Minnesota Compensation for Damaged Property, Amendment 4 (1896)

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The Minnesota Compensation for Damaged Property Amendment, also known as Amendment 4, was on the November 3, 1896 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure required that compensation be provided for private property that is taken, destroyed or damaged for public use.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 4 (1896)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		101,188	64.03%
No		56,839	35.97%

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 1896 ballot measures
• 1896 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1895 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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