The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03

or illage and ali courts shall take jsi-s
dicial notice thereof. Such charter So
ddSe eeel6g may be amended sy proposal
lders aforesaid. published for at least
thirty days tn three newspapers Of. gem
and accepted By BY 't tire fif 81 t,s
qualified voters OF such city or Village
voting at the next election, and not
pc IN harmony with and subject to the
-, stItution and Laws Of the State Of
M,nnss y The legislature may pre-
t tsr do ;s1bmitting OF char
v,da adhe board g. q of freelolders above pro
sv vllo Tor shall be permanent, and all
me vacancies by death, disability to per-
f f6sna resignation or removal from
polntment in the same manner the
board III p,G}aad5Was and said
piemen fa 81 n meraysrs contain IFS fu com
lit shall be q feature Of all such char
#aers that there shall be provided, among
and eh1ff eagsr
one or two houses: sif of two houses at
Least aas one OF them shall be elected BY gem.
eral vote of the citizens. 8f nc s :5iiS5
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
3oa such city, Or iliage any alternate
the choice of the voters, and may be
o she on n separately without lce to
Or any anne dment thereto. 5a55s@
/ The legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs Of cities, the APP
cities of over fifty thousand mia bitants.
or, to cities Of fifty and not less than
teen thousand inha itants. or to cities
! which shall apply equally to all such.
| cities OF either class. and which shall be
paramount pi l,ann while in force to the pro-
Guided in the local charter herein pro-
yided for. But no local charter, pro-
sha Or erainanes passed
state defining or publishing crimes or mis-
It is proposed by said cha pier 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 os 1,Ipe as city consistent with
ana subject to the laws of this state,
as follows: The legislature shall provide.
enoeT sueh res restlictiens as prop
who, shall he and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters thereof,
| 20 pc appointed by the district judges Of
1 the judicial district in which the city or
| village is situated, as the legislature may
| determine, for a term in no event TO ex-
/ coed six years, which board shall, within
| six months afteraits appointment, return
| to the chief magistrate of said city or
village a draft of said charter, signed by
! the members m Of said board. or a majority
! to-, the qualified voters of such city or
Village at the next election thereafter,
anu II !Our-seVentnS OF the qualified vOt-
i ters voting at such election shall ratify
| the same it shall, at the end Of thirty
days thereafter, become the charter Of
sede elTy Or age as city and
ments thereof; provided, that in cites
| having patrol limits now estab lished,
majority vote Of the qualified voters
voting at such election to change the
| patrol limits now established.
| Before any city shall incorporate ur1-,
| der this act the legislature shall pre-
scribe by law the general limits will in
| which such charter shall be framed
ting forth the charter proposed ana Its
ratification, which shall lie signed " the
chief magistrat e OF said city or .v:lls Sc
| One of said certificates shall@Le deposited
| N the office of Secretary Of State, and
! office of the Register Of Deeds for the
county in which such city or village lies,
SHAH be deposited, q among the archives
| shall. take judicial notice thereof. Such
| charter so deposited may be amended by
proposal therefor made by a board Of
/ slished for at least thirty days in three
i newspapers Of general circulation in such
Gi5 ihs Or r. ythiag and accented by three
or village voting at the next election, and
! not otherwise but ssuch. charter shall al
the constitution and laws Of the State
i of Minnesota. The legislature may pre-
i scribe the. duties OF the commission rela-
| ter to the vote Of the people, and Shall
] provide that upon application of five per
1 cent OF the legal voters OF any such city
mission shall submit to the vote OF the
4 people proposed amendments to- such
i charter set forth in said petition The
1 boardsSof freeholders above provided for
shall be permanent, and all the vacancies
by death, disa bility to perform duties,
rate limits. or expiration Of term Of office,
shall be filed by. appointment in the
same same manner ni as TIE original board was
/ tain its full complement Of members 81, 81
i III. snail pc feature of all such char
ters that there shall be provided, among
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
In submitting any such charter or
i amendment thereto to the qualified voters
ton or article may Be presented a ii for o. the
4 choice of the voters and may be voted
on separately without prejudice to other
amendments thereto. N
The legislature may provide general
G q bsltleh nS
cities Q. over fifty. thousand il Inhabitants,
or to cities Of fifty ana rot less thsn
of twenty and not less than ten thousand
inha bitants, or 20 cities of ten thousand
i 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,
4 same matter included in the local charter
i 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.' tJf9ssSS*5 S&5 jS j5 8 r.
4 The changes to be effected by the pro-
! posed amendment are as follows: 8
/. The term of Office of the commission
/ will be restricted by the proposed amend
ments to six years, instead OF being UNI
limited, as is the case under the existing
! constitution. 81, -3& a S. So
The commission are required under
1 the proposed amendment to submit pro
/ posed amendments of the charter Of the
\ city or village upon petition or applica-s
4 ton by five per cent of the legal voters
| Thus they will be deprived, If the amend,
/ ment is ratified, of the discre tionary al-
/ thority conferred by the existing consti-
4 tuition. $3.50 a4& .T3aa
8 Under the existing constitution it
1 is provided that where a legislative body
/ consists Of two houses. at least one Of
them shall be elected by, a genesal vote
/ Of the citizens. 57j
BY the proposed amendment such cleo
! ton must be by q general vote tof the
4 electors 8s ~ ss5, s7 ls2
| 4. Under the existing constitution i, Is
! provided that the legislature may provide
/ general laws relating to the affairs Of
4 cities. the application of which may be
4 limited " 5S 7f{J