Minnesota Railroad Loans, Amendment 1 (April 1858)

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The Minnesota Railroad Loans Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the April 15, 1858 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure allowed the state to make loans to railroad companies in an aggregate amount of up to $5 million.^[1]

Election results[edit]

Minnesota Amendment 1 (1858)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		25,023	78.80%
No		6,733	21.20%

Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also[edit]

• Minnesota 1858 ballot measures
• 1858 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links[edit]

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1858 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes[edit]

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