The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. ".
Commission Form Of Munic-
ipal Government.

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lmend Section 80 of Article 4 Of tn
which now reads n fol
Ows.
Any city or village in this state
may frame charter for its own
state as follows: The legislature
shall provide, under such restric-
board as Is It f5ft deems proper; for
shall shall be and for the past Ave
years shall have been qualified vot-
ers thereof, to be. appointed by the
district judges Of the judicial dis
is situated as the legislature may
determine for term In no event to
exceed six years. which board shall.
Wlthln six months after its APP
istrate of said city or Village a
draft of said charter. signed by the
members of said board, or ma
1orlty thereof. Such charter shall
ers OF suoh city to dn vaaka at v the
next election thereaftSr, and If
our-seventns of the qualified yot:,
ers voting at such election shall
rata11y the same it shall. at the
come the charter of such city or
village as city, and supersede
any existing charter and amend
m nit'nE thereof: Provided. that in
estIaolshed, such charter shall re.
qv1re a three-fourths majority vote
OF the qualified voterc voting at
s Mna3t erection to change the patrol
cry shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
oy Jaw the general limits within
WnlG;h such charter shall be framed.
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification, which
Snai be signed by the chief mag
1strate Of said city or village and
One Of said Certificates shall be de-
posted in the Office of the secre-
tary Of state. and the other. after
oelng recorded in the Office of the
shall be deposited among the ar
ch1ves of such city or village, and
a al courts shall take judicial notice
may be, amended by proposal there
f fo;s made by board of fifteen COM
mlSsloners aforesaid. published for
at least thirty days in. three news
oy three-f1fths of the qualified vot-
ers of such city or village voting
az the next election and not other
wise; hut such charter shall always
pc IN harmony with and sub, ect to
5ne constitution and laws OF the
state of Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe, the duties Of the
r of to submitting
81 the people. and shall provide
that upon, application Of five per
cent OF the legal voters Of any
petitio sS such Sl v co@ms ey wr lbs
submit to the vote of the people
proposed amendments to such char
ter set fortl. in said petition. The
D9ard of freeholders above provid-
60 LOT shall be permanent, and all
me VACANCIES by death, disability to
perform duties. resignation or re-
moval from the corporate limits. or
expiration of term Of office, shall
manner as the original board was
created. and said board shall al
ways contain its full complement
OF OF ! members a n1,nh s., 1t shall be feature
pc provided, among other things,
for. mayor, or chief magistrate
ana legislative body of either one
Or or two houses; if of two houses, at
by, general vote of the electors. In
submitting any such charter or
am n.and thereto to the qualified
11 S suah city or ;Tage any
presented for the choice of the
voters. and may be voted on separ-
ately without prejudice to other
articles Or. sections of the charter
or any amendments thereto The
legislature may provide general
laws. relating to affairs of cities, the
application of which may be limit
/ ed to cities Of over fifty thousand
inhabitants. or to cities Of fifty
and not less than twenty thousand
Inhabitants, or to cities Of twenty
and not less than ten thousand
Inhabitants, or to cities of ten
thousand inhabitants or less. which
of either class. and which shall be
paramount while in force to the
provisions relating to the same
matter included in the local char
ter herein provided for. But no
loc2 charter. provision or ordin-
anc ,s;ssed hereunder shall SUPER
sede any general law OF the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors." -