The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-02

the corporate limits, or expiration
Of term Of offloe, shall be filled by
appointment In the same manner al
the original board was created. and
said board shall always contain Its
full complement Of members.
ment or revision thereof may pro.
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administrative powers. or 1t may
provide for mayor or chief magis.
trate, and legislative body Of
H Rou.es at east oas Of an them
Of the electors, or it may provide
Tor any other plan or system OF
that the plan or form OF governs
ment so adopted shall not violate
the constitution Of the state as
hereby amended.
or amendment thereto. or revision
thereof to the, qualified voters Of
such city or village. any alternative
for the choice Of the voters and may
be voted on separately without
prejudice to other articles or Sec
lions Of the charter. or any amend
The legislature may provide gen.
eral laws relative to affairs Of
cities. the application OF which may
be limited to cities OF over fifty
Atty thousand and not less than
twenty thousand Inhabitants. or to
cities OF twenty thousand and not
less nn than n1t, ten thousand inhanitants.
habitants or less. which shall APP
ply equally to all cities Of either
class; or II 80 specified In the law,
having charters adopted pursuant
to this amendment but no general
law limited to one or more of said
classes OF cities shall apply to any
city existing under charter framed
under this section OF the consti:.
tuition unless such general law shall
be made applicable to such city by
a declaration, therein, naming the
city; Such laws shall be paramount
while In force to the provisions re.
lating to the same matter Included
y, the local charter herein provided
The legislature shall enact any
and NIL laws necessary or proper
to carry into effect the PROVISIONS
OF this amendment. and shall IRE
within which such charter shall be
framed. No local charter. provision
or ordinance passed thcreunder
shall s"p"rs"ae my genera, lnW l., OF
crimes or misdcnnea nors."
PURPOSE AND lGtrTE(T. The TIr'
pose and object OF this amendment 1!
tO permit cities already incorporated
mud vilInxcs desiring Ia he Incorporated
an cfticn so include In their charters
OF by amendment or revision thereof
a commission form of government bnv'
Ing lcEtslnttVr md administrative pow
erS. The amendment sought rn;nrEeI
til" power Of such municipalities II
thctr own charters. rcscrvin:
to the Legislature, however. the aUth0r
lty to prcsCribe the general limit
within which the naid charters sl,nll b,
framed.
A communication form Of city ge'-'crn
mcnt In generally untlcrat0od to incIutI,
the following cbarnrte ristIc features
!. A sn,nIl governing board: .. nh,
exercise Of both Legislative md admin
istrntiNe duties by this board: ;. Tn,
aIiylnIOn among the members Of til,
,onrd of the administrative syOriS of TIL
city by depart McntK over which "a SinI:l
OF the governing board of tin
city Inns control, 4. The election Of til,
me nbcrs Of the governing hoard by III
Of the voters of the city and NOT u.
wards. precincts or districts. :. Th'
adoption of methods of direct p0puln
control over the nctIOn and the con
tinumncc In office Of the members OF tn,
board,