescent. Winona.
kellogg, Wabasha, Lake City. Rod Wing.
Hastings. st. Paul. Minr CAROLS, 0sseo.
Champlin. AnolSa. Elk River, Zig Lake.
ST Cloud, Albany, Sank Contor, Aexa1-
dria, Elbow Lake, FcrSrs Falls. Brcck-
enridge and Intervening end adjacent
communities: a reason.bie, means Of
communication. eo"h wa ilfr 3tllcr and
other places within TIE sta:e
ROUTE MO. a.
Beginning ct Il point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa, southwesterly of Jackson and
thence extending in a northeriy direction
to a point on Route No. 5, southeastern
~ of Sank Center and thence extending
in northwesterly direction along said
Route No. to point on said route IT
Sank Center and thence extending in
northerlv direction to point at inter-
national Falls, affording Jackson. Win
dom, Sanborn, Redwood Falls. Norton
Olivia, Willmar. Paynesville, Saul; Cen
ter. Long Prairie. Wadena. Park Ranids,
Itasca State Park, Bemidji. Information
al Falls and intervening and adjacent
communities reasona BILE means of COM
munication, each with the other and
other places within the state.
ROUTE NO. 5.
BEGINNING at 4 point on the boundary
line between the states~of Minnesota and
Iowa. southerly of Blue Earth and thence
extending in northeastern direction to a
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
a northerly direction to a point in Swan
! River on Route No. g. hereinafter de-
! scribed. affording 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. g.
Beginning at point on the boundary
line between the states of Minnesota and
Iowa. southerly of Ash Creek and thence
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-
sa, Ortonville, Gracevile, Dumont.
Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moorhead Krag
nes. George town, Perley, Hendrum. Ada.
Croolzston, Warren, Donaldson. Halloclx.
and intervening and adjacent co,nrnuni-
ties a reasonable means of communica-
ton, each with the other and other
places within the state.
ROUTE NO. z.
Beginning 1T roint 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
nesot1 anl South Dakota. westerly of
Lake Benton. affording Winona. It.
Charles. Rochester, Kasson, DoGge Cen
ter, Claremont, Owatonna, Waseca Man
t5ato. st. Peter, New Ulm. Springfield.
Tracy. Lake Benton and intervening and
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