The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-20

holders aforesaid published for at least
eral circulation in such city or village,
and accepted by three-ffths of the
qualified voters of such city or village
voting at the next election, and not
otherwise; but such charter shall always 8
be in harmony with and subject to the
1ntafon ana 6e Laws 81 the syae nr e
scribe the duties of the commission rela-,
tive to submitting amendments of char
ter to the vote of the people.
"The board of freeholders above pro.
vided for shall be permanent and all
the vacancies by DEATH disability TO per-
the corporate limits shall be filled by APP
pointment in the same manner as the
original board was created, and nd, SAID
plement of members.
ut shall be feature Of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided, among
istrate, and a legislative body of either
one one or two houses; # OF two houses at
eral vote of the citizens.
In submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
the choice of the voters, and may be
voted. on separately without. preiu lice 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-
p!ication 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
paramount while in force to the pro-
cluded in the local charter herein pro-
vided for But no local charter. pro-
vision or ordinance passed, there ee der
state defining or Furnishing crimes or mis-
Gemeanors.'
1t is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same so as to read as follows:
Sec. 36. Any city or village in this
state may frame a charter for it's own
government as a city consistent with
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 years
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 it's appointment, return
to the chief magistrate of said city OF, or
village a draft of said Enarter, signed by
| the members of said board, or majority
| thereof. Such charter sha i rs submitted
Village at the next eetef 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 city and super
sede any existing charter and amend
having patrol limits now established,
such charter shall require a three-fourths
majority vote, of the qualified voters
patrol limits now established.
Before any city shall incorporate un-
der this act the legislature shall pre-
which such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter proposed and its
ratification, which shall lie signed Ky the
chief magistrate OIL said city CT villa ge
and authenticated by it's corporate seal:
One of said certificates shall he deposited
office of the Register of Deeds for the
county in which such city or village, lies,
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
fifteen commissioners aforesaid, pub
lished for at least thirty days in three
newspapers of general circulation in such
fifths of the qualified voters of such city
| or village voting at the next election, and
| not otherwise; but such charter shall al
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. and shall
provide that upon application of. five per
cent of the legal voters of any such city
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
shall be permanent, and all the vacancies
by death, disability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the corpo-
shall be filled BY appointment in the
same manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall always con-
tain it's full complement 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
! one or two houses; if Of two houses at
| least one of them shall be elected by gen.
| eral vote of the electors. y -....
| 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
on separately without prejudice to other
| articles or sections of the charter or any
| amendments thereto.
The ee iegsa to s may ProHide general
plication of which may be .im1-ed 10
cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
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
| 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-
g. Under the existing constitution it
is provided that where legislative body
consists of two houses, "at least one Of
them shall be elected by 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 i, is
provided that the legislature may provide
general laws relating to the affairs of
limited
To cities of over fifty thousand inhabi-
tantS, or
TO cities of fifty thousand inhabitants
and not less than fifteen thousand in
To cities of fifteen thousand inhabi-
tants or less, etc.
BY the proposed amendment it is pro-
vided that the legislature NAV provide
general laws relating to the affairs Of
nj he orr iioof n ~ No