The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-15

The effect Of the last above proposed
sme 1lat SRon persons tS;s right 70 Nv vote
l. To eliminate the present req9irement
of one years residence In the United States
2 TO require a residence In this state,
Instead Of four months as nov rsquired;
b g., To require q residence In the election
district. next preceding anselsction OF thlr
ty days dnstead~ q tens days - now reg
stssa.hz Yn.ss
to to- vote regardless Of tie period Of citizen.
s6sgs Of the
constit tuition which enables q person Of for
eign birth tos vote after having DECLARED his
intentipV TO become q citizen u the United
States and before e afn'' 'atura
.ing addition te the foregoing, the effect Of
! he adoption IS spch lat srropesea aE'end-
this state before 6ecouI,ng fully natural:
iscd citizen Of the United States
IAN. act proposing an amendment to arti-
Of Minnesota allowing cities already ircor-
s$ssss !sfss their e"a
the he :SI tt 's -four OF
"Sec. 86. Any city Or village In this state
as eesasGs aS! IL sna
to the laws OF this state as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under such re.
s .eeoes sBBs e G 2aF
voters thereof, to BE appointed Ly tbs e,,:
tscs Judges Of the judicial district IN Which
n retaIa to The eaief r'ssi:rrate 4 snes
city y s meSsss 81 bo,fd or
majority thereof. Such charter saall he
submitted to thet 9paliaed voters Of such
city or village at the next ELECTION I'll there
voters voting at such election shah ratify
the same 1t shall, at the end IF thirty days
thereafter. become the charter Of such city
or village az city, ind superSede any ex-
t'istln& charter ana a1neuf,nents thereof; pro-
vided. that in cities having patrol limits
now established such charter snall require
fed voters voting at such election TO change
the patrol limits now established.
e1o.s any city she Snd Sy
law the general limits within which such
go. shaiIss< "a a. s:Stins go IL cS 5;;
be signed by the chief magistrate 6f@said'
city or village, and authentica ted BY its cor;
Porete seal: One Of said certificates shall
state, and the other, after being recorded
IN the office Of the register Of deeds for the
county in which such city q village lies =!
such ETY. % 0s yIase, snS ii II courts shall
take jddicioi notice thereof. Such charter
sotdeposited may he amended by a proposal
a. q tof at
ssircalsten n such city Of Village; and &C:
voters Of such city or village voting at the
next election, and not otherwise; but such
charter shall always be in harmony with
ssset T. aneesea 'qa 9e
relative 10 submitting amendments Of char:
gots Fl the RsGDs
ss Sa dafe
T. resiEna lion Or removal from the corporate
same, manner as the original board was
created, and said; board shall always con-
tain J! It's j. full complement Of members
thfnge. for'a mayor or chief magistrate. and
s"leeislattve, body Of. either one or two
'hQuseI; II at two houses at. least one OF
them; shall be elected BY general vote Of
the citizens.
any such Or amend END
I'D nay f pre sS Tor I'D ssolee Of the
veteEe2sssnd may be voted ION. separately
ashs afs liz Charter. Or any amendment
sc MSfsssaieal;,.turti ma, prsvld. :, General law.
sssE t. sa fitS; IN II ave1
!. fifty thousand Inhabitants, or to- cities Of.
fftys and Mt Jess than ID tteen thousand. In:
ess s' % vi ,s shall Poa apply
WINCH s6ai1 be paramount wnfie in force to
the provisions relating to the same mntter.
INCLUDED in the local charter herein pro-
,v!ded for. But no local charter. provision
sot ordInGnce passed hereunder shall super
FOR furnishing crimes or misdemea nors:""..
The, effect OF the adoption Of the last
named proposed amendment will be-,
right of framing their own charters, sub
1ect' to Limitations imposed by the laws OF
Of fifteen freeholders, or majority thereof.
3. The charter will thereupon be submit
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
ifcation four-sevenths a. Of the qualified
voters voting at such election.
4. II 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
legislature shall have rst prescribed by
law the general limits within which its
| charter may be framed.
.. a CQaFIer once dQOQLeU may De duleAu-
ed In a manner similar to that prescribed
for the framing and adoption Of the orig
:. The board of freeholders is to be per-
petuaI 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 char must provide for a mayor
or chief magistrate, ond q legislative body
of either one or two houses; if Of two
houses, the members Of at least one house
shall he elective ''by the general vote OF
the citizens"
o. Alternate articles or sections Of a 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-
Ia) Cities OF over $4,000 inhabitants.
| (b) Cities Of $4,000 and not less than 49,
| 600 Inhabitants.
icy Cities of $1,000 Inhabitants or less.
| II. When cities have been so classified
| the legislature may thereupon pass general
| laws limited in their application to one or
more such classes
| 12 The general law applicable to any
| class Of cities. will be paramount to any
| inconsistent provision found in the charter
| of any city belonging to such class.
| VII.
| IAN act proposing an amendment to sec.