The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-10-17

4 the corporate limits, or expiration
OF term OF Office, shall be filled by
appointment In the same manner az
s ss board shall always contain its
iuii complement of members.
any such charter or any amend
ment or revision thereof may pro-
VIDE for the commission form Of
administrative powers, or 1t may
provide for mayor or chief magis.
trate, and legislative body Of
et 4t one or two houses and, II
snail be elected by a general vote
OF the electors, or it may provide
Tor any other plan or system OF
thha a!a government; provided
1nat the plan or form Of govern
the constitution of the state as
hereby amended.
In submitting any such charter
or amendment thereto, or revision
thereof, to the qualified voters Of
such such city Or village, any alternative
ss zee ion or article may be presented
Tor the choice of the voters and may
D ne ein V9ted % on separately without
tio1s uu ne ~ TO Gther articles or sec
LUIS OF the charter, or any amend
ments thereto or revision thereof.
The legislature may provide gem
eral laws relative to affairs of
Gh. a Is me application of which may
81 thousand inhabitants, or to cities Of
nfty thousand and not less than
twenty thousand Inhabitants. or to
G Gatn OF twenty thousand and not
or to cities of ten thousand in
hab1tants or less. which shall ap-
Ply equally to all cities Of either
CLASS, or II so specified in the law,
having charters adopted pursuant
70 this amendment. but no general
law limited to one or more of said
classes Of cities, shall apply to any
under this section Of the constil;;
tuition unless such general law shall
De made applicable to such city by
declaration, therein. naming the
city: Such laws shall be paramount
while in force to the provisions re:
!atlng to the same matter included
IN the local charter herein provided
The legislature shall enact any
70 carry into effect the provisions
or this amendment, and shall pre-
scribe scribe by law the general limits
within which such charter shall be
or ordinance passed hereunder
snail supersede any general law OF
the state defining or Furnishing
crimes or misdemeanors."
20 PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pur
pose and object Of this amendment /
to permit cities already Incorporate
md villages desiring to be incorporate
as cities to include in their charter
Or by amendment or revision Thereof
q commissfOn form Of government hav
Ing legislative and administrative pow
ers. The amendment sought enlarge
the power of such municipalities +
their own charters. reservin
TO the Legislature, however, the author
[ty to prescribe the general limit
within which the said charters shall b
A commission form of city govern
ment Is generally understood to fnclud
the following characteristic features
L. A small governing board; 2. Til
exercise of both legislative and admin
stratfve duties by this board; 3. TIL
division among the members of til
board of the administrative work of tn
city by departments over which a sinEl
member of the governing board Of til
city has control; 4. The election of tn
members of the governing board by al
Of the voters of the city and not b.
wards, precincts or districts. 5. TIL
adoption of methods of direct popula
control over the action and the con
tinuance in Office of the members of tn
board.