Mower County transcript., 1896-10-21


y law, and shan have bee bssn Rron.SSuncsd .S I y !:
Of citizenship within the state"
The. effect Of the last above proposed
smendment upon persons right to vote
!. To eliminate the present requirement
Of one years residence In the United States.
2. TO require residence In this state.
instead Of four months no san as now " required M
8. To require residence In the election
district. next preceding an election. of thir-
ty days instead Of ten days as now re-
a. TO requlresa citizenship Of the United
States Of three months The constitution
Sof of 'ps cf ctsen
ship; provided they, possess the requisite
qualifications ef residence above Indicated;
O. To- repeal the present provisions Of tn the
eign birth to. vote after having declared his
intention to become citizen oe Che United
States and before becoming a fully natural
In addition to the foregoing, the effect Of
the adeRt'Sn ct such last aend
ths state before I beeon.lng S iuiiy naturai.
lied citizen of the United States.
Gle four (D Of the Constitution Of the State
OF Minnesota allowing cities Already ircor-
porated, and villages desiring TO become in.
as sites to frame their own
~, II is Proposed to ada to article tour Of
Sec SO Any city or village IN this state
ment as city consisten, with and subject
to the laws OF this stare as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under srch re.
ffteen freeholders, Who Sbali Ie and for the
past hve years shall have been qualified
t1ters tth. thereof, to be appointed hy the G's-
the cty cr Fl the N
shall, within six months "f,er its appoint
rent, return to the c'.ief r'asistrate { t such
city eitygaG or village th draft Of t"ch CHARTER
majority thereof. Such charter shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of such
city ety. or village at the next :':eton there;
voters voting at such election shall ratffy
the same 1t shall, at the cnd uf thirty days
thereafter, become the charter Of such city
listing charter and amendments thereof; pro-
vided. that in cities having patrol limits
now established such charter snail require
fed voters voting at susS eiect"n @ 10 To- change
the patrol limits now established.
Before any city. shall Incorporate under
law the general limits Within Which such
charter, shall he framed: Duplicate certid-
Gates shall be made setting forth the char;
be be signed by the chief magistrate Of said
porate seal: One Of said certificates shall
S e the 6ene
In the Office of the register Of deeds for the
county in which such city or village lies:
shall be deposited among the archives Of
take judicial notice thereof. Such charter
SO deposited may be amended by a proposal
therefor made BY a board Of fifteen free.
thirty days in three newspapers of general
ceP cePPted by three:afths II the qualiaed
next election. and not % ] ]otherwise; 5 Sut t such
charter shall always be in harmony with
and subject to the constitution and laws of
1f MI =, The
relative TO submitting amendments Of char
'eT Tbs to the the ~ vote t; Of the people ,,o,
Tor snail he permanent and all the vacan-
cies by death, disability to perform duties.
resignation or removal from the corporate
limits nit shall be filled BY aPRoiat%ent In the
created, and said board shall always CON
tain its full complement Of members
-. 1t shall be feature Of all such charters
things. for mayor or chief magistrate, and
a legislative body Of either one or two
houses. II Of two houses, at least one Of
them shall be elected by general vote Of
In submitting any such charter or amend
ment men thereto to the qualified voters Of such
city or village any alternate section or artl-
Gle may be presented for the choice Of the
voters. and may, be voted ON separately
without. prejudice to other articles or Sec
tions Of the charter or any amendment
thereto.
The legislature may provide general laws
relating, to affairs Of cities, the application
fifty thousand inhabitants or to cities Of
hfty and not less than fifteen thousand in
habtants or to cities Of fifteen thousand
equally to all such cities Of either class, and
which shall be paramount while in force to
the PROVISIONS, relating to the same matter
v'ded for. But no local charter, provision
or ordinance passed hereunder shall super
sede any ,G general law Of the state defining
The effect Of the adoption of the last
named proposed amendment will be:
L; To vest cities and villages with the
right Of framing their own charters, sub
ject to limitations Imposed by the laws Of
the state.
? a<1 The charter chart will be framed by board st
3: The charter viii thereupon be submit
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
s,ning election. and VIII require for Its rat;
voters voting at such election.
4. II ratified at such election the charter
Will thereupon,o . after the lapse of thirty
days. become the charter of such city or
,5: A city will be unable to incorporate
under the proposed amendment until the
legislature shall have first prescribed by
law the general limits within which its
charter may be framed.
6. charter once adopted may be amend.
ed in a manner similar to that prescribed
for the framing and adoption Of the orig
inal.
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.
or chief magistrate, ond legislative body
Of either one or two houses; If Of two
houses, the members of at least one house
shall be elective "by the general vote Of
the citizens"
8. Alternate articles or sections of a pro-
posed charter may be voted upon; that Is to
other of two given articles or sections.