The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-10-27

Gated BY its corporate seal One Of said
certificates shall be deposited in the office
Of Of. the Secretary Of State, and the ether ths
register Of deeds for the county in which
such city or village lies. shall be De-
posted among the archives Of such city
dicial notice thereof Such charter SO
deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by board Of fifteen free
thirty days IN three newspapers Of gen
eral circulation in such city or village.
ana accepted by three-fifths Of the
otherwise; but such charter shall always
be In harmony with and subject to the
Constitution ms and Laws OF the State Of
scribe the duties of the commission rela-
ter :r to the vote OF the people.
vvided for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death. disability 70 per-
form duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits shall be filled by ap-
original board was created, and said
board shall always contain its full COM
plement of members.
1T shall be feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided, among
other things, for a mayor or chief mag
istrate, and a Legislative. body Of either
least one Of them Shall be elected BY ged-
eraI vote Of the citizens.
In submitting any such charter or
atmendment thereto to the qualified voters
section or article may be presented for
the choice of the voters, and may be
voted on separately without preju lice to
otner articles or sections Of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
The legislature may provide general
laws laws relating % affairs Of cities, the ap-
cities of over fifty thousand inhabitants.
or to cities of fifty and not less than
hfteen thousand inhabitants, or to cities
o. on, ntsee en-, thousand Inhabitants or less
cities OF either class. and which shall be
paramount while in force to the pro-
visions visions relating to the same matter in
vidcd for. But no local charter, pro-
vision or ordinance passed Hereunder
shall ssupersede any general law of the
demeanors."
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
and subject to the laws Of this state.
as follows: The legislature shall provide
under such restrictions as it deems prop
er, for a 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 to ex-
coed six years. which board shall, within
six months after Its appointment, return
70 the Chief YET >, magissrate Of said city or
the members of said board, or q majority
thereof. Such charter shall BE- submitted
to the qualified voters Of Such city or
village at the next election thereafter,
and II four-sevenths Of the qualified vot.
ers voting at such election shall ratify
the same II shall, at the end Of thirty
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.
majority vote. OF the qualified voters
voting at such election to change the
patrol limits now established.
der this act the legislature shall pre-
scribe by law the general limits with in
which such charter shall be framed
ting forth the charter proposed and its
re- tifcation, which shall be signed Ky the
chief magistrate OIL said city cr v:lls &c
and authenticated by its corporate seal
In the office of Secretary of State, and
the other. after being recorded in the
office Of the Register Of Deeds. for the
shall be deposited among the archives
Of such city or village, and all courts
shall take judicial notice, thereof, Such
proposal therefor made by a board 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-
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
people proposed amendments to such
charter set forth in said petition. The
board OF freeholders above provided for
by death. disability to perform duties.
resignation or removal from the corpo-
rate limits, or expiration Of term Of Office
shall be filed 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
other things, for mayor or chief mug
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.
I'm 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, 'he ep-
plication of which may be ,imI-ed to
cities of over fifty thousand iaha 5i.dn
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
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
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."
The changes to be effected by the pro-
posed amendment are as follows:
/. The term of Office of the commission
will be restricted by the proposed amend
ment to six years. instead Of being 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 applica-
ton by five per cent of the legal voters.
Thus they will be deprived, II the amend
ment Is ratified, of the discretionary au-