Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-10-14

state, In such manner as may be provided
by law. and shall have Neen pronounced by
said court capable OF enjoying the rights
Of 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:
1. TO eliminate the present requirement
of one years residence In the United States.
2. To require residence in this state,
next preceding an election, Of six months
Instead of four months as now required.
3, To require a residence in the election
district. next preceding an election of thir-
ty days instead of ten days as now re-
quired.
4. 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
shin, provided they possess the requisite
qualifications CT residence above Indicated
5. TO repeal the present provisions of the
constitution which enables person of for
eign birth to vote after having declared his
intention TO become a citizen Of the United
States and before becoming a fully ratural-
lied citizen thereof.
In addition to the foregoing, the effect Of
the adoption OF such last proposed aE'end
son of the right to hold an elective otfice in
this state before becoming 4 fully natural
lied citizen of the United States
VI
San act proposing an amendment to arti-
Gle fOnr t4) of the constitution Of the State
porated and villages desiring 10 become In
cornorated as cities, to frame their own
charters as cities"
It Is proposed 10 add to article four Of
the constitution the following section:
Sec SO Any city 0" village in this state
may frame a charter for its Owl, govern
ment as city consistent with end subject
to the laws Of this staga as follows The
legislature shall provide. Under slch re-
fifteen freeholders, " Who shall te and fof tie
past five years shall have been qualified
voters thereof, to be appointed 10y. the dis
trict Judges Of the judicial district in which
the city or village is stuare1 Abirh heard
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city or village a draft Of such charter
signed hy the members of said board or a
majority thereof Such charter S1all be
submitted to the qualified voters of such
city or village at the next election there
after. and if four-seyenths of tie qualified
voters voting at such election shall ratify
the same it shall. at the end uf thirty days
thereafter, become the charTer of such city
or village as a city. md supersede any ex-
listing charter and amendments thereof; pro-
yded thar in cities having Patrol limits
now established such charter snail require
a three-fourths majority vote OF the quail
fed voters voting at su3h 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
charter shall be framed. Duplicate certiti-
ter proposed and its ratification, which shall
be signed by the chief magistrate Of SAID
city or village. and authenticated by its cor
Por9te seal, Q4f Of Sald certificates shall
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 be deposited among the archives of
such city or village and all courts shall
take judicial notice thereof. Such charter
so deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by board of fifteen free
holders aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days in three newspapers of general
circulation in such city or village, and ac-
cepted by three-ffths Of the qualified
voters of such city or village voting at the
next election, and not otherwise: but such
charter shall always be in harmony with
and subject TO the constitution and laws OF
the State of Minnesota The legislature
may prescribe the duties of the commission
relative TO submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote of the people
The board of freeholders lbove provided
for shall he permanent, and ali the vacan-
cies by death, disability TO perform duties,
resignation or removal from the corporate
limits shall be filed by appointment in the
same manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall always con-
tain its full complement of members
1t snail be feature of all such charters
that there shall he 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 sh9I 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 or arti-
Gle may be presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted On separately
without prejudice to other articles or sec
tons 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-
habitants. 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-
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-
/: To vest cities and villages with the
right of framing their own charters. sub
ject 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
ifcation four-sevenths 40 of the qualified
voters voting at such election.
4 If ratified at such election the charter
days, become the charter of such city or
village.
s. 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. A charter once adopted may be amend
ed in a manner similar to that prescribed
for the framing and adoption of the orig
nal
/. 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.
s. The charter must provide for a 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 Shy the general vote Of
the citizens"
.. 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 10000 inhabitants
(b) Cities of $4,000 and not less than 49,
900 inhabitants
(c) Cities of 49, 900 inhabitants or lass.
IL. When cities have been so classified
the legislature may thereupon pass general
laws limited in their application to one or