Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-21

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made and also At their r session after each enumeration
shah have the to bounds II congressional
senatorial and representative districts appOrOn
according provisions section second Of this article
II The ;sHaS shall also b chosen By district.
bes Of the house representatives required chosen
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s % sSa Be ." regular series The term. Of
prescribed BY law until the election year one
entire .6 asd
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two years except be to gil yaeaney and the
shah out Of Cee At the expiration q year and
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after senators shall be chosen for four
YES next succeeding each new appOOnment
il repealed I VIII s e. 4 % and
thereafter made By the authority Of the
United States shall have the the
.ppOrO% anew the senators and Representatives the
senate shan exceed 81 Of members who
compose the House Of shah exceed 1885
senatorial district The senators shall BE chosen BY single dis
rets OF convenient contiguous territory and in the
members Of the House of Representatives
pTesentaton in the House Of shall b. an
10 .9GSATSt the state on the basis Of equality accord
toned which win give fair representation To- an
parts Of the state Provided however adjacent
Of q: at I aa1s .2s cent e1 Of the total
computed to the closest whole number.
eff the legislature does reaPpOOn compliance with
It shall be in extraordinary session Immediately after the end
Such extraodnay session viii continue until its 4
accomplished and the members shall be allowed eOmpensa-
shah be elected for term Of two years and
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effective until the next election of senator's"
ment may be summarized follows:
ARTICLE "
To provide that the legislature have the power to nres
the boundaries Of congressional senatorial and representative
among the 1870 federal census
and after each federal census thereafter.
provide that the boundaries of senatorial districts shall
To provide that senators be chosen by single districts of
members Of the house chosen.
To provide apportonment in the basis
To provide appointment the basis of
FIVE counties adjacent to and including the county Of the seat
have s59S Of the members Of the senate
T. To provide in of failure reappOrtOn the reg
for the of reappOrOnment only continue indefinite
pensation expense reimbursement would be allowed.
TO provide two year term for house members and
To provide that reappOrOnment should take effect
TO- expressly repeal sections % and "a of Article w.
The effect would be-
The three sections dealing with legislative reappor-
onment Art w. $ p and a. would be replaced By the
retained but a number of changes are made
The number Of the members the house and senate would
longer be prescribed by law The legislature fixing the
number of members would be subject the
but control of this by the governor through
power would be removed.
The basis for reappOrOnment in the changed
language from shall be apporoned equally throughout the
different sections Of the proportion population
thereof" Shall be apporoned throughout the the
Of equality according population" While change
language ordinarily suggests intention change the
meaning of the provision involved it is difficult ascertain
what change intended here The house would
tnue to be apportoned the basis Of population.
The basis for apportionmen of the senate would be
changed from population basis basis flair represen
ation all of the state The factors which legsa
could consider in determining fair representation all
parts of the state" not specified.
The provision for state census 10th follow
ing 1865 would be eliminated Since census
provided for 1905 the removal of this provision would
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