The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-10-20

trate Of said citytor village. and authenti-
~ i: seal one o. sse
OF the Secretary Of State and the other,
after being recorded In the office OF the
register of deeds for the county in which
posted among the archives Of such city
or village, and all courts shall take ju-
dicial notice thereof Such charter so
maas Ss Sosld Of isn
holders aforesaid. published for at least
thirty days in three newspapers Of gem
ERA eral circulation in such city or village.
qualified voters Of such city or village
otherwise; but such charter shall always
Constitution and Laws, Of the State Of
minnesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties Of the commission rela-
ter to the vote Of the people
The board OF freeholders above pro.
vided for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies S,.9s BY death disability 70 per
the corporate limits shall be filled by ap-
pointment in the same manner as the
original board was created. and said
plement Of members.
1T shall.be feature Of all such char
sers that there shall be provided, among
istrate, and legislative body Of either
one or two houses; II 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 qualified voters
OF SUCH city or village any alternate
the choice Of the voters. and may be
vosed on separately without oreju lice to
other articles or sections Of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
Inc legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs Of cities, the APP
pncation of which may be limited to
cities OF over fifty thousand inhabitants.
hfteen thousand inhabitants or to cities
OF OH, ntteen en-. thousand INHABITANTS or less,
I c1iea 81 snail stbe apply equally to all such
paramount while in force to the pro-
visions relating to the same matter in
cluded in the local charter herein pro-
vision or ordinance passed Hereunder
shall supersede any general law of the
state defining or Furnishing crimes or mis-
1t is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same so as to read as follows:
Sec SO. Any city or village in this
state may frame q charter for its own
government as a city consistent with
as foo%s The 81 shall provde
under such restrictions as 1t deems prop
er. for 9 board Of fifteen freehoiders,
who who shall be and for the past Ave years
to be appointed by the district judges Of
the judicial district in which the city or
village IL situated, as the legislature may
coed six years, which board shall. within
six months after its appointment. return
to the chief magistrate of said city or
the members Of said board. or a majority
TO- the qualified voters Of such city or
village at the next election thereafter,
ers voting at such election shall ratify
the same It shall, at the end of thirty
days thereafter become the charter Of
sede any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; provided, that in cities
having patrol limits now tablished.
majority vote Of the qualified voters
voting at such election to change the
patrol limits now established.
der this act the legislature shall pre-
scribe by law the general limits with in
which such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ratification. which shall lie signed ty the
chief magistrate OF said city or VII: &c
and authenticated by its corporate seal.
In the Office of Secretary of State, and
the other, after being recorded in the
office Of the Register Of Deeds for the
shall be deposited among the archives
Of such city or village, and all courts
shall sha take judicial notice thereof. Such
proposal therefor made by a board Of
fifteen commissioners aforesaid, pub
lished for at least thirty days in three
city or village, and accepted by three
fifths of the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the next election, and
ways be in harmony with and subject to
the constitution and laws Of the State
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-
shall be filled BY appointment in the
created, and said board shall always con-
1T shall be feature Of Z al y sucn Char
ters that there shall be provided, among
other things, for a mayor or chief mag
istsate. an. and legislative body Of either
least one Of them shall be elected by gem
eral vote of the electors.
In submitting any such charter or
eAOACtO " IAAS 4u0AAAcO VOtCAS
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.
1.-The legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities, The sp-
plication of which may be .iml-ed TO
cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
or to cities of fifty and not less thsn
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:
l. 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, II the amend
ment IL ratified, Of the discretionary au-
thOrity conferred by the existing cOnsti.