Minnesota Single Liability for Corporations, Amendment 5 (1877)

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The Minnesota Single Liability for Corporations Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 6, 1877 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have established single liability for stockholders of all corporations except for banks.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 5 (1877)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		26,020	51.59%
Yes		24,415	48.41%

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 1877 ballot measures
• 1877 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1877 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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