St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-10-31
Proposed Amendments
to the
Constitution of Minnesota
Niles Lord. Attorney General
State Capitol. 81 Paul Minn.
July l. 1858

me Honorable JosspA L. DOnOvan
STATE siisis' cSp = n'cas
purpose Of each Of the following pro
posed amendments to the Constitution Of the State Of Minnesota
PROPOSED AMENDMENT RELATING TO HOME RULE.
SPECIAL LAW LIMITS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAWS
Hy Laws 1857 so0 the legislature has proposed amenamsn
Of the Minnesota Consultation he seS IF these articles omitted
from @ statement pursuant the specific direction Of the es'
amended proposed b the legislature Art Su and Art ~
. 80 and SO win read follows
ARTICLE XII
Section l. The legislature may provide BIZ law for ihs
creation organssion standardization eonsodsisn siyson
io hs change their ofoerA nelud
@ he transfer Of county ,sS No oouniY boundary
changed Of county '.s sRIssSs until vn. ~ @
Every law which sSa apsa Z. s.cS. Ssis spP to
.ags county asmbss q oGag.GS; ssg.iis' Is .H:fi.
10 which uppHsG Tbs legislature msY special laws
relating % Ioea government units but special sw unless
after lis approved By expressed through the
% the may Ss Aa sST p saS law 'S %y e % 6
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Orsvsni The adoption Of ssSssaasn laws on hs same subject
aa When suS S ~ law sdoP
luton ana ,hs a No geb sbaris sSa S.ooms effective
wheu, me approval o. the voters Of the local unit
general law II sharsr provides ssps.
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s remainder q hs county H the @siory IssuSSs sE law
commissions Notwithstanding any other constitutional
Sa mail b. provide oT ss sppoai%:n BY Judge:
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by petition Of i've percent Of the voters Of the local govern
msni unit dssinsd BY law and shall become elective
s - pyonosd ana .aoptss IL snx ofbsy man
asr provided BY law oeai rni repeal 4.
new charter upon the same majority vote 90 e required
-sss s. Existing laws and charters valid when adopted
shall continue in effect until amended repealed In accord
anee with this article.
ARTICLE ~
sec. "a In all cases whom general law be made
applicable shall be provided
In Article XII whether general law could
applicable in case hereby declared judicial question
any legislative assertion that subject legislature
pass LEGAL special law authorizing the laying out
ING altering vaeana maintaining highways
aiieYs Fsmins ines penalties torurssi changing the
q persons places lakes rvsrsl authorizing the adOp
ton leumaton Of hidFeni changing The Of
uecsoni comforting rights mnorai declaring named
o. giving effect TO informal invalid Wills dsed
exomping property from taxation regulating Of
isIss on money! srsans private soperson' Or amending
ing 20 private corporation association Individual
special or exclusive privilege Immunity franchise whatever
authorizing public taNaiion for q private The
nhihonn Of local special this section
construed TO prevent the passage Of general laws Of the
hs legislature repeal any existing special
but shall not amsnd extend modify Of the except
Sec &c. This section is repealed"
may be summarized as follows;
ARTICLE XII
Section 1: The purposes
To authorize the legislature provide the creation
organization administration consolidation division and disso
TO authorize the legislature provide for the change
boundaries OF local government units and for the transfer Of
not be changed and county seats may be until