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iW\ THE&fVuN Proposed merits tothe Constitution ofthe STATE OF Submitted by the Legislature at Its General Session, 1913, Together With a Statement of the PURPOSES ANDEFFECTS, PreparedbyHon. Lyndon A. Smith, Attorney General of Minnesota. Addressed to Julius A. Schmahl Secretary of State. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN- ERAL, ST. PAUL. April 25, 1914. Honorable Julius A. Schmahl, Secretary of State, Capitol. SIR: As required by Section 46, General Statutes of the State of Min nesota for the year 1913, I have the honor to furnish you herewith a state ment of the purposes and effects of the respective amendments proposed to the Constitution of the State of Minnesota by the Legislature of 1913, and which are to be submitted to the electors of said State at the general election in 1914. FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The first proposed amendment is con tallied in Chapter 584 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913 PURPOSE: this amendment it Is sought to enable the electors to submit by petition to the Legislature consti tutional amendments and likewise to propose legislation, and In the event the Legislature falls to submit any such constitutional amendment or fails to enact any such proposed law, then such amendment or proposed law ma be submitted directly to the voters: also, to permit the electors to cause any law or laws enacted by the Legis larture to be submitted to the electors and if a majority of the votes cast thereon be opposed to such law, the same shall be repealed. This la an amendment to Section 1 of Article 4 of the Constitution, whi ch law i mitts as follows i "Section 1. The legislature shall consist of the Senate and House of I^rewntatives, which i eMtefly at the seat of g^arnment tSJslate, at such time a! alialTbrprS scdbed by law, but no session shall ex- oM the term of ninety (90) letflsltk- tive flays: wm no new bill shall be in troduced in either branch, except on the written request of the governor, during the last twen ty (20) days of 'Jich sessions, except the attention of the legislature shall be called to some important matter of general interest by a special message from the gov ernor." nnd substitutes therefor he following: "Sec. 1. TWO HOUSESSESi SIONS.The Legislature shall con sist of the senate and house of rep resentatives, which shall meet bi ennially at the seat of government of the state, at such time as shall be prescribed by law, but no ses sion shall exceed the term of ninety (90) legislative days, and no bill shall be introduced in either branch, except on the written re quest of the governor, during the last twen ty days of such session, except the attention of the legisla ture shall be called to some impor tant matter of general interest by a special message from the gov ernor but the people reserve to themselves direct power, as fol lows: "a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA TIVE.When at any time prior to the commencement of any session of the legislature, there shall have been filed with the secretary of state a petition proposing an amendment to the constitution signed by two per centum of the electors of the state, the secre tary of state shall transmit the same to the legislature not later than ten days after the commence ment of the session. If the amend ment so proposed be not submitted to the electors by the legislature at such session, or if it be sub mitted in an emended form, then upon a further petition or petitions, each signed by eight per centum of the electors of the state, filed with the secretary of state within six months after the adjournment of the legislature, the amendment proposed in the first petition, or one or more amended forms thereof, shall be submitted to the electors for their approval or rejection at he next general or special state wide election, occurring not less than ninety days after the filing of any such further petitions. Any amendment proposed by initiative petition and, in its original or in an amended form, submitted to the electors by the legislature or by a further petition, shall become a part of the constitution, if approved by a majority of the electors vot ing at said election, or by four sevenths of the electors voti ng on the proposed amendment provided not less than three-sevenths of the electors voting at said election voted for the proposed amendment. This section shall be construed as a means in addition to Section one, Article fourteen of the State Con stitution for amending the same. "b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE When at any time prior to the com mencement of any session of the legislature, there shall have been filed with the secretary of state a petition proposing a law, signed by two per centum of the electors of the state, the secretary of state shall transmit the same to the leg islature not later than ten days after the commencement of the ses sion. If the aw so proposed be not passed by the legislature at such session, or if it be passed in an amended form, then upon a further petition or petitions, each signed by six per centum of the electors of the state, filed with the secretary of state within six months after the adjournment of the legislature, the law proposed in the first peti tion, or one or more amended forms thereof, shall be submitted to the electors at the next general or spe cial state-wide election, occurring not less than ninety days after the filing of any such further petition or petitions, and if approved by a majority of the electors voti ng thereon, the same shall become law and go into effect thirty days after such election, and shall supersede any amended form of such law which may have been passed by the legislature. No law proposed by initiative petition and approved by the electors shall be subject to the veto of the governor. The a u thority of the people to enact laws, as provided in this subdivision, shall extend only to laws author ized by the provisions of the con stitution. "C THE REFERENDUM.It within ninety days after the final adjournment of any session of the legislature, a referendum petition, signed by six per centum of the electors of the state, shall be filed with the secretary of state against any law, or any part of a law, passed by the legislature at such session, such law, or such part of a law, shall be submitted to the electors at the nevt general or spe cial state-wide election, occurring not less than ninety days after the filing of said petition. If a ma jority of the vote cast thereon be in the negative, such law, or such part of a law, shall thereby be re pealed. Provided, that if a ref erendum petition is signed by fif teen per centum of the electors of the state, the law or part of a law, against which such petition is filed shall be suspended pending the referendum vote thereon. "Any law providing for a tax levy or appropriating money for the curient expenses of the state government or state institutions, any act of the legislature submit ting a constitutional amendment or other question to the electors of the state, or any emergency law necessary for the immediate pres ervation of the public peace, health or safety shall go into effect im mediately upon its passage and ap proval by the governor, and such laws, except emergency laws, shall not be subject to a referendum vote. All other laws shall go into effect ninety days after the ad journment of the legislature. A bill proposing an emergency aw shall contain a preamble briefly set ting forth the facts constituting the emergency. A separate vote shall be taken upon the preamble of such bill by a call of the yeas and nays, and if the preamble be adopted by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each house, it shall be an emergency law. "d. GENERAL PROVISIONS. All petitions provided for in this section shall contain a title indi cating the subject and purpose of the proposed law or constitutional amendment, or the law, or part of a law, to be referred, and if a change is proposed in an existing constitutional provision or statute, in addition to referring to the same, it shall state the general effect of the proposed change, and also the full text of the proposed law or amendment to the constitution or of the law, or part of a law, to be referred. Any initiative or refer endum petition may be signed in separate parts, but each part shall qonform to the provisions herein contained. All petitions shall be signed and verified before a person authorized to administer an oath, and shall be in such form that a person signing a petition thereby states under oath, the date of his signature, his residence, that he is a qualified elector, that he has not previously signed any part of such petition, and that he has signed the petition with knowledge of the con tents thereof. To each part of such petition shall be attached the affi davit of the person before whom the same was signed, whi ch affida vit shall contain a statement of the number of signers thereon, that each of the signatures attached to such part was made in the pres ence of the affiant, that to the best of his knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it pur ports to be, that he believes the persons who have signed* such peti tion to be electors, that they signed such petition with knowledge of the contents thereof, and that each person signed the same on the date stated opposite his name. The cir culation of the petitions provided for herein, or the prohibition o* the circulation thereof, ay he regulated by law, and in case the cigculathm of any petition is pro hibited by law, the percentage of signers required on any petition provided fbr in this section sttaSl be one-half of the percentage spec!-, fled in subdivisions A, and of this section. "The percentage in any case shall be based upon the total number ot votes cast for governor at the next preceding election. All petitions provided for in this section shall contain the signature of not less than one-half of the designated percentage of the electors in not less than one-fourth of the coun ties of the state. In initiating a aw or constitutional amendment, electors who have signed the first shall be qualified to sign the sec ond petition. The sufficiency of all petitions shall be decided by the secretary of state subject to review Dy the court. If the secretary of state decides that any petition is insufficient, he shall permit a rea sonable time for making correc tions or for filing additional sig natures. In the event of legal pro ceedings in court to prevent giv ing effect to any such petition on account of insufficiency, or any other ground, the burden of proof shall be upon the person attacking the petition. No law or amendment to the constitution initiated and approved by the electors as here in provided, shall be held unconsti tutional, or void on account of the insufficiency of any initiative peti tion nor shall the repeal of any law submitted by referendum peti tion be held invalid for such insuf ficiency. "All initiative laws and constitu tional amendments shalls bte so sub netted to an affirmative or negative vote upon each measure submitted. If conflicting proposed laws or con flicting proposed amendments to the constitution be approved at the same election, the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall prevail as to conflicting provisions. "The style of all legislative meas ures and amendments to the consti tution initiated by the people under this section shall be: 'Be it en acted by the people of the State of Minnesota.' "The provisions of I i, i'l'^i/'Ai/i jtfr 'tf shall be self-executing." EFFECT: The effect of this amend* ment, if adopted, will be to give to the electors the privilege of submitting di rectly to the voters constitutional amendments, proposed legislation and the right to suspend and annul laws enacted by the Legislature. SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The second proposed amendment is contained in Chapter 585 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. PURPOSE: The purpose and object of this amendment is to add two Asso ciate Justices to the Supreme Court to require the concurrence of five Justices of the Supreme Court before any law shall be declared unconstitutional by such court, and make he office of Clerk of the Supreme Court appointive, and is an amendment of Section 2 of Article 6 of the Constitution, which law reads as followst "Sec. 2. The supreme court shall con sist of one chief justice and two asso ciate justices, but the number of the associate justices ay be increased to a, number not exceeding four, by the legislature, by a two-thirds vote, when it shall be deemed necessary. It shall have original jurisdiction in such reme dial cases as may be prescribed by law and appellate jurisdiction in all cases, both in aw and equity, but there shall be no trial by jury in said court. It Shall hold one or more terms in each year, as the legislature may direct, at he seat of government, and the legis lature may provide, by a two-thirds vote, that one term in each year shall be held in each or any judicial district. It shall be the duty of such court to appoint a reporter of its decisions. There shall be chosen, by the qualified electors of the State, one clerk of the supreme court, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor is duly elected and quali fied, and the judges of the supreme court, or a majority of them, shall have the power to fill any vacancy in the office of clerk of the supreme court un til an election can be regularly had." and substitutes therefor the following: "Sec. 2. The supreme court shall consist of one chief justice and six associate justices. Five shall con stitute a quorum, and the concur rence of at least four shall be necessary to a decision, but no statute shall be declared unconsti tutional unless five members of the court shall concur in the decision It shall have original jurisdiction in such remedial cases as mav be prescribed by law, and appellate jurisdiction in all cases, both in aw and equity, but there shall be no trial by jury in said court. It shall hold one or more terms in each ear as the legislature may direct, at the seat of government and the legislature may provide, by a two-thirds vote, that one term in each year shall be held in each or any judicial district. It shall be the duty of such court to appoint a reporter of its decisions, and a clerk of the supreme court." EFFECT: The present constitution provides that the number of Associate Justices of the Supreme Court shall not exceed four in number, while the amendment, if adopted, will increase the number to six. A majority of the Supreme Court ay now declare a aw unconstitutional, but if this amendment is adopted, it will require the concur rence of Ave members. The office of clerk of the Supreme Court is now elec tive, but if this amendment is adopted he clerk of the Supreme Court win be appointed by the court. THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The third proposed amendment is contained in Chapter 586 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. PURPOSE: this amendment it is sought to authorise the State to con struct roads, ditches, Are breaks through and around unsold state school and swamp lands, and a 9250,000 re volving fund, realized and kept up from he sale of such lands, is to be set apart for such purpose. This is an amend ment of Section 2 of Article 8 of the Constitution, which law reads as fol lows: "Section 2. The proceeds of such lands as are or hereafter may be grant ed by the United States for the use of schools within each township of this State shall remain JI perpetual school fund to the State and not more than one-third of said lands may be sold in wo (2) years, one-third in five years, and one-third in ten (10) years but the lands of the greatest valuation shall be sold first provided, that no portion of said lands shall be sold otherwise than at public sale. The principal of all funds arising from sales or other disposition of lands or other property, granted or entrusted to this State in each township for edu cational purposes, shall forever be pre served inviolate and undiminished and the income arising from the lease or sale of said school lands shall be dis tributed to the different township throughout the State, in proportion to the number of scholars in each tnwi Bhip, between the ages of fiv. twenty-o ne years and shall be fit fully applied to the specific objtitt, oi PBINCETON UNION: THUESDAY, OCTOBER g M4. the original grants or appropriations. Investment of Funds.Suitable laws shall be enacted by the legisla ture for the safe investment of the principal of all funds which have here tofore arisen or which may hereafter arise from the sale or other disposi tion of such lands, or the 'come from such lands accruing in an way before the sale or disposition thereof, in inter est-bearing bonds the Unite States, the Stat oof Minnesotad issued after the year one thousand eight hun dred and sixty (186J) or of such other state as the legislature may, by law, from time to time direct. 'Swamp Lands.Division of pro- U: A1 L th utes electors a permit tn thiss ,baes section may enforced by appropriate legislation, but until such legisla- iP een enacted, thi section lands now held by 1 swam ne State, or that may hereafter accrue }Lee state shall be appraised andso/ same manner and by the sar%s Officers, and the minimum price shall the same, less one-third as is provided by aw for the appraisement and sale of the school lands under the Provisions of title one (1) of Chapter thirty-eight (38) thfe General Stat- The principafl all funds de rived from sales of swam lands, as aforesaid, shall forever be preserved V\l\0 vr ii c undiminished.p One-hal i an Proceeds of said principal tn snail be appropriated to the common scnool fund of the state. The remain ing one-half shall be appropriated to the educational and charitable insti tutions of the State in the relative ratio of cost to support said institu tions," and adds thereto the following: "A revolving fund of not over Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol lars ($250,000) may be set apart from the funds derived from the sale of school and swamp lands, to be used in constructing roads, ditches and fire breaks in, through and around unsold school and swamp lands, such fund to be re plenished as long as needed from the enhanced value realized from the sale of such lands so bene fited." EFFECT: The effect of this amend ment, if adopted, will be to permit the State to improve the school and swamp lands of the State out of moneys de rived from the sale of such lands, and to bring the State into line with the conditions of the Swamp Land Grant as to drainage of such lands, by providing revolving fund therefor, pending the ultimate application of the avails of such grant to the common school fund of the State and the educational and charitable Institutions thereof. FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The fourth proposed amendment is contained in Chapter 587 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. PURPOSE: this amendment it is proposed to repeal the provisions of Section 11 of Article 0 of the Constitu tion, which section now reads as fol lows: "Section 11 There shall be published by the treasurer, in at least one news paper printed at the seat of govern ment, during the first week in January in each year, and in the next volume of the acts of legislature, detailed state ments of all moneys drawn from the treasury during the preceding year, for what purpose and to wh om paid, and by what law authorized and also of all moneys received, and by what author ity and from whom." EFFECT: The Constitution requires he treasurer to publish yearly a de tailed statement of the moneys drawn from the treasury during the preceding year, giving the names of the persons to whom paid and the purposes for whi ch it was expended. It also re quires a like statement of he nam es of he persons, and the sources, as to money received, and in both cases a statement of the aw under which pay ments were made, or money paid into the treasury. he effect of this amend ment, if the same be adopted, will be to repeal the section of the Constitu tion mentioned and insofar relieve the treasurer from such publication and the State from the expense thereof. This change In the Corttitutlon, ho w ever, would not prevent the Legislature from directing by aw that such, or a different publication, of the same or other iuiornmtton. should be made by the treasurer. FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The fifth proposed amendment is con tained in Chapter 588 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to permit the permanent school and university funds of this State to he in-vested in first mortgage loans upon improved and cultivated farm lands of the State. This amend ment would change Section 6 of Article S of the Constitution, which now reads as follows: "Sec 6. The permanent school and university fund of this state may be invested in the bonds of any county school district, city, town or village of this state, but no such investment shall be made until approved by the board of commissioners designated by law to regulate the investment of the perma nent School fund and the permanent university fund of this state nor shall such loan or investment be made when the bonds to be issued or purchased would make the entire bonded indebt edness exceed fifteen (15) per cent of the assessed valuation of the taxable real property of the county, school dis trict, city, town or village issuing such bonds nor shall such loans or indebt edness be made at a lower rate of in terest than three (3) per cent per an num, nor for a shorter period than five (5) years, nor for a longer period than twenty (20) years, and no change of the town, school district, city, village or of county lines shall relieve the real property in such town, school district, county, village or city in this state at the time of the issuing of such bonds from any liability for taxation to pay such bonds." and substitute therefor the following: "Section 6. The permanent school and university fund of this state may be invested in the bonds of any county, school district, city town or village of this state, and in fiist mortgage loans secured upon improved and cultivated farm lands of this state. But no such in vestment or loan shall be made un til approved by the board of com missioners designated by aw to regulate the investment of the permanent school fund and the permanent university fund of this state nor shall such loan or invest ment be made when the bonds to be issued or purchased would make the entire bonded indebted ness exceed 15 per cent of the a s sessed valuation of the taxable property of the county, school dis trict, city, town or village issuing such bonds nor shall any farm loan or investment be made when such investment or loan would ex ceed 30 per cent of the actual cash value of the farm land mortgaged to secure said investment nor shall such investments or loans be made at a lower rate of interest than three per cent per annum, nor for a shorter period than five years, nor for a longer period than thirty years, and no change of the town, school district, city, village or county lines shall relieve the real property in such town, school district, county, village or city in this state at the time of issuing of such bonds from any liability for taxation to pay such bonds. EFFECT: The present Constitution authorize* the investment of he per* manent school and university funds of this State in the bonds of any county, school district, city, town or village of this State. This amendment, If adopt ed, will permit In addition to the fore going investments, aald school and uni versity funds to be invested also In first mortgage loans secured upon Im proved and cultivated farm lands of this State. The present Constitution provides that no Investment shall be made for a longer period than twenty years, while the proposed amendment extends the period to thirty years. SIXTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The sixth proposed amendment is contained in Chapter 589 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to make the term of office of the Judge of Probate four years. This is an amendment of Section 7 of Article O of the Constitution, which now reads as follows: "Section 7. There shall be establish ed in each organized county in the State a probate court, which shall be a court of record, and be held at such time and places as may be prescribed by law. It shall be held by one judge, who shall beo electeeelection byof tl mD a hl theanvoters dnt such countofresid his the countyee for thie term of wo years. *?,,e res therein his continuance in of- iJr,?^^1?"during compensation shall be pro- vided by law. He may appoint his own clerk where noneef hasr beefn elected but the legislaturre may authorize the elec tion,, fuPJS cPun isteo probate for bly thye electorse ofpowers, any county, *o cer l' whos dutiesf term of office and compensation shall be prescribed by law. A probate court shall have jurisdiction over the estates of deceased persons and persons under guardianship, but no other jurisdiction, except as prescribed by this Constitu tion, and substitutes therefor he following "Section 7. Probate Court Judges to be ElectedJurisdiction. Ihere shall be established in each organized county in the state a pro bate court,anwhiceh shall be a court record held at such time and places as may be prescribed by law. It shall be held by one judge, who shall be elected by the voters of the county for the term of four years. He shall be a resident of such co-.mty at the time of his elec tion, and reside therein during his continuance in office and his com pensation shall be provided by law. tie may appoint his own clerk where none has been elected but the legislature may authorize the election by the electors of any county, of one clerk or register, of probate for such county, whose powers, duties, term of office and compensation shall be prescribed law. A probate court shall have jurisdiction over the estates of de ceased persons and persons under guardianship, but no other jurisdic tion except as prescribed by this Constitution. EFFECT: The present Constitution provides that the office of Judge of Pro bate shall be two years and if this amendment Is adopted the term of Much office will be four years. SEVENTH PROPOSED ADMENDMENT. The seventh proposed amendment is contained in Chapter 590 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. PURPOSE: The purpose of said amendment is to Ox and limit the num ber of State Senators. Section 2 of Article 4 of the Consti tution now reads as follows "Section 2. The number of members who compose the Senate and House of Representatives shall be prescribed bv law, but the representatives in the Sen ate shall never exceed one member for every 5,000 inhabitants, and in the House of Representatives one member for every 2,000 inhabitants. The rep resentation in both houses shall be apportioned equally throughout the different sections of the State, in pro portion to the population thereof ex clusive of Indians not taxable under the provisions of law." It is proposed to substitute therefor the following: "Section 1 That Section 2 of Article 4 of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota be amended so as to read as follows: "Section 2. In the next and suc ceeding reapportionments of Sen ators and Representatives, the Sen ate shall be composed of sixty three (63) members and the House of Representatives shall be com posed of such number of members as may be prescribed by law. The representation in both Houses shall be apportioned as nearly as practi cable, throughout the different sec tions of the states in proportion to the population thereof, exclusive of Indians not taxable under the provisions of law. PioVided, how evei, that a County mav be divided into several legislative districts, but no County or any of the parts thereof shall ever constitute or be a part of more than seven (7) Sen atorial Districts and not more than seven (7) Senators shall ever be apportioned to any one County." EFFECT* The object of this amend. ment is to limit the State Senate to sixty-three members and to prevent any one county having more than seven senators. EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The eighth proposed amendment is contained in Chapter 591 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment Is to encourage the plant ing, cultivation and protection of use ful forest trees and It Is proposed to add am entirely new section to Article 9 of the Constitution, to be known as Section 17A, and which shall read as follows: "Section 1. The following amend ment to Article Nine (9) of the Con stitution of the State of Minnesota is hereby proposed to the people i the State of Minnesota, for their approval or rejection, which amend ment, when adopted, shall be kno wn as Section 17a of said Article Nine (9), that Is to say: 'Section 17a. For the purpose of encouraging the planting, culti vation and protection of useful for est trees in this state, laws may be enacted providing for the payment by the State of an annual bounty of not more than Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) per acre, for a term, in each case of not more than Ten (10) years, and not exceeding Ten (10) acres, to any one person who shall plant, cultivate and pro tect useful forest trees upon his wn land'." EFFECT: This amendment, if adopt ed, will permit the Legislature to enact laws providing for the payment by he $tate of a limited bounty for a limited term* to persons who shall plant, cul tivate and protect useful forest trees upon their own land. NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The ninth proposed amendment is eonpined in Chapter 592 of the Laws of fTflmesota for the year 1913. Hl)BPOSEj this amendment tt t proposed to add an entirely new see tlon to Article 8 of the Constitution be known as Section 7 and whi ch shaft read aa follo\vs: HB?c*Lion 5 inM?n s ?0 tlr 8 following amend Th ei S SS?-*A rtlcl Constitution of the State of nesota is hereby proposed to the legal voters of saitdrejection, shallMin state for the* 8 an approval of their which amendment\ewhen ^i^n?w shall be used for the purpose for which the lands were granted to the state. EFFECT: The effect of this amend, ment, if adopted, will authorize the Legislature to set apa*t for state school forests or other state forests, state public lands which are better adapted for timber than for agricul ture, and to manage the salne upon for estry principles. TENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT. The tenth proposed amendment l contained in Chapter 593 of the Laws Minnesota for the year 1913. Hy this amendment it Is proposed to add to Article 7 of he Constitution an entirely new section, providing for a recall, whi ch shall read as follows: Section 1. That Articl* Seven 43^ of the Constitution of the Stated Minnesota shall be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto, at the end of said Articfe, a ne$r section, shall be numbered(T 9, tlo .1wTlich 0 of said Articltt Seven O and which shall read as follows: ,eEc*iv ver ll* so approved shall Sectio seven (7 of eign l ,rHc school and other read as follows: th Production of tn fo publicada landR of the state as affe bet- +e ^K ^t timber than for agriculture, ma* be set apart as state school forests or other st-3tnee forests aes the legis lature maye provide, and the legis latur for the manage men of th same forestry prin- revenu therefrd cLpl,et,esvmahyeprovideon oPublic appointive official el Shiri i? eot a elect ors of his official or 7.!rL bei subject to recall from of- iiL S oral district ahdemanding rpcnii ^f herein pro Pre tlt l,dPo his the reasons number O i frt suc twi*J ?1 ms lt &I SlSS*0.rsU whics numbe lniv hls ^'strict ti shall fhSTildd* E ber law shall not be less than twenty per centum or moregovernonumber SU than thirty per centum total of x?}?st ?as}of Jorthe in such district at the lasfiled.precedinng elec tion, shalle bre filed in the office wnere petitions for nomination to i such a S ptner office as may be provided by aw and the officer in whose office such petition is filed, shall order a special election for such recall. If such official shall resign within nye days after such petition is filed, the vacancy thereby created shall be filled as ay be provided by law: but if he shall not so resign, such special election, to be held within twenty-five days after the filing of the petition, shall be called to de termine whether such official shall be recalled. On the official ballot at such election shall be printed, not more than two hundred words, the reasons for demanding the recall of such official as set forth in the petition, and in not more than two hundred words such official's justification of his course in office. Such official shall con tinue to perform the duties of his office until the result of such elec tion shall be officially declared. No such petition shall be signed or filed against any official until he shall held officle nd ELEVENTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT The eleventh proposed amendment is contained in Chapter 594 of the Laws of Minnesota for the year 1913. Ry this amendment it is proposed to add an entirely new section to Article 9 of the Constitution, to be known as Section IS, which shall read as follows: "Section 1 The following amend ment to Article 9 of the Constitu tion of the State of Minnesota is herebv proposed to the people of the State for their approval or re jection, which amendment, if ap proved, =:hal be kno wn as Section 18 of Article 9 of the Constitution and shall read as follows: 'Section 18 Laws may be en acted providing for the taxation of dogs on a basis other than the value of the dog, and from the fund derived from such tax, authorizing payment of the damages sus tained bv the owners of other dom estic animals by reason of injuries caused by dogs.' PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The pres ent bails for taxing dogs is upon actual value. The proposed amendment, if adopted, will permit the Legislature to enact laws changing this basis. It Is proposed to create a fund out of which owners of domestic animals ay be re imbursed for loss sustained by reason of injuries caused by dogs. Yours respectfully, LYNDON A. SMITH, Attorney General, 4 months "ihave Petitio shal bsixsigned or "led for the recall of anv judicial official within sixty days of the de cision, ruling or act complained of in the petition. Such additional legislation as may aid in the op eration of this section and proceed ings thereunder shall be provided by law. At such election no per son shall be voted for, and the only proposition submitted shall be the recall of such official. Anv person recalled, as provider in this sec tion, shall be ineligible to fill the vacancy caused by his recall." 2 PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The pur pose of this amendment is to enable a certain number of voters to petition and cause to be submitted to a vote he question of removing from office any elective or appointive public official. A St. Paul, May 6, 1914. Mr. Julius A. Schmahl, Secretary of State. Dear Sir: Referring to proposed Con stitutional Amendment No. 4 would say: A state expert printer I have given he publications Involved in this proposed amendment special thought, and am of opinion both these publications are en tirely superfluous. The extensive an nual publication "In a dally newspaper published at the capital city" attracts absolutely no attention. The annual re port of he state treasurer is published in book form, and to an extent that makes it easy for every person special concerned to secure a copy. To con form strictly with he law as it is at present, mea ns the expenditure, under reasonably favorable printing contracts, of approximately $8,000, a sum which can be used to excellent advantage un der conditions whi ch ordinarily sugge st the greatest care and economy upon the gajrt of those under whose direction the Hating fond la expended. Tours respectfully, J. T. MANNIX* State Expert Prtate*. x, \^l