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THE EIGHT of the Submitted by the Legislature at Its General Session, 1915, Together With a Sta tement of the ANDEF Prepared by Hon. Lyndon A. Smith, Attorney General of Minnesota. Addressed to Mius A. Sd Secretary of State DFflCG OF THE ATTORNEY GEN- GOAL, ST. PAUL. April 7, 1916. Honorable Jallai A. Schmahl, Secretary of State, .Capitol. DEAR SIR: Pursuant to your re guest and in accordance with the pro visions of Section 46, Statutes 191'3, I herewith hand you statement of the purposes and effect of all amendments to the Constitution proposed by the legislature of 1915 and to be submit ted to the electors at the next general •lection such statement also shows the reading of the existing sections and the way the same will read If the amendments are adopted. Yours truly, LYNDON A. SMITH, Attorney General. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1. By Chapter 379, Laws 1915, the legis lature proposed for adoption by the •lectors, an amendment of Section Two (2) of Article Eight of the Constitu tion. by adding to said Section Two a paragraph. Section Two as It bow stands read* follows I Section 2. "SCHOOL AND SWAMP IiANDS—SCHOOL FUNDS FROM SALE OF—The proceeds of such lands as are Or, hereafter may be granted by the United States for the use of schools "within each township in this state shall remain a perpetual school fund .to'the state and not more than one third of said lands may be sold in two years, one-third in five years, and one third in ten 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 Intrusted to. this state in each town ship for educational purposes, shall forever be preserved inviolate and un diminished and the income arising from the lease or s^le of said school land shall be distributed to the dif ferent townships throughout the state, in proportion to the number of schol ars in each township, between the ages of five and twenty-onw years and shall be faithfully applied to the specific objects of the original grants or ap propriations. Suitable laws shall bq enacted by the legislature for the safe investment of the principal of all funds which have heretofore arisen or which may hereafter arise from the sale or other disposition of such lands, or the income from such lands accruing In any way before the sale or disposition thereof in interest-bearing bonds of •the United States, or of the State of Minnesota irsued after the "year 1880, or of such other state as the legisla ture may by law from time to time dl •k swamp lands now held by tne state, or that may hereafter accrue to the state, ah... 11 be appraised and sola in the same manner and by the samo officers, and the minimum price, shall be the same less one-third, as 1st provided by law for the appraisement and sale of the school lands under the provisions of title one of chapter Ihirty-eifjht of the General Statutes. The principal of all funds derived trojn sales of swamp lands as afore* Baid shall forever be preserved invio late and undiminished. One-half of the proceeds of said principal shall bo appropriated to the common schjol fund of the state the remaining one half shall be appropriated to the edu tational and charitable institutions of the state in the relative ratio of cost to support said institutions." The paragraph which It to proposed to add to said Scctlon Two reads aa follows "A revolving fund of not oyer two hundred fifty thousand dol lars ($250,000) may be set apart from the fund derived from the sale of school and swamp lands, to be used in constructing foads, ditches and fire breaks in, through and around unsold school and swamp lands and in clearing such lanJs, such fund to be replenished as long as needed from the en hanced value realized from the sale of such lands so benefited." Under Section Two as it now standc the proceeds of the sale of school and swamp lands constitute the principal of a trust fund, the income of which is used for the" support of the schools, educational and charitable institutions of the state. Section Two as it now stands provides that the principal of such fund "shall rever be preserved Inviolate and undiminished." THE EFFECT of the proposed amendment, If adopted, will be to mod ify the provision last quoted to the extent of permitting the legislature to set aside not to rxceed $250,000 of the principal of the trust fund as a revolv ing fund to be used for the purposoft •tated In the amendment proposed* PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1 By Chapter 380, Laws 1915, the legis lature proposed for adoption by the electors, an amendment of Section Six (6). of Article Eight (8) of the Con stitution. Section Six a» It now stands reads as follows "Section «. INVESTMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS The permanent School and university fund of this state may be invested in the bonds of any county, school district, city, town village of this state, but no such In* vestment shall be made until approved by the board of commissioners de: lg* nated by law to regulate the invest* m^nt of the permanent school fund and the permanent university fund of thi* state nor shall-such loan or Invest, ment be made when the bonds to issued or purchased would make til* entire bonded indebtedness exceed fif teen per cent of the assessed valuation of the taxable real property of the county^-school district, -city, town oi village issuing such bonds nor shall such loans or indebtedness be made al a lower rate of Interest than three pel cent per annum, nor tot a shorter pe» riod than five years, nor for a longfti period than tvtenty 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 bondo from any liability foi taxation to pay such bonds." if the proposed amendment to adopt* ed it will then read as follows "The permanent school and unl versity fund of this state may be Invested in the bonds of any coun ty, school district, city, town or village of this efate, and in first mortgage loans secured upon im proved arid cultivated farm lands of this state. But no such invest ment or lotfn shall be made until approved by the board of commis sioners designated by law to regu late the investment of the perma nent school fund and the perma nent university fund of this state nor shall such loan or Investment be made When the bonds to be is sued or purchased would make the entire bonded indebtedness exceed 15 per cent of the assessed valua tion of the taxable property of the county, school tlistnct, city, town or village issuing such bonds nor shall any farm loan, or investment be made when such Investment or loan would exceed 30 per cent of the actual cash value of the farm land mortgage to secure said in vestment nor shall such invest ments or loans be made at a low er rate of interest than 3 per cent, per aijnum, nor for a shorter period than five years, nor for a longer period than thirty years, and no change of the town, school dis trict, city, village or of county lines shall relieve the real prop erty in such town, school district, county, village or city in this state at the time of Issuing of such bonds from any liability for taxa tion to pay such bonds." THE PURPOSE] of the amendment la to authorize the- Investment of the per* manent school and university funds la "first mortgage loans secured upon Im proved and cultivated farm lands where the amount of t|ie loans so se cured docs not exceed SO per cent ol the value of the land mortgaged. THE EFFECT of the adoption of the proposed amendment will be to permit the legislature to authorise the In vestment of the permanent school and university funds in farm mortgages as above stated, as well as in the bonds of any county, school district, dtn town or village of this state. Undel Section Six as It now reads bonds can* not be purchased unless they maturq at least five and not more than twenty years after purchase. If the amend* ment is adopted, bonds and mortgagee may be purchased if they mature not less than flvo nor more than thlfcty years after purchase. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. •. By Chapter 381, Laws 1915, the legist lature proposed for adoption by th« electors, an amendment of Article Nln« (9) of the Constitution by adding thereto a new Section, which reads al follows: "Section 17. The legislature fa hereby authorized to provide by law for the mining and sale of any iron ore or other minerals which the state owns, ip its sovereign ca pacity, and as trustee for the peo ple of the state, which are situate under the waters or bed of any meandered public lake or river, and for that purpose may provide for the, drainage of any such lake or river -or. the diversion of the waters thereof to a new bed or fhannel, nrovlded. however, that vested rlpatftaa rights of prt* ,r it- vate persons or corporations own ing land, adjoining such lakes shall not be destroyed or damaged without their consent, unless com pensation therefor shall be first paid or secured. The principal of all funds arising from the sale of such iron ore, or other minerals, shall forever be preserved invio late and undiminished, but the in come therefrom shall be used for the construction. Improvement and maintenance of the public roads of the state. The principal of such funds shall be loaned or invested in the same manner, by the same officers and upon the same terms as is, or from time to time hereafter may be authorized by the constitution and laws, for the loaning or investment of the permanent school and university funds of the state." THE PURPOSE of the proposed amendment cannot be more clearly stated than Is expressed therein. THE .EFFECT of the amendment, If adopted, would be to confer power on the legislature to provide by law to* the mlniug of Iron ore and other min erals, which the state owns }n Its sov ereign, capacity and situate under the bed of any meandered public lake or river, subject to the restriction that the rights of riparian owners on any such lake or river, shall not be d«* stroyed or Injured without compensa tion. If the legislature exercises the power, In case it Is conferred. It could also provide for the drainage or di version of! the waters of the lake on river with reference to which It so legislates} it could also prescribe by whom such mlnerf's could be mined and the compensation to be paid to the state therefor. The proceeds of the sale of any such minerals would con stitute a fund to be loaned and Invest ed the saifce as the permanent school and university funds, the Income of such fund to be used In the construc tion, improvement and maintenance ol pablle roads. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4. By Chapter 382, Laws 1915, the legis lature proposed an amendment to Sec tion Two (1) of Article Six of the Con stitution. Said Section 9 now reads as followsi "Section 2. SUPREME COURT— The supreme court shall consist ol one chief justice and two associate jus tices, but the number of associate jus tices may be Increased to a number not exceeding four, by the legislature, by a two-thirds vote, when"lt shall be deemed necessary. It shall have orig inal jurisdiction in such remedial cases as may be prescribed by law and ap pellate jurisdiction in all*cases, both in law and equity, but there 'shall be nd trial by jury in said court. It shall hold one or more terms in each year, 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 b« held in each or any judicial dist. ict. It shall be the duty of such court to ap point a reporter of its decisions. There shall be chosen, by the qualified elec tors of the state, one clerk of the su- ?or reme court, who shall hold his office 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 th« office of clerk of the supreme courl until an election can be regularly had." If the proposed amendment Is adopt, ed the section will then read as fol lows* "SeOHon J. The supreme court shall Consist or one chief justice and six associate justices. Five shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of at least four shall be necessary to a decision. It shall have original jurisdiction In such remedial cases aa may be pre scribed by law, and appellate juris diction In all cases, both in law arid OqUity, 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 the seat of government, and the legislature may provide/by a two thirds'vote, that one term in each year ehall be held in earh or any judicial district. It shall be the duty of such court to appoint a re porter of Its decisions and a clerk of the supreme court." PURPOSE AND EFFECT* The Su preme Court as now constituted con sists of a chief Justice and four asso ciate Justices. The clerk of said court Is now elected. If the amendment id adopted, two associate Justices will be added to the court and the cle^k will be appointed by the court Instead of %etng elected by the voters. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5. By Chapter 383, Laws 1$15, the legis lature proposed for adoption by the electors, an amendment of Section JDleven (11) of Article Four (4) of the Constitution. Said section bow reads as followsi "Section 11. APPROVAL OP BILLS BY GOVERNOR VETO POWER— Every bill which shall have passed the senate and house of representatives, in conformity to the rules of each house and the joint rules of the two houses, shall, before It becomes a law, be pre sented to the governor of the sAate. If he approves he shall sign ana deposit It In the office of the secretary of state for preservation, and notify the house where it originated of the fact. But If not,*he shall return It with his ob jections. to the house in which It shall T.ave originated When such objections thall be entered at large on the jour nal of the same, and the house shall proceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill, It shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it ehall likewise' be reconsidered: and If it be approved by two-thirds of that house it snail become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by -yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for or against the bill shall be entered on the Journal of each house respec tively. If any bill ehall not be re turned by the governor within three days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as it he had signed It, unless the legislature, by adjournment within that time, pre vents Its return: in which case it shall not be a law. The. governor may ap prove, sign and file In the office of the secretary, of state, within three days after the adjournment of the legisla ture, any act passed during the last thr6e days of tne session, ana the same shall become a law. If any bill pre4 aented to the governor contains sev eral items of appropriation of money he may object to one or more of such items, while approving of the otheij portion of the bilL In such case, ha shall append to tne bill, at the time of signing it, a statement of the items to which he objects, and the appropria tion so objected to shall not' take ef fect It the legislature be In session, he shall transmit to the house In which the bill originated a copy of such state ment, and the Items objected to shall be separately reconsidered. If, on re consideration, one or more of such Items be approved by two-thirds of the tnembers elected to each house, the same shall be a part of the law, not withstanding the objections qf the gov ernor. All the provisions of this seo relation to bills not approved governor, shall apply in easel tlon. In relation to bills not approved by the governor, shall apply in eases In which he- shall withhold nls approval from any item or Items contained In a bill appropriating money." It to proposed to amend that sniilloa SO that It shall read as followsi *Voetloa ^1. livery bill wbtafc 'i f,' IF shall have passed the senate and house of representatives, in con formity to tne riles of each house and the J4int rales of the two houses, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor of the state. he approses he shall sign and deposit it in the since of the secretary of state for preservation, and notify the house where it originated of the fact. But If not, he snail return it, with his objections, to the house in whioh it shall have originated when such objections shall La en tered at large on tfteT journal of the same, and the house shall pro ceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, two thirds of that house sh .11 agree to pass the bill, it stiali be sent, to gether V.ith the objections, to the other house, jy which it shall like wise be reconsidered and if it be approved by two-thirds of that house it shall become a law. But in all s*'.ch cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names qf P«r,soh.3 voting for or against the Dill shall be entered on the journal of each hot 3e respective ly. If auy bill ehall not be re irned by the governor within three daya .(Sundays excepted) after It shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislature by ad journment within that time, pre vent its return in which" case it shall not be-a law. The governor may approve, sign and file in the office of the secretary qA state, within three days after^ne ad journment of the legislature, any act passed during the last three Jays of the session, and the same shall become a ilaw. If any bill presented to the governor contains jeveral items of appropriation of money, he may objoct to one or more of such Items in whole or in part, while approving of the other portion of the bill. »In such case he shall append to the bill, at the time of signing it, a statem nt of tne items and parts of items Jo which he objects, and the part o. any appropriation so objected to shall not take effect. If the-legis lature be in session, he shall trans mit to the house in which the bill originated a copy of such state ment, and the items objected to in whole or in part shall be separate ly reconsidered. If, on reconsid eration, one or more of such items be approved by two-thirds of the members elected to each house, the same shall be a part of the law, notwithstanding the objec tions of the governor. All the provisions of this section, in rela tion to bills not approved by the governor, shall apply in cases in er.iich he shall withhold his ap proval in whole or in part from any item or Hems contained in a bill appropriating money." PURPOSE AND EFFECT trades the Constitution cs St now Is, tie gov ernor may veto any item in an appro priation bill, biyt he cannot cut down the amount appropriated for N»ny spe cific purppse. The amendment, if adopt ed, will give the governor power t. reduce the amount of an appropriation for any given' purpose, unless upon transmittal to the legislature of a statement of the .part of an item of an appropriation bill to which be objects, the two houses, each by's two-thirds vote, approve the item as it was origin ally passed. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. t. By Chapter 384, Laws 1915, the legis lature: proposed an amendment of Sec tion Thirteen 13 of of the Constitution. Article One C) The section as It now stands reads as followsi "Section IS, PRIVATE PROPERTY FpR PUBLIC TJSE Private property shall not be taken, destroyed or dam aged for public use,-without just Jtom pensation thorefor first paid or se cured." If the amendment to adopted tho see. tlon will read as follows "Section 13. Private property .Shall not be taken, destroyed or damaged for public use, without Just compensation therefor first paid or secured, and such private property may be taken, destroyed or damaged for the purpose of pri vate as well as public drainage upon just compensation therefor being first paid or secured." THE PURPOSE of the proposed amendment is to permit the taking oi private lands for the purpose of drain age purposes where the drain or ditch Will be of no public benefit, but on the contrary will only benefit the land lands of the person or persons eon structlng the drainage ditch. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. T. By Chapter 885, Laws 1915, the legis lature proposed for adoption by the electors, an amendment of Section One (IT of Article Four (4) of the Consti tvition. Section One Ml It now stands, reads as follows or2tSStton Jb ,TWO HOUSES SES SIONS The legislature shall consist or the senate arid house of representa tives, which shall meet biennially at the seat of government of the state, at such time as shall be prescribed by law, but no session shall exceed the term of ninety legislative days, and no new bill ehall be introduced in either branch except on the written request of the governor, during the last twen ty days of such session, except the at tention of the legislature shall be called to some Important matter of general interest by a special message from the governor." If tho amendment to adopted, tho section will then read as followsi Sec. 1. TWO HOUSES—SES SIONS. The legislature shall consist of the senate and house of representatives, which shall meet biennially at the seat of govern ment of the state, at such time as shall be prescribed by law, but no session 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 twenty days of such session, except the attention of the legis lature shall be called to some im portant matter of general inter est by a special message from the governor 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 leglslatufe, there snail 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 secretary of state shall, transmit tm same to the legislature not later than ten (10) days after the com mencement of the session. If the amendment so proposed be not sub mitted to .the electors by the legis lature at such session, or. if it be submitted in an amended 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 atiate within six months after the ad journment of the legislature, the amendment proposed In the first ?orms «tltlon, or one or more amended thereof, shall be submitted. to the electors for their approval or rejection at the next generat or •pedal state-wide election occur ring not less than ninety days after the filing of apy such fur ther petition. Any amendment 8t reposed ^initiative petition: and. Its Original fr In an amended $ig form, submitted to the electors by tne legislature or by a further pe tition, shall become a part of the constitution, if approved by a ma jority of the electors voting at such election, or by four-seventhc of the electors voting on the proi. fess ioaed amendment provided, not than three-sevenths of the electors votic.T at said election voted for the proposed amendment. This section shall be construed as a means in addition to ction 1, Article 14, of the state constitu tion, for amending the same. (b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE. —'When at any time prior to' the commencement of any session of legislature there hall 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 legislature not later than ten (10) days after the commence ment of the session. If the law so prqposed be not passed by the legislature at such session, or it It be passed in an amended form, then upon a further petition or petitions, each signed-by Fix per centum of the electors of the state, filed With the secretary of state within six moftths after the ad journment of the legislature, Ihe law proposed In the first petition or one or more amended forms thereof, shall be submitted to the elsctors at the next general or spe cial stato-wide election, occurring not less than ninety flays after the filing of any such further petition or petitions, and if approved by a majority of the electors' voting thereon, provided the vote In favor of the proposed law be not less than thirty-three per centum of the total number of votes cast at such election, the same shall be come a law and go into effect thirty days afte,r such election, and shall supersede any amended form of such law which may have been passed by the legislature. No law passed by the Initiative petition and approved by the electors^ shall be subject to the veto of the gov ernor. The authority of tha people to eh'act laws, as provided in this subdivision, shall extend only to laws authorized by the provisions of the constitution. (c) THS REFERENDUM. If within ninety days fter the final adjournment of auy session of the legislature, a referendum petition, sig.^d by six per centum of the electors of the etate, shall be filed with th'o secretary of state against any'Jaw or any part of a law passed by the legislature at such session, such law, or suoh part of a ljiw .shall be submitted to the electors at the next general or special state-wide election, occur ring not less than ninety days after the filing of said petition. If a majority of the votes cast thereon be ^n the negative* provided such "fgntfve vote be not less than thirty-three per centum of tho to *oi number of votes cast at such election, .such law or such part a law shall thereby be repealed, Provided, that if a referendum pe-+. tition is signed by fifteen per 'cen«* turn of the electors of the state, the law, or part of a law, against which such petition Is filed shall be suspended pending the refer endum votq. thereon. Provided tho same shall equal 3S per emit of the votes at such election., Any law providing for a tax levy or appropriating money for the current expenses of the state gov ernment or state institutions, any act of the legislature submitting 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 }nto, ef feet immediately upon its passage and approval by the governor, and s.uch laws, except emergency laws, Bhall not be subject to a referen-v dum vote. All other laws shall go into effect ninety days after tne adjournment of the legislature. A bill proposing an emergency law ehall contain a preamble briefly setting forth the facts constitut ing the emergency. A separate vote shall/be taken upon the pre amble of such bill by a: call of the yeas and *nays, and If the pream ble be adopted by a two-thiras vote of all the xr ambers of each houses 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,, ana 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 constitu tion, or of the law or part of. a law, to be referred. Any lnitia- tive or referendum petition may bo signed lh separate parts but each part shall conform to the provi sions herein contained. AH peti tions shall .be signed and verified before a person authorized to ad minister an oath, and shall be In silch form that a person signing a petition thereby states under oath, the date of his signatiire, his resi dence, that he is a qualified elec tor, that he has not previously signed any part of such. petition, N and that he nag signed the petition with knowledge, of the contents thereof. To each part of such pe tition shall be attached the affi davit of the person before whom the same was signed, which affi davit shall contain a statement of the number of signers thereon, that each of the signatures at tached to such part was made in the presence or the affiant, that to the best of his knowledge and belief each signature Is the gen uine signature of the person whose name it purports to be, that he be lieves the persons who have elgned such petition to bo electors, that they signed such petition with knowledge of the contents thereof, and that each person signed tho same on the date stated opposite his name. The circulation of the petition provided for herein, or the prohibition of the circulation ^hereof, may be regulated by law, and in case the circulation of any petition is prohibited by law, the percentage of signers required on any petition provided for in this ejection shall be one-half of tho percentage specified in subdivi sions a, and of this section. The percentage In any case shall be based upon the total number of 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 hot less than one-fourth of the coun ties of the state In Initiating a law or constithtional amendment, •lectors who have signed the first shall be qualified to sign tha sec ond petition. The sufficiency of all petitions Shall be decided by the secretary of state subject to review by tho tfourt. If the secretary of state decides that any petition is insuf ficient, he shall permit a reason able time for making corrections or for filing additional signatures. In the event of legal proceedings In court to prevent giving 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 con stitution initiated and approved by the electors as herein provided, •hall be held unconstitutional or void on account of tho Insufficiency of any initiative petition nor shall the repeal of any law submitted by referendum petition be held In* wild for suoh insufficiency. .. All Initiative laws and consti tutional'- amendments shall be so submitted to the electors as to permit an affirmative -or negative vote upon each measure submit ted. It conflicting -proposed laws or conflicting proposed amend ments to the constitution bo ap proved at the saipe election, tno one receiving tho highest number of affirmative votes shall' prevail as to conflicting provistona The style of all legislative meas ures and amendments to the con stitution initiated by the people under this section shall be: "Be it enacted the People of tho £ta*e of Minnesota." Tho provisions of this ?t section may be enforced by appropriate legislation, but until aucn legisla tion has been enacted, this.section shall be self executing. THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT ol this amendment. If adapted, will b« three-fold. a) It will permit the voters-to pro* pose amendments to the Mate constitu ::on» for adoption, wlthoat action by legislature. Under t"ie constitution as it now 'stands constitutional amend* ments 4an bo proposed only by the leg* Isiature. (b) feo, too, If adopted, tho amend* ment will per,mit electors to pr~ -»os« laws for enactment and If not enacted by th« legislatures, the voters may by sufllcft petition, require tho question of the -na^tment of the proposed law to be submitted to the voters. If ap proved by a majority of tk- electors Voting, thereon, provided th 'vote In favor of the proposed law ,1s not less than thirty-three per.cent,o( the total number of votci east at such election, .the samexbeeomes a law with the si me force and effect as though passed by tbe legislature).. The governor will have no power to veto law so passed, jut tho people cannot so pass any law which to prohibited by the eon* stltutlon. (c) So too,- If adopted, the amend* ment will permit the voters by propel petition to require a vote on the ques tion of whether or not any law or pari thereof, of certain classes of laws, passed by the legislature shall' be re* pesled. If. the petition asklns for the referendum Is signed ny fifteen pea cent of the voters of the state, the num ber of whom to to be determined by the number of vote* east for Governoi at tho preceding election, tho law si referred to tho voters wll* not take effect pending the referendum vote thereon. The vote required to repeal a law passed by the legislature and the •lasses of laws 'which cannot be a* repealed are specified In Subdivide "C" of the proposed amendment as above printed. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8. By Chapter 386, Laws 1915, the legis lature proposed for adoption 'by th« electors an amendment of Section I, Article 6, of the constitution. The section BOW reads as follows "Section 7. PROBATE COURTS— There shall he established In each or* ganized county In the state a bate court, which shall be a court ot recj ord, and be held at such times and laces as may be prescribed by law shall be held by one judge, who shall be elected by the voters of the county for the term of two years. He shall be a resident of such county at the time of his election, p.nd reside therein during his continuance in flee and his compensation ahall be provided by law. He may appoint hit own clerk where none has been elect, ed but the legislature may authorize the election, by the electors of any county, of. one clerk of register of pro* bate for such county, whose powers^ duties, term of office and compensation shall be prescribed by law. A probate court shall have jurisdiction over the estates of deceased persons and per sons under guardianship, ut no othei jurisdiction, except as prescribed by this constitution." The amendment simply proposes te substitute the word "four" for the word "two* so that tho se itenee pre scribing tho duration of tho term of office will, If the umendment to adopt* ed, read as followsi "It shall be held by one judge, who shall be elected by the voters of the county for the term of four years." PURPOSE! AND EFFECT* The .amendment, If adopted will make tha term of ofllc'e of the Jadge of Probata four years Instead of two. Order to Examine Final Account. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF St. Louis.—ss.- In Probate Court. In the Matter of the. Estate .of Charles Oberg, Decedent. The Petition of C. E. Wallerstedt as representative of the above named de cedent, together with his final account of administration of said estate, having been filed in this court, representing, among other things" that he has fully administered said estate, and praying that said final account of said admin istration be examined, adjusted and al lowed by the Court, and that the Court make and enter its.fir.Ll decree of dis tribution of the residue of the estate of said decedent to the persons entitled thereto, and ftfr the discharge of the representative and the sureties on his bond.. It Is Ordered, That said petition bq heard, and said final account examined, adjusted, and if correct, allowed by the Court, at the Probate Court Rooms in the Court House, in the City of Duluth in said County, on Monday the 13th day of November, 1916,' at ten o'clock A, M., and all persons Interested in said hear ing and in said matter are hereby cited and required at said time and place to show cause. If any there be, why said petition should not be granted. Ordered Further, That this order be served by publication in The Labor World according to law. Dated at Duluth, Minn., October 13th, 1916. By the Court, S. W. GILPIN, Attest: Judge of Probate. A. R. MORTON. Clerk of Probate. (Seal Probate Ct., St. Louis Co., Minn.) Andrew Nelson, Attorney. L. W., Oc.t. 21-28-Nov. 4-1816. Order of Hearing on Petition for Ad ministration. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF St Louis.—ss. In Probate Court. In the Matter of the Estate of Irving W. Foglesong, Decedent. The Petition of Louise Foglesong Aras having been filed in this Court, repre senting, among other things, that Irv ing w. Foglesong, then being a resi dent of the County of Gem. State of Idaho, died intestate, In the County of Gem. State of Idaho, on the 13th day of May, 1913 leaving estate in the County of St. LouiA, State of Minnesota, ahd that said petitioner is a daughter of said decedent and praying that letters of administration of the estate of said decedent be granted to Louise Foele song Aras, It Is Ordered. That said petition be heard before this Court, at the Probate Court House in Duluth, in said Countv. on Monday, the 30th day of October, 1916, at ten o'clock A. M., and ail per sons Interested in said hearing and in said matter are hereby cited and re auired at said time and place to show cause, if any there be, why said peti tion should not be granted. Ordered Further. That this order be served by publication in The Labor World according to law. and that a copy of this order be served on t" County Treasurer of St. Louis County not. less than ten days prior to said day of hearing. Dated at Duluth. Minn., October 2nd, 1916. By the Court, S. W. GILPIN. Attest: Judge of Probate. A. R. MORTON Clerk of. Probate. (Seal Probate Ct., St. Louis Co., Minn.) L. W., Oct. 14-11-28.-1916 Leonard McHugh Attorney for Petition, 612 Providence Bldg Duluth, Minn. L. W.. Oct 7-14-21-1916. Mortgage: Foreclosure Sale Default having been made in the payment of the sum of Sixty ($60) in terest which became due April 24, 1916, and of 1200 principal which becatrie due Oct. 24, 1916, whieh is claimed to be due and is due at the date of this notice upon a certain Mortgage, duly executed and. delivered by John Stocker. and Anna Stocker, his wife. Mortgagors, to M. M. Hudson, Mort gagee, bearing date the 24th day of October 1914, and with a power of sale therein contained, duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for the County of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, on the 30th day of Oct ober, 1914, at 4:45 o'cloek P. M., in Book *343 of Mortgages, on page 85. And Whereas the said M. M. Hud son died on the 10th day of March. 1916 leaving a last will and testa ment and the undersigned Matilda Le nora Hudson and Theodore T. Hudson having been duly appointed Represen tatives or ,her estate. And Whereas, The duly qualified and acting representatives of the Estate of said M. M. Hudson, are the Holders of Baid Mortgage, and hato duly elected and do hereby elect to declare the whole principal sum of said Mortgage due and payable at the date of this notice, under the terms and conditions of said Mortgage and the power of sale therein contained and whereas there is actually due and claimed to be due and payaole at the date of this notice the sum of Fifteen Hundred Sixty and 00/100 ($1560.00) Dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent per annum from the 24th day of April 1916, and whereas the said power of sale has become operative, and no ac tion or proceeding having been insti tuted, at law or otherwise, to recover the debt secured by said Mortgage, or any «art thereof Now, Therefore, Notice is Hereby Given, That by virtue of the rtower of sale contained in said Mortgage, and pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises described in and conveyed by saidN Mortgage, viz: The northerly thirty-five feet (35) ofT.ots Seven (7). Eight (8), Nine (9) Ten (10) and Elev en (11 and the easterly fifteen (15) feet of the northerly thirty-five (35) of Lot Six (6), all in Block Forty-two (42) New Duluth. First Division ac cording to the recorded plat thereof, the same being all of-that part of Lots Six (6), Seven (7), Bight (8), Nine 9. Ten (10) and Eleven (11) in said Block Forty-two (42) lyirfg and being within thirty-five (35) feet of the southerly line of Grand Avenue and within one hundred forty (140) feet of the west erly line of First Avenue West in said Division in St. Louis County and State of Minnesota, with the hereditaments and appurenances which sale will be made by the Sheriff of said St. Louis County, at .the Sheriffs office Th the Court House, in the city of Duluth in said Cbunty and State, on the 6 th day of Nov., 1916, at 10 o'clock A. M.. of that day, at public vendue, to the high est bidder for cash, to pay said de-bt of Fifteen Hundred Sixty Dollars, and interest, arid the taxes, if any, on said premises and Fifty ($50) Dollars, At torney's fees, as stipulated in and bv said Mortgage in case of foreclosure, and the disbursements allowed by law subject to redemption at any time within one year from the day of sale, as provided by law. Dated September 19th, A. D. 1916. Matilda Lenora Hudson. Executrix. and Theodore T. Hudson. Executor of the estate of M. M. Hudson, Mort gagee. R°Att?rneyAQfoT S*Representatives of L°W?Setft 23, 30,' Oct. 7, 14. 21. 28 1916 Order to Examine Final Account. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF St. Louis.—ss. In Probate Court. In the Matter of the Estate of Kate Walbank, Decedent. The Petition of Harry Edward wal bank as representative of the above named decedent, together with his final account of administration of said, estate, having been filed in-this court, representing, among other things tnat he has fully administered said estate, and praying that said final account of said administration be examined, ad justed and allowed by the Court, and that the Court make and enter its final decree of distribution of the residue of the estate of said decedent to the per sons entitled thereto, and for the dis charge of the representative and the sureties on his bond. It Is Ordered, That said pgtition be heard, and said final account exam ined, adjusted, and if correct, allowed by the Court, at the Probate Court Rooms in the Court House, in the City of Duluth in said County, on Monday the 6th'day of November, 1916. at ten o'clock A." M., and all persons inters ested in said hearing and in said mat ter are hereby -cited and required at said time and place to show cause, if any there be. why said petition should not be granted. Ordered Further, That this order be served by publication in The Labor World according to law. Dated at Duluth, Minn., October 6th, 1916. By the Court. S. W. GILPIN, Attest: Judge of Probate. A. R. MORTON. Clerk of Probate. (Seal Probate Ct., St. Louis Co., Minn.) H. Clapp. Attorney. L. W., Oct. 14-21-28. 1916. Order 'Limiting Time to File Claims, and for Hearing Thereon. STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF St. Louis.—ss. In Probate Court. In the Matter of the Estate of Lars M. Stapness, Decedent. Letters testamentary having been granted- to Theoline Stapnes, It Is Ordered. That the time within which all creditors of the above named decedent may present claims apainSt his estate In this court, be, and the ,same hereby' is, limited to thre© months from and after the date hereof and that the 9th day of January. 1917, at ten o'clock A. M., in the Probate Court Rooms at the Court House at. Duluth in said County, be, and the same hereby is, fixed and appointed as the time and place for hearing upon the examination, adjustment and al lowance of such claims as shall be presented within the time -aforesaid. Let notice hereof be given by the publication of this order in The Labor World as provided^ by law. Dated, Duluth^ Minn., October 6th, 1916. S. W. GILPIN, Named Defendant: You are hereby summoned and re- -.In quired to answer the complaint of the plaintiffs in the above entitled action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk §laint Dated this 6th day of October, A. 1916. BUNDLIE & POIRTER, if Judge of Probate. (Seal. Probate Ct., St. Louis Co., Minn.) J. H. N. L. W.. Oct. 14-21-28-1916. Summons. STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF St. Louis.—ss. Municipal Court, City 4 of Duluth. John O. Johnson and Ole A. Jermstad, co-partners and doing business as Johnson and Jermstad, Plaintiffs, vs- Neva Kincaid, formerly Neva Freeman, Defendant. The State of Minnesota to the Above O 4 of the Municipal Court of the City of Duluth, in and for the County of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, at Du-« -r^-ss* luth, Minnesota, and to serve a copy„~£ of your answer to the said complaint -t on the lubscribers at their offices, in, the City of Duluth, in said County of St. Louis, within ten (10) days after the service of this summons upon you. exclusive of the day of such service 1 and If you fail to answer the said com-'\4 within the time aforesaid, the^i Iaintlffs in this action will take' judgment against you for the sum of One Hundred Nine and 72/100 Dollars',* ($109.72), with interest, thereon at thei^« rate of six per cent per annum sinceWS the 1st day of March 1916, together with Plaintiffs' costs and- disburse ments herein. I Attorneys' for Plaintiffs, B628 Grand Avenue, Nelson Block. Duluth,. MMinnesota. mi 4 & fm