Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. ~.
Commission Form of Munic-
lpal Government

= snis amendment 1T IL proposed t
lmend Section SO OF Article 4 Of tn
Constitution, which now reads Is fol
oWs: ~
&. An. a city or village in this state
B may frame charter for its own
aT VII 3 and mt as q city, consistent
state as follows: The ie IS s
shalI provide, under such restric-
tlons as it deems proper, for q
pea BOARD Of fifteen freeho1ders, who
s saa1. s s1ia be and for the past five
Sis lnereof, to be appointed by the
( alsLIlct judges of the judicial dis
trlcI N which the city or village
d - situated, as the legislature may
e1;fe s SIX years, which board shall,
WlInln six months after it's ap-
R1ti naH return to the chief mag
+ = iSsI g OF said city OF village q
members of said board, or a ma
2orlty thereof. Such charter shall
&c submitted to the qualified vot-
ers OF such city. OF village at the
f 19n. eaeet thereaftea and II
ers voting at such election snail
EaiiIy the same it shall, at the
e ea9 81 /, thirty days thereafter, be-
g t07ls the Charter OF such city aor
any existing charter and amendo
ments thereof; Provided, that IN
s at. s,,x ahhayins sPatrol. limits now
CURE sqsh vs}.
OF the qualified voters voting at
81 llmitssnow establfsl46d. BaTpre' any
ssA tise ialSSHsafsks adsE I'll.
by law the general limits Within
Ehich such charter shaIT be framed,
0NlMc9l0 ,80ertihcaNAs shall be
% pSsea snS torthstHs Charter pre-
sSs sHSH hs and ~ rat1Mcatio9 which
sss 8 fsasasd salk 81 shtsf "a
authenticated 81 rs corporate seal.
sOneaof said certificates shail sbe de-
posted in the ONCE ofthe ssecHS-
beiSo e eeats ana n thu the es 6f afss
feEisteraof deeds for theacodhty IN
shsil be Deposition amo1ig at the Il:
snIyss e sa. q so aHe
tnereof. Such charter SO deposited
maybe amended by proposal there-
for made by board Of gfitteen com
mlssioners aforssaid. pnblished gfor
papers Of general circulation In
by three-flfths ST the qualffied vot-
e efs +6 OF such city or village voting
ne.in harmony with and subject to
the constitution and laws Of the
State Of Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe. the duties of the
amendments OF charter to the vote
or the people, and shall provide
that upon, application of five per
cent Of the legal voters Of any
p pefh slty or village by written lns
submit to the vote Of the people
proposed amendments to such char
ter set forth In said petition. The
board Of freeholders above provid-
the vacancies by death, disability to
perform duties, resignation or re.
moval from the corporate limits. or
expiration of term Of Office, shall
be filled by appointment in the same
created. and said board shall al
ways contain its full complement
q members. It shall be feature
6 o. al ,s SUCH charters that there shall
Tor mayor. or chief magistrate
and a legislative body OF either one
or two houses; If of two houses, at
least one of them shall be elected
submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified
voters OF such city or village any
alternate section or article may be
RAOoCAICu LIZ llO CuO1C0 u Lu0
voters, and may be voted on separ-
ately. without prejudice to other
articles or sections of the charter
or any amendments thereto. The
1 l e{s;s may provide general
application of which may be limit
ed to cities of over fifty thousand
Inhabitants. or to cities of fifty
and net less than twenty thousand
(, Inhabitants, or to cities Of twenty
and not less than ten thousand
nhabitants, or to cities of ten
thousand inhabitants or less, which
shall! apply equally to all such cities
paramount while in force to the
provisions relating to the same
matter included in the local char
ter herein provided for. But no
anee passed shall super
sede any general. law of the state
defining or Furnishing crimes or
mlsdemeanors."
4 So that said Section SO Of Article
e the State Constitution shall read q
!oilows.
Section SO. Any city or village
In this state may frame q charter
for its own government az city,
s@s s. ths i sea snd ssbeH e the
LitThe legislature shall provide, un-
der such restrictions as it deems
proper for 9 charter board OF not
to exceed afteen freeholdsrs. who
shall have been qualified voters
Judges of the district court Of the
judicial district in which the city or .
village is situated as the legislature
may determine for term in no
event to exceed six years, which
board shall within six months at
ter its appointment. return to the
chief magistrate Of said city or
ter, signed by the members Of said
board, or majority thereof, and.
II the same be not ratified may
thereafter in like manner return
charter until one thereof shall be
ratified as herein provided.
Such charter shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of such city
Special s election thereafter, and If :
majority of the qualified voters vot-
the same, it shall, at the end Of
Z thirty days thereafter, or at such
fled therein, become the charter Of
such city or village as a city and
supersede any, existing charter and
amendments thereof; provided that
established, such charter shall re-
quire three fourths majority vote
Of the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now established.
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and It's ratification, which
shall be. signed by the chief magis.
authenticated by its corporate seal.
One Of said certificates shall BIO
deposited In the Office Of the secre-
4 tary Of state and the other. after
{ hain1 recorded In the office of thu