The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-10-13

trste Of said city Or village, and authenti.
CERTIFICATES shall be deposited in the office
OF the Secretary Of State, and the other.
AFTER neing recorded 10 the office Of the
register OF deeds for the county in which
SUCH city or village lies shall be de-
posted among the archives Of such city
3r village, and all courts shall take ju-
deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by board OF fifteen free
holders aforesaid. published for at least
eral circulation in such city or village.
and accepted by three-ifths Of the
qualified voters Of such city cr village
otherwise; but such charter shall always
be IN harmony with and subject to the
constitution CONSTITUTION and Laws Of the State Of
scribe the duties Of the commission reia-
tive to submitting amendments Of char
ter to the vote Of the people.
The board Of freeholders above pro
v1ded for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death, disability 10 per-
form duties. resignation or removal from
the corporate limits shall be filed by ap-
original board was created. and said
board shall always contain its full COM
plement Of members
tiers that there shall be provided. among
other things, for a mayor or chief mag
lstrate, and legislative body of either
IL
least one Of them shall be elected by gem
eral vote Of the citizens.
IN submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
section or article may be presented for
the choice of the voters, and may be
voted on separately without. preju lice to
other articles or sections Of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
The legislature may provide general
n 1aws relating to affairs Of cities. the ap
cities Of over fifty thousand inhabitants,
Or to cities Of fifty and not less than
nfteen thousand Inhabitants, or to cities
which shall apply equally to all such
cities OF either class, and which shall be
paramount while in force to the pro-
cluded in the local charter herein pro-
vided for. But no local charter pro-
vision or ordinance passed Hereunder
shall supersede any general law Of the
state defining or furnishing crimes or mis-
demeanors.
1t Is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same so as to read as follows:
Sec. 36. Any city or village in this
state may frame charter for its own
and subject to the laws Of this state,
as follows: The legislature shall provide,
under such restrictions as it deems prop
who shall be and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters thereof,
to be appointed by the district judges of
the judicial district in which the city or
village is situated. as the legislature may
determine. for term in no event to ex-
coed six years. which board shall, within
SIX months after its appointment, return
village draft Of said charter, signed by
the membsrs OF said board, or majority
tn ssa c ssSh charter shall h
village at the next election thereafter,
and II four-sevenths Of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall ratify
days thereafter, become the charter Of
such city or village as city. and super
sede any existing charter and amend
m psy,n. Thereof that in cites
such charter shall require three-fourths
majority vote Of the qualified voters
voting voting ats, at such election to change the
Before any city shall incorporate un-
der. this act the legislature shall pre-
scribe by law the general limits with in
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter proposed and its
ratification. which shall le signed ty, the
and authenticated by it's corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall he deposited
In the Office of Secretary of State, and
ece Other af bs after being i'm the
county in which such city or village lies,
shall be deposited among the archives
e Of such en-, city or village, and all COURTS
charter so deposited may be amended by
proposal therefor made by a board of
fifteen commissioners aforesaid. pub
newspapers of general circulation in such
city or village, and accepted. by three
hfths OF the qualified voters Of such city
not otherwise; but such charter shall al
ways be in harmony with and subject to
the constitution and laws of the State
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
or village, by written petition, such COM
mission shall submit to the vote of the
people proposed amendments to such
board of freeholders above provided for
shall be permanent, and all the vacancies
by death, disability to perform duties.
rate limits. or expiration Of term Of office,
shall be filled by appointment in the
same manner as the original board was
tain it's full complement Of members.
1T shall be feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided, among
istrate, and legislative body Of either
one or two houses; If OF two houses, at
least one of them shall be elected by gem
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.
laws relating to affairs of cities, The sp-
plication of which may be .imI-ed TO
cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
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
misdemeanOrs."
The changes to be effected by the pro-
posed amendment are as follows:
/. 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.
2. The commission are required under
the proposed amendment to submit pro-
posed amendments of the charter of the
city or. village upon petition or applica-
ton by five per cent Of the legal voters.
Thus they will be deprived. If the amend
ment is ratified, of the discretionary au-