The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-04-29
CHAPTER 253-s. F. NO. 1877.

CHAPTER 259- g. F. NO. 1877.
AN ACT to amend chapter 23s of the
framing of its own charter for it's gov
eminent as city, by any city incorpo-
f seeo e1 g. Sc &c SdRen Of Of M Mfss
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 it's government as a city, under
the provisions of section 6 of Article "
Of any statutes enacted in pursuance
thereof" approved April II, 1903.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section six co. of chap
ter 23S Of the General Laws Of Mime
Sofa. for the year 1903, entitled "An act
I'm to OF It's ety bv
city Incorporated prior to the adoption of
Article ", section 36, Constitution of
Minnesota, of any village desiring to be
ing Of any charter. already or hereafter
adopted by any city or any village, for
it's government as % city, under -, the Pro- r;
Constitution of Minnesota, and Of any
statutes enacted in pursuance thereof,
approved April II, 1903, be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
"section 8. Such charter, so adopted,
may be amended by proposal therefor
qualified voters of such city or village,
the application of five % per cent of the
legal voters of such city or village, by
with such board of fifteen G5) freehold
ers, such board shall submit to the vote
of the people any amendments to such
charter endorsed by such application and
petition. Any such proposed amendment,
whether the proposal therefor is made by
the board itself or on application and n
ed, be returned by said board to the chief
in thirty days, signed by the members
Of said board. or a majority thereof, and
or village shall forthwith on the return
of such proposed amendment to the chief
magistrate as aforesaid, make suitable
voters Of such city or village the ques-
at the next election. Such question may
fo be Or held prior thereto aDd
whether such election be general or
spects in the hem manner Provided for gen.
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 a special cleo,
tion called for any other purpose purpose: SAID SAC
cial election for said purpose are hereby
empc wered to fix the date for said special
election co-incident with the date Of 2
this is done said special election shall be
general election, and the election officers
eiection effic ss 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
tn hp ratification
as single question. The proposal for
such amendment or amendments shall be
published once In three papers OF genera
there are not three such papers. then In
such less number as there may be-, at
least twenty days prior to, such election.
hereafter having a population of ten thou
sand inhabitants or less. and in any such
village it shall be sufficient compliance
with the requirements of this section as
to publication of such proposal, to publish
the same once in the official newspaper
Of such city or village at least Is twenty re ty
no sucl, official newspaper, then in a
city or Village is situated, of general cir
the form of ballot to be used in submit
ting anv such amendment or amendments
shall be prepared as provided by the gen.
When lie an amendment in the nature Of a
revision, Of the charter is proposed, the
general nature of the amendment or
5mendments shall be briefly Indicated on
The ballot. When amendments to the
CHARTER by re-draft thereof, in the ma
ture of a revision are to be submitted, the
ballot shall have printed on 1t this Ques-
ton: "Shall the proposed amended char
ter of the city of .............. be rati-
fied?" ;.
.,,I,roitted the ballot shall have printed
IN It this question: "Shall the proposed
amendment to the charter Of the city of
be ratiied?''
1:ton more than one amendment is to
ha' submitted, such amendments shall be
nrn,bered separately, and the ballot shall
have printed upon it as to each amend 51endt
to the charter of the city ef .....:......
numbered $500. be ratifed?' Following