The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
CHAPTER 1se-s. f. NO. 200.

Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the State
of Minnesota:
which Is divided into two more wards.
and the ward limits Of which have not been
changed and corrected for period Of at
least fifteen years last past. shall In the
manner hereinafter provided be redistricted
into wards.
Sec 2. That whenever a petition signed by
at least ten legal voters and freeholders Of
each ward Of any village coming under the
| classification made in section one % OF this
of the judges, of the district court of the
judicial district wherein such village is Sit
uated, asking that such Village be redstrict-
judge to forthwith appoint nine legal voters
who freeholders of such village. to be ap-
porttoned from each ward of such village n
proportion to the population Of such wards,
and who are not connected with the village
one whose S5 19 IT sha f b to as ape
such village. And the said Judge shall there
upon and directly after making such appoint
said appoin trneIlt, and all papers had before
him In said matter. to be filed with the clerk
such village is situated. The said papers to
be entered by such clerk and treated any
other action pending in said court.
Sec. 8. Immediately upon the fling of the
| papers, set forth in section two of this
act, the clerk shall issue his notice to the
said so appointed commissioners, and therein
designate the time and place of the first
meeting Of the said commissioners.
Sec. f.. Before entering upon their duties
the said commissioners shall take and sub
duties such commissioners. They shall
then proceed and shall redistrict such viii
lage into three four wards, to them
shall appear proper, without regard to the
number of wards heretofore existing in the
distribution of village officers then in office.
but reddstricting shall be had nor final
report Of their action made, unless at least
a majority of the said commissioners par
tlcpate therein, in which it shall be
taken rs the acts of the said commissioners.
Sec 8. When the said commissioners shall
have completed their work Of redistricting
such village. they shall make their: report in
writing to the Judge who appointed them.
Said report shall forthwith be filed in the
| office of the clerk OF the district court, and
! thereupon the said clerk Of the district court
! shall cause said report to be published in a
printed int in a1 such h t he s shell
newspaper printed in such village he shall
cause such report to be published in any
| in the county within which such village is
| situated, and said matter shall be placed
ing at the next general term of such court
| held after the filing and publishing of such
report.
Any person Or persons interested in such
report and the divisions Of such village into
| wards hereunder, may appear at such term
of the district court and be heard for in
opposition thereto: said matter Of such divis-
| ion shall be tried by the judge Of such court,
the same civil actions now tried, and
| if it appears to said court that such divisions
should be made he shall make order con-
| frming such report and directing Judgment in
accordance Herewith, and nIe the same with
the clerk Of the district court, who shall
| thereupon enter Judgment directed in said
order. Upon Judgment being rendered and en-
| tered in accordance with the. order Of said
| court, the wards Of any such village shall be
changed in accordance Herewith. If It ap-
| pears to the court that such division Is not
| Just or equitable, he shall make order
| jectng such reports. Each of such wards
! shall have the same number Of officers as
We're provided for each ward in any such
| village prior thereto. The clerk entering such
judgment. shall forthwith make and forward
| to the village recorder Of such village GER
| titled copy of such report and Judgment, and
! the village recorder shall record the same in
| his office.
Sec. g. If such redistrictlng Of any village
is had sixty days, or less than sixty days,
prior to the annual village election Of such
thereof shall be had but the officers hold
ing shall continue until the end Of their terms,
| at which time a full set of officers as re-
quired shall be chosen If the redistrictng
| prior to the annual charter election therein.
| then the village council shall cause a special
| election to be held IN all the wards where
| vacancies in Office occurs within twenty days
| after the filing Of the copy of the reports
| and Judgment with the village recorder of
such village; provided however, that If by
! thereby secures more than its legal number
| of officers, the said officers shall continue in
service to the expiration of their terms, bur
! serving the officers of the ward which
elected them.
Sec. Z. No compensation shall be paid to
| the said commissioners except such as may
! proving their report, and all such connpensa-
| ton, and all fees and costs that may be in
CURED shall be paid by the village redis-
! tricted.
/ Sec. g. All acts and parts OF acts incon-
| sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10th, 1901.