St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

meratOn Of the inhabitants of this State the year
thousand eight hundred and and tenth
made and also their first after each
adf b S the e United GSns the
senatorial and representative districts and apporOn
according the provisions this
"a The senators shall also be chosen by single districts
bers of the house Of representatives required chosen
be divided in the formation of senate district The senate
districts shall be numbered in regular series The terms of
prescribed by law until the general election Of the
time there shall be an entire election of all senators and
representatives Representatives chosen at such election at
two years except il be to fill yss1ney and the the senators
shall of Office the expiration Of the second and
senators chosen by districts designated by numbers shall
after senator's shall be chosen for four there shall
representatives succeeding each appOrtOnment
yided for in this article"
ii repealed and &S VIII read IS "
The legislature at its first session after the 1879 and
United States shall have the prescribe the bounds Of
apportion representatives among
several districts The number IN Of members who the
compose the House Of shall not exceed 49,
senatorial district The senators shall be chosen by single dis
es of convenient contiguous territory and in the same
portOned throughout equality
ing to population the Senate shall be appOE
parts state Provided however the counties
Of the state having IS per cent or of the total
of the shall have the members of the Senate
IF the legislature does not reappOon in compliance with
shall be extraordinary session Immediately after the end
t that % S u1 tn
accomplished and the members shall not be allowed
Representatives years
senators for Of four When there is rsapPortOH:
effective until the next election of senator's
ment may be summarized as follows:
ARTICLE
To provide that the legislature have the prescribe
the boundaries of congressional senatorial and representative
and make new a mt a6 the and
and after each federal census thereafter
TO fix S Po1. OF ST members the senate and lSO
To provide that the boundaries of senatorial districts shall
divide representative districts.
To provide that senators be chosen by single districts of
convenient contiguous territory and IN the same manner as
To provide appOrtonment in the house the basis of
To provide apportonment in the the basis of
fair representation all parts of the sta provided that the
five counties adjacent and including the county of the seat
Of government having 85 more of the population shall
To provide in of failure to reaPportion at the
purposes reapporonment only continue indefinite
until that purpose accomplished and directing that no COM
g. To provide two year term for house member and
provide rapportionment should take effect
TO- To expressly repeal sections % and "a of Article w.
The effect would be:\
sections dealing with legislative
comment w. S. g % and "a would be replaced by the
proposed Portions of each of the existing sections
retained but a number of changes are made .
The number Of the members the house and senate would
number would be subject the maxmums stated
control of this matter by the through his veto
power would be removed
The for raPpOrtiOnment in the house changed IN
different in proportion the population
shall be apporoned throughout the state the
equality according to population While such change
language ordinarily suggests intention to change the
meaning Of the provision involved is difficult ascertain
what change intended here The house would con-
tnue to be apportoned the basis Of population.
The basis for apportionment Of the senate would be
changed population basis basis of fair
tation state The factors which the legsa
could consider determining fair representation to all
parts of the state" not specified
The provision for state every 10th year follow
the year 1865 would be eliminated Since the last census
provided 1906 the removal Of this provision would