The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-19
1T WILL MAKE SOME DECIDED
CHANGES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND
DULUTH
f LEGISLATURE PASSES 1T.
Part II IRting to- Organizati II, Dut. es
of Mayor, Comptroller and City
Treasurer.

| Benham and Cobb, of Duluth; Cross
and Savage, Of Minneapolis, and Cha
pin and Phillips, of St. Paul. The
commission expected to conclude their
labors by Saturday night and the bill
early next week.
The bill practically follows the line
of the Bell charter now in effect in ST.
Paul, although there are some few
changes. Yesterday the commission
handed out the first five chapters Of
the new bill relating to the organiza-
ton of cities, elections and general
provisions concerning officers, duties
of mayor, comptroller and city treas
urer.
The only changes made in the first
five chapters of the bill affecting the
city Of st. Paul are those which make
the members of the board of education
| elective rather than appointive, the bill
providing that the seven members of
the board be elected at large every two
years. All officers appointed by the
! council are to be selected by a majority
; OF the members of the council, such
! selection to be by viva voce vote on
roll call in joint session.
The bill will make some decided
changes in Minneapolis as it provides
| for an election in May of the even
| numbered years, which will have the
effect of shortening up the terms of
all the Minneapolis officers elected
! last November. A common council,
! consisting of nine assemblymen elected
at large, and one alderman from each
ward will also make a radical change
! in the council of that civ
! 1t is eclaimed that the bill will meet
! with the sanction of the Minneapolis
and Duluth members of the Legislature,
and as there are practically no
changes so far as ST. Paul is con-
ce1ned, there will be no objection from
the Ramsey county delegation. While
it is understood that the city officials
of Minneapolis are not in favor of the
BILL owing to the powers of the council
being limited considerably, it is
claimed that the Minneapolis poll
ticians are not in a position to make
much of a kick, particularly at this
time.
The first five of the twenty-five
chapters of the BILL as prepared by the
commission, are given below:
Title /. relates to
ORGANIZATION. sC
! Section T. All cities in this state now or
! hereafter having or attaining population
] of $4,000 or more inhabitants shall be carried
| ON and governed as herein provided, in those
| respects which are by this act expressly pro-
| vided for.
Section makes the usual provision that
such cities shall have Corporate existence,
may sue and be sued. own real estate, per-
sonal and mixed property.
Sec. 3. All property and estates whatsoever
| of such cities shall be and remain severalIy
and respectively vested in them, and all pro-
ceedings for the requirement OF parks and
| parkways and for the making of local inn
provements and the making and collecting of
| assessments therefor, which would otherwise
! come within the provisions Of this act the
! assessments for which shall have been made
! before this act becomes fully operative upon
such cities shall be proceeded with and COM
| pleted nearly may be in conformity with
the provisions of law under which they were
commenced and by the same procedure if
this act had not been passed; and all causes
| OF action, debts, taxes, contracts, claims and
demands of whatsoever nature, existing prior
! to this act becoming operative upon any other
| city, whether in favor Of or against sucn
| cities, or any of them, or between other
parties, shall remain in full force. and shall
be sustained and enforced notwithstanding
| this act, but as far practical in conformity
with its provisions as to methods OF proceed
ure. except as hereinbefore already pro-
vided.
Section 4 provides that nothing in the act
| is to be construed as repeating or modifying
any city ordinance. resolution, order or rule
In force at the time the act becomes oper-
ative except those Incompatible with its
provisions.
Sec. 5. Nothing in this act shall be under
stood or construed so as to repeal, amend,
modify limit alter the force effect in
any manner whatsoever of any provisions of
law which now prohibit the vending, dealing
in or disposing of spirituous, vinous fer
mented or malt liquors, granting of Ii
censes to vend, deal in dispose CT such
within or outside Of any specifically defined
territory or boundaries in such cities re-
! spectively.
Sections 6 and7 provide that all political and
administrative boundaries shall be unchanged
except as provided in the act, and that the
population of any city. so far the act is
concerned, shall be that of the last federal
or state census.
ELECTIONS.
Title H. Elections and general provisions
concerning officers.
Sec. 8. The elective officers shall be a
mayor, comptroller, treasurer and nine (9
assemblymen and seven ca members OF a
board of education. to be elected from the
city at large and % alderman to be
elected from each ward. Judges of the NUM-
cipal courts established in such cities shall
in each case be elected at the regular city
election next preceding the day when the
regular terms of the judges of such courts
whose places to be filed. respectively.
will terminate by law. But such judges are
not embraced within the meaning OF the term
elective officers" as used in this act.
Section provides that the first biennial
| elections shall be held on the first Tuesday
| Of Nav 1898. In all other respects
this law shall first become operative upon
such cities last described on the first Tues
day of June 1898. On the first Tuesday of
May in the even numbered year next follow
ing the census year. state national. the
first biennial elections to be held IN such
cities as by the returns of such census ap-
pear to have then first attained population
of $4,000 or more inhabitants. In other re-
| spects the law becomes operative upon the
first Tuesday of June next thereafter
Sec. 10. In all cities upon which this
law shall have become fully operative the city
elections shall be held and the elective off,
GERS provided for by this act whose places
are to be filled shall be elected on the first
Tuesday in May in each and every even num-
bered year: and such elections shall be
known as the regular city elections; and all
the elective officers provided for by this act
shall hold office for a term of two years
commencing on the first Tuesday of June next
succeeding such elections, and until their sue
cessors are elected and have qualified, except
as otherwise provided by this act.
Sec. IL. The mode of conducting elections
in said cities shall not be changed by this
act. except so Ear provisions OF law with
reference thereto existing at the time this
act becomes operative upon any city, are nee
essarily inconsistent with the provisions of
this act provided, however, that all judges
of ELECTION in such cities shall be selected bv
the board of aldermen.
Section u makesa plurality of votes suf-
fcient to elect and in case CT tie lots shall
be cast in the presence of the council in
joint session. Oficers appointed by the com
mon council must receive a majority vote
of all its members to constitute an appoint
ment, such vote to be had viva yoce On roll
cal In joint session. ~ ~
Sec. L. ANY elective officer provided for