The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-26

visions of this chapter shall in no manner affect
OF apply to the same, unless adopted as provided
resolution. submit at special village election
the question whether such village will 80 con-
tlnue. or will become reincorporated under the
General Statutes. They shall give notice thereof
IN the manner required in this chapter for noti-
fying special elections Ballots shall be written
or printed For reincorporation," and Against
Quoted and result canvassed as provided for an
annual village election by such village II ma
oriIy vote Tor reinoorporation the trustees shall
make certificate setting forth the fact of such
submission, and the vote thereon in detail and
the result thereof, and cause the same TO be re-
corded in the Office of the register of deeds, and
thereupOn the special act of incorporation shall
be deemed surrendered, and such village become
Incorporated under the General Statutes. but
herein provided to be held in January following,
be governed by the officers then In Office
SEC. 2. Every village which has been or shall
be organized or incorporated under the General
Statutes, shall be hereafter governed according
to the provisions of this chapter to the end that
uniformity Of village government and equal
privileges to all NAV be secured
SEC. 3. Any district, sections or parts Of Sc c.
lions not in any Incorporation village, and in
the State OF Minnesota, which has been plated
into lots and blocks: also the lands adjacent
thereto, when said plat has been duly and legally
certified according to the laws Of this State and
lied In the office Of the register Of deeds for the
thereof, lie, said territory containing a resident
population OF not less than three hundred 1900,
may become Incorporated as village under this
act In the following manner:
Sec l. Thirty or more Of the electors then
residents upon the lands SO to be incorporated
may petition the county commissioners of the
county in which the whole or the larger part Of
said lands are situated to appoint a time and
place when and where the electors actually re-
siding upon said lands may vote for or against
such incorporation, and such petition shall set
forth the boundaries OF such territory with their
courses and distances, the quantity of land
therein embraced, the name OF such proposed
n Pnfr1 not, 1lr,r
siding in said territory. which shall have been
duly ascertained by said petitioners, or under
their direction by census taken Of the resident
population as it may be on some day not more
than eight ~ weeks previous to the time when
said petition is presented to said commissioners,
and said petition shall be verified by ut least
three 81 OF said petitioners to the effect that
such census has been accurately taken and that
all the facts in said petition contained are true
co SEc D. On delivery OF said petition to the
them 1t shall be their duty within ten 40, days
therefrom to post or cause to be posted in five Of
the most public places within said territory
three ~ copies Of such petition together with
notices attached thereto, stating the time and
Place within tho limits Of said proposed village
or against such interpretations; which time shall
be at least thirty 800 days from the posting of
appoint by resolution three 81 inspectors resi-
dents Of said proposed village, who shall preside
and act as inspectors at such meetings, and all
the laws Of this State relating to the election of
town officers shall apply to said meeting so far
as the same are applicable and not inconsistent
with this act.
SEC. g. If there be Z newspaper printed with.
in said territory, the said petition. veriication
thereof, and the notice as hereinbefore provided,
shall be printed in full therein for three sue
cessive weeks. previous to the day specified in
said notice for voting upon the proposed incopor-
alton.
SEC. 2. Every elector residing in such terri
tory and qualified to vote for town officers in
the town in which such lands or some part there
OF lie, may vote at such meeting by ballot hav-
ing thereon tho words For Incorporation. yes"
or For incorporation, no.
Sec 8. Within three 81 days after such meet
Ing the inspectors presiding thereat shall die
with the said county commissioners, or some ono
meeting was held at the time and place specified
in said notice, that they have canvassed the bal
lots cast thereat. giving the whole number Of
the word yes" and the number having thereon
the word NO, which said certificate shall be
signed by said inspectors, and by them duly
contained are true.
SEC g. Within five days after receiving said
certificate as in the previous section provided, II
sioners to file the same, together
with sthe original petition and a true copy
tion tive IA Of this act in the Office of the register
OF deeds in and for the county wherein lie the
whole or the greater part Of said lands. and
thereupOn the said territory mentioned in said
petition shall be an incorporated village within
the intent Of this act from the date OF filing said
papers In the office Of the said register of deeds:
and shall, under the name set forth in said Pc
tition, be endowed with all the rights. powers
and duties incident to municipal corporations at
n on sW With perpetual and
tracing and being contracted with. Of suing
and being sued, and OF pleading and being i'm:
have common seal, which may be altered At
the pleasure OF the village council, and shall
have power to take, hold, purchase, lease and
estate, as the purposes Of the corporation may
require either within OF without the limits OF
said corporation
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of said register
OF deeds to record said papers in full, and the
papers so filed. or the record thereof shall be
prima facie evidence in all courts Of law and
village under the provisions Of this act.
Sec. IL. Within three ~ days Of the filing.
said papers with said register the said COM
missioners shall post notices in three ~ Of the
most public places in the village. giving at least
ten (1O days notice to the legal voters residing
in said incorporated village, to meet to organize
under the provisions OF this act. and elect
officers for the ensuing year. The action OF 4
majority OF said persons shall be considered the
action Of the whole number. and the electors
present at the time and place designated In said
call, may organize such meeting by choosing viva
voce, two ~ judges Of election and one (D
clerk, who before entering upon the discharge
of their duties, shall take and subscribe an oath
or affirmation to faithfully discharge the duties
| required of them, and said judges and clerk, be-
ing duly qualified, shall forthwith open the polls
by proclamation, and conduct the election In tho
manner provided by the statutes of the state for
| the election OF township officers and the judges
Of election shall give to each person elected, GER
ticate of his election, and such officers shall,
after having qualified according to law, forth
with enter upon the discharge OF their duties
may be annexed to any village either originally
| incorporated or reincorporated under the pro-
visions Of this act by petition of at least five
Of the legal voters, residents OF such adjacent
lands, to the county commissioners in the same
poration Of villages, and It shall be the duty Of
.eoon to ee%
ts and nine (9).. OF this act, to give notices
so to be annexed, when and where the electors
thereof will vote for against such annexation,
and the ballots used shall have thereon the
! words For Annexation or Against Annexa-
| tion. and II the majority Of the ballots cast
shall be For Annexation" then the said COM
mssioners shall file with the register Of deeds
| the original petition, notice Of election and in
spector's certificate, as provided in section nine
| (9) Of this act.
SEQ Is. It shall bs the further duty Of said
serve copy Thereon upon the pre.iden as or re-
corder Of the village to which such annexation
| is proposed, and it shall be the duty of the
village council thereof, within ten (lO days, to
call q special election in said village by posting
| in three 81 of the most public places therein
| notices thereof, which shall contain descrip-
tion Of said territory 90 to be annexed, and stat
! electors Of said village will vote for against
such annexation; said election shall be held
! within thirty 800 days from the time said petit
ton is served on the president or recorder,
aud ten (1O) days notice thereof shall be given:
the ballots used shall have upon them tho
words ''for annexation or against annexation,
and the same laws shall apply in said election
a. apply in the election Of the officers Of said
village; and If the judges of election shall find
on canvassing said ballots that majority
! thereof are for annexation" then they shall
make q certificate containing description OF
the territory as set forth In the notice Of said
election, stating the whole number Of votes
cast, tho number ''for annexation" and the