The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

| SalQ nOdTO. Inc members OF any SuCN
board, whether the same has been al
ready or may hereafter be appointed.
shall hold office for a term Of four years
from the date Of it's appointment. 49, In
board. whether caused by death. DISABLE
| ity to perform duties. resignation, re-
moval from the corporate limits, or ex-
piration Of term of office, it shall be filled
| by appointment in the same manner as
the original board was created. Any per-
son appointed to fill vacancy caused by
resignation or removal from the corpor;,,
! ate limits Of a previous appointee, shall
hold Office until the expiration of the
term Of the original appointee to on whose se
to fill vacancies caused by the expiration
Of the term of office of previous appoint
ees shall hold office TOR the term OF tou ip
its full complement Of members, and us
| members shall received no compensation
| for their services
| such board, shall be made by order TO ne
| filed with the clerk Of the district court
of the county in which such city or WI,
| qualify by filing with such clerk a writ
ten acceptance of their several appoint
ments and an oath or affirm atlon 70
flee. Any appointee who shall fall to 80
qualify within thirty days after the date
| OF the filing of the order Of his appoint
suoh apponte@ and Il the 1 Vacancy
existing, shall be filled in the same man
ner. and with the same effect as though
he had resigned.
! Judges Of the district court who appoint
such board, to make such rules in ref
erence to such board, and require such
| to be desirable or necessary for effectu-
ating the purp >ses Of this act.
Sec: 4: SUCH board, so appointed, shall hal
nent, return to the chief magistrate Of
| such city, or village draft Of the pro-
posed charter, signed by the members Of
Charter shall be submitted for adoption
tt: the Qualified voters Of such city or vii
lage at the next election thereof. and the
lawmaking authorities shall forthwith on
! the return of such charter to the chief
magistrate, as aforesaid, make suitable
provision for such submission. The Dues
ton of it's adoption may be submitted
a special election to be held pricr thereto,
as such lawmaking authorities may de-
termine, and whether SUCH election be
s Rsc' The 'ha he
| for such election by the laws Of this
state. Said lawmaking. authorities are
hereby empowered to call "a special cleo
ttOn for the purpose of submitting said
charter or it may be submitted at a spe-
cial election called for any other purpose.
Said lawmaking authorities in calling
| special election for said purpose arc here
by empowered to fix the date for such
special election coincident with the date
of a general county or other election.
| shall be held at the same voting places
as said general election, and the election
officer. for said general election shall act
as the ELECTION officers for said special
election The ballot to be used at such
election shall be prepared as provided bv
the, general election laws Of the state.
ana ana sha sllo have printed upon it this cues,
| ton, Shall the proposed new charter Of
the city Tor Village) Of ba
ratified? Following and to the right of
sue ausstto Wo shall be printed or written
Sst hts Of fh the Y an or aasa 10
ing as he is in favor Of the ratification OF
Sec; 5: If our-sevenths (4-D of the
qualified voters; voting at any such cleo
ton, shall ratify the charter, SO, drafted.
end OF thirty days thereafter. become
the charter Of such city, or village as
city, provided that in cities having patrol
limits now established, such charter shall
require q three fourths (3-4) majority of
| the qualified voters voting at such cleo
| ton to change the patrol limits now es-
Save as herein otherwise specified on
50 becoming the charter, it shall super
sede any existing charter and amend
seding any previous charter and amend
not affect any right, lien or liability &C
to the time when such charter or amend
| ments take effect, nor affect any action
Or pending when such rght
! such action or proceeding shall be car
| ried on in all respects as If such charter
! or amendments had not taken effect nor
| anywise construed as to affect any right
| or liability acquired or accrued under
the psevous charter and 5aenS
! part OF any city or any person or body
| corporate.
All ordinances, resolutions and regu-
| or amendments take effect. and not in
shat! rema,n and be be in fores Until altered
aathorie sr Of sueh cit}es.
| All rights Of action, penalties and
forfeitures accrued to such city or vii
| take effect shall remain UNAFFECTED
thereby and may be prosecuted, recover
ed and received as fully in every respect
| as though such charter or amendments
! had not taken effect
the State Of Minnesota or such city. or
| village, at or before the taking, effect
| for taxes, or special assessment levied
title or estate ACQUIRED by or vested in
sale to the state. city. or village, Of any
tract Of land toMn city or yiilage lots
special assessment levied by such city
or village. interest and costs due thereon,
and not SOLD to- Others for want Of BID
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
Of such charter or amendments thereof
be deemed and taken to be forfeited and
sold to the state. or such city or village,
as the case may be. In all cases where
certificates Of purchase have at the time
such charter or amendments thereof,
I take effect, been made out in the name
delinquent taxes or special assessment,
the right to redeem any such sale shall
not be impaired by anything in: this act
thereof contained.
Any existing special law applicable to
such city or village, in whole, or In part part,
cation by provision to that effect in said
charter, and if SO excepted and reGited
therein as continuing in forge shall be
dinance passed hereunder, shall super
sede any general law of the state defln-
Sec s. Such charter, so adopted may
be amended by proposal therefor made
by said board and accepted by the quail;
y9tens q beSein pToyded 0r Upon
the application Of five %, per cent Of
the legal voters OF any such city or VI Il
and filed with such board Of fifteen d5)
freeholders, such board shall submit to
| the vote Of the people any amendments
cation and petition
Any such proposed amendment,
whether the proposal therefor IS made
| petition. as aforesaid, shall, when
drafted, be returned by said; board to
| the chief magistrate OF such city or VII
lage. within thirty days, signed by the
| members of said board, or a majority