Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-24
AMENDMENT NO. ~.
Commits ion Form Of Munic-
ipal Government

Y
lpal Government.
b this his Amendment It II proposed I,
mend Section SO Of Article 4 Of tn
Constitution, which now reads n FOL
,wss 5s
Any city or village in this state
may frame a charter for its own
government as "a city consistent
with and subject to the laws Of this
state as follows: The Legislature
s spar provide, under such restric-
board OF fifteen freehofders, who
years shall have been qualified vot-
ers mercer, to be appointed by the
triet IN whEfeh e fbe the udicial dis
is situated. as the legislature may
determine for a term in no event to
exceed SIX years, which board shall,
WlInln six months after its ap-
istrate of said city or village a
draft Of said charter, signed by the
members of said board, or a ma
lorlty thereof. Such charter shall
pc Ds submitted ~ mi to the qualified vot-
next election thereafter and il
four sevenths Of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall
raury the same it shall, at the
e emo g I'm thirty days thereafter, be-
village as a city. and supersede
any existing charter and amend
! menus thereof; Provided, that in
c catiss having patrol limits now
qu1re three fourths majority vote
OF the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits .1l now established. Before any
ely cnf 81 shail Incorporate under this
which such charter shall be framed.
n !,oa2gn certificates shall be
mace setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification. which
naa % Is sas c ~ the ehef mag aga
authenticated by its corporate seal.
One Of said certificates shall be de-
posted in the office Of the secre-
b 5afiy o. re state, and the other, after
register of deeds for the county in
which such city or village lies.
shall sh be deposited among the ar.
c en- Of such city or village, and
thereof Such charter so deposited
may pc amended by proposal there
IOr made by q board Of fifteen com.
mlsslonerS aforesaid. published for
at least thirty days in three news
papers of general circulation in
by three-fifths Of the qualified vot-
ers OF such city or village voting
az the next election and not other-.
wise; but such charter shall always
pc IN harmony with and subject to
tne constitution and laws Of the
State of Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe the duties of the
commission relative to submitting
a az 4hh Of charter to the vote
that upon application Of five per
cent OF the legal voters OF any
such such city or village. by written
petbl1fG{n, - SUCH tba e4mmissiSn 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
moyal 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
OF members. It shall be a feature
of all such charters that there shall
6e provided, among other things.
Tor q mayor, or chief magistrate
and legislative body Of either one
least one Of them shall be elected
by. general vote Of the electors. In
submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified
alternate section or article may be
presented for the choice Of the
{ voters, and may be voted on separ-
ately without prejudice to other
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
inha bitan ,ts Or Or to cities Of flfty
inhabitants, or to cities Of twenty
and not less than ten thousand
Inhabitants, or to cities Of ten
thousand sinhabitants or less, which
Of either class. and which shall be
provisions relating to the same
matter included in the local char
ter ter, herein rs provided d's for 70 But no
ance passed hereunder shall super
sede any general law of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors.''
So that said Section SO of Article
4 the State Constitution shall read Z
ollOws.
Section SO. Any city or village
in this state may frame charter
Tor It's own government as city,
consistent with and subject to the
laws of this states, as follows:
The legislature shall provide, UNI
der such restrictions as it deems.
proper for a charter board Of not
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
b board shall within six months at
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 a majority thereof, and,
if the same be not ratified may
i thereafter in like manner turn
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 q
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-5
fed therein, become the charter Of
o,,ohs civ 1,y.t .vi11aea asa cifv ond