as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to the state; appointing a poet laureate; appropriating gift or grant money
received; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The Gov' shall appoint a state poet laureate, new text end |
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Who shall serve for a four-year term. new text end |
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Because this appointment will always be great, new text end |
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There's no need for the Senate to confirm. new text end |
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In appointing a poet for the public good, new text end |
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And to ensure there's no unjust omission, new text end |
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The governor shall consider, if he would new text end |
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Thoughts of the Humanities Commission. new text end |
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The poet will be free to write rhyming lines, new text end |
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With removal only for cause, new text end |
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But we trust that the bard will promptly resign, new text end |
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If the verse reads as badly as laws. new text end |
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'Twould be fair to provide some just recompense new text end |
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As reward for the poet's tribulations, new text end |
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But because at this time we haven't the cents new text end |
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We're afraid there is no compensation. new text end |
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But we ask as the poet travels the state, new text end |
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And the people their ears they lend, new text end |
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That our learned Commission take the position new text end |
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To provide the poor poet a stipend. new text end |
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To provide the support that needs to come new text end |
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To support our new laureate, new text end |
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Gifts and grants received of a generous sum, new text end |
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We hereby appropriate. new text end |