New Ulm review., 1895-05-22
GENERAL LAWS OF 1895.
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an ACT to provide for the Incorporation,
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of minnesota:
CHAPTER I.-ORGANIZATION.
Section 1. ORIGINAL INCORPORA-
TIoN. The inhabitants Of contiguous ter
rltory, not organized as Il city, and having
not less than one thousand (i,O0U popula-
! by majority vote of the qualified cleo
tors resident therein at an election called
| for that purpose as hereinafter set forth.
! Sec. 2. PETITION, A petition stating
ton and n definite description of the terri
tory sought to be Incorporated, which shall
be signed by such number Of resident cleo
tors shall equal one-Quarter G4) of the
votes cast in said territory at the last pre-
ceding general election. shall be filed in the
office of the county auditor and presented
| to the board of county commissioners of
the county wherein the territory or the
greater portion thereof is located. -.
Sec. 3. NOTICE. Said county auditor
within ten 1O days after the filling Of such
petition shall cause a notice setting forth
the contents Of the petition and the fact
Of the filing thereof to be published in the
official paper Of the county. and in case
there IS no official paper Of the county.
then In some newspaper of general circu-
lation published in the county.
Sec. 4. NAME. a petition proposing an
city, when signed by at least one-half .CA)
| as many Of the resident electors of said
! territory as are required for the petition
| for 0riJinal incorporation as above pre-
| ScribrI, may be presented to said board of
! county commissioners at any time before
, they shalt have acted upon said original
petition.
Sec. >. ADJOINING TERRITORY Quail
flied electors residing upon territory ad-
Joining that sought to be Incorporated:
numbering not less than one-fourth h) OF
the number Of votes cast in said territory
at the last preceding general election: may
at any time before said original petition is
acted upon by the said board of county
commissioners, sign and present to said
board q petition containing n statement Of
the population and a definite description
of such adjoining territory, and requesting
eI.y: Ety. the same De '"''"osu In S"'n proposed
Sec. G. ELECTION. Said board of coun-
ty commissioners Mt their first regular
meeting occurring more than ten 00l
days after the publication of the notice of
such petition for original incOrpOrationl,
shall net upon the same and order an cleo
ton to be held not less than twenty (20)
nor more than forty t4O) days after the
date of such meeting upon the question of
the incorporation of the territory described
In such petition. and upon such other prop
ositions in regard to the name therefor
and Including of the adjoining territory,
-. Sec !. ELECTION DISTRICTS. Said
board shall also at said meeting divide
such territory into election districts, in
case the same contains a greater number
of electors than that prescribed by law for
one election district at general elections,
and shall fix the boundaries of such dis
trictS. and designate the place for hold
Ing the election in each thereof; provided,
that the territory described in the orig
inal petition shall constitute at least one
election district. and the territory described
in any petition to include adjoining
territory. shall constitute at least one cleo
tion district, and shall appoint three
Ga qualified electors of each election dis
trict to act rs judges of the election there
In, and provide poll lists, ballot boxes.
booths. polling places and all other appur-
tenauccs Of said election.
Sec. s. ELECTION NOTICE. Said board
official paper Of the county, and in case
there is no official paper of the county,
then In some newspaper of general circu-
lation published in the county and desig-
mated by them for that purpose, at least
a week for two successive weeks
prior to the date fixed for such election and
notice thereof containing the time and
place or places of holding the same, and
the description Of the election districts,
and the names of the judges of election
appointed, and statement of the PROPOSE
tions to be voted upon, and shall cause
posted at least ten n0) days before the
date fixed for the same, in three (5) public
places in each election district
Sec. .. ELECTlONS-HOW CONDUCT
ED. Such elections shall be conducted in
all respects required by law for city
all the qualifications of electors at such
general elections.
Sec 10 FORM OF BALLOT. The form
of ballot to be used at such election In
the territory described in the original
petitions shall be substantially as
follows: 'Propositon to INCORPORATE
certain territory as a city by the name