The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-15

pointment in the same manner cs the
original board was created, and said
board shall always contain its full COM
plement of members.
1T shall be feature ofsall such char
tiers that there shall be provided among
other things, for mayor or chief mag
one or two houses; if of two houses at
least one of them shall be elected by gen
eral vote Of the citizens.
In submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
OF such city or village any alternate
voted on separately without preiu:iice 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,
fifteen thousand inhabitants, or to cities
of fifteen thousand inha bitants 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 relating, to the same matter in
c!uded in the. local charter herein pro-
vided for. But no local charter. pro-
shall supersede any general law of the
state defining or Furnishing crimes or mis-
iemeanors."
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 charter for its own
government as a city consistent with
and subject to the laws of this state,
as follows o,sH The legislature shall provide
er; for a board of fifteen freeholders.
shall fh III have been q, qualified voters thereof;
the judicial district in which the city or
village is situated, as the legislature may
determine. for a term in no event 10 ex-
CT RAW irhl hall hi
six months after it's appointment, return
TO- the chief magistrate of said city or
village draft of said charter, signed by
the members of said board or a majority
TO-, the qualified voters Of scsh 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
such city or village as a city, and super
ments thereof; provided. that in cities
such S charter shall require three-fourths
voting at such election to change the
patrol limits now established.
Before any city shall incorporate I'M
scribe by law the general limits with in
which such charter shall be framed
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter. proposed and it's
ldtHiSdtlOl!, WHICH SIld ii We SiSlcu ~ lRe
chief magistrate OF said city CIR villa ge
and authenticated by it's corporate seal
One of said certificates shall lie deposited
the oe AFTER f Seeg OF sta n
office of the Register of Deeds for the
county, in which such city or village lies,
Sfa sc pc cfT nmong The
shall take judicial notice thereof. Such
charter so deposited may be amended by
proposal therefor made by a board of
0SSCi IN of
lished for at least thirty days in three
newspapers Of general circulation in such
city or village, and accepted by three
fifths of the qualified voters of such city
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
mission shall submit to the vote of the
charter set forth in said petition The
board of freeholders above provided for
shali be permanent and all the vacancies
by death, disability to perform duties,
rate, limits, or expiration Of term Of office,
shall be filled by appointment in the
same men manner as the original board was
tain its full complement Of members
1T shall be feature of all such char.
tiers that there shall be provided, amor 6
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 electors
In submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
OF such city or village any alternate sec.
choice of the voters and may be voted
on separately without prejudice to other
articles or sections of the charter or any
amendments thereto.
,o The legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs of cities. The sp.
piication of which may be 4iml-ed 10
cities Of over fifty thousand iaha5i:ant
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
The changes TO be effected by the pro-
posed amendment are as follows:
J.: 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
the proposed amendment to submit pro
posed amendments of the charter of the
city or village upon petition or applica-
ton by five per cent of the legal voters.
ment is ratified, of the discretionary au-
thorty conferred by the existing consti-
tuition.
3. Under the existing constitution it
10 S1 Ia had
consists Of two houses, Eat least one. Of
them shall be elected: by a general vote
of the citiZens.'
By the proposed amendment, such cleo
ton must be by central vote of the
!. Under the existing constitution j. is
general laws relating to the affairs Of
limited
To cities of over fifty thousand inhabi-
TO cities of fifty thousand inhabitants
and not less than fifteen thousand in
70 cities - of fifteen thousand inhabi-
By the proposed amendment it is pro-
vided that the legislature NAV provide
cities, the application Of which may be
limited - =.. ..'. =.
TO cities of over fifty thousand inhabi-
To cities 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. t..
In other words, there are three classifi-
cations OF cities under the existing con-
stitution, while under the proposed one
there will be four classes thereof, as indi-
Gated by the foregoing analysis.
w. p. S.r 49, ~. g.. -. !.
BY General Laws 1897, Chapter 1888, it
IS proposed to amend Article nine of the
Constitution of the State, by adding
thereto q new section, to be known as