The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-29

stare, In Such manner ~ may Do PROVIDES
by. law, and shall have been pronounced ny
said court. capable Of enjoying the rights
OF citizenship within the state"
The. effect of the last above proposed
for elective officers in this state will be:
l. 70 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.
8. To require a residence in the election
district, next preceding an election, of thir-
ty days instead Of ten days as now re-
CURED
a. To require citizenship Of the United
States of three months. The constitution
now permits citizens Of the United States
to vote regardless Of the period Of citizen
ship. provided, they possess the requisite
qualifications Ct residence above indicated:
o. To repeal the present provisions Of the
constitution which enables a person Of for
e1gn birth to vote after having declared his
iGn mt to become citizen Of the United
lied citizen thereof
tb In addition to the toregong the effect Of
son of the right to hold an elective office in
this state before beconling a fully natural
lied citizen Of the United States.
vi.
An act proposing an amendment to arti-
OF minnesota allowing cities already ircor-
porated, and villages desiring TO become in
corporated as cities, to frame their own
charters cities"
It is proposed to add to article four of
the constitution the following section:
Sec 36 Any, city o. village in this stare
ment as city consistent with and subject
to the laws Of this stare as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under such re-
strictions as it deems proper, for board OF
fifteen freeholders, who shall he and fol nd
past five years shall have been qualified
vote thereof to be appointed by. the dis
trlct Judges Of the judicial district in which
the city or village Is situated. Witch Ifard
shall, within six months after its crroint-
pent, return to the Chief magistrate If such
y y th Of Of f 5"fh charter
majority thereof. Such charter shall he
submitted to the qualified voters of such
after. and if four-sevenths Of tie qualified
voters voting at such election shall ratify
the same 1t shall, at the end Vt 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
fed voters voting at such election to change
the patrol limits now established.
Before any city, shall incorporate under
law the general limits within which such
charter shall !, framed. Duplicate certii-
Gates shall be wade setting forth the char.
ter ha I,sIpsd a. s.s its which shall
city or village. cad 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,
shall shall he he, 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
circulation in such city or village, and ac-
e eaPtee u BY yuo thre re Il the qualified
next election, and not otherwise; But t such h
charter shall always be in harmony with
and subject to the constitution and laws Of
tne state OF Minnesota The legislature
relative to submitting amendments of char
ter r to the vote Of the people,
The board Of freeholders above provided
cies by death, disability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the corporate
Limits NIT shall be filled by appointment in the
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
houses; If Of two houses, at least one of
them shall be elected by general vote of
the citizens
In submitting any such charter or amend
ment thereto to the qualified voters of such
city or village any alternate section or art-
voters. and may be voted ON separately
without. prejudice to other articles or Sec
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
hfty and not less than fifteen thousand iu-
habltants, or to cities of fifteen thousand
inhabitants, or less: which shall apply
equally to all such cities of either class, and
which shall be paramount while in force to
the provisions relating to the same matter
included in the local charter herein pro-
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:
L: To. vest cities and villages with the
right Of framing their own charters, SUBJ
!ect to limitations imposed by the laws Of
the state.
2 The charter will be framed by board
OF fifteen freeholders. or majority thereof.
3. The charter will thereupon be submit
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
suing election, and will require for it's rat
ification four-sevenths 90 of the qualified
voters voting at such election.
4. If ratified at such election the charter
VIII thereupon, 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 it's
charter may be framed
g.. 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
8. The charter must provide for mayor
or chief magistrate, end 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 tho
other of two given articles or sections.
TO- The LEI islature may classify cities