Section 5. Special payment

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Special payment

Summary:

Election Date: November 8, 1938

Votes For Ratification: 1521036

Votes Against Ratification: 1301797

Percent for Ratification: 54%

Percent Against Ratification: 46%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1938 Const Conven Amendment No 1

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Special payment

The Legislature shall have no power to pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or indirectly, the suspension of special payments, by any person, association or corporation, issuing bank notes of any description.

Summary: Comma added after 'corporation'

Election Date: November 6, 1894

Votes For Ratification: 410097

Votes Against Ratification: 327402

Percent for Ratification: 56%

Percent Against Ratification: 44%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1894 CR 2

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Specie payments not to be suspended

The legislature shall have no power to pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or indirectly, the suspension of specie payments by any person, association, or corporation issuing bank notes of any description.

Summary:

Election Date: November 3, 1846

Votes For Ratification: 221528

Votes Against Ratification: 92436

Percent for Ratification: 71%

Percent Against Ratification: 29%

Notes:

Amendment Source: Report of the Debates and Proceedings of the Convention for the Revision of the Constitution of the ...

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