The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

AO W0St ASSIl " lOEtIl WIS., quarter
Of section fourteen, and the west
half of south east quarter, and the
south Wesl quarter Of section four
teen: The west half Of the north
west quarter, and the west half of
the south west quarter, and lots Nos.
one, two, three and four Of section
No. thirteen; and lot No. enc of
section No. twenty-five. and the
east h." of the south east quarter of
sectic ZEN, all in township one hun
ared and twenty-four,n north of range
t"'enty-eight west: and the people
now inhabiting, and those who shall
hereafter inGabit, within the said
district of country shall. be NUM-
cipal corporation by the name of
"The City of Saint Cloud" and by
that name shall sue and be sued
plead and be implicated, in any
court, make and use a common seal,
and q ter it at pleasure. and take,
hold and purchase, lease and convey
any and all such real and personal
and mixed estate, as the purposes of
the corporation may require, within
or without the limits azores .id, and
shall be capable Of contracting and
being contracted with, and shall
have the general powers possessed
by municipal corporationsatcommon
law: and in addition thereto shall
possess the powers hereinafter spe-
cifically granted, and the authorities
thereof shall have perpetual success
sion.
as. The city shall he dividedinto
four wards, to be called the First,
Second, Third and Fourth Wards,
limited and bounded as follows, viz :
All the district of country and ter
ritory lying within said boundaries
and limits of said ity of Saint Cloud
and south Of the C inter- Of Wilso,::
street, extending from the MisSis ip-
pi River to the western boundary or
limit of said city, shall constitute and
be the First Ward.
All that district Of country and
territory lying within said bounGs.-
ries and limits Of seid city of Saint
Cloud, and north of the center of
Wilson Street extended as aforesaid
and south of the center of Lake
Street, extended from the MississiD-
pi River to the western boundary or
limit of said city, shall constitute
and be the Second Ward.
All the district of country and ter.
ritorv lying within said boundaries
and limits of said city of Saint Cloud
north of the center of said Lake
Street extended as aforesaid, d
south of the center of Saint Augusta
Street, extended from tie Mississippi
pi River to the western boundary or
limit of said city, shall constitute and
be the Third Ward.
All the district of country and ter
ritory lying within said boundaries
and limits Of said city of Saint Cloud
and north OF the center Of said Saint
Augusta Street, extended as afOre
said, shall constitute and be the
Fourth Ward.
CHAPTER II.
ELECTIVE OFFICES AND ELECTIONS.
3 l. There shall be an annual
election for elective officers herein
after provided, held on the first
Monday in May of each year, at such
place in each ward rs the common
council shall designate and the polls
shall be kept open from nine O'Clock
in the forenoon until five O'Clock in
the afternoon and ten days previ-
Qua notice shalt be Given by the
common council Of the time and
place of holding said election, and Of
the officers to be elected.
a.. The elective officers of said
city shall be a Mayor, Treasurer and
two Justices of the Peace for thecity,
who shalt be styled the city justices,
all Of which said officers shall he res
itlente r7ithin, and qualified voters
Of "a, ,ity: Each ward shall elect
.hres aldermen, who shall he owners
OF real estate and residents within
and qualified voters of the ward
for which they may be elected all
other officers necessary for the prep
or management of the aff..irs Of the
city, shall be appointed by the COM
mon council, unless otherwise pro.
vided.
At every annual election after tie
first election of officers, and the Or
ganization of the city government
under this charter, there shall be
elected for each ward one alderman
who shall hold his Office for three,
years.
The city Justices shall hold their
Offices for two years, and until their
successors shall be elected and quail.
fed: all other elective officers shall
hold their respective offices for, one
year, and until their successors are
and qualified.
-. Every person appointed 10
any Office by the.cOmmOn council or
elected to any Office by the people,
may be removed from said Office by
q vote of tWO-thirds of all the aidcr.
men authorized to be elected. Bat
TO officer elected by the people shall
be removed e eept for cause nor
unless first furnished with written
statement of the charges against
hin, nor unless he shall have had i!
reasonable opportunity to be heard
in his defence. The Common coun'
eli shall fixsa time and place for. the
trial of such officer. of which not
1eas than ten days notice shall b.
Given, and have powereto compel
!, he attendance of witnesses and The
2orpduetiOn uf books and papers, and
E,5hear and determine the case and
II said officer shall neglect to appear
and answer the charges against him
the common council may declare the
Offlce vacant, II ].
b. IL. Whenever a vacancy shall
occur in the office Of mayor or alder
man By death, removal, resignation,
Or otherwise, the common counci
shall have power, and itsl1all be their
duty to declare the Office vacant BY
resolution entered upon their min.
utps. IT.
Such vacancy shall be filed by =
new election, which shall be ordered
tby the common council within ten
llays after said vacancy is declared,
and held within twenty days after
such declaration, and reasonable no.
tice Of suci, election shall be given'
Any vatancy happening ~ any
other office shall. be. filed by the
common council unless otherwise
provided for. The person elected Or
appointed to flla yaca ne shall hold