The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. w.
Commission Form of Munic-
ipal Government.

Dh0s
ANY city or village in this state
government as a city consistent
with and subject TO the laws OF tbs
state as foiIows: The legislature
shall provide, under such restric-
board of hfteen freenolders, who
shall shall be and for the past live
years snail have been Qualiled VOt-
ers thereof, to be appointed by the
district judges of the Judicial dis
trict in which the city or village
is situated, as the Legislature may
determine for a term III no event to
exceed six years, which board shall.
within SIX months after its APP
pointment, return TO the chief mag
draft of said charter, signed by the
members of said board, or a ma
1ority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified vot-
next election thereafter, and il
four-sevenths of the qualified vot-
ers voting st 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 city, and superseds
any existing charter and amend
menfs 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
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before any
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
by law the general limits within
which such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief mag
istrate of said city or village and
authenticated by its 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
chives of such city or village, and
thereof. Such charter so deposited
may be amended by proposal there
for made by board of fifteen COM
missioners aforesaid. published for
papers of general circulation in
such city or village. and accepted
by three-ffth 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
commission relative to submitting
of the people, and shall provide
that upon application of five per
cent Of the legal voters of any
such city or village. by written
petition such comm ,ssi9n shall
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
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
ways contain it's full complement
Of members. 1t shall be a feature
Of all such charters that there shall
be provided, among other things,
and 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
amendm ne 18th to the agaed
alternate section or article may be
presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on separ-
ately without prejudice to other
d
or any amendments thereto. The
Legislature may provide general
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
oh II nj l1yyf to oil II ri
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 thereunder shall super
sede any general Jaw of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors."
So that said Section 80 of Article
I the State Constitution shall read a
flows:
Section SO. ANY city or village
in this state may frame charter
for its own government as city,
consistent with and subject TO the
The legislature shall provide, I'M
der such restrictions as 1T deems
proper for a charter board of not
to exceed fifteen freeholders, VINO
shall be and for the past FIVE years
thereof. to be appointed by the
3u udigdis q district rf In Which The city or
village is situated as the Legislature
may determine for a term in no
board shall within six months af-
ter its appointment return to the
chief magistrate of said city or
village a draft of proposed char
ter. signed by the members Of said
hoa Ibe e same m ba not ratied many many
thereafter in like. manner return
other draft or drafts of a proposed
charter Until ope 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
majority of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election SHAH ratify
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 a city and
supersede any existing charter and
in cities having patrol limits now
esta blished such charter shall re-
ouire a three-fourths majority vote
of the, qualified voters 70, voting ga, at
such election to change the patrol
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,,
authenticated by it's corporate seal.
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
rn0iSter Of deeds for the county in
which such city or village lies.
shall be deposited among the ar
chives Of such city or village. and
ali 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 a majority of the quail