The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24

such city or village lies, shall be de-
posted among. the archives of such city
notice enf he s f0'r Such sha oha aats
deposited may be amended by a proposal
therefor made by board Of fifteen free
holders aforesaid, published for at least
ereI circulation in suoh city or village,
and accepted by three-ffths of the
qualified voters Of such city or village
otherwise; but such charter shall always
be in harmony with and subject to the
Sfnn nnaf ard md Laws Of the State Of
scribe the duties of the commission reia-
tive TO submitting amendments Of char
ter 2r to the vote Of the people.
The board Of freeholders above pro
ttne vacancies by death, disability to per-
FORM duties, resignation or removal from
the corporate limits shall be filled by ap-
polntment in the same manner os the
original board was created, and said
BOARD snail always contain its full COM
plement of members.
II snail be g. feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided, among
other things, for a mayor or chief mas
lstrate, and q legislative body of either
one one or two houses; if of two houses at
eral vote of the citizens.
IN submitting any such charter or
amaendment thereto to the qualified voters
OF such city or village any alternate
sectlon or article may be presented for
the choice of the voters, and may be
Voted on separately without. preju3ice 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 Atty thousand inhabitants,
or to cities Of fifty and not less than
hfteen thousand inhabitants, or to cities
OF ffteen 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 visions relating, to the same matter in
vided for. But no local charter, pro-
vision or ordinance passed hereunder
snail suPersede any general law of the
state defining or Furnishing crimes or mis-
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 q city consistent with
as follows: The legislature shall provide
under such restrictions as 1t deems prop
er, for q board Of fifteen freeho1ders,
shall have been qualified voters thereof
70 be appointed by the district judges Of
the Judicial district In which the city or
village is situated, as the legislature HAY
determine. for term in no event TO ex-
coed six years. which board shall, within
six months after its appoin tment, return
village a draft Of said charter, signed by
the members Of said board, or ma jority
thereof. Such charter shall Ia submitted
TO the qualified voters Of sl:ch 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
such city or village as city, and super
sede any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; provided, that in cites
such charter shall require three-fourths
majority vote of the qualified voters
voting at such election to change the
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 be signed ty the
chief magistrate OF said city or villa ge
One of said certifica tes shall be deposited
In the office 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
snail 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
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-
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
written DPfitiOn
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 nation or removal from the corpo-
shall be hlled by appointment in the
same manner as the original board vas
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, amor z
other things, for mayor or chief MA g-
one or two houses; II 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
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 legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities, The sp-
pncation of which may be .imI-ed 10
cities OF over fifty thousand inhabitants
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
nha p lT nj or les less which shall apply
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
proVlslon or ordinance passed hereunder
snail supersede any general law of tho
miSdemeanors."
The changes to be effected by the pro
posed amendment are as follows:
/. The term of office Of the commission
viii be restricted by the proposed amend
ment to six years. instead of being I'M
limited, as is the case under the existing
constitution
2 The commission are required under
the proposed amendment to submit pro-
city or village upon petition or appIica-
ton by i've per cent of the legal voters
ment is ratified of the discretionary au-
thority conferred by the existing consti-
tuition.
8. Under the existing constitution it
is provided that where a legislative body
consists of two houses "at least one of
them shall be elected by gene>al 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 II is
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 thousand in
habitants, or
To cities of fifteen thousand inhabi-
tants or less ETC.