The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-17

certificates shall be deposited In the Office
OF the Secretary OF State. and the other,
register of deeds for the county In which
such city or village lies, shall be de-
posted among the archives of such city
or village, and all courts shall take iu-
dicial notice thereof Such charter so
deposited may be amended by proposal
h hneTeIor made by board Of fifteen free
holders aforesaid, published for at least
tnlrty days in three newspapers of gem
eral circulation in such city or village,
and and accepted by three-ffths of the
voting at the next election and not
otherwise; but such charter shall always
S DC IN harmony with and subject to the
minnesota. The legislature may pre-
SCRIBE the duties of the commission rela-
i've to submitting amendments of char
Ter TO the vote of the people.
The board Of freeholders above pro
Viued Tor shall be permanent and all
the vacancies by death, dtsa ability to per-
t tIa dutles, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits shall be filled by ap-
polntment In the same manner IS the
bbrasa9a ib 11ard was created. and said
1T snail be feature of all such char
LET'S oeEs that there shall be provided. among
1 tutI Things, for mayor or chief mag
l n, and a legislative body of either
one or two houses; if of two houses at
least one of them shall be elected by gem
eTaI vote of the citizens.
IN submitting any such charter or
a1nenoment thereto to the qualified voters
OF Such city or village any alternate
ssbbctlop or article may be presented for
t the eholce of the voters, and may be
V0ted on separately without prejudice to
other articles or sections OF the charter
or ..E any anne amendment thereto.
"Ihe legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities, the APP
pncatlon of which may be limited to
critics OF over fifty thousand inhabitants,
or to cities of fifty and not less than
ntteen thousand inhabitants, or to cities
or hfteen thousand Inhabitants or less,
%hlcn snail Ia apply equally to, all such
paramount while in force to the pro-
VISIONS relating to the same matter in
ci9ded in the local charter herein pro-
vision or ordinance passed hereunder
snail supersede any general law of the
state deflnfng or Furnishing crimes or mis-
1t is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same so as to read as follows:
Sec. 80. Any city or village in this
state may frame a charter for its own
sOGGer Iiihe as city consistent with
as follows: The legislature shall provide
unoer such restrictions as 1t deems prop
er, Tor board of fifteen freehofders
s %n9 snail be and for the past five years
snail 81 have been qualified voters thereof
70 De appointed by the district judges of
tne judicial district In which the city or
yllIage is situated, as the legislature may
determine. for term in no event 10 ex-
ceed SIX years, which board shall, within
SIX months after It's appointment, return
10 10, the chief magistrate, of said city or
village draft of said charter, signed by
the members of said board, or a majority
thereof. Such charter shall h2 submitted
10 the qualified voters Of such city or
village at the next election thereafter
ana II rour-Sevenths of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall ratify
5ne same 1t 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
m hnt; thereof; provided, that in cities
such charter shall require z three-fourths
majority vote of the qualified voters
voting at such election to change the
patrot 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
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter proposed and its
ratl6cation, which shall lie signed Ky the
chief MAGISTRATE OF said city CT villa ge
and authenticated by its corporate seal.
one OF SAD certificates shall I've deposited
IN IN the office of Secretary of State, and
ONCE of the Register of Deeds for the
county in which such city or village lies,
snail be deposited among the archives
Of Of IS such city or village and all courts
snail take judicial notice thereof. Such
charter SO deposited may be amended by
pffoposal therefor made by board of
D.
Hshed for at least thirty days in three
newspapers of general circulation in such
city or village, and accepted by three
hfths 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
OF Minnesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commission reIa-
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; ~ written petition, such com
people proposed amendments to such
charter set forth in said petition. The
board of freeholders above provided for
by death, stability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the corpo-
rate limits. or expiration of term Of Office,
same manner as the original board vas
created, and said board shall always CON
tain ain its fun complement Of members.
1t shall be a feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided among
other things, for mayor or chief mas
istrate, and a Legislative body OF either
least one of them shall be elected by gen
eral vote of the electors.
In 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
cnoiee OF the voters and may be voted
articles or sections of the charter or any
amendments thereto.
The legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities, me ep-
pllcation OF which may be .irnI-ed 10
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.
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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."
posed amendment are as follows:
1. The term of Office of the commission
Will be restricted by the proposed amend
ment to six years. instead of being I'M
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. if the amend
ment is ratified, of the discretionary au-
thority conferred by the existing consti-
tuition.
3. Under the existing constitution it
is provided that where legislative body
consists Ct two houses, "at least one OF
them shall be elected by a general vote
of the citizens"
BY the proposed amendment, such cleo
ton must be by general vote of the
electors"
4. Under the existing constitution /, IS
provided that the legislature may provide
general laws relating to the affairs Of
cities the application of which may be
limited
To cities of over fifty thousand inhabi-
TO cities of fifty thousand inhabitants