The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-31


certificates shall be deposited in the Office
| of the Secretary of State, and the other,
after being recorded in the Office of the
SUCH CITY or Vila ur 'It lies ou shsl be- @n den
posted among the archives of such city
OF village, and all courts shall take Ju-
deposited may be amended by proposal
therefor made by board of fifteen free
holders aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days in three newspapers Of gen
erai circulation in such city or village,
ana accepted by three-ffths of the
qual1f1ed voters Of such city or village
voting at the next election, and not
otherwise; but such charter shall always
pc In harmony with and subject to the
constitution and Laws of the State Of
minnesota. The legislature may pre-
tive to submitting amendments Of char
teri the vote Of the people.
The board of freeholders above pro
v va for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death, disability to per-
form duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits shall be filled by ap
BOARD shall always contain its full COM
piement Of members.
II snail be feature Of all such char
teTs that there shall be provided, among
other things, for mayor or chief mag
o m,ea oT t and legislative body of either
least one of them shall be elected by gem
eraI vote of the citizens.
IN submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
OF such city or village any alternate
section or article may be presented for
U the &c enoice of the voters, and may be
other articles or sections Of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
me legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs Of cities the ap-
p!ication of which may be limited to
cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants
or to cities of fifty and not less than
of fifteen 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 pro-
visions rela ting to the same matter in
GUIDED in the local charter herein pro-
vided for. But no local charter, pro-
shall supersede 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 charter for its own
government as a city consistent with
and Is subject to the. laws Of this state,
as follows: The legislature shall provide
under such restrictions as it deems prop
er; for board Of fifteen freeholders,
VINO snail mall be and for the past five years
to be appointed by the district judges Of
the judicial district In which the city or
village is situated, as the legislature may
coed six years, which board shall, within
SIX months after its appointment return
TO the chief magistrate of said city or
the a eTs If OF a Sai6 endrter gned by
thereof. Such charter shall b. submitted
to the qualified voters of Such city or
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
q q n ~
sede any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; provided, that in cities
such charter shall require a three-fourths
majority vote of the qualified voters
voting at such election to change the
| patrol limits now established.
l 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 it's
ratitication, which shall lie signed Ky the
| and authenticated by it's corporate seal
| One of said certificates shall be deposited
In the office of Secretary Of State, and
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
charter SO deposited may be amended by
proposal therefor made by a board Of
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 rela-
| 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, by written petition, such com
| mission shall submit to the vote Of the
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 rate limits mi or expiration Of term of office
same manner as the original board vas
created, and said board shall always con-
tain it's full complement Of members.
1t shall be a feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided, amor
other things, for mayor or chief mag
istrate, and a legislative body of either
least one of them shall be elected by gem
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
choice 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, he ep-
pilcation of which may be .irnI-ed 10
cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants.
or 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
1nha bitants or less, which shall aDDly
equally to all such cities of either class,
and which shall be paramount while ~,
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
snail 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:
1. The term of office of the commissions
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
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.
8. Under the existing constitution It
ts provided that where a legislative body
consists Of two houses, "at least one of
of the citizens"
BY the proposed amendment, snch cleo
ton must be by general vote ''of the
electors"
4. Under the existing constitution j. "a
provided that the legislature may provide
general laws relating to the affairs of
cities, the application of which may be
To cities of over fifty thousand inhabi-
tants or