New Ulm review., 1895-05-22

the time Of such reOrsAMtzatlOn or ScOnsOl
dation the respective members OF one OF
more wards may be changed as the city
council may determine aud shall. thereafter
Of more than thirty Thousand lS0, ,OOO) popu
lation into not less than ten llO nor more
than fifteen do wards. and cities OF thirty
not more. tSan p ten ppe wards, the same te
De SO divided by ordinance duly passed Dy
a majority vote Of all the members OF the
nisl city council OF the city wherein sucn
dilyislon oi,, is made. the members Of which
city council shall have been elected and
Qualified pursuant to the provisionsAof this
acs, ACT the same to be done. at the SECOND reg
esl seon thereafter as practicable, and to take
eaIct erect at the, then next ensuing city elec-
eight C,sl Of this act so far as consistent
Win VII this section to apply thereto. The
pound tp6oandarles of wards so established shall
:tablished rs hereinafter. provided, except
aai.., snad ~ ~ the event of the annexation of
a;a.loinilng territory the city council of the
existing ward. or establish one or more
aadltlonal wards. not to exceed in all the
maximum number herein established. In
any city originally Incorporated under the
provisions of this act. the first city council
thereof shall divide the same into wards
as IN this section provided. and all the pro
Sec. 81 PoPuLATi0N f'tiis rfo = TRe : Representation population
oL any city, for{the purpose of this act,
United States or stcte census and the pop
uiatlon u, of territory not organized as a city
shall be estimated and taken to be five (5)
who shall have voted therein at the last
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each esa state and federal census, by resolution
Dy two-thirds vote, apportion said city
Haoov INTO wards Of convenient, adjacent and con.
shall be made but once within the period
OF hye 10 consecutive years. Whenever the
wards wards or districts of the city are appor-
effect at the next ensuing city election,
and all officers and members Of the city
council previously elected, and whose sue
such election, shall, hold their respective
offices for the unexpired portion of their
terms as representing the wards or dis
case any such ward or district shall prove
to have more than it's proportion of resi-
den dent aold-9ver +, officers Or members Of the
men members shall be appointed to and repre-
sent some ward or district created in whole
or in part, of that in which they We're
shall be made by the city council at the
TIM tlme OF the apportionment of the wards
See. Ss. DETACHING rEnnIroRY. Any
territory included in any city under this
act may become detached from any such
clty upon the question of such detachment
being submitted. to a vote of the whole Of
such proposition receiving the majority of
ali OF the votes cast at such election upon
such such proposition The city council of such
city shall submit the same to vote Of the
people after petition shall have been
filed with the city clerk, signed by ma
lorit.yy of the legal voters residing in such
council without such petition, and the same
shall be submitted aud voted upon through
out the whole city and the returns of the
votes canvaSsed in the same manner as pro-
vided in this act for the annexing of un-
organized territory to cities by vote Of
Sec. 10. POWERS. The cities existing
under the provisions of this act shall be
and continue bodies corporate and polite
under their several names. and by such
beSvested with the following general pow
ers: To sue and be sued; to plead and be
itnpleaded: defend and be. defended in all
ceiye and hold property. realSand personal,
to be used for city purposes only; to sell,
lease or otherwise disposs: OF any property .
quests, gifts. and donations of all kinds. Of
property within and without the city.
either in fee simple or in trust, for the
essary to carry out the purposes such be-
quests, gifts and donations, and to sell,
lease or otherwise dispose Of the same: to
have and use US common i, seal and and to & alter ,er
contracted with; to levy general and special
taxes; to grant licenses franchises, immn-
mites and privileges not inconsistent ls1 f7 With
States and of this state, and revoke the
same; and generally to do every act and
thing properly within It the province OF II mn u
have. and exercise all the powers conferred
by this act.
CHAPTER H.
ELECTION, APPOINTMENT AND DU-
TIES OF OFFICERS.
Sec. Al. ELECTIVE OFFICERS. The
elective officers of cities shall be mayor,
treasurer, one ward alderman elected from
each ward. and aldermen elected from the
city at large; the number of aldermen elect
ed at large to be as Follows:
In cities with six wards or less. two
aldermen shall be elected from the city
at large in cities having more than six
wards and less than ten wards. four alder
men shall be elected from the city at large;
in cities having ten or more wards, elght
large. In cities with population of 10000
or more. there shall be elected in addition
to the officers above provided for, city
controller.
of the peace, judges of the municipal court,
or other city officers, except school officers.
not provided for by this act, who are eiect-
ed by the people, such officers shall be
elected at the city election held under this
act. but shall qualify at the time, and hold
such offices for terms as provided by the
laws under which such offices exist:
Sec. Y. TIME OF ELECTION. The reg
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
ber of each odd numbered year.
Sec 49, TERMS OF ELECTIVE OFFl-
GERS. The terms of oficerSele by the
people under this act shall be two years.
And provided that where there is IN any
city reorganized under this act, under the
laws governing such city prior to such re-
organization, a legislative body, the mem
bers of which are elected at large, they
shall serve as aldermen at large under the
provisions of this act to the ends OF the
terms for which they were respectively
elected, and where, in any city reorsanized
under this act, there is, under the law
governing such city prior to such reorganf-
cation, a legislative body, the members Of
which are elected by wards, such members
shall serve as ward aldermen under the
provisions of this act to the end OF the
terms for which they were respectively
elected, and at the city elections respect
lively next preceding the, eNpiraloh o.. tne Nc.
terms of such existing aldermen at large or
ward aldermen, successors shall be elected
for partial or full terms, to conform to the
provisions of this act.
And provided further, that at the first
election in any city originally incorporated
under the provisions of this act, five alder
men shall be elected from the CITY at large
and no other aldermen shall be elected at
such election. Such aldermen at large shall
serve until the then next city election and
until the aldermen elected thereto shall
have qualified, as provided In section a
hereof. At the said second city election
there Shall be elected aldermen, as in this
section provided for the first election held
under this act.
Sec. "A COMMENCEMENT. AND END
OF TERM. The term Of each elective
officer, unless herein otherwise provided,
shall commence on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday In January next succeed
ing his election; and all officers, elective
and appointive, shall serve to the expira-
tion Of their respective terms. and until
their successors are elected or appointed
and have qualified, except when removed,
as herein provided.
Sec. 49, REMOVAL OF OFFICERS.
Every person appointed to any Office under
the provisions of this act may be removed
from such office by vote of 3tWo-thirds OF