The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

motion.
Said board shall within six months after
it's appointment return to the chief mag
istrate of said city or village a draft of
such proposed charter signed by the
members of said board or majority
thereof. Said charter shall be submitted
village at the next election thereafter, or
at a special election called for the pur-
pose, and if four-sevenths (4-D of the quail
flied voters voting upon its adoption at
such election shall ratify the same 1t
shall at the end of thirty days thereafter
become the charter of such city or village
as a city and supersede any existing char
ter and amendments thereof; provided,
that in cities having patrol limits now
established such charter shall require a
three-fourthS Cd majority vote or the quail
flied voters voting at said election to
change the patrol limits now established
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter and ratification,
which shall be signed by the chief magis-
trate of said city or village and authentl-
Gated by it's corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall be depos-
tied in the office of the secretary OF state,
and the other, after being recorded IN
county in which said city or village is
situated shall be deposited among the
archives of said city or village, and all
courts shall take judicial notice thereof;
amended by proposal therefor made by
board of fifteen freeholders as afore-
said. published for at least thirty days
in three newspapers of general circula--
ton in such city or village and accepted
by three-fifthS $50 of the qualified voters
of such city or village voting at the next
election and not otherwise. Such charter
shall always be in harmony with and
subject to the constitution and laws 0
the State of Minnesota. The board of
freeholders above provided for shall hold
their office for term as provided for in
the constitution and laws of this state
and all vacancies by death, disability to
perform duties, resignation or removal
from the corporate limits shall be 1llled
by appointment in the same manner as
the original board was created, ana SAD
board shall always contain its full COM
plement of members.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be feature of all such
charters that there shall be provided
among other things for a mayor or CHIEF
magistrate, legislative body OF either
one or two houses, and if two at least one
of them shall be elected by general vote
of the citizens of such municipality. In
submitting any such charter or amend
ment thereto to the qualified voters of
such city or village any alternate section
or article may be presented for the choice
of the voters and may be voted on sep
arately without prejudice to other articles
or sections of the charter or any amend
ment thereof.
Sec. A. Upon the draft of such charter
being returned to such chief magistrate
as aforesaid, the law making authorities
of such city or village, as the case may
be, shall forthwith fix the time for hold
ing an election at which such proposed
charter shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of such city or village as the case
may be, which may be at a general or
special election called for that purpose
and cause notice of such election to be pub
lished for at least twenty (20) days in two
city or village. At such city election the
form of the ballots may be for the char
ter" followed by sufficient space. to the
right thereof on which may be written or
I, dc or. mo n
cordance with the choice Of the person
voting such ballot. In the event of any
alternate section or article being pre-
sented for the choice of the voters any
form of ballot may be used which will
clearly indicate the choice OF the person
voting such ballot between such alternate
section or articles.
Sec. 5. Such charter in superseding any
previous charter and amendments there
of shall not affect any right, lien or LA
bility accrued, established or subsisting
previous to the time when such charter
takes effect nor affect any action or pro-
ceeding pending when such right, lien or
liability shall be in force, and such action
or proceeding shall be carried on in all
respects as if such charter had not taken
effect, nor shall such charter be in any
wise construed as to affect any right or
liability acquired or accrued under the
previous charter and amendments super
seeded thereby on the part OF any city or
any person or body corporate.
Sec. 6. All ordinances, resolutions
regulations in force at the time such
charter takes effect and not inconsistent
with the provisions thereof shall remain
and be in force until altered, modified or
repealed by the lawmaking authorities of
such cities.
Sec. Z. All rights of action, penalties
and forfeitures accrued to such city be-
fore such charter takes effect shall re-
main unaffected thereby and may be
prosecuted, recovered and received as
fully. in every respect as though such
charter had not taken effect.
Sec. s. Any lien on real property exist
ing in the State of Minnesota or such city
at or before the taking effect of such
charter for taxes and special assessment
or estate acquired by or vested in the
State of Minnesota or any such city by
reason of the forfeiture or gale to the
state or city Of any tract of land, town or
city lots offered in a public sale for taxes
or special assessment levied by such city,
interest and costs due thereon, and not
sold to others for want of bidders, are
hereby assigned and transferred to and
continued in such city, and all lands,
town or city lots forfeited or sold to the
state or such city shall from. the taking
effect of such charter be deemed and
taken to be forfeited and sold to such
city. In all cases where certificates of
purchase have at the time of such charter
takes effect been made out in the name of
purchasers at any sale for such delin-
Quent taxes or special assessment. the
right to redeem any such sale shall not
be impaired by anything in this act or
any such charter contained.
Sec o. 1t shall be lawful for any such
city in such charter or by amendment
thereof to provide for regulating and con-
trolling the exercise by. any person or
corporation of any public franchise, or
places in such city, whether such fran
chises or privileges have been granted
by said city or by or under the State
of Minnesota, or any other authority;
f,n1l mr.
shall ever be granted nor shall any ex-
elusive franchise or privilege be granted
unless the question of granting the same
shall have been first submitted to the
qualified voters Of such city and adopted
by a majority voting at such election on
the question, nor in such case for longer
period than ten years.
Sec. 10. That the city council shall con-
troll the property and finances Of the city
and shall have the power to appropriate
money for city purposes only, except as
hereinafter provided; to provide for the
payment of it's debts and expenses; to
borrow money on it's credit for city pur-
poses and to issue bonds therefor; to issue
bonds in the place of and to supply means
for paying maturing bonds, and to con-
solidate or fund the same; provided, that
the total indebtedness of such city, except
as hereinafter provided, shall not thereby
be made to exceed five 20 per cent of the
total value of the taxable property of
such city, according to the last preceding
assessment for the purposes of taxation,
except in cities where such limit has al
ready been reached or expenditures have
already been authorized by vote of the
people of said city, which will cause the
said limit to be reached; provided how
ever, that the certificates of Indebtedness
issued for the creation and maintenance
of a permanent improvement resolving
fund shall not be considered as portion
of the Indebtedness of the city for the
purposes of this section. Provided fur
ther however, that in case of any such
city now organized, or territory herein
after to be organized, the total indebted
ness of which at the time of the passage
of thic eycnodS five nor cent (S3l of