The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-03

res lster1 Or ddff4ds A1dr the county IN which
such saty or village lies, snail bs. aes
Eorsviliags and ALI courts shall take hja-
dicial notice thereof Such charter SO
deposited may be amended by g proposal
holders aforesaid published, for at least
thirty days in three newspapers of gen
eral circulation in suehs:eity or VILLAGE ls9g
qualified voters of such city or village
voting at the next election, and not
otherwise; but such, charter shall always
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. :S3.:7 E5'.9
THE board of freeholders above pro
3yideds for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death DISABILITY per-
form duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits Shall be filed by ap-
pointment in the same manner as q tn % e e
original board was created and said
board shall always contain it's full COM
plement of members.
1t shall be a feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided among
other things, for mayor. or chief mag
istrate, and a 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 citizens.
I'm submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
of such city. or village any alternate
! the choice of the voters and may be
voted on separately without prsjulice to
other articles Or sections of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
"The legislature may provide. general
laws relating to affairs of cities. the ap-
| plication of which may be limited to
| cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
| or to cities of fifty and not less than
| fifteen thousand inhabitants, or to cities
which shall apply equally to, all such
| cities of either class, and which shall be
lfparamount while in force to the pro-
visions relating to the same matter in
| vided for. But no local charter pro-
vision or ordinance passed thereunder
shah sugersede any general law ", Of the
/ demeanors.''
1t is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same SO as to read as follows:
Sec Sc. Any city or village in this
state may frame a charter for it's own
| and. subject to- the laws of this state,
! as follows: The Legislature shall provide,
under such restrictions it deems prop
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 OF
Village is situated, as tine legislature may
determine, for term in no eVsntto eX-
| coed six years, which board shall, within
I. togTthe chief magistrate of said city or
village a draft. of said snarter, signed by
the members of said board, or majority
to-. the qualified voters of ssssh city OF
village at the next election thereafter
and if four-sevenths of the qualified vot
the same it shall, at the end of thirty
days thereafter, become the charter OF
such city or village as: a city, and super
ments thereof; provided. that".in cities
having patrol limits now established
such charter shall require a three-fourths
a}Oety vote Oh tG qu "a n5anee 81
patrol limits now established, :, -.
Before any city shall incorporate un
der, this act the legislature shall pre-
scribe by, law the general limits with II
| which such charter shall be framed
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter proposed and its
chief magistrate OF said city CT ,r.llt g
| and authenticated by it's corporate seal
One of said certificates shall he deposited
the other: after being recorded in thu
Office of the Register of Deeds for. thu
county, in which such city or village. lies
shall LIB be deposited among the rchivt
shall take judicial notice thereof. Sucf
charter so deposited may be amended b!
proposal therefor made by boai1 g
lished for at least thirty days in thre
newspapers of general circulation in sucl
city or village, and accepted by three
or village voting at the next election, ant
not otherwise; but such charter shall al
ways be in harmony with and subject tt
the constitution and laws of the State
of Minnesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commission rela
| tive to submitting amendments of char
| ter to the vote of the people, ard shall
provide that upon application of tive pc
cent of the legal voters Of any such cit!
or village, by written petition, such com
mission shall submit to the vote OF tn
people proposed amendments to sucf
charter set forth in said petition. Tn,
board of freeholders above provided fol
shall be permanent, and all the vacancies
by death, disability to perform duties
rate limits or, expiration of term Of office
tshal1 be filled by appointment in the
same manner as the original board val
created, and said board shall always con
| tain it's full complement Of members.
| 1T, shall be a feature of all such char
4 tiers that there shall be provided, amor
| other things, for a mayor or chief MA e
istrate,, and a legislative, body Of either
one or two houses; If Of two houses, a
least one of them shall be elected by gen
| eral vote of the electors.
In submitting. any such charter OIL
| 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
4 amendments thereto - <''~-.' 49,
THE legislature may provide general
i laws relating to affairs of cities, The sp
j plicatlon Of which may be lirni-ed TO
jscities of over fifty thousand i:lha 5itants.
: ~ to- cities of fifty and not less tba n
-@s.E-~theussnd habitants or toaeities
:."" s:.-. - -itfes OF ten thousand
', '.. J. 3 tTsoh shall apply