Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-16


The effect of tho last above proposed
for, elective officers in this state Will be:
oftone years residence In the United States.
, e. To, require a residence III this state,
next preceding an election, OF six mouths
g. TO require residence in the election
district next preceding an election, of thlr-
ty days instead OF ten days as now re-
- To require a citizenship of the United,
States of three months. The constitution
nov permits citizens Of the United States
to vote regardless of the period of citizen
qualifications cf residence aboye indicated;
= g. To repeal the present provisions OF the
constitution which enables person Of for
eign birth to vote after having declared his
Intention TO- become citizen Of the United
= States. and before becoming fully ratural-
lied citizen thereof
the adoption Of such last proposed Amend
'liient will be to deprive a foreign born per-
tGH Of the rght to hold an eeye office IN
lied citizen OF the United States.
IAN act proposing an amendment to arti-
Gle four az of the constitution Of the State
Of Minnesota allowing cities already iEcor-
eorporats d. as citiss to- frame their own
charters as cities" ..,.
1T Is proposed to ndl to article four Of
'ns Sn: se an2 tit ay oo yae state
may frame charter TOR IT. own govern
ment ae city consistent with nnd subject
to the laws Of this sta1,. as, folloWs: The
% Who sba he ind for the
past Ave years shall have been qualified
trict Judges Of the judicial district in Which
the city or village IL situated. Nbich !rard
shall, within six months after its appoint
49, ~ iof, oyis, r0t - oh
city or village draft Of such charter
signed Ivy the members Of said board or
majority thereof. Such charter SHALL be
city or village at the next election there.
after. and II four-sevenths of the qualified
voters voting at such election shall ratify
the same 1t shall, at the end uf thirty days
thereafter, become the charter Of such city
listing charter and amendments thereof; pro-
goM fnbT a ' sueS sna
three-fourths majority vote OK the quail
fed voters voting at such election TO change
the patrol limits now establish"d
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 certih-
ter proposed and Its ratification. which shall
be signed by the chief magistrate Of said
city or village, and authenticated by Its cor or,
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 Hes:
shall he deposited among the archives Of #
such city or village, and all courts. shall
take judicial notice thereof. Such charter
50 may be amended d. BY ftopr
| holders aforesaid, published for at least
| thirty days in three newspapers Of general
circulation in such city, or village ana ae
| voters of such city or village voting at the
next election, and not otherwise; but such ,cl,
charter shall always be in harmony with
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 above provided
for shall he permanent and all the vacan-
cies by death, disability to perform duties,
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 shall he u feature of all such charters
that there shall be provided. among other
things. for mayor or chief magistrate, and
h OF ehe ct o.
them shsl be elected by general vote OF
the citizens. y
I 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 presente for the choice Of the
nos 1 nra Hy e e Sd rces or
| thereto.
The legislature may provide general law
| relating to affairs OF cities, the application
Of which may be limited to cities Of over
j atty thousand inhabitants, or to cities OF
I nifty and not less than fifteen thousand in:
Inhabitants, or less. which shall apply
! equally to all such cities Of either class. and
which shall be paramount while In force tn
included in the local charter herein pro
v'ded for. But no local charter. provision
or ordinance passed hereunder shall super
or publishing crimes es" or misdemean ors."
The effect of the adoption of the last
named proposed amendment will be-, .
right Of framing their e0 own Charters, sub
5ect to limitations imposed by the laws OF
the state.
2. The charter will be framed by a board
Of fifteen freeholders. or a majority thereof
8. The charter will thereupon be submit
ted to the qualified voters ut the next en-
suing election, and will require Tor Its rat
ihcation four-sevenths (4-7l Of the qualified
| voters voting at such election.
4. II ratified at fuch election the charter
will thereupon.. after the lapse OF thirt!
s: 4 city will be unable to incorporate
under the proposed amendment until tn
law the general limits within which III
charter may be framed.
6. A charter once adopted may be amend
ed In q manner similar to that prescribed
for the framing and adoption Of the orig
{. The board Of freeholders is to be per
petual and without limitation Of term. ex
cept that arising from death, disability *
perform duties resignation or removal from
the corporate limits Of the city or village.
8. The charter must provide for q mayor
| or chief magistrate, end legislative body
Of either one or two houses; II 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 a pro
posed charter may be voted upon; that is tt
say, the voter may vote for one or thu
other Of two given articles or sections.
10. The legsla ture may classify citiei
upon the basis Of population alone, as fol
(a) Cities Of over $1,000 Inhabitants
(b) Cities Of $4,000 and not less than Is.
Ic) Cities Of is, 600 inhabitants or less.
! il. When cities have been so classified
the legislature may thereupon pass genera
laws limited in their application to one o.
more such classes
IL. The general law applicable to any
class Of cities, will be paramount to any
inconsistent provision found in the charter
vii.
"An act proposing an amendment to sec
ton thirteen Q3), article one ~, OF thu
constitution Of the State Of Minnesota, re
lating to taking private property for pub