The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-19

the corporate limits, or expiration
or term of office, shall be filled by
appointment in the same manner az
the original board was created. and
SAID board shall always contain Its
full complement OF members.
Any such charter or any amend
vide for the, commission form Of
government having Legislative and
administrative powers. or 1t may
provide for mayor or chief magis.
either one or two houses and, II
of two houses. at least one OF them
shall be elected by a general vote
OF the electors. or 1t may provide
that the plan or form OF governs
ment so adopted shall not violate
the constitution of the state as
In submitting any such charter
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
tons of the charter, or any amend
ments thereto or revision thereof
The legislature may provide gem
eral laws relative to affairs OF
be limited to cities of over nifty
thousand inhabitants. or to cities OF
fifty Thousand and not less than
twenty thousand Inhabitants. or to
less than ten thousand inhabitants.
or to cities Of ten thousand In
habitants or less, which shall sp-
ply equally to all cities Of either
to ali cities in elthsr t such n class is not
having charters adopted pursuant
to this amendment. but no genera!
law limited to one or more OF snid
cl0S4aS rftinq cIan ann1v n
city existing under charter framed
under this section OF the consti!;
tuition unless such, general law shall
a. declaration. therein. .aming the
city. Such laws shall be paramount
while in force to the provisions re-
latfnE to the same matter included
in the local charter herein provided
for.
The legislature shall enact any
and all laws necessary or proper
d f tai, entt sn ns pho pre
scribe by law the general limits
within which such charter shall be
framed No local charter. provision
the state defining or Furnishing
crimes or INSTANTANEOUS"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pur
pose and object OF this amendment l
to permit cities alrendy incorporate
and Villages desirinK to he incorporate
as cities to include In their charters
or by amendment or revision thereof
q commission form Of government hav
ing Legislative and administrative pow
ers. The amendment sought enlarge
the power of such municipalities Il
framing their own charters. rcservin,
to the Legislature. however. the author
1ty to preacribe the general limit
within which the said charters shall b.
framed.
A commission form Of city govern
ment 10 generally understood to incllld
the following characteristic features
i. A small governing bonrd, ?. 'rh
exercise of both Legislative and admin
istrntivc duties by this board, 3. Th
division among the mcmbcra Of til
board of the administrative work Of tn
city by departments over which n singh
Of the governing board of tn
city has control; 4. The election Of tn
of the governing board by al
OF the voters of the city and not b,
wards, precincts or districts. s. Th
adoption of methods Of direct popuIn
control over the action and the con
tinuance in office of the members Of tn
board.