The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-10-15
AMENDMENT NO. w.
Commission Form of Munic.
ipal Government.

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Amy city or village in this state
may frame charter for its own
government as city consistent
with and subject to the laws of this
state as follows: The legislature
snan provide, under such restric-
board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall shall be and for the past five
years shall have been Qualified vot-
ers thereof, to be appointed by the
ulSlFlct judges OF the judicial dis
trict 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,
polntment, return to the chief mag
lstrate of said city or village q
draft OF said charter, signed by the
members of said board, or ma
be submitted to the qualified vot-
ers OF such city or village at the
next election thereafter, and if
1our-seVenths of the qualified vot-
ratify the same it shall, at the
end of thirty days thereafter, be-
come the charter of such city or
WIZ erlaage as city, and supersede
ments thereof; Provided, that in
cities having patrol limits now
established. such charter shall re-
q9lre a three-fourths majority vote
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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 its ratification, which
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-
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,
snail be deposited among the ar
cnlves OF such city or village, and
all courts shall take judicial notice
thereof. Such charter so deposited
may be amended by proposal there
Tor made by board of fifteen COM
mlssloners aforesaid, published for
at least thirty days in three news
such city or village, and accepted
by three ffths of the qualified Vot-
ers of such city or village voting
at the, next election and not other
wise; but such charter shall always
pc In harmony with and subject to
the constitution and laws of the
state or 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 or 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 proyid-
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 of term of office, shall
be filled by appointment in the same
manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall al
ways contain its full complement
of members. 1t shall be a feature
of all such charters that there shall
be provided, among other things,
for 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
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
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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
and not less than twenty thousand
inhabitants, or to cities of twenty
and not less than ten thousand
inhabitants, or to cities of ten
thousand inhabitants or less, which
shall apply equally to all such cities
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
local charter, provision or ordin-
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
T the State Constitution shall read al
OllOws:
Section SO. Any city or village
in this state may frame charter
for it's own government as a city,
consisteni WIN an subject to the
laws of this states, as follows:
The legislature shall provide, I'M
der such restrictions as it 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
Judges of the district court of 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
board shall within six months af-
ter its appointment return to the
chief magistrate of said city or
village draft of a proposed char
ter, signed by the members of said
board, or majority thereof, and,
if the same be not ratified may
thereafter in like manner return
other draft or drafts of 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-
the same, it shall. at the end Of
thirty days thereafter, or at such
other time if any, as shall be speci-
fed therein, become the charter of
such city or village as city and
supersede any existing charter and
amendments thereof; provided that
in cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
Quire a three-fourths majority vote
of the, qualified voters voting at
limits now established.
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief magis-
trate of said city or village and
One of said certificates shall be
deposited in the Office of the secre-
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,
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