St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10

rA A1ta4Auer required as TO Otner COM
ms one in the same county, at any
aine WITHIN five days after notice of his
appointment. His failure so to do shall
ee deemed a refusal of the Office, and the
point another Commissioner at large In
ms stead. and similar proceedings shall
pc pc a q as before until the vacancy shall
Sec. 8. Immediately upon the appoints
ment and qualification of such commits
Sloner or commissioners at large the coun-
y va aud1to n.s shall ! give notice In writing. de,
of the commissioners in said county.
! Including such commissioner or commas
! s1oners at large, of a meeting of the
BOARD. which shall be held not less than
nve or more than ten days thereafter,
no., together with such other business
rs. may then come up for attention, any
business which may have been required
transacted by the board Of said county at
boundaries became effect fe and Before
ene thereby caused were filled,
acted. may and shall be disposed of at the
meeting so held after the qualification
" such commissioner or commissioners
at large, and shall have like effect and
meeting referred to; and further proceed
lngs required to follow the commission
ers, action on such matters shall be taken
within the times or on the dates provided
ny law, or within such reasonable tim
thereafter as will permit of the notice
requ1red by law and of the earliest pos.
stble adjustment of affairs to the. usual
routine.
Sec. 4. That at least six months before
the general election in said county held
next after the appointment and qualifca-
uOn OF the said commissioner or commits
sloners at large, unless less time shall
intervene between such appointment and
qualification and said election, in which
event the action herein provided for shall
| ne f4Knn. at tho first rnoatino ofta~ G11oh
commissioners shall have qualified, the
board shall proceed to redivide their
county into commissioners districts, five
IN number, and to be numbered from '1'''
to 20, unless otherwise provided by law;
and at the next general election held in
said county after such redistricting, COM
missioners shall be elected from each Of
said districts, the member. from each odd
numbered district to hold for the term
of two years, and the member from each
even numbered district to hold for the
commissioners, except those elected or
appointed to fill vacancies for u%nexpired
terms, shall be elected for the term of
four years. Provided, that if, upon such
the same territory as any one of the old
districts, the commissioner elected from
such old district shall continue to act
as commissioner from the new district
for the remainder Of the term for which
he vas elected: provided further that, IN
! case a contest or other litigation shall
be pending involving the legality of the
change of boundaries of said county, the
redistricting herein provided for shall not
be made until after such contest or other
litigation has been finally determined in
favor of such change of boundaries. And
In such event, ii the term of any commits
sioner at large shall expire before the
J county is redistricted, his successor shall
/ he elected by the voters Of the entire
county, whose term shall be our years,
unless sooner ended, as in this act pro-
vided for or otherwise.
Sec. 5. That If, as the result. of a con-
test or other litigation involving the
change of boundaries of any such county
1t shall follow, after the appointment OF
election Of any commissioner or COM
m~issioners at large, tina the territory
detached from said county by the change
of boundaries shall, by final determination
| of the courts, be restored to it, the term
of Office Of all such commissioners at
large shall at once terminate upon the
election or appointment and qualification
Of a commissioner for the district of the
former commissioner whose place on
the board is occupied by him; and, If the
term for which such former commissions
was elected shall not have expired, he
may and shall, within thirty days. after
the final determination restoring his dis
trict to the county, qualify as required
by law and hold his, Office for the remain-
der of his term, otherwise the vacancy
shall be filled by appointment as in other
cases.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from n after its passage.
Approved Jan. %. 1907. %