New Ulm review., 1895-05-22


mated by them for that purpose, at least
ten Q0) days before the time fixed for
/ such election, notice thereof containing
a list OF the officers to be elected, and a
description OF such election district, and
list OF judges and polling places designated
therefor Ihey shall also cause notices Of
such election to be posted in three ~ OF
the most public places of each such cleo
! tion district at least ten Q0) days prior
to the date fixed for such election. Such
election shall be conducted in all respects
| as required by law for elections for city
officers in cities under the provisions of
| this act, and returns thereof shall be
made to the county auditor of the county
Sec. Sec 'i'7a Il. GANVAss iIi' OF Votes. The
county auditor, upon receipt of the returns
Of such election, shall call together like
the canvassing of returns of general cleo
| tions. said board of canvassers at like
times and in like manner shall canvass
said returns and declare the result there
| Of and shall designate a place With
more than ten 90 days after the decara-
tion Of such result, when and where the
city council of such city shall meet and
organize. They shall also give notice of
| the election, and of such time and place
for the meeting of the city council to each
| person declared elected at such election
and the person so declared elected shall
at such prescribed time and place meet and
organize the city government.
Sec. 1S. ANNENING ADJOINING TER
any incorporated city or village, but adj
Joining any city existing under the provis-
IONS OF this act may be annexed thereto
and become a part thereof, as follows:
Upon the petition therefor of at least one
fourth 90 of the resident electors of the
territory desired to be annexed. setting forth
the population and definite description of
such territory. the city council of such
city may order special election to be held
in such territory upon the question Of the
annexation thereof to such city. notice of
oil shall IN srix-ny md iSin
made therefor, and the same shall be held
and conducted in conformity with the pro-
visions of this act relative to the incOr-
poration of unorganZcd territory. and
every act and thing necessary to be done
by and all authority vested in the board
of county. commissioners, and the county
| auditor of the county in which such city
is located relative to proposed incorpora-
ton of unorganzed territory, shall be
done by and vested in the city council and
the city clerk of such city. respectively;
tained shall authorize any city or village
lying wholly within one county or any
portion of the people thereof to become
attached to or become a part Of any city
lying within another county without vote
In favor thereof by Il majority Of each
board of county commissioners of the re-
spective counties to be affected thereby;
provided. further. that whenever there
may be lot or tract Of land Immediately
adjoining such city and located in the
same county upon which no one but the
u" ieI OF owners are residing. Dut SAID
owner desires annexation to said city. said
owner or owners of said tract may peti-
tion said city council for the anneXing of
such territory, and such council may by
in designate to what ward or wards such
annexed territory shall belong: provided,
further. that such territory shall be in no
wise wise released thereby from taxation for
the same is situated. and that COPY of
such petition and ordinance shall be filed
with the county auditor within thirty days
Sec. 10. FORM OF BALLOT. The bal
lot to be used at such election shall be in
substantially the following form: "Propo-
sition to annex certain territory to the
Such ballots shall be printed and voted as
herein required relative to the original in
corporation of cities and such votes shall
be counted and returned to the city clerk
and city council and by such city council
canvassed and the result thereof declared
and in case said proposition prevails a map
or plat and Il description of the territory
annexed and a certificate of the result of
approval of the city council, shall be filed
and recorded as hereinbefore prescribed in
case of the original incorporation of cities.
Sec. 90 JUDICIAL NOTICE. All courts
in the state shall take judicial notice of
the organization. reorganization and ex-
istence of all cities under the provisions of
this act.
Sec. 81. REORGANIZATION OF EN-
ISTING CITIES. Any existing city, when
ever the general or special law under which
the same exists is repealed. shall by opera
ton of law become Incorporated under the
provisions of this act. with it's existing
boundaries and corporate name. and with
| out regard to the population thereof; pro-
vided. that nothing in this act contained
| snail he taken or construed as changing or
| repeating in any manner any general or
| SPECIAL law governing or regulating any
| existing municipality in this state until
such time as such municipality shall accept
| this act in the manner herein provided or
| the laws governing such municipality are
| repealed by some Legislative act other than
or sou OUTSIDE I'D Of this this act; i,,,ou
| village having population Of not less
| than one thousand inhabitants now exist
| ing in this state may also become subject
| or village council and the legal voters Of
said city or village may affect the same
| by an ordinance OF said city or village duly
| passed by an affirmative vote of three
| fOurths of all the members Of the city or
! village council and approved by the mayor
of such city village in the manner pro-
vided by the charter of such city or village.
| Upon the return of said ordinance to
said city or village council without the
| mayors approval an affirmative vote of
four-ffths of all its members shall enact.
slch ordinance and the same shall have
the same force and effect as if approved
| by the mayor.
certified copy of such ordinance, accom-
panied by statement Of the vote, there
on. with the names of the members of the
city. or village council voting for and
| against the same. and a statement show
ing the vote of the people of said city or
village for and against the adoption Of the
| same shall be forwarded to and filed in
| the office of the secretary of state after
| the adoption of such ordinance by the peo-
| pie of said city or village. 10.
| Such ordinance shall not 90 into force or
! be of any effect until the same shall have
been adopted by vote of the electors of
said city or village as hereinafter provided
Sec. %. SAME SUBJECT. When such
ordinance shall have been adopted as pri-
! vided in the last preceding section the city
| or village council shall by ordinance sub
| NIT the question whether such city or viii
lage shall become Incorporated under and
| subject to the provision of this act to q
! vote of the electors of such city or village
ut the next ensuing city or village elec-
| ton, occurring not less than forty days
| after the passage and approval of the
ordinance provided for in section 90. or
! when no regular election is to occur within
| ninety (9O) days thereafter, Il special cleo
| ton may be called and held for the pur-
| pose of acting thereon.
In case no such ordinance shall have
| been adopted as provided for In said sec
| ton %, upon petition therefor Of one
| eighth of. the number of legal voters of
| such city or village voting at the last pre-
ceding city or village or general, election
dinance submit the question whether such
city or village shall become Incorporated
! under and subject to the provisions of this
| act to a vote of the electors of such city
or village occurring not less than forty
days after the presentation of such petit
| tion.
| city or village shall either upon the pass
age of the ordinance provided for in sec
| tion %, or upon the passage Of the or
dinance provided for in section q. give
! at least thirty days notice that said ques-
! tion will be submitted to the electors of
| the city or village at such election by post
| ing at least. five copies thereof in each
| ward and also by publishing the same in