The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-03-23
THE AlkElgpl6GNT TO
CHATTER.

THE AAENQW6NT TO <00 S~1
CHATTER. '~:y
AN ACT to amend chapter twenty-eight
(28) Of the special laws of eighteen hum
bred and sixty eight (186S), incorpora-
.r ting the City of st. Cloud.
Be It enacted BY the L<gislotnre Of the State
Of Minnesota. * 4
SECTION l. That section one Of chapter
two. Of cha pier twenty-eight Of the special
laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight
(ls6S). be amended 20 ~ to read As fol-
lows:
SECTION l.. There shall be an annual
election for elective officers hereinafter
provided, held On the frat Monday in
April Of each year, al such place in each
ward as the Common Council shall desig-
naas, aud the polls shall be kept open from
nine ~ o'clock id the forenoon until five
% O'Clock in the afternoon, and ten 10Y
days previous notice shall be given by the
Common Council of the time and place Of
holding said election, and the officers to be
elected
SECTION 2. That sc ction two Of said
chapter 2 of said chapter twen-
ty eight [2s) be amended 40 a to
read a. follows: Section Two .(2).
The elective officers Of sid city shall be
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 shail elect
three Alderman who shall be owners Of
real estate and re- ;dents 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 com.
mon council unless otherwise provided
At every annual election after the first alec
ton of officers and the organization of the
City government under this charter there
shall be elected for each ward one Alder
man who shall hold his Office three (O
years. The City Justices shall hold their
Offices for two ~ years or until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualified. All
other elective officers shall hold their re-
! spective Offices for one Q) year, and until
their successors are elected and qualified.
SECTION 8. That section eleven (11) of
said chapter IL of said chapter twenty.
eight (28) be so amended as to read a fol.
lows: Section II. The term Of every Of.
ficer elected under this law shall commence
on the second Monday Of April of the year
for which he was elected, and shall, unless
otherwise provided, continue for one year
| and until his successor is elected and quail
fed. -
SECTION 4. That section one ~ Of
chapter of said chapter twenty-eight (2s)
be amended by adding the words "City
Justices" before tho word 'Treasurers' in
the fifth line of said section one ~.
SECTION s. That section nine (9) Of
chapter of said chapter twenty:ejght (2s)
be amended 80 a. to read a. follows: Sec
ton 9. The Common Council shall on or
before the twentieth coy 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
duties 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 rolls and before the fourth ~
Monday of June he shall return the same
to the Common Council, and the City As
| tessor shall be Board of Equalization city,
and shall meet on the fourth Monday of
June, at the Office of the City Clerk for the
purpose of reviewinethe assessment, and
having each taken an oath to fairly and
impartially equalize the value Of the real
and personal property of said city, they
may alter, revise and eqalize said aseess-
ment IS they may deem just and proper.
| The assessor shall on or before the 6rst
Monday of July in the year for which
the assessment has been made return his
assessment books to the County Auditor, yer:
lied by his affidavit. Said city Asees-
sor shall hold his Office for one year and
until his successor is elected and qualified.
SECTION 6.-That section twenty-five
(22) of said chapter 3, Of said chapter
twenty-eisht (28) be amended by adding
thereto the following. and that the en-
tire compsnsation Of the city clerk by
salary and fees, shall not exceed the
sum Of two {2) hund red dollars per an
mum.
SECTION This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it, passage.
| Approved 9Th day of March A, D, 1876.