The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-27

saieh edty or village lies shall be de~
posted among the archives OF such city
or village and all courts shall take axe 1u,
deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by board of fifteen free
g thrls for Of
eral circulation in such city or village,
and accepted by three-fifths of the
8on9 voters th Of such city or and a nee
otherwise; but such charter shall always
be in harmony with and subject to the
Minnesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commission rela-
tive to submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote of the people.
."The board of freeholders above pro
vided for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death, disability to per-
form duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits shall be filed by APP
pointment in the same manner as the
original board was created and said
plement Of members
ut shall be feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided, among
istrate, and a legislative body of either
one or two houses; if of two houses at
least one of them shall be elected by gen.
eral vote of the citizens.
I'm submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualihed voters
section or article may be presented for
the choice of the voters, and may be
voted on separately without preIuiice to
other articles or sections of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
1.-THE legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities the APP
cities of over fifty thousand inhabitants,
or to cities of fifty and not less than
fifteen thousand inhabitants, or to cities
of fifteen thousand inhabitants. or less,
which shall apply equally to all such
cities of either class, and which shall be
paramount while in, force to the pro-
rn a in n hn ma ~
cluded in the local charter herein pro-
vided for But no local charter, pro-
vision d or ordinance passed, there9nd de-!
shall supersede any general law of the
state defining or Furnishing crimes or mis-
Gemeanors."
1t is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same so as to read as follows:
Sec. &c. Any city or village in this
state may frame a charter for it's own
government as a city consistent with
and subject to the laws of this state,
under such restrictions as it deems prop
er, for board of fifteen freeholders,
who shall be and for the past five years
to be appointed by the district judges of
the judicial district in which the city or
village is situated as the Legislature may
coed six years, which board shall, within
six months after it's appointment, return
to the chief magistrate Of said city or
the members of said board, majority
thereof Such charter sha:i Is submitted
to the qualified voters Of s'ssh city or
village at the next election thereafter,
and if four-seVenths of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall! ratify
the same it, shall, at the end of thirty
such city or village as a city, and super
sede any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; provided, that in cities
such charter shall require a three-fourths
majority vote, of the qualified voters
voting at such election. to change the
patrol limits now established.
Before any city shall incorporate I'M
der. this act the legislature shall pre-
scribe scribe by law the general limits viii in
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
| ting forth the charter proposed and it's
ratification, which shall lie signed Ky the
chief magistrate OF said city or v:ls ge
| and authenticated by it's corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall he deposited
in the office of 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
proposal therefor made by a board Of
| fifteen commissioners aforesaid, pub
lished for at least thirty days in three
newspapers of general circulat ton in such
ffths of the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the next election, and
| not otherwise; but such charter shall all
ways be in harmony with and subject to
| of Minnesota. The legislature may pre-
| scribe the duties of the commission rela-
| tive to submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote of the people, and shall
provide that upon application of five per
cent of the legal voters of any such city
mission shall submit to the vote of the
| people proposed amendments to such
charter set forth in said petition. The
| board of freehOlders above provided for
shall be permanent, and all the vacancies
| by death, disability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the corpo-
rate limits or expiration OF term Of Office,
| shall be filled by appointment in the
same manner as the original board was
| created, and said board shall always con-
| tain it's full complement of members!
| "It shall be a feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided, amorg
| other things, for a mayor or chief mag
| istrate, and a legislative body of either
| least one of them shall be elected by gen.
| eral vote of the electors.
| I'm submitting any such charter or
| amendment thereto to the qualified voters
| of such city or village any alternate sec
ton or article may be presented for the
choice of the voters and may be voted
on separately without prejudice to other
| articles or sections of the charter or. any
| amendments thereto.
"The legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities, me ep-
plication of which may be .iml-ed TO
cities of over fifty thousand i1ha5itd nts,
| or to cities of fifty and not less than
| twenty thousand inhabitants or to cities
| of twenty and not less than ten thousand
inhabitants, or to cities of ten thousand
| inhabitants or less, which shall apply
| equally to all such cities of either class.
and which shall be paramount while in
| force to the provisions relating to the
| same matter included in the local charter
| herein provided for. But no local charter
| provision or ordinance passed hereunder
| shall supersede any general law of the
state defining or Furnishing crimes or
The changes to be effected by the pro-
posed amendment are as follows:
1. The term of Office of the commission
| will be restricted by the proposed amend
| ment to six years, instead of being un-
| limited, as is the case under the existing
constitution.
g. The commission are required under
| the proposed amendment to submit pro-
posed amendments of the charter of the
| city or village upon petition or appIica-
ton by five per cent of the legal voters
| Thus they will be deprived If the amend
ment is ratified, of the discretionary au-
thority conferred by the existing consti-
| tuition.
8. Under the existing constitution it
is provided that where legislative body
consists of two houses, "at least one Of
them shall be elected by general vote
of the citizens"
BY the proposed amendment sHch cleo