Minnesota Restrict Issuance of Railroad Bonds, Amendment 1 (1879)

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The Minnesota Restrict Issuance of Railroad Bonds Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 4, 1879 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure restricted the issuance of county, town and municipal bonds to aid railroads to 5% or less of the value of taxable property within the county, town or municipal area.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1 (1879)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		54,810	96.99%
No		1,700	3.01%

Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Minnesota 1879 ballot measures
• 1879 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1879 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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