Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-30

by law, and shall have been pronounced ny
Of citizenship iap Within Il the es States
The effect Of tho last above proposed
amendment upon persons right t TO vote
for elective officers In this state Will be:
/. TO eliminate the present reanir,sment
IF one years residence In the United States.
2. TO require residence in this state.
of fons onts as now VI
%. To require residence In the electlon
district. next preceding an election, of thir-
CURED:
A.. To REQUIRE citizenship Of the United
to vote sf reIass ze uf t If ps e
ship. provided they. possess the requisite
anlif f. Ct residence above indieate4 tia
ipeq WbeS eenaees Of
eign birth to, vote after having declared hls
intention to become a citizen Of the United
States Sand and before becoming fully natural
In addition to the foregoing, the effect Of
the adoption Of such last proposed amend
Of the rgS} to oG an 'o ce
this state before becoming a fully natural
lied citizen of the United States.
vi.
"An act proposing IN amendment to .arti-
Gle four az Of the constitution Of the State
OF Minnesota allowing cities already lrcor-
porated, and Villages desiring 10 l"c"ne In
corporated as cities, to frame their own
curriers' as ClCleS.
the constitution the Following secrion:
Sec. &c. Any city or village in this state
as city eeapsfF Sf With ond
to the laws OF this stare rs follows: The
legislature shall provide, rmder such re:
een e Who Ss Ce and for the
past five years shall have been qualified
voters thereof, to be appointed Ly the Gts,
trict judges Of the judicial district IN which
10 Or = I:i
shall, within six months n~,er it's appoint
rent. return to the e',ief Magistrate II such
signed 10y the members Of said board or a
majority thereof. Such charter shall be
submitted tn the qualified voters of such
after. and II four-sevenths Of the qualified
voters voting at such election shall ratify
the same IT shall. at the end "f thirty days
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.
this act the legislature shall prescribe By
law the general limits within which such
charter shall he framed Duplicate ceI ndn
ter proposed and its ratification. which shall
| be signed by the chief magistrate Of said
city or village, and authenticated by its cor;
be deposited in the office of the, secretary, Of
In the office Of the register of deeds for the
be depos9ed among sy tS Se arcses
such city Of village, and ali courts shall
take judicial notice thereof: Such charter
made BBy be bcn Of een s
holders, aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days in three newspapers OF general
cepted by three-nft6s Ct the qualifed
voters Of such city or village voting at the
next election, and not otherwise; but such
the State of Minnesota. The legislature
may, prescribe the duties of the commission
m IT., to 1T amend OF char
The board Of freeholders above provided
for shall he permanent, and all the vacan-
cies by death. disability to perform duties;
same manner as the original board was
its fa Of
that there shall be provided. among other S
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 thereto to the qualified voters Of such
city or village any alternate section or arti-
voters. and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to other articles or Sec
tons Of the charter or any amendment
The legislature may provide general laws
Of which may be limited to cities Of over
fifty and not less than fifteen thousa nd In
habitants, or to cities of fifteen thousand
Inhabitants, or less. which shall apply
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.
named f preposed Win II be: last
1: To vest cities and villages with the
right Of framing their own charters. sub.
5ect to limitations imposed by the laws OF
F. The charter will be framed by = board
Of fifteen freeholders, or majority thereof
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
euing election; and will: require for its rat.
ifcation four-sevenths go Of the qualified
T. II ratified at such election the cha rter
will thereupon, after the lapse of thirty
days. become the charter of such city or
s; A city will be unable to incorporate t.,
legislature shall have first prescribed BY
/
| charter may be framed.
g. A charter once adopted may be amend
| ed In a manner similar to that prescribed
for the framing and adoption Of the orig
| lnal.
z The board Of freeholders is to be per-
petual and without Limitation Of term ex:
perform duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits Of the city or village.
g. The charter must provide for mayor
or chief magistrate, end a legislative body
| of either one or two houses; IL Of two
houses, the members Of at least one house
shall be elective ''by 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 tho
other Of two given articles or sections.
upon the basis Of population alone as fol-
lows:
(a) Cities Of over 80 900 Inhabitants.
d. Cities Of $4,000 and not less than 49,
600 Inhabitants.
(c) Cities Of $1,000 inhabitants or less.
| H. When cities have been so classified,
the legislature may thereupon pass general
laws limited in their application to one or
more such classes