Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-04

trate Of se!d city Or village, ana sus i,
,caied ny It's corporate seal. One OF SAID
sso saa 81 qsRS:.S the the Sss
register se of aeeds fer the County ' in when
posed sty ot suc ely
Or village, and all courts shall take jul
dicial notice thereof. Such charter 90
m%sy
holders aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days in three newspapers Of gene
ara ana BY '9 S1e. elk or o xaf: g.:
voting at the next election, and not
eetne rwIse: but such charter shall always
Constitution end Laws OF the state no, Of
scribe the duties Of the commission rela-
ter to the vote Of the people.
The board OF freeaolders above pro.
vided for shall be permanent. and all
fo.m duties. resignation or removal from
tho corporate limits shall be filled BY APP
polntmcnt In the same manner cs the
board shall always contain its full COM
plemcnt Of members.
1T shall be feature of all such char
other things. for a mayor Or chief mas:
one or two houses; il OF two houses at
erGl vote Of the citizens.
I'm submitting any such charter or
ri n,; thereto to the aHaliaed srtets
oect S%e city or yasS any 1tes"a soe
the choice Of the voters. and may be
vated on ssparatsly without of"ju ice to
sseftSe ere o. the charter
THE legislature may provide general
p!:catlon OF which may BE- limited to
oc to cities Of nifty and not less than
fifteen thousand inhabitants or 20 cities
OF fifteen thousand INHABITANTS or less.
cities Of either Glars. and which shall BE-
Paramount while In force to the pro-
visions relating, to the same matter in
vdcd for. But no local charter. pro.
vision or ordinance passed thereainder
shall supersode 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. 20. Amy city or vi:lagc In this
state may frame charter for its own
and subject 70 the laws OF this state.
as follows: The Legislature shall provide.
under r. such t restrctions as it d:sIas PROP
who shall be and for the past live years
shall have been qualified voters thereof.
to be appointed by the district Judges OF
JuulCi1I OlStClCI IN WHICH CNe.ClkS OE
village is sItuateI. az the legislator. may
determine. for term In no event TO sx-
six months after Its appointment, return
to the chief mag istrdte OF said city or
village draft OF said charter, .igned by
the members Of said board: or majority
thereof. Such charter shall r. submitted
village at the next election thereafter.
and II four-sevcnths Of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall ratily
th, hull M re iptN
such city or village as a city. and super
sede any existing charter and amend
having patrol limits now established.
majority vote of the qualified voters
patrol limits now estab;isSed' ." ''''
Before any city shall incorporate I'M
der this act the leels!ature shall pre-
whieh Such NV char s e" *hali Se framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter proposed and its
1a;d which shall be signed ty the
and authenticated by its corporate seal.
One Of said certificates shall lie deposited
n the office ., Of Of STATE and
office Of the Register Of Deeds, for the
county in which such city or village, lies,
shall be deposited among the ,;,rchtves
shall take judicial notice thereof. Such
charter so deposited may be amended by
made BY board
newspapers Of general circulation in such
Sty or the d esePsed by shrH rec;
or village voting at the next election. and
not otherwise; but such charter shall al
ways be u harmony, with and subject to
Of Minnesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe tho duties Of the commission rcla-
tive to submitting amendments Of char
provide that upon application Of five per
cent Of the legal voters Of any such city
or village, by written petition. such COM
charter set forth In said petition. The
board Of freeholders above provided for
by death. disability to perform duties.
resignation or removal from the eorpo-
rate limits, or expiration Of term Of office.
shall BE- flied by appo!ntment in the
tain it's full! complement ?f ,ne,nbsrs.,
1T shall be feature of all such char
other things, for mayor or chief mag
istrate. and legislative body Of either
eral vote Of the electors.
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
" SuCu SlSy VI FlIlA6C ally AASe1Hdtc ScC-
ton or article may be presented for the
choice Of tho 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. 'he ep-
plication Of which may he .ilnl- 10
cities OF over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
or to cities Of fifty and 10, less ttan
twenty thousand inhabitants or to cities
Of twenty and not less than ten thousand
inha bitants, 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 tho
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 IN 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 Ave per cent of the legal voters.
Thus they will be deprived, II the amend
ment is ratified, Of the discretionary au.
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