The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-29

by. Jaw, and shall have been pronounced by
SAG ea court capable Of enjoying the rights
me effect of the last above proposed
upon a persons right to vote
TOT e Te officers in this state will be:
Of one years residence in the United States.
q 70 require a residence in this state,
next preceding an election. Of six months
'nstea "a OF four months as now required.
s. 70 require a residence in the election
alstrlct, next preceding an election, Of thfr-
dy Gays instead of ten: days as now re-
n To require a citizenship Of the United
States Of three months. The constitution
now permits citizens Of the United States
s6. vote J. r ns;ard Of the period Of citizen
quallncations tf residence above indicated.
O.. 70 repeal the present provisions of the
e,onst l;nsl Which enables a person of for
e1Sh birth to vote after having declared his
-lntebtion TO become a citizen Of the United
states: and before becoming a fully ~ratural-
lied citizen thereof.
~ IN addition to the foregoing, the effect Of
ment will be to deprive a foreign Iorn per
son of the right to hold an ele,:tive office in:
thlS stale before becoming a fully natural
lied citizen Of the United States. 'A
act proposing an amendment to arti-
Gle four (4) of the constitution Of the State
OF Minnesota allowing cities already ircpr-
porated, and villages desiring to l.ccome IN
charters as cities"
It is proposed to add to article four of
Sec: SO: Any city o" Village in This state
may frame a charter for its " govern
ment as a city consistent with and subject
To me laws Of this stare us follows: The
leg!s:a1ure shall provide, Under sl.ch re-
strictions as it deems proper. for a board Of
fifteen freeholders. who shall Le and for the
past hye years shall have been qualified
trlct Judges Of the judicial district in which
the city or village is Situase1, Hni:h heard
p ment. r wtthin 81 six fn ~o m n:'sr its arroint-
cry or village a draft OF such charter
signed Ivy the members Of said board or a
m a3fr o thereof. Such charter SHALL be
city or village at the next election there
after: and if four-seyen:hs of tie qualified
voters voting at such election shall ratify
the same 1t Shall. at the end VI thirty DAYS
thereafter, become the charter of such city
or Village as a city, md supersede any ex-
lstinS charter and amendments thereof; pro-
vided. thar in cities having patrol limits
now established such charter snail require
q 5hree-fourths majority vote Of the quail
ned voters voting at such election TO change
the patrol limits now established.
He1ore any city shall incorporate under
this act the legislature shall prescribe by
law chS the general limits within which such
Gates shall be made setting forth the char
ter proposed and it's ratification, which shall
pc signed by the chief magistrate of said
porate seal: One of said certificates shall
be deposited in the office of the secretary Of
st sta ts, and the other, after being, recorded
county IN which such city or village lies.
shaH be deposited among the archives Of
sa Sn i Glfy or village, and all courts shall
SO deposited may be amended by a proposal
therefor made by a board Of fifteen free
t n SfetA aforesaid, published for at least
ClTculdClOQ IN such civ or villa up and ar.
eepted by t~hree-hfths Of the qualified
peters OF such city or village voting at the
a ns e~iectlon, and not otherwise; but such
enarter shall always be in harmony with
the the State e Of Minnesota n The legislature
relative TO submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote of the people.
The board Of freeholders above provided
cies by death, disability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the corporate
limits shall be filled by appointment in the
created, and said board Shall always con-
tain its full complement of members.
1t shall be a feature of all such charters
t tha1 mere shall be provided. among other
q legislative body of either one or two
houses; if Of W houses, at least one of
t them HhaI be elected by general vote Of
nm In submitting any such charter or amend
Gle may be presented for the Choice of the
voters. and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to other articles or sec
thereto.
IT The legislatuge may provide general laws
o ofla W 7 to nav atfa1 hs Of eities the application
fifty thousand inhabitants, or 10 cities Of
fifty and not less than fifteen thousand in-
ih nbabitoS or to cities of fifteen thousand
equally to all such cities of either class, and
which shall be paramount while in force to
me IN proylsiens s., relating to the same matter
1 n3Ged e. IN the local charter herein pro
or ordinance passed Hereunder shall super
sede any general law Of the state defining
VI ny Renl sffaosf cf1mes or mlsdemeanors:'
named proposed amendment will be:
1: To. vest cities and villages with the
ject to limitations imposed by the laws Of
the state.
2 The charter will be framed by a board
3: The charter will th%ereupon be submit
ted to the qualified voters at the next en-
suing election, and will require for it's rat
%ification four-sevenths 40 of the qualified
voters voting at such election.
e. II ratified at such election the charter
VIII thereupon,, after the lapse of thirty
Gays, become the charter of such city or
5: A city will be unable to incorporate.
nnder the proposed amendment until the
tCS1oldIuIC Shall nave urSC prescribed Dy
law the general limits within which its
charter may be framed.
.. A charter once adopted may be amend.
60 IN IA a manner anne similar to that prescribed:
inal.
{. 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.
8. The charter must provide for a mayor
or chief magistrate, ond a legislative body
Of either one or two houses; If Of two.
houses, the member Of at least one house
shall be 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.
lO. Ihe legislature may classify cities,
upon the basis Of population alone, as fol-
lows: ~. ~-..
{a) Cities of over 5o,0oo Inhabitants,
60! Cities Of $4,000 and not less than 15,-
1} Cities Of / 5000 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 . 49,
II. 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.
A act proposing an amendment to. Sec
tfon thirteen .Q3(, article one ~, Of the
constitution of the State of Minnesota. re-
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