The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-22

state, in such manner as may be provided
by law, and shall have been pronounced by
said court capable of enjoying the rights
or citizenship within the state.'
The effect OF the last above proposed
amendment upon a persons right. to vote
for elective officers in this state will be:
l. To eliminate the present requirement
of one years residence in the United States.
2 To require a residence in this state,
next preceding an election, of six months
Instead of four months as now required.
TO require residence in the election
quired.
a.: To require a citizenship Of the United
now permits citizens Of the United States
to vote regardless of the period Of citizen
ship: provided they possess the requisite
quallncations, OF residence above Indicated.
3. To repeal the present provisions Of the
constitution which enables a person Of for
eelgn nirth to vote after having declared his
lied citizen thereof.
+b In addition to the foregoing the effect Of
ment will be to deprive foreign Eorn per-
son OF the right to hold an elective office in
this state before becoming a fully natural
lzcd citizen OF the United States.
vi.
Gle four (4) Of the constitution Of the State
OF Minnesota allowing cities already ircor-
porated, and villages desiring TO become in
charters as cities"
The is TO to eS5 t? artc; four of
may frame a charter for its own govern
ment as city consistent with and subject
to en the laws Of this stare follows: The
legislature shall provide, Under such re-
strictions as it deems proper for board Gf
fifteen freeholders who shall he and for the
past FIVE years shall have been qualified
trict judges of the judicial district in which
the city or village Is situated, Mitch !Card
shall, within six months after its APPOINT
city retEfn to the Cer va gis5rate e such
signed 10y the members Of said board or
majority thereof Such charter shall be
city or village at the next election there
after. and if four-sevenths Of the qualified
voters voting at such election shall ratify
the same it shall at the end "f thirty days
thereafter, become the charter Of such city
or village as city, md supersede any eX.
listing charter and amendments thereof; pro-
vided. that in cities having patrol limits
now established such charter snail require
a three-fourths ajority vote OF the quail
fed 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 genera limits within which such
charter shall Famed; Duplicate certif-
ter proposed al its ratification, which shall
be signed by the chief magistrate of said
city or village. I'd authenticated by its cor
Porate seal One Of said certificates shall
be deposited In the Office Of the secretary Of
state, and the other, after being recorded
In the office of the register of deeds for the
county In which such city or village lies:
such city or village, and ali courts shall
take judicial notice thereof Such charter
SO So deposited may be amended by a proposal
holders aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days in three newspapers Of general
circulation in such city or village, and ac-
voters OF such city or village voting at the
next election, and not otherwise; but such
charter c,l5 ter shall always be in harmony with
the State Of Minnesota o" The 'I iegs af re
may prescribe the duties Of the commission
relative to submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote Of the people.
The board Of freeholders above provided
Tor shall be permanent, and all the vacan-
Resignation resign Or removal from the corporate
same manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall always con-
tain its full complement of members
. 1t shall be feature of all such charters
that there shall be provided, among other
things. for mayor or chief magistrate, and
a legislative body of either one or two
them SHAH be elected by general vote Of
In submitting any such charter or amend
ment thereto to the qualified voters of such
city or village any alternate section arti-
Gle may be presented for the choice Of the
voters. and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to other articles or Sec
lions OF the charter or any amendment
thereto.
The legislature may provide general laws
relating to affairs Of cities, the application
Of which may be limited to cities Of over
fifty thousand Inhabitants, or to cities Of
fifty and not less than fifteen thousand iu-
inhabitants, or less: which shall apply
equally to all such cities of either class, and
which shall be paramount while in force to
included in the local charter herein pro
vided for. But no local charter. provision
or ordinance passed hereunder shall super
sede any general law Of the state defining
or Furnishing crimes or misdemeanors
The effect of the adoption Of the last
named proposed amendment will be:
-, Il To vest cities and villages with the
right of framing their own charters, SUBJ
Ject to limitations imposed by the laws Of
the state.
2; The charter will be framed by a board
8: The charter will thereupon be submit
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
suing ELECTION, and will require for its rat,
ification four-sevenths 40 of the qualified
voters voting at such election.
4: If ratified at such election the charter
Will thereupon, after the lapse Of thirty
days, become the charter Of such city or
village.
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 it's
charter may be framed.
6. A charter once adopted may be amend
ed in 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.
g. The charter must provide for a mayor
or chief magistrate, and a 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 pro-
posed charter may be voted upon that is to
say. the voter may vote for one or the
other of two given articles or sections.
10. The legislature may classify cities
upon the basis Of population alone, as fol-
lows:
(a) Cities Of over SO, 600 inhabitants.
CO., Cities Of $4,000 and not less than 49,
900 Inhabitants.
(c) Cities of IL 600 Inhabitants or less