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register of deeds for the county in which
such city or village lies, shall be de-
posted among the archives of such city
or ylags and all courts shall take
deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by board of fifteen free
holders aforesaid, published for at least
eral circulate in such city or village,
and accepted by three-ifths OF the
qualified Of such city or village nge
otherwise; but such charter shall always
be in harmony with and subject to the
CONSTITUTION and e1 Laws OF the state nr o.
scribe the duties of the commission rela-
tive to submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote of the people.
tThe 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 filled by APP
pointment in the same manner os the
original board was created, and said
board shall always contain its full COM
plement of members.
cit shall be a feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided. among
. other things, for a mayor or chief mag
istrate, and legislative. body of either
least one of them shall be elected by gen.
eral vote of the citizens.
amendment 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 pc
voted on separately without prejudice to
other articles or sections of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
THE legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities. the ap-
plication of which may be limited to
cities of over fifty thousand inhabitants,
or to cities of fifty and not less than
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-
visions relating to the same matter in
cluded in the local charter herein pro-
vided for. But no local charter, pro
shall supersede any general law of the
state defining or pun1shlng crimes or mis-
6emeanors."
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 a charter for its own
government as city consistent with
and subject to the laws of this state,
under such restrictions as it deems prop
err for board of fifteen freeholders,
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 10 ex-
coed six years, which board shall, within
six months after it's appointment, return
to the chief magistrate of said city or
village a draft of said charter, signed by
thereof. Such charter Shall hs submitted
to the qualified voters of such 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
days thereafter, become the charter of
such city or village as a city, and super
sede any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; provided, that in cities
having patrol limits now established,
such charter shall require 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 by law the general limits with in
which such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter proposed and it's
chief magistrate OF said city or villa ge
and authenticated by its corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall he deposited
IN the office of Secretary of State, and
office of the Register of Deeds for the
county in which such city or village lies,
shall be deposited among the archives
shall take judicial notice thereof Such
charter so deposited may be amended by
proposal therefor made by a boaId Of
fifteen commissioners aforesaid, pub
lished for at least thirty days in three
newspapers of general circulation in such
city or village, and accepted by three
fifths of the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the next election, and
not otherwise; but such charter shall al
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
or village, by written petition, such COM
mission shall submit to the vote of the
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,
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. u
1T shall be feature of all such char
ters that there shall be provided, amor 6
istrate, and a 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.
Tn 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, The ep-
plication of which may be .iml-ed 10
cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
or to cities of fifty and not less tha n
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
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
limited, as is the case under the existing
constitution.
q 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-
thority conferred by the existing consti-
tuition.
8. Under the existing constitution it
is provided that where legislative body
consists of two houses, TAT least one of
them shall be elected by conceal vote
BY the proposed amendment. such cleo
ton must be by a general vote of the
electors.
4. Under the existing constitution i, IS
provided that the legislature may provide
cities, the application of which may be
limited