The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-10

or the Secretary of State and the other,
after being recorded in the office of the
register OF deeds for the county in which
such city or village lies, shall be de-
poSlted among the archives of such city
or village, and all courts shall take ju-
deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by a board of fifteen free
noIders aforesaid. published for at least
erai circulation in such city or village,
and accepted by three-ffths of the
quahned voters Of such city or village
Young at the next election, and not
De IN harmony with and subject to the
constitution and Laws of the State Of
ndlniIhesota The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commission rela-
i've TO submitting amendments of char
ter 70 the vote of the people.
Inc board of freeholders above pro
me vacancies by death, disability to per-
form duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits shall be filed by ap-
pointment in the same manner cs the
orlSlnal board was created, and said
board shall always contain its full COM
plement of members.
1t shall be a feature of all such char
Iers that there shall be provided, among
otner things, for a mayor or chief mag
lstrate, and a legislative body Of either
one one or two houses; if of two houses at
leaSt one of them shall be elected by gen.
eral vote of the citizens
IN submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
oa such city or village any alternate
SECTION or article may be presented for
the ehoice OF the voters, and may be
V0ted on separately without prejulice to
other articles or sections OF the charter
OF any amendment thereto.
The legislature may provide general
IaWs relating to affairs of cities, the ap-
ptfa!io9 ptia9 on Of Which s9i may be limited to
or to cities of fifty and not less than
hfteen thousand inhabitants, or to cities
or hfteen thousand inha bltants or less,
%nlch citiel IS snail i1 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-
vioed FOR. But no local charter, pro-
vision or ordinance passed hereunder
shall supersede 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 SO. Any city or village in this
state may frame charter for its own
government as a city consistent with
ana subject to the laws Of this state,
under such restrictions as it deems prop
er, Tor a board Of fifteen freeholders,
VINO, VINO snail be and for the past five years
to be appointed by the district Judges of
tne judicial district in which the city or
vlIlage IS situated, as the legislature may
determine, for term in no event 10 ex-
ceed six years, which board shall, within
SIX months after Its appointment, return
70 the chief magistrate Of said city or
village draft of said charter, signed by
tne members of said board, or a majority
thereof. Such charter shall hc 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 cites
having patrol limits now established,
Such S,1 Smarter shall require three-fourths
voting at such election to change the
patrol limits now established
Before any city shall incorporate un-
der this act the legislature shall pre-
scribe by law the general limits wifi in
which such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
tlng forth the charter proposed and It's
rat1ncatton which shall be signed ty the
chlef magistrate OF said city or villa ge
and authenticated by it's corporate seal
one OF said certificates shall he deposited
III the once of Secretary of State and
the other, after being recorded in the
office. OF the Register of Deeds for the
county in which such city or village lies,
shall be deposited among the archives
of such city or village, and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof. Such
cnarter SO deposited may be amended by
PLOPOoSAl litSIGlOE IldQS Dy q DOarQ or
ntteen commissioners aforesaid, pub
lished for at least thirty days in three
newspapers OF general circulation in such
city or village, and accepted by three
nrthS or the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the next election, and
not otherwise; but such charter shall al
ways De IN harmony with and subject to
the constitution and laws Of the State
or 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, 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,
resignation or removal from the corpo-
rate limits, or expiration of term Of office
shaI be filled by. appointment in the
created, and said board shall always con-
tain its full complement of members.
1t shall be feature of all such char
ters that there shall be provided, among
other things, for a mayor or chief mug
istrate, and legislative body of either
one or two houses; if OF Two houses. at
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
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. :he ep-
plication OF which may be liml-ed to
cities of over fifty thousand iahabitdnts,
or to cities Of fifty and not less than
twenty thousand inhabitants or to cities
of twenty and not less than ten thousand
inhabitants, or to cities of ten thousand
n hi InlN
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 thereunder
shall supersede any general law of the
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 belng un-
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 applca-
l,IS dlon by tive 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.
B. Under the existing constitution II
is provided that where a legislative body
consists of two houses, "at least one Of
them shall be elected by conceal vote
of the citizens
BY the proposed amendment, such cleo
ton must be by a general vote ''of the
electors"
4. Under the existing constitution i, ss
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-
tants. or
To cities of fifty thousand inhabitants
and not less than fifteen tho;1snnd in