The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-10-17

tlAiaeNuu6uEssIpOAydsFV GFS01ES vote
fog elective officers in this state Will be-
~ To eliminate the present requirement.:
cI one years resid ence In the United States.
x !: To require q residence II this state,
next preceding an election, Of six months
instead OF four months as, now required. IA.
- TO require q residence in the election
dls trfct. next eding an election SOf sthir-b
y y, days Instead Of ten days as now re-
~ 70 require a citizenship of the United
states OF three months. The constitution
4e permits citizens Of the United States
shin provided they possess the requisite
lualiflca lions Of residence above Indicated
% I To repeal the present provisions Of the
constitution which enables q person Of for
.slga birth to vote after having declared his
l m to become citizen Of the United
STATES. and before becoming fully ratural-
lied citizen thereof. 7s.ss#
the adoption Of such last proposed a1:.end-
1nent will be to deprive foreign horn per
son OF the right to hold an elective office in
1zed citizen Of the United States
2s . VI.
Gle four ~ Of the constitution Of the State
OF Minnesota allowing cities already ircor-
p ors and villages desiring to Income in
cbbs apt as cities, to frame their
IT is proposed to ndl to article four Of
The IS constitution % 81 the following section:
n,aS ef s6 Any yh city Or village in this state
ment as city consistent with and sub ect
to the laws Of this state as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under such re-
fifteen freeholders, who shall be and for the
past FIVE years shall have been Qualified
voters thereof, to be appointed by the cis-
t tE judges Of the Judicial district in which
the city or village Is situated. which heard
shall, within six months after its crpoiDt-
ment. return to the chief magistrate If such
CITY e Of j, village draft OF such charter
majority thereof. Such charter SHAH he
submitted to; the qualified voters of such
cry or village at the next election there
a1ter and II four-seyenths Of the qualified
voters voting at such election shall ratifv
the same 1t shall, at the end IF thirty DAYS
thereafter, become the charter of such civ
s On viliage as city, Ind supersede any ex-
vlded. that in cities having patrol limits
now established such charter snail require
g three-fourths majority vote Of the quail
ned t.s voters voting at such election to change
the patrol limits now established
. before any city shall incorporate under
this act the legislature shall prescribe by
law the general limits within which such
c 81 tas shail be framed Duplicate certif-
Ter proposed and Its ratification, which shall
pc signed by the chief magistrate of said
G nS. Of village and authenticated by its cor
be deposited in the office of the secretary Of
state, and the other, after being recorded
IN the oit1ce Of the register Of deeds for the
e c1anty In which such city or village lies,
shall sinai be ne deposited among the archives Of
s ssis city or village, and all courts shall
take Judicial notice thereof Such charter
SO deposited may be amended by a proposal
hoIdere maae p board Of fifteen free
Lnlrty days In three newspapers Of general
circulation In such city or village. and ac-
e cePted by three-dfths CT the qualified
next election, and not otherwise; But such
cnarter shall always be in harmony with
ana subject to the constitution and laws Of
Inc, Inc State Of Minnesota. The legislature
relative to submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote of the people,
me BOARD of freeholders above provided
ce, b2 e oe and all the
T1,e asigg or removal from the corporate
limits LIMITS snall be hlied by appointment In the
same manner as the original board was
tain its full complement of members.
5, II snail be feature of all such charters
t ina there shall be provided, among other
ssnlngs, TOT mayor or chief magistrate, and
houses; If Of two houses, at least one of
them t shall be elected by general vote Of
ment thereto to the qualified voters Of such
city or village any alternate section or arti-
cie may be presented for the choice of the
Witbon+ ana may Pc Voted on
thereto.
The legislature may provide general laws
OF which may be limited to cities Of over
dfty thousand Inhabitants or to cities Of
nfty and not less than fifteen thousand iu-
ihahnihta'nts, or to cities Of fifteen thousand
equally to all such cities of either class, and
Wnlch snail be paramount while in force to
i tne provisions relating to the same matter
v'ded for. But no local charter, provision
or ordinance passed hereunder shall super
sede any general law Of the state defining
or Punishing crimes or misdemeanors."
named proposed amendment will be: :
1: To vest cities and villages with the
right OF framing their own charters, SUBJ
lect to limitations imposed by the laws Of
? The charter will be framed by board
OF fifteen .freeholders, or majority thereof
s. The charter will thereupon be submit
t ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
SUNG election, and will require for it's rat
lhcation four-sevenths 40 Of the qualified
voters voting at such election. e.. an.
will thereupon, after the lapse Of thirty
days. become the charter of such city or
village. - -
5. A city will be unable to incorporate
legislature shall have first prescribed by
lew the general limits within which ffa
charter may be framed. II.
o.. A charter once adopted may be amend
Cd IN manner similar to that prescribed
Tor Ior the framing and adoption Of the orig
Z. The board of freeholders is to be per
petual and without limitation Of term, ex-
cept that arising from death, disability to
perform duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits of the city or village
The charter must provide for mayor
o. either one! or two houses; If Of two
houses, the members of at least one house
the citizens.' 75
8. Alternate articles or sections OF a pro-
posed charter may be voted upon; that is to
other Of two given articles or sections
III. The legislature may classify cities
upon the basis of population alone, as fol-
lows: &ss@s1 IS "a 4, Il
"a Cities Of over so, 600 inhabitants. !.
o. Cities Of $4,000 and not less than 49,
300 habitants 81, & RI s. II II,
lei Cities of $1,000 inhabitants or less.
II: When cities have been SO CLASSIFIED,
the legislature may thereupon pass general
laws limited in their application to one or
more such classes .4s7 s-
e The general law applicable to any
class OF cities, will be paramount to any
inconsistent provision found in the charter
OF any city belonging to such class. ms II
$z31 n 555$3}}.$5 VII.
An act proposing an amendment to Sec
ton thirteen (13), article one az, of the
constitution of the State Of Minnesota, re-
iisating to taking private property for pub
Section 10, Of Article /, Of the constttn-
ton OF Minnesota now reads as follows:
Private property shall not be taken for