Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

nsratiOn Of the inhabitants this State N the year one
thousand eight hundred and styaye and every tenth
made after each enumeration
made By the authority Of the United States the IegtuFs
diStrc and to appOon anew
according the Of second Of this article
See a. The senators shall also be chosen by single districts
bers Of the house q are required Be chosen
and 1Ga sane and no district shan
districts shall be numbered in regular series The terms Of
thousand eight hundred eight s7S). vhic6
REPRESENTATIVES. RepFessntativ:s chosen election
any election nsTsasT shall hold their once for the term Of
BY districts designated as odd numbers
chosen By districts designated b. even numbers %
out Of Office At the expiration the fourth and there
be entire election all Of
vided for in this article" N'''''''''~"' NV
Il m S.S.s. InS G y he & I.sS Art s. % and
The legislature at its s session after the 1870
zach census thereafter made By the authority Of the
confessional senatorial and representative districts and to
several districts The number Of members who the
Senate shall exceed 81 and the number members
No district shall Be divided n Il. fornroa q
% S me snan Se enOss1 y Snge as
members of the House Of Representatives
the House Of Representative shah be
TO as he ct
toned IN which give representation to all
70 and including the county containing
the stat: haTnE IS per cent or NOR: Of the total population
computed o closest whole number
this section it's arst regular session after
4 shan be extraordinary session Immediately after the end
s.:5 I1sT HH:ss:
ton or expense reimbursement for service therein
Representatives shall be elected for of years and
IsgsatuT pursuant section not Ss
The purpose effect Of proposed amend
msnt may be summarized as follows:
ARTICLE ~
To provide that the legislature have the power to prescribe
the boundaries Of congressional senatorial and representative
among the after the 1870 federal census
and after each federal census thereafter.
To fix maximum Of 81 members IN the senate and 136
To provide that senator's be chosen BY single districts Of
members Of the house are chosen anu '"'D' '"A'''
To provide apporonment in the house the basis Of
To provide appOrtiOnmen senate the basis Of
fair representation to all parts the stat provided that the
Eve counties adjacent to and including the county Of the seat
sy @ o It. S . Of the shall
q To provide in case Of failure to reaPpOrtOn at the reg
for the purposes of only continue indefinite
y until that is accomplished and directing that
8. To provide two year Term for house member and
. Jour year term for senate members. r...
To provide that reapporonment act should take effect
Until the next election Of senator's
10 To expressly repeal sections % and "a Of Article w.
The effect would be:
The three sections dealing with legislative reappor
comment Art w. e % and "a, would be replaced by the
section proposed Portions Of each Of the existing sections
retained but q number Of changes made.
The number of the members in the house and senate would
longer be prescribed BY law The legislature in fixing the
number Of members would be subject the stated
but control Of this matter BY the through his veto
power would be removed.
The basis for reapporonment in the changed In
language from shall be apporoned equally throughout the
different sections Of the state proportion the population
thereof to shall be aPpOrOned throughout the state the
basis Of equality according population While such change
language ordinarily suggests intention to change the
meaning Of the provision involved Is difficult TO ascertain
what change any, intended here The would
tnue TO be apportioned on the basis Of population.
The basis for apportonment Of the senate would be
changed from population basis TO basis Of far
all parts Of state" The factors which the ega
could consider In determining fair al
parts of the state" not specified.
The provision for state every 10th year follow
ing the year 1866 would be eliminated Since the
provided for 1906 the removal Of this provision would