St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

Judges OF electlOn Tor the general mu-
nicipal election shall b the Judges Of the
primary election and may provide IN
what manner any person desiring to be-
come a candidate for any elective mu-
nomination at such primary election, and
may provide for the publication of state
ments and petitions of candidates, the
form OF the primary election and munich
PAL election ballots and for publication
Thereon, and may provide that there
ton or mark indicating that any candi-
ever, whether on said primary election
ballot or upon said municipal election
ballot, and may make provisions with
authorization of ballots and for the
counting and canvass Of results of such
primary election or municipal election.
a,s Sec n 3; Such boa hoard Of fresholdsrs may 1ialy
powers, authority and duties in any UGH
city shall be distributed into and among
departments and may provide that the
council may determine the powers and
duties to be performed by and assign
them to the appropriate department and
determine who shall be the head of each
duties of all officers and employees there
of. and may assign particular officers Or
employees to perform duties IN two or
more departments; and make such other
rules and regulations as may be neces-
sary or proper for the efficient and eco
nomical conduct of the business Of the
city.
Sec. 4. Said board of freeholders may
incorporate in such charter provisions
defining the powers and duties of the
mayor and each member of the council,
and may provide that each member of
the council shall perform such admins
trative duties as may be designated in
such charter.
Sec. 5. Such board of freeholders nay
also provide for the recall Of any elective
municipal officer and for his removal by
vote of the electors of such city, and
may also provide for submitting ordi-
nances to the council by, petition of the
electors Of such city and for the repeal
of ordinances in like manner and may
also provide that no ordinance passed by
nance shall, take effect within a certain
time after its passage, and that If, dur
ing, such time, a petition be made by. a
certain percentage of the electors of the
such ordinance until the same be voted
on at an election held for such purpose,
and then such ordinance to take effect
Sec. s. The provisions Of any charter
Of, any such city adopted pursuant to
this act shall be valid and shall control
as to nominations. primary elections and
standing that such charter provisions
may be inconsistent with any general
law relating thereto, and such general
law shall apply only in so far as con-
Sec. 2. Nothing in this act contained
shall be held to abridge, impair or di-
minish the right Of electors in any city
now having or which shall hereafter
have such a board of freeholders and a
home rule charter, to require the sub
mission of amendments to the charter
Of such city, as provided in section 1855
Of the Revised Laws 1905: but. in addi-
ton to the provisions Of said section
1855, five (5) per cent Of the electors may,
by petition, as provided in said section
756. require the submission Of amend
ments to such charter, e~mbodying the
commission plan Of government in
whole or in part, as more particularly
described and set forth in sections i, 2,
3, 4. S and 6 of this act.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1909.