The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-03-30
II TIE X,lNENnIiM rs fA tfrY
St% CHARTER.

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>5E% CHARTER.
AN ACT to amend chapter twenty Eight
(2S) of the special laws of eighteen hun
dred and sixty eight (1S8S) incorpora-,
> ting the City Of St. Cloud. ~ -
Be il enacted BY the Legislature Of the State
Of llSnnesota. -, .,,.,' 49, II
SECTION l. That section one of chapter
two, Of cha pier twenty.eight Of the special
laws of eighteen hundred and sixty.eight
(186S), be amended 80 a. to read ~ fol-
lows: .>.. g.
SECTION l. There shall be an annual
election for elective officers hereinafter
provided, held on the, first Monday in
April Of each year, At such place. in each
ward as tho Common Council shah ,desig.
nate, and the polls shall be kept opea: from
nine 10y o'clock in the forenoon until five
(5) o'clock in the afternoon, and ten (l0)
days previous notice shall be given by tie
Common Council Of the time and plsce Of
holding said election, and the officers 70 BE
elected 100" o.
SECTION ?: That section two Of said
chapter 2 of said chapter tween:
ty-eight (2s) be amended 90! as to
read a. follows: Section Two (2).
The elective officers of said city shall bs !
Mayor, Treasurer, and three Justices Of the
Peace for the city, who shall be styled The
City Justices, all of which said officers
shall be residents within and qualified vo-
tiers Of said city. Each ward shall elect
three Aldermen who shall be owners Of
real estate and residents within and quail
fed voters of the ward for which they may
be elected. All other officers necessary
for the proper management Of the affairs
Of the city shall be appointed by the'eom-
mon council unless otherwise provided g
At every annual election after the first 4lec-
ton of officers and the organization of the
City government under this charter there
shall beelected for each ward one Alder
man who shall hold his Office THREE ~
years. The City Justices shall hold their
Offices for two (2) years or until their isuc-
cessors shall be elected and Qualified All
other elective officers shall hold their re-
spective Offices for one ~ year, and until
their successors are elected and qualified
SECTION 8. That section eleven III (-of
said chapter II. of said chapter twenty
eight (2s) be so amended asto read Is fol-
lows Section IL! The term of every Of.
fcer elected under this law; shall comnt nce
on the second Monday Of April Of the year
for which he was elected, and shall, unpesa
otherwise provided, continue for one year
and until his successori is elected and quail:
fed. a. 80. -
SECTION 4. That section one ~ of
chapter Of said chapter twenty -eieht {2s}
be amended by adding the words "City
Justices" before the word ''Treasurers' in
the fifth line of said section one {l).
SECTION S. That section nine (9) of
chapter of said chapter twenty.eight (2s)
be amended so as to read az follows: Sec
ton 9. The Common Council shall oh or
before the twentieth (20) day of April: in
each year after the annual charter election
elect an Assessor, who shall be styled the
City Assessor and who shall perform all
theduties in relation to the assessing of real
and personal property for the purpose; Of
levying all city, county, school and State
taxes. Upon the completion of the as
sessment roll and before the fourth "a
Monday of June he shall return the same
TO the Common Council. The members of
the Common Council and the City AS
SCISSOR shall be city Board Of Equalization
and shall meet on the. fourth Monday Of
June, at the Office Of the City Clerk for {he
purpose ofreviewingthe assessment, and
having each taken an oath to fairly a nd
impartially equalize the value Of the n bal
and personal property Of said city, they
may alter, revise and equalize said 'asedss
ment as they may deem just and proper.
The assessor shall on or before the first
Monday Of July in the year for which
the assessment is made return bus
assessment books to the County Auditor, 9et>
fled by his affidavit. Said city As{{es-
sor shall hold his Office for one year 4ad
until his successor is elected and qualified.
SECTION 6.-That section twsnty.two
(22) of said chapter 3, of said chapter
twenty-eight (2s) be amended by adding
thereto the following: and that the eh-
tire compensation of the city clerk by
salary and fees, shall not exceed The
sum of two (2) hund red dollars per an.
mum. .r
SECTION 7.-This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passake.
Approved 9Th day of March A. D. 1876.