Minnesota Railroad Loans, Amendment 1 (April 1858)

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* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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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]

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* 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]

1. ↑ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, "State Constitutional Amendments Considered," accessed June 30, 2014

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