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CHAPTER 253-s. F. NO. 1857.

CHAPTER 2253-s. F. NO 1857.
AN ACT to amend chapter 239 of the
Gsneral Laws Laws Of Minnesota for the year
& 1913, entitled AN, act relating to the
framing of it's own charter for it's gov
ernment as a city, by any city incorpo-
rated "a la Prior to the abortion Of Article
sofa, Of any village desiring to be in
corported as a city, and to the amend
Ing OF any charter already on or here
after adopted by any city or any vii
lage, for its government as a city, under
the provisions of section 6 of Article w
of the Constitution of Minnesota, and
thereof" approved April II, 1908.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section six (6) of chap
ter 23S Of the General Laws of Mime
sofa, for the year 1903, entitled IAN act
relating to the framing of it's own char
ter Tor or Its government as city, by any
Article Nv, section 36, Constitution of
Minnesota, of any village desiring to be
incorporated as city, and to the amend
adopted by any city or any village, for
Its government as a city, under the pro-
visions Of section SO, of Article " of the
Constitution of Minnesota, and of any
statutes. enacted in pursuance thereof,
approved April II, 1908, be and the same
lows:
may be amended by a proposal therefor
made by said board and accepted by the
q I'm voters b of such city or village
the application of five 90 per cent of the
legal voters. of such city or village, by
written petition addressed to and filed
with such board of fifteen 15) freehold
ers, such board shall submit to the vote
Of the people any amendments to such
charter endorsed by such application and
whether the proposal therefor is made by
the board itself or on application and
petition, as aforesaid, SHALL when draft
ed, be returned by said board to the chief
IN thirty days, signed by the members
OF said board. or a majority thereof and
the law-mak1ng authorities of such city
or village shall forthwith on the return
of such proposed amendment to the chief
magistrate as aforesaid, make suitable
prqyisioa n for o,s submitting to the qualified
ton of the adoption of such amendment
at the next election. Such question may
be submitted either at the next general
to be held prior thereto eiecs and
whether such election be general or
special, 1t shall be conducted mall re-
eral Oh. special elections by the general
laws of this state. Said law-making au-
thorities are hereby empowered to call a
special election for the purpose of submit
ting such amendment Or amendments or
they may be submitted at special cleo
ton called for any other purpose Said
law-naking authorities in calling a spe-
cial election for said purpose are hereby
empowered to fix the date for said special
election co-incident with the date Of a
general county or other election. and if
held at the same voting places as said
general election, and the election officers
for said general election shall act as the
election officers for said special election
Such amendment may be as to Separate
particulars of said charter or by an en-
tire. re-draft thereof in. the nature of a
revision to be submitted for ratification
as q single question. The proposal for
such amendment or amendments shall be
published once in three papers of general
circulation in such city. or village or, If
there are not three such papers, then in
such less number as there may be- at
least twenty days prior to such election
Provided. that in any such city now or
hereafter having a population Of ten thou
sand inhabitants or less and in any such
village it shall be a sufficient compliance
with the requirements of this section as
the same once in the official newspaper.
of such city or village at least twenty
days prior to such election, or if there be
no such official newspaper, then in a
newspaper of the county in which such
city or village is situated, of general cir
culation.
ting any such amendment or amendments
shall be prepared as provided by the gen
eraI election laws Of this state. Except
when an amendment in the nature of a
revision or the cnaTCer Is proposed, the
general nature of the amendment or
amendments shall be briefly indicated on
the ballot. When amendments to the
charter by a re-draft thereof, in the ma
trre of a revision are to be submitted, the
ballot shall have printed on it this ques-
ton "Shall the proposed amended char
ter of the city of .............. be rati-
When only one amendment is to be
submitted the ballot shall have printed
on it this question: Shall the proposed
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Wien more than one amendment is to
he submitted, such amendments shall be
numbered separately, and the ballot shall
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