The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-27

] or village, and all courts shall take jul
thereoT sgGn 81
therefor made by a board Of fifteen free
holders aforesaid, published for at least
eral circulation in such city or village,
ana accepted by three-fifths Of the
guam allied Toters OF such city or village.
\ olherWise; but such charter shall always
BEL 1e n m naarmony with and subject to the
and IaYs 9f the state Ct
| SCRIBE SER the duties Of the commission rela-
tive to submitting amendments Of char
The. board Of freeholders above pro
/ vlded for shall be permanent and all
the vacancies by death disability to per-
| form form dulles, resignation 81 Te:mova1 rom
| the corporate limits shall be filed by APP
po1lntment In the same manner as the
boagrd aba 11a1d d. was created and said
PIGMENT OF members.
1t shall be feature OF all such char
otIer th tn there e shall be provided among
one .or two houses; if Of two houses at
eral vote Of the citizens. 5000 :. -
In submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto Is the aualiied Voters
the choice of the voters, and may be
her ar al fpa to
or any amendment thereto.
S,Ine legislature may provide general
ldWs relating to affairs of cities, the ap-.
piication Of which may be limited to
cues Of over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
or 9fta to cities OF fifty and not less than
] Of fifteen thousand inhabitants or less.
which ,1ie shall apply equally to all such
cues Of either class and which shall be
VISIONS relating to the same matter in
S Gidasd IN IN the local charter herein pro-
4 vision or ordinance passed Hereunder
snail supersede any general law of the
| state defining or Furnishing crimes or mis-
| It IS proposed by said chapter to amend
! the same so as to read as follows:
sec. 50 Any city or village in this
STATE may frame a charter for it's own
and subject to the laws Of this state lse.
as follows: The Legislature shall provide,
under such restrictions as it deems prop
who shall be, and for the past i've years
sa have been qualified voters thereof,
70 t6e pc pRointed by the district judges Of
village is situated. as the legislature may
aeterm mi for q term in no event 10 ex-
/ SIX months after it's appointment return
| 20 the chief magistrate of said city or
village 3, draft of said charter, signed by
thereof. Such charter shall BE- submitted
| 20 tne qualified voters of sl1ch city or
a v1iag e at the next ELECTION thereafter
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
m pn1tiEs thereof; provided, that in cities
such charter shall require three-fourths
majority vote, Of the qualified voters
ye etrnf at such election to Change the
| Before any city shall incorporate I'M
ger ger, ms act the legislature shall pre-
WHICH chartegg sha be fr %ffn
duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter proposed and its
chief magistrate OF said city or VII: ge
and authenticated by it's corporate seal.
One 4 Of said sal certificates shall he deposited
the other, after being recorded in the
o odnt, Of E the ne, Registsr Of Deeds for the
/ Of such. city or village, and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof. Such
proposal therefor made by a board Of
lished for least thirty days in three
| ffths of the qualified voters Of Such city
not otherwise; but such Charter taar shah al al
Ways W; be ~ harmony with and subject to
the ,x constitution q, and laws of the State
scribe the duties of the commission rela-
| tive to submitting amendments of char
ter to the ne. vote Of the people and shall
cent Of the legal voters of any such city
or village, by written petition, such COM
| people proposed amendments to such
| charter set forth in said petition. The
s 6oa 7, e OF freeholders above provided for
by DEATH disability to perform duties,
RESIGNATION or removal from the ,corpo-s
| rate limits, or expiration of term Of Office
l oo1of IN +l1
same manner as the original board vas
created, and said board shall always con-
1T shall be a feature Of all such Char
tiers that there shall be provided, amor
other things, for mayor or chief mag
1strate, 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.
In submitting any such charter or
| amenoment thereto to the qualified voters
Of such city or village any alternate sec
choice of the voters and may be voted
articles Or sections Of the charter or AN: any
The legislature may provide general
| laws relating to affairs Of cities, The sp-
cities Of over fifty thousand i:lha 5itants.
or to cities of fifty and not less than
twenty thousand Inhabitants or to cities
inhabitants, or to cities of ten thousand
inha bitants or less, which shall apply
/ t4udliy W al Sucn cities, OF either class,
| and which shall be paramount while in
l 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.' - sSgsGla -. I. ~
i The changes to be effected by the pro-
posed amendment are as follows, v
l. The term of Office of the commission
4 will be restricted by the proposed amend
1 mente to six years, instead of being UNI
| limited, as is the case under the existing
! constitution. 80 80
g. The commission are required under
| the proposed amendment to submit pro-
1 posed amendments of the charter Of the
/ city or village upon petition or applica 8
ton by i've 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-
i tuition. ssS477 -
Under the existing constitution it
is provided that where a legislative body
i consists of two houses, at least one, Of
/ them shall be elected by gene.al vote
i Of the citizens lt55752. Sc =
BY the proposed amendment, such cleo
ton must be by central vote ..of the
i electors # 'ss -
Under the existing constitution i, IS
4 provided that the legislature may provide
i general laws relating to the affairs Of
cities, the application of which may be
i limited