Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

The form of ballot to be used in submit
ting any such amendment or amend
ments shall be prepared as provided by
the general election laws Of this state.
and the general nature Of any such pro.
posed amendment, or amendments. shall
one amendment is to be submitted. the
ballot shall have printed on 1t this ques-
ton: Shall the proposed amendment to
r al IstS'er When VI ane m e5rs t Than one amend l.
ment is to be submitted. such amend
ments shall be numbered separately and
tn the ea ballot am shall have ! pEintHd +h upon nnon 1t; as
amendment to the charter Of the city of
...:::......: numbered ...... be rati-
fied?" Following and to the right of any
Yes. Nc, the one under the other The
voter shall indicate his choice by an "X''
marked to the right of the Yes or of
the Ne" according as he is in favor of
amendment is accepted by -ffths
go of the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the election, whether
general or special, next following the
return thereof to the chief magistrate,
It shall become a part Of such charter at
the end Of thirty 600 days after the cleo,
and ratified, unless the proposed amend
ment otherwise provides. in which
i nYen ford 1t ahiH ,t take EFF effect aa+ and nr be
w oA1J 14Ol1 LII udLe pkO-
V1ded tor In such proposed amendment,
Any and all amendments to any such
charter which have heretofore been adopt
ed shall. within ninety (9O) lays from
and after the passage Of this act, be duly
certified. authenticated, recorded and filed
IN the same manner as herein provided
for certifying, authenticating, recording
and filing amendments hereafter made,
ratified and accepted: and when so GER
titled authenticated, recorded and filed
(and not otherwise) the same shall be re-
ceived in evidence by any court of this
state.
Sec: I: In submitting any such charter
or amendment thereto to the qualified
voters Of such city or village, any alter
nate alternative section Or article may
be presented for the choice of the voters,
and may be voted on separately without
prejudice to other articles or sections Of
the charter. Or any amendments thereto,
Sec. s. Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter and ratifi-
cation thereof, or in case Of an amend
proposed and ratified, as herein provided,
a certificate in duplicate wherein shall De
set forth every such amendment so pro-
posed and ratified and a recital Of the
made. Said certificates in all cases shall
be signed by the chief magistrate Of such
city or village. and authenticated by its
their execution, 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 which such city
or village is situated, shall be deposited
in the office Of the city or village clerk
or the corresponding Official Of such city
or village, and all courts shall take jul
dicial notice thereof.
Sec. 8; Such charter and it's amend
ments shall always be IN harmony with
Of the State of Minnesota. It !sin be
a feature of all such charters that there
shall be provision made among other
things. for a mayor or chief magistrate
two houses. and If Of two houses, at least
one Of them shall be elected by general
vote af the electors; Subject to these
prescribed by This act, such charter and
its amendlavnts may provide for any form
and scheme. of municipal government,
and may embrace provisions for the regu,,
lat1on, management. administration and
control Of all departments Of the city
government n Of all local municipal
governmental functions, as fully and
the State Of Minnesota had section SO
adopted. But it shall be lawful for such
e0oandm IN fra an ng;,t my ny such charter : or +
in reference to any department which,
prior to the framing thereof, is admin
istered under any existing special or gen
such department shall continue to be
SO administered Notwithstanding tho
adoption Of such charter; For the eco
inner created by such charter, or its
amendments, provision may be made
therein for methods of procedure and the
Rsrf9 9IzqRief a6 Of 6 a4ties BY ~ t the o eouTts of Of
which such city or village is situated, not
inconsistent. with the provisions of the
constitution and statutes Of this state,
form the duties SO prescribed in this con-
| nection.
It shall also be lawful for any such
city to make provisions in It's charter or
by amendments thereof for the acquisi-
| ton and holding by gift, devise, purchase,
or by the exercise Of the power Of emf
cesdings e property. for public use,
aries of such city Or outside Of
s., such :. corporate corr n;ts,,o b9 HRad a;ds for pub
penal institutions. hospitals, rights Of
way for sewers, for uses connected with
water supply, for the convenient dis
charge Of any governmental or business
function which said city is capable of
! exercising, or for any other public pur-
pose. and to provide for managing. con-
trolling 81 ns. and ad POLICING lei g e ths same me .nv ann,
city or village In such charter, or by
amendment thereof. to curtail or add to
its territorial limits, except as herein
It shall be lawful for any such city or
village. In such charter or by amend
ment thereof, to provide. for regulating
son or corporation Of any public franchise
public Places in such city. whether such
franchises or privileges nave been rant
under the State Of Minnesota, or n
other authority, to the same extent: and
In the same manner as might the leg1s;,
lature Of said state, but no perpetual
franchise or privilege shall ever be grant
| ed, nor shall any exclusive franchise or
privilege be granted or extended unless Ss
same shall have been first submitted to
the qualified voters of SAID city, and
adopted by q majority voting at sucn
shall any franchise or privilege be grant
! ed or extended for a longer period thar
twenty-five years.
It shall not be lawful for any sucn
charter or amendments thereof to permit
or provide for the issuance Of any bonds
by any such city, If. by such issue; the
aggregate outstanding. bonded indebted
coed ten d0) per cent Of the assessed
valuation Of the taxable property of such
city according to the last then preceding
and r. any city has over fifty thousand
inhabitants at the time OF the adoption Of
such charter, or had. over fifty thousand
inhabitants at the time OF the aa9pei na
adopted. 1t shall not be laWtu1 dor sue IN
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bonds by such city, except bonds issued
for the purpose Of funding Outstanding
and maturing bonds, If by such Issue, the
aFeregate Outstanding bonded indebted
n 6 thereof shall be made to exceed five
IS per cent Of such assessed valuation,
unless it is also provided in such charter
excess of such five Is per cent limit are
issued, the proposition Of making any
proposed issue shall be first submitted to
the legal voters of such city at a general
or special election, and approved by at
least a majority Of such voters voting on
such proposition at such election. But II
such charter or amendments tnereto shall
SO provide. certificates Of Indebtedness or
bonds issued by any SUCH city or village