The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16

Of citizenship within the state"
The, effect of the last above proposed
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 a residence In this state,
next preceding an election, of six months
instead of four months as now required.
3. To require 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
ship, provided they possess the requisite
5. To repeal the present provisions of the
constitution which enables person of for
eeign birth to, vote after having declared his
intention TO become citizen of the United
States. and before becoming fully natural
lied citizen thereof.
In addition to the foregoing, the effect Of
ne adoRSSn on OF saeh last aend
son of the right to hold an elective office in
this state before becoming a fully natural
lied citizen of the United States.
VI.
can act proposing an amendment to arti-
Gle four az of the constitution Of the State
or minnesota allowing cities already iEcor-
porated, and villages desiring 10 become in
c0rporated as cities, to frame their own
charters as cities"
1t is proposed to add to article four Of
the constitution the following section:
Sec 80. Any, city o" village in this state
ment as city consistent with and subject
to the laws Of this stare as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under Such re-
ean ss eeem wo e er d Sard Sf
past five years shall have been qualified
voters thereof, to be appointed by the dis
trict Judges Of the judicial district ~ which
shall, within six months after its appoint
pent, return to the chief magistrate # such
city OF, village draft of such charter
signed 10y the members Of said board or
majority thereof. Such charter shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of such
city or village at the next election there
after. and if four-sevenths Of the 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
listing charter and amendments thereof; pro-
vided, that in cities having patrol limits
now established such charter snail require
three-fourths majority vote OF the quail
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 be framed. Duplicate certif-
Gates shall be made setting forth the char
ter proposed and its ratification, which shall
be signed by the chief magistrate of said
city or village, and authenticated by its cor
porate seal One of said certificates shall
Ue uepOSlIeu IN the once 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 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 a proposal
boGefS made By board Of fifteen free
thirty days in three newspapers Of general
circulation in such city or village, and ac-
cepted by three-ffths CT the qualified
n nit Vy will ttNnrr hn
next election, and not otherwise; but such
charter shall always be in harmony with
and subject to the constitution and laws OF
may prescribe the duties Of the commission
relative TO submitting amendments Of char
ter to the vote of the people.
The board of freehoders above provided
for shall be permanent, and all the vacan-
cies by death, disability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the corporate
limits shall be filled 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 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 arti-
Gle may be presented for the choice Of the
voters, and may be voted ON separately
without prejudice to other articles or Sec
lions Of the charter or any amendment
thereto.
The legislature may provide general laws
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
equally to all such cities of either class, and
which shall be paramount while in force to
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:
Il, Il To vest cities and villages with the
1ect to limitations imposed by the laws OF
the state.
2 The charter will be framed by board
OF fifteen freeholders, or majority thereof.
g. The charter will thereupon be submit.
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
suing election, and will require for its rat,
ifcation fOur-sevenths 40 of the qualified
voters voting at such election.
f. If 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
under the proposed amendment until the
legislature shall have first prescribed by
law the general limits within which it's
charter may be framed.
q. A charter once adopted may be amend
ed in q 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.
g. The charter must provide for a mayor
or chief magistrate, end a 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 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 50 900 inhabitants.
(b) 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
r. 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
"An act proposing amendment to Sec
tion thirteen Q3), article one ~, of the
constitution of the State of Minnesota ra-