The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-11-05

continent In the same manner as the
plement Of members. 81 5
1T shall be a feature Of all such char
other things, for mayor. of chief mag
istrate, and a legislative body Of either
one or tive } Of Two houses at
!. eral vote Of the citizens.
In submitting any such charter or
saeh ry or y If the any
section OF article may be presented for
the choice of the voters. and may be
other articles or sections Of the charter
or any amendment thereto.
The legislature, may provide general
laws relating to affairs Of cities, the APP
plication 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,
cities Of either class, and which shall be
visions relating to the same matter in
ctnaed IN the local charter herein Pro-
vided for. But no local charter, pro
snail supersede any general law of the
state defnfnS or Furnishing crimes or mis-
It 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 charter for its own
;goyernment as a city consistent with
| as follows: The Legislature shall provide.
under such restrictions as it deems prop
'er; o for Or board Of fifteen freeholders
VINO shall be and for the past five years
snail have been qualified voters thereof.
to be appointed by the district judges of
age is IN hs city sT
determine. for a term in no event 10 ex-
coed six years, which board shall, within
SIX ST. months, inc after it's appointment, return
-
Village a draft of said charter, signed by
the members of said board, or majority
to the qualified voters Of s:eh city or
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
s sush city aty, or village as city and super
having patrol limits now established.
such ios Smarter shall require three-fourths
voting at such election to change the
patrol limits now established.
de He thir any cit city shall incorporate un-
scrio o py law the general limits with in
YhGh such eharter sha be framed
ting forth the charter proposed and it's
ratification. which shall lie signed ty the
chief magistrate OF said city or villa &c
! One of said certificates shall lie deposited
in the office of Secretary of State, and
the other: after being recorded in the
county, in which such city or village lies,
shall be deposited among the archives
e OF such a.. city or village, and all courts
| charter SO deposited may be amended by
proposal therefor made by a board Of
fifteen commissioners aforesaid, pub
newspapers, of general circulation in such
| CITY or village, ,and, accepted by three
not otherwise; but such charter shall al
ways va 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
cent Of the, legal voters of any such city
or village, by written petition, such com
BESSIE sna SUBMIT to the vote>of the
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-
s rate limits mi or expiration of term Of Office
same manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall always con-
tain ain ITS tso full complement Of members:
tiers that there shall be provided, anon g
other things, for a mayor or chief mug
iStgats t and legsa At body Of either
| least one of them shall be elected by gen
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
OF ehs and nay be voted
| articles or sections Of the charter or any
amendments thereto.
The legislature may provide general
I relating affairs ho
plication of which may be liml-ed 10
twenty thousand inhabitant or to cities
Of twenty and not less than ten thousand
inhabitants, or to cities Of ten thousand
equally to all such cities of either class
and which. shall be paramount while in
to the Provisions Fetng to the
herein provided for. But no local charter
provision or ordinance passed Hereunder
state defining or Furnishing crimes or
| misdemeanors.'
The changes to be effected by the pro-
! posed amendment are as follows:
will be restricted by the proposed amend
ment to six years, instead of being un-
constitution.
| 2 The commission are required under
the proposed amendment ITO submit pro-
| city or village upon petition or applica-
ton by five per cent of the legal voters,
Thus they will be deprived, II the amend
thority conferred by the existing consti.
| tuition.
| 3. Under the existing constitution it
Is pEovide ed that where legislative body
| of the citizens" 49,
By the proposed amendment such cleo
ton must be by general vote of the
| electors. .., ...
4. Under the existing constitution II IS
| provided that the legislature may provide
cities, the application of which may be
| limited
| To cities of over fifty thousand inhabi-
! To cities of fifty thousand inhabitants
and mot less than fifteen Thousand. in
r. cities of fifteen thousand inhabi-
By the proposed amendment it is pro-
| vided that the legislature may provide
| general laws relating to the affairs of
| limited +. -
TO cities of over fifty thousand inhabi-
! tants, or
To ,cfties of fifty thousand and not less
| than twenty thousand inhabitants, or
To cities of twenty thousand and not
| less than ten thousand Inhabitants or
TO cities of ten thousand Inhabitants,
or less, ETC. ...s- .%E
In other words, there are three classifi-
cations OF cities under the existing con.
sshta aun on, while under the, proposed one
there Wall be four classes thereof as indi-
Gated by the foregoing analysis. .--
BY General Laws 1897, Chapter $50, IL
Is Is proposed to amend Article nine of the
Constitution of the State. by adding
section fn ho