Minnesota Restrict Issuance of Railroad Bonds, Amendment 3 (1872)

Voting on Bond Issues Ballot Measures By state By year Not on ballot Local City bonds County bonds District bonds School bonds Minnesota Constitution Preamble Articles I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV

The Minnesota Restrict Issuance of Railroad Bonds Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the November 5, 1872 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.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 3 (1872)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		27,916	78.17%
No		7,796	21.83%

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 1872 ballot measures
• 1872 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1872 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

---

This historical ballot measure article requires that the text of the measure be added to the page.