The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-01


shall provide, under such restric-
lions as 1t deems proper, for
board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall shall be and for the past five
ers thereof, to be appointed by the
district judges of the judicial dis
trlct in which the city or village
Is situated, as the Legislature may
exceed six years, which board shall,
within six months after it's APP
pointment, return to the chief mag
istrate of said city or village Q
draft of said charter, signed by the
3ority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified vot-
ers of such city or village at the
next election thereafter, and if
four-sevenths of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall
ratify the same it shall, at the
end of thirty days thereafter, be-
come the charter of such city or
village as a city, and supersede
ments thereof; Provided, that in
cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
quire three-fourths majority vote
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before any
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
which such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and it's ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief mag
istrate of said city or village and
authenticated by it's corporate seal.
One OF said certificates shall be de-
posted in the Office of the secre-
being recorded in the office of the
register of deeds for the county in
which such city or village lies.
shall be deposited among the ar
all courts shall take judicial notice
thereof. Such charter SO deposited
may be amended by proposal there
for made by board of fifteen COM
missioners aforesaid. published for
at least thirty days in three news
papers OF general circulation ia
such c!ty or village, and accepted
by three-fifths of the qualified vot-
ers of such city. or village voting
at the next election and not other
wise; but such charter shall always
be 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
of the people. and shall provide
that upon. application of five per
cent of the legal voters Of any
petition, such commission shall
submit to the. vote of the people
proposed amendments to such char
ter set forth in said petition. The
board of freeholderS above provid-
ed for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death. disability to
perform duties, resignation or re-
moval from the corporate limits. or
expiration sItI Of term of ONCE, shall
manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall al
ways contain it's full complement
of members. 1t shall be feature
of all such charters that there shall
be provided, among other things.
for: mayor, or chief magistrate
and legislative body Of either one
or two houses; If of two houses, at
least onefof them shall be elected
by general vote Of the electors. In
submitting any such charter or
amendment. thereto to the qualified
voters of such city or village any
alternate section or article may be
voters, and may be voted on separ-
ately without prejudice to other
articles or sections of the charter
or any amendments thereto. The
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
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
ance passed hereunder shall super
sede any general law of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors."
So that said Section 80 Of Article
4 the State Constitution shall read a
ollows; ...t
Section 3s. Any city or village
in this state may frame charter
consistent with and subject to the
laws of this states, as follows:
The legislature shall provide. I'M
der such restrictions as 1T deems
to exceed fifteen freeholders. who
shall be and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters
thereof. to be appointed by the
judicial district in which the. city or
village is situated as the legislature
may determine for a term in no
event to exceed six years, which
DOafd snail Wltnin SIX months al
ter its appointment. return to the
chief magistrate of said city or
village a draft of a proposed char
ter. signed by the members of said
board. or majority thereof and.
thereafter in like manner return
other draft or drafts of a proposed
charter until one thereof shall be
ratified as herein provided
Such charter shall be submitted
to the qualified voters Of such city
or village at the next general or
special election thereafter, and If, a
majority of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify
the same. it shall. at the end Of
thirty days thereafter, or at such
other time, IL any, as shall be speci-
fed therein. become the charter of
such city or village as city and
amendments thereof; provided that
In cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
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-
shall be signed by. the chief magis-
trate of said city or village and
authenticated by its corporate seal.
One Of said certificates shall be
tary of state and the other. after
being recorded in the office of the
register of deeds for the county in
which. such city or village lies,
chives of such city or village, and
all courts shall take judicial notice
thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
amended. or revised, by proposal
therefor made by said board and
accepted by ma ority of the quail
fed voters OF such city or village
voting at the next general or spe-
cfal election thereafter; but such
charter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Min
nesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of said board rel
alive to submitting amendments of
such charter to the vote of the peo-
pie and shall provide that upon APP
piication OF ten per cent Of the
legal voters of any such city or viii