THIRD PROPOSED AMEND Ki\ V.
The third proposed amendment is
contained in Chapter 586 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1913
PURPOSE, By this amendment It is
sought to authorise the State to con
struct roads, ditches, fir. breaks
through and around unsold state school
and swamp lands, and a 9250.000 re
volvlng fund, realised and kept up from
the sale of such lands, is to be set apart
for such purpose. This is an amend
ment of Sectton a of Article 8 of the
Constitution, which law reads as fol
lont:
Section 2. The proceeds of such
lands as are or heieafter may be e-rant
ed bv the United States for the use of
schools within each township ot this
ate shall remain a perpetual school
fund to the State, and not more than
one-third. of said lands may he
sold in two (2) years, one-third
in five years, and one-third (A) ten
(10) years but the lands of the ereat^t
valuation shall be sold first, provided
that no portion of said lands shall h
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 fo
the number of scholars in
ship, between the ages of
f(
cational purposes, shall forever be nr*~
served inviolate and undiminished and
the income arising from the lease or
sale of said school lands shall be dis
tributed to the different townsh ns
throughout the State, in proport1 0n to
eachv
town-
A and
twenty-one years and shall be faith
fully aoolied to the specific objeou. of
ST. PAUL AMD MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.. SATURDAY: OCTOBER 17, 1914.
the origli
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the original or appropriations.
