Article XIII.
Miscellaneous Subjects

Section 10. Seat of Government

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Seat of Government

The seat of government of the state is in the city of St. Paul. The legislature may provide by law for a change of the seat of government by a vote of the people, or may locate the same upon the land granted by Congress for a seat of government. If the seat of government is changed, the capitol building and grounds shall be dedicated to an institution for the promotion of science, literature and the arts to be organized by the legislature of the state. The Minnesota Historical Society shall always be a department of this institution.

Seat of Government

The seat of Government of the State shall be at the City of St. Paul, but the Legislature at their first, or any future Session, may provide by law for a change of the seat of Government by a vote of the people, or may locate the same upon the land granted by Congress, for a seat of Government to the State, and in the event of the seat of Government being removed from the City of St. Paul to any other place in the State, the Capitol building and grounds shall be dedicated to an institution for the promotion of science, literature and the arts, to be organized by the Legislature of the State, and of which institution the Minnesota Historical Society shall always be a department.

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