Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-10-28

certlnc0teo Snall De uepOSNe0 IN tne ONCE
after being recorded IN the office Of The
Esgtstes o. d.eds Ior the couH M IN whsIf s
ros,.S city or Village Ia CIV de
dicisi notice thereof. Such charter 40
deposited may be amended by proposal
holders Aforesaid. published for at least
thirty days In three newspapers Of gem
srsl circulation in such Ely or village.
qualiaed voters Of such city Or village
voting At the next election, and not
otherwise; but such charter shall always
Constitution and Laws Of tbs State OF
scribe the duties Of the commission rela-
e % the Vote TIM peopi. OK ''A
vided Tor shall be permanent and all
form es aa:. ~ a:s or
the corpora e. limits shall be flllAd by APP
pointment lin the Same manner % the
So:rd !hs awsys censsin its fS
plement Of members.
ut shall. be q feature Of all such char
S tsf. that there shall he provided; among
istrate. and legislative body Of either
eral vote Of the. citizens. 49,
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
Sections q ;Ss e, y!sss any tsi"f 5e
the Choice 'of ire Voters. ana may be
voted on separately Without prsjn lice ,, to
or any
laws relating to AFFAIRS 81 cities. the ap:
OF .y %ay De
Or to cities Of fifty and not less than
fifteen thousand inhabitants. or to cities
Of fifteen thousand INHABITANTS or less,
cities Of either class and which shall be
paramount while in force to the pro-
visions relating to the same matter In
vided for But no local charter. pro-
vision or ordinance passed Hereunder
shall supersede any general law OF the
demeanors."
1t Is proposed by said chapter to amend
the same 50 as to read as follows:
Sec So A., Any city or village in this
and subject to- the laws Of this state.
AZ follows: The legislature shall provide.
who shall be and for the past tive years
shall have been qualified voters thereof:
to TO- be appointed by the district Judges OF
village is situated. as the legislature may
determine. for term IN no event to ex-
coed six years: which board shall within
TO- the chief magistrate OF said city or
village =, draft OF said charter. -igned by
the members of said board, or a majority
to the qualified voters Of s:ch city or
and II four.sevenths Of the qualified vot-
days thereafter. become the charter Of
such city OF village as city. and super
ment, proSided that sa' m Genes
having patrol limits now esta blished.
such charter shall require thrse-fourths
patrol limits now established.
Before any city shall incorporate un-
ser,os BY Jaw the genera! limits VIII IN
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
s1 %hsh sSa Ire a ~
chief magistrate o! said ':i1y r. villa &c
and authenticated by its corporate seal:
One Of shall |
ONCE Of the Register Of Deeds for the
county in which such city or village lies les:
81 soi tak s'E YsS aas col
charter 80 dep9sited may be amended ended by
! nfteen commissioner aforesaid. pub
lished for at least thirty days In three
Newspapers Of general circulation in such
fifths Of the aualified voters Of such city
or viliage voting at the next, election: and
not other " but such charter shall a.:
the constitution and laws of the State
Of Minnesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the antt; OF the 5s!4
ter to tl.e vote Of the people. ard shall
provide that: upon application Of tlve per
cent Of the legal voters Of any such city
mission shall submit to the vote Of tho
charter set tor r in said pstitiosn The
| 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
created, and said board shall always con-
1T shall be a feature Of iii such char
ters that there shall be provided, amor g
other things for mayor or chief mag
one or two houses; II Of two houses, at
least one Of them shall be elected by gen.
eral vote Of the electors.
amendment thereto to the qualified voters
ton or article may be presented for the
articles or sections Of the Charter or any
amendments thereto.
1.-THE legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs OF cities, .hc ep-
plicati0n of which may be 4iml-ed to
cities Of over fifty thousand Inhabitants,
or to cities OF fifty and '.ot less t',a n
Of twenty and not less than ten thousand
inhabitant or to cities Of ten thousand
inhabitants or 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
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:
1. 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
T. 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.
| Thus they will be deprived, II the amend
| ment IL ratified, of the discretionary au-
! thority conferred by the existing consti.
! tuition.
g. Under the existing constitution 1t
! II provided that where legislative body
con a1ata ~ tUn hoI1Spa eat lcaxf nno ~