The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27


trict court Of the Judicial district in which
such city or village is situated may in
ms or their discretion upon. presentation
per cent of the legal voters thereof, ac-
coGflg coGrdfing !. to 9th. the returns Of the next pre-
judge or judges shall deem it advisable
Tor the best interests of such city or vii
| iage, appoint board of fifteen 90 free
1olders who shall be, and tor the past
| tive TO- years shall have been, qualified
vfsserg snr5 Of board such cf city aeta or village
shall hold office for term of four (4D
| years
| Such board shall within SIX (s) months
after Its appointment, return to the chief
magistrate Of such city or village draft
| OF the proposed charter, signed by the
| members OF said board, or majority
| thereof.
Such charter shall be submitted to the
| qualified voters of such city or village at
| the next election thereof, and If four-sev-
erths 81 ct the g. nqraiife.da d. voters voting
SHALL at the end of thirty (30) days there
| after, become the charter of such city or
village as a city and supercede any ex-
| listing charter and amendments thereof
| Provided, that in cities having patrol
| limits now established such charter shall
require three-fourths I'd majority Of
ton to change the patrol limits now es-
Duplicate certificates shall be made set
ting forth the charter and ratification,
which shall be signed by the chief magis-
| trate of such city or village and authen-
ticated by its corporate seal; one of
| such certificates shall be deposited in the
office Of the secretary of state. and the
other, after being recorded in the office
Of the register Of deeds of the county in
shall be deposited in the Office of the city
or village clerk or the corresponding Off
cials, 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
said board, published for at least thirty
In % sucb oyp or Usg
and accepted by three --ffths (S-5 of the
qualified voters Of such city or village,
voting at the ,lext election, and not 9TH
erwise, but said charter shall always be
In harmony with and subject to the con-
| stitution and laws of the State Of Mime
| sofa.
| of the legal voters of any such city or
| village, by written petition addressed to
and filed with such board of fifteen Q5)
| freeholders, such board shall submit to
| the vote of the people any amendment to
such charter endorsed by such applica-
| ton and petition.
same manner as is above provided for the
| submission of amendments in general.
Vacancies in said board Of -freeholders,
whether caused by DEATH, disability to
from the corporate limits, or expiration
of said term Of Office Of four () years,
shall be filed by the appointment IN the
created. and said board shall always con-
tain It's full complement Of members
| Any member permanently removing
| from the corporate limits Of such city or
| village shall be considered to vacate his
| office.
Sec. 8. Amy such charter shall provide,
| among other things, for mayor or chief
MAGISTRATE and legislative BODY OF
either one d or two (O houses If Of
two q houses. at least one q Of them
the electors In submitting any such
charter or amendment thereto to the
| qualified voters of sucn city or village,
any alternate section or article may be
| presented to the choice of the voters and
may be voted on separately without
prejudice to other articles or sections OF
Sec. 4. Upon the draft OF such charter
| being returned to such chief magistrate
as aforesaid, the law making authorities
Of such city or village, as the case may
be-. shall forthwith make suitable pro-
vision. for submitting to the qualified vot-
ers of such city or village the question
| Such question may be submitted at
either a general or special election, and
whether such election be general or spe-
cial, 1T shall be conducted in all respects
| in the manner provided for general or
| special elections by the general laws Of
The ballot to be used at such election
shall have printed upon it this question,
| Shall the proposed new charter Of the he
fH E gag asa to Of the right Of e s1sb rssa oues
a9e 2es shal OF ns No printed or written the words
The voter $ shall s indicats his Is che Shoiss BY
or NO according as he is in favor Of,
| or opposed to the ratification Of such
In the bsn of any ter ate
| choice of the voters, any form Of ballot
may be used which will clearly. indicate
the choice of the persons voting such
ballot between such alternate sections or
articles.
Sec. g. Such charter in superseding any
previous charter and amendments there
bility accrued, established or subsisting
previous to the time when such charter
takes effect, nor AFFECT any "a acti9n 3a,, or pro,
or iia6ilify shall be in force. and such
action or proceeding shall be carried on
a Ree nor II ssa sns nsa
in anywise construed as to affect any
right or liability acquired or accrued un-
ssr aas tResby o a pas Of any
city or any person or body corporate.
Sec 8. Alb ordinances, resolutions and
charter takes effect and not inconsistent
with the provisions thereof, shall remain
and be in force until altered modified or
repealed, by the law-making authorities
Sec I. All rights of action, penalties
and forfeitures accrued to such city. or
village before such charter takes effect
shall remain unaffected thereby, and
| may be prosecuted recovered and re-
eetyed as fully In every respect as though
Sec 8. Any lien on real property exist
Ing In the State of Minnesota, or such CITY
or village, at or before the taking effect
sessment levied by such city or village,
and all right, title or estate acquired by
or vested in the State Of Minnesota, or
h forfeiture or sale to the state, or city,
or village. of any tract of land, town,
city or village lots offered in a public
sale for taxes or special assessment levied
by such city or village, interest and costs
due thereon, and not sold to others for
and transferred to and continued in such
city or village, and all lands, town, city
or village lots forfeited or sold to the
state, or such city or village shall from
deemed and taken to be forfeited and sold
to such city or village. In all cases
where certificates Of purchase have, at
the time such charter takes effect, been
any sale for such delinquent taxes or spe-
cial assessment, the right to redeem any
| such sale shall not be impaired by any
thing in this act or any such charter con-
| tained.
seo 8. It shall be lawful for any such
city or village In such charter or by
| amendment thereof to provide for regu-
| lating and controlling the exercise by
| any person or corporation of any public
franchise or privilege In any Of the
| whether such franchises or privileges
| have been granted by said city or village,
or by or under the State of Minnesota, or
any other authority; but no perpetual
| Pro- nrivt1epa ba1 ho