Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-07

Proposed
Amendments
to the
Constitution
Of
Minnesota
To be submitted at 1855
General Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM S. Erwin
Attorney General
st. Paul, Minnesota, June 8, 1881
To be submitted at 1855
General Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM S. Erwin
Attorney General
st. Paul. Minnesota, June 8, 1888
Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary Of State,

Honorable Mike Holm,
Secretary Of State,
Dear Sir:
In compliance with the provisions
Of Section 46 OF Mason's Minnesota
Statutes OF 1897, I herewith furnish
you q statement Of the purpose ana
effect OF all proposed amendments to
nesota which are to be submitted to
the electors Of said state at the gem
eral election in 1888 in accordance
with certain acts adopted by the 1887
legislature.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I
By the adoption of Chapter 492 Of
the Laws Of 1887, the legislature has
proposed an amendment to Article 8
Of the State Constitution. The pro-
posed amendment, II adopted. will not
OF the Constitution but win add a new
section to be known as Section Of
said Article 8.
The proposed section reads as fol-
lows: ..r
Section 9. Any Of the public
lands Of the state, including lands
held In trust for any purpose,
may. with the unanimous approval
Of a commission consisting Of the
oONNANOIg Tic alNOEApy BCnCEdA AAAu
the state auditor, be exchanged
for lands Of the United States
and/or privately owned lands in
such manner as the legislature
n may provide vide, and the lands 50 &C.
trust. II any, to which the lands
exchanged therefor were subject,
and the state shall reserve all
mineral and water power rights in
lands 30 transferred by the state"
The Purpose and Effect Of the Pre-.
posed Amendment
The purpose and effect Of this
amendment " to confer upon q COM
mission consisting Of the governor,
auditor the power to sxeRsnS" any " Of
the public lands Of the state, Inelud-
Ing lands held In trust for any pur-
pose, for lands Of the United States
and Iands privately owned, such ex.
as the legislature may provide. In
the case Of certain trust fund lands
exchanges cannot now be made be.
cause the state Constitution does not
permit the Legislature 70 authorize the
sale. This amendment win make i
possible for the state TO acquire COM
pact araas Of land for forestry and
other conservation purposes by SN-
CHANGING land outsIde Of state for
NgH0gINaklOU
lands Of the United States within such
areas and for privately owned lands
within Oueh areas ...
The amendment requires that all
mineral Flights and water power rights
ln lands 90 Transferred by the state
qulred will become subject to the
same trust. II any, az the land dis
posed OF. For example, " school land
10 given IN exchange, ths land re-.
eSlVed will become school land.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Z
By the adoption Of Chapter 493 Of
tina Laws Of 1887 the legislature has
proposed an amendment to Section
36 Of Article Of the Constitution Of
the State OF Minnesota.
This section now reads a. follows:
ANY city or village in this state
may frame q charter for its own
government as a city consistent
with and subject to the laws of
this state, as follows: The legis-
IatHrs shan provide, under such
for q board Of fifteen freeholders,
who shall be and for the past I'VE
years shall have been qualified
voters thereof to be appointed by
district In which the city or WI
lage is situated, az the legislature
may determine, for a term in no
event TO- exceed six years. which
board shall. within six months
after It's appointment. return 70
the chief magistrate Of said city
or village q draft Of said charter,
signed by the members of said
board, or a ma ority thereof. Such
charter shall be submitted to the
village at the next election there
after, and II four-seventhS OF the
qualified voters voting at such
election shall rRtlfy the same It
shall. at the end Of thirty. days
such city or village as a city, and
supersede any existing charter
and amendments thereof: Pro-
ylded. that in cities having patrol
limits now established, such char
ter shall require a three-foTrths
majority vote Of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election to
change the patrol limits now es-
tabllshed Before any city shall
legislature shall prescribe by law
the general limits within which
such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter
which shall be signed by the chief
magistrate of said city or village
and authenticated by. its corporate
seal; One Of said certificates
shall be deposited IN the Office Of
other, after being recorded In the
Office Of the register of deeds for
the county In which such city or
village lies, shall be. deposited
among the archives OF such city
or village, and all courts shall take
judicial notice thereof. Such char
ter 30 deposited may be amended
~ proposal therefor made by a
board OF fifteen commissioners
Aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days In three newspapers
Of general circulation In such city
or village, and accepted by three
nfths o. the Huallfied voters Of
next election and not otherwise;
but such charter shall always be
Ia harmony with and subject to
tho constitution and laws OF the
state Of Minnesota. The legislR-
tlro may prescribe the duties OF
the commission relative to sub
hitting amendments Of charter TO
the vote Of the people, and shall
provide that upon application Of
hyO per cent Of the legal voters
Of any such city or village, by
written petition, such Commission
shall submit to the vote Of the
people proposed amendments 70
4 ton. The board Of freeholders
/ above provided for shall be per-
mAnent, and all the vacancies BY
death, disability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the
corporate limits, OF expiration OF
term. Of office, shall be fiiled BY
appointment In the same manner
a. the original board was creatAd,
and said board shall always con-
tain It's fun complement OF menu