Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-10-31
Proposed Amendments
TO the
Constitution of Minnesota
Niles Lord. hiiornsY General
State Capitol. 81. Paul. Milan.
Jul, /. 1858


The Honorshl. Joseph L. Donovan
s sfasis't eS y 1'ca.
Dear Sir.
Prauan, % M 1857 o2i hereby furnished
posed amendments Constitution tho
asD oen 70 nSas s
~ L.a 1881 soo nc legislature nas proposed smsndn.n
M Mnss a cono nna me- q hs rsess r 5e
from this statement grFan, the specific direction Of the iegs
amended proposed BY The legislature Art XII ana Art ~
ARTICLE XII
Section The Legislature mar provids bY
creation Organization admnlsirsilon consolidation division
IN. ofae.r ineiaa
transfer county seats No county Boundary ssa b.
changed soaay zee, i..a'isrr.a ann .eProv.d By
Sec. Evsry which upon lis snseiiy. .pplss
aal. soanlE d sonilgooa. eounii.. special
10 which sppns. The lsg.s,urs may enact special laws
;.lng 10 essi go..fnm.o, units sal special r.. anl.,.
after Tia approval ID. affected unit through
n. , % h ss'n y % S %aa ss
B. n. . s anti sa @ so. 'g ao
The adoption Of ihs subject
aoysrnm.n, sai ~ksn soiSo.sd by sw may sdopl hons
os and u. laws No .asS Sa. S"i become .a.
.hen The approval q The voters o. the local aoysrnsn un
aSsii.s provides ios Il. sonsod.on ssps
a.r. ~hoa hs so I u. .ai , md
% g III sS" s eso . .~ e: x nv.
comfassons Notwithstanding other constitutional mia.
tona The legislature may require rnsmbsrs
shall be ftsshods provide for appointment by Judges
s' .es ., ss %. he" slf s%s 'Si. .
charter amendments may be proposed by commission
by pson Of i've percent Of The voters Of local
msa uni as d'isfmnsd BY Law snd ,hs moi bssoms sseiv.
Amendments be proposed and adopted In other
bonn. ,us ssasi.l ana adopt statutory form o.
charter the majority vote h required
See ; E'lsi'na law, and charter. valid ~hsn adopted
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ARTICLE
Bee. o. In all when general Law
applicable special except provided
In Ariels XII and WHISTLER general could have made
shs be udeaY determined Without regard 10
Legislative assertion that subject The legislature shall
pass local special authorizing laying out open
Ing Altering vaeanu msniainng hahways streets
% alley. rsmng lines penalties o. ori"iiuFsa changing the
ton isainsion Of ehdrsn changing The o descent
"ecsen eonssrtin5 RIGHTS minors declaring named
person Of giving effect 10 informal invalid wills
affecting The persons disability
sssmpinu property from iasaioa regulating the
money creating pvais or amsndno
renewing extending explaining hsreo grant
INC 70 anr private cooperation association Individual
auherisina public taxation Tor private purpose
inhibiiions Of local special this
construed 70 prevent hs passage Of general laws Of IN.
The Legislature sxiaiins special Law.
nai shall mol amend sssnd os modify Of the except
See. %. rh. section Ia repealed"
Tho effect proposed
may he summarized ns follows,
ARTICLE
To authorize The legislature provide the creation
organization administration e0nanllaan afvlslen and d
luton ~ local government units and their functions
To authorize the legislature % provide FOR the change
county seats provided havoyrr that county no0prss r,sS
oct be changed and county cats not be until