The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-29

said court. capable Of enjoying the rights
Of rse ssap 81 %e eSe the las. aSove
for elective officers In this state will be:
!. To eliminate the present req4irsmtene
2. To require residence IN this state,
next preceding an election, of six months
instead Of four months as now required.
district. next preceding an election, of thir-
ty days instead Of ten days ~ now re-
4, TO require citizenship Of the United
to vote regerdless of the period Of citizen 1s
s esE the
8. To repeal the present provisions Of the
constitution which enables person OF for
eign birth to vote after having declared his
States. and before becoming n fully Hatural-
Iced citizen thereof.
In addition to the toregoins, the effect Of
ment win be to deprive fors;sn Lorn per-
son Of the right to bold An ELECTIVE oftce IN
this state before becoming fully natural
lied citizen Of the United States.
VI.
Gle four t4) Of the Constitution Of the State
OF Minnesota allowing cities already iEcor-
porated. and villages desiring 10 become In
cSSrposated as cities, to frame their own
IT is proposed to add to articl. four OF
the constitution the following section:
Sec SO. Any city O.: village IN this state
nett as city eensiste M? with VT o and sustect
to the laws Of this stare as follows: The
legislature shall provide. under s,ch re-
esn So ops te and or the
past Ave years shall have been qualified
t9tsrs to be nPp2ntsd W the e Gs
10 10 II .o1 II ; al RI
shall, within six months after its appoint
rent, return to the c'.iet magistrate t such
city or village draft Of such charter
majority thereof. Such charter shall be
submitted to the qualified voters Of such
city or village at the next ELECTION there,
voters voting at such election shall ratify
the same 1t shall, at the end ~ thirty days
thereafter, become the charter OF such city
listing charter and anne ndmenrs thereof: pro-
vlded. that in cities having patrol limits
now established such charter snail! require
maorty sots OK the cS Hua
the patrol limits now established.
Hefofs any city, shall Incorporate under
this act the legislature shall prescribe BY
law the general limits within which such
charter shall be framed. Duplicate certii-
Gates shall be made setting forth the char.
ter proposed and Its ratification, which shal!
city or village, and authenticated by its cor:
porate seal: One Of said certificates shall
be deposited In the Office Of the secretary, Of
aaa he hr bns or Se
county in which such city or village lies:
such GtY village and all courts shall
50 deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by a board Of fifteen free
holders aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days In three newspapers of general
circula ton in such city or village, and &C:
cepted by three-ffths If the qualified
voters OF such city OF, village voting at the
next election, and not otherwise; but such
charter shall always be i'll harmony with
aud subject TO the constitution and laws OF
the State of Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe the duties of the commission
ter to the vote Of the people.
The board OF freeholders above provided
for shall be permanent, and all the vacan-
cies by death, disability to perform duties.
limits shall be filled by appointment In the
same manner as the original board was
tain it's full complement Of members.
1t shall be Il feature of all such charters
that there shall be provided. among other
things, for a mayor or chief magistrate. and
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-
Gle may be present ted for the choice of the
without prejudice to other articles or sec.
lions Of the charter or any amendment
thereto.
II. The legislature may provide general LAYS
nfty thousand inhabitants, or to cities Of
not Of to c iss Of een
Inhabitants. or less. which shall apply
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
8 or ordinance passed hereunder shall super
or publishing crimes or misdemeanors."
The effect Of the adoption Of the last
named proposed amendment will be,
right Of framing their own charters. sub.
5ect to Limitations Imposed by the laws of
2. The charter will be framed by board
OF fifteen freeholders. or a majority thereon.
g. The charter will thereupon be submit
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
sHng ELECTION and viii require for its fat
voters voting at such election.
: T. II ratified at such election the charter
Will thereupon., after the lapse of thirty
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 it's
charter may be framed.
!. g.. charter once adopted may be amend
ed in q manner similar TO that prescribed
for. the framing and adoption Of the orig.
inal.
y :. The board of freeholders Is to be per-
petual and without Limitation of term. eA-
cept that arising from death, disability to
perform duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits Of the city or village.
= 8. The charter must provide for a mayor
or chief magistrate, ond legislative body
OF either one or two houses; II OF two
houses, the members of at least one house
the citizens"
0. 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.
upon the basis Of population alone, as fol-
lows:
i (a) Cities Of over $4,000 inhabitants.
(b) Cities of $4,000 and not less than 49,.
600 inhabitants.
(c) Cities Of $1,000 inhabitants or less
y II. When cities have been so classified,
the legislature may thereupon pass general
laws limited in their application to one or
more such classes
u. 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.
II VII.