The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-10-29
the corporate limits, or expiration
! OF HmmE CT afIiGRM hE1fAka he Il Led b.
dppOIHImtn IN the Sd ne IndHHtT Is
the original board was created, and

the corporate limits, OF expiration
a O. GImE Gu afhRM Sl1nA 49, he tn Sc by
appointment IN the sa ne manner as ,
the original board was created, and
,-Sald--hnard shask aa ways contain Its \
kH7 rssa @ of aR RsFs amend
nIeptsg or revision Hereof may pro-
Vide forA the, cepfHf ssion form OF
1gnVernu emit Having Legislative and
adpafn4stfa tive pc Hers, or 1t may !
Rtovide for anna yor or, chief maglss
trate, and Legislative body or !
either one or two houses and II
of two. no uses. at least one OF them i
shall be elected by a. general vote :
OF the electors or. it may provide :
+ for Sfl vi other fplans or system OF y
11l mn .5 governmsnt prSyaqea
ment so aAbptef shah not violate y
the constitution of ythe state as :
hereby "a ended h
In submitting any such charter y
or amendment thereto, or revision :
i thSres to the qquafffied voters OF :
sueh city or village. any alternatIye :
section or article may be presented :
Tor the choice of the voters and may :
be voted on separately " without :
3 preJutfce TO other articles or seq 5
tlons OF the charter, or any a ll1S !
81 The legislature may provide gen. !
" eral laws relative to affairs or y
= cities, the applieation of Which may
zatlfeusand inha bitalfts. er.to q ties OF
5vsgtW enty thousand inhEbtta ptS, ofto :
sfess than tel thousand Inhabitants
cor. nto tities Of ten thousand in
Hhabitaats or less1 which shall ap- )
gply eqqallF Ito alF lcities of either !
% ali cities b e sR SUI ia class not
having charters adopted pursuant
o this amenFmenFJ buE no general
classes of cities SHALL apply to any
city existing under charter framed
under this section of the const33
tuition unless such general law shall
be made applicable to Such city by
DqGgf Such avg s' sRsl3 BE psramount
Tshfflaie iR foE9e to The pr9Xis 81: ,, SFed
in the, local charter herein provided
g0 fhg lekiEtraattdHfe NJ gBianf HendaadFtI6ny
al laX f aS5ffg PF FdE RTGBss
)iCssrihe tPgl 1atvIiths !serAe ral3 limits
Within which such charter shall be
Of ordina mo 59f bas 2eaE
~ the tsfate de ffl}ne or p furnishing
crimes or misdemeanors."
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The pur
bose and object Of this amendment
tie perfnlt cities already incorporate,
and villages desiring to he Incorporates
as c1T1eS TO 1ncIu0e In their cndTtcEH
or by :amendment or revision thereof
a Aco4nlhIssforfs form tof gov ernment hav
ing legislative and administrative pow
ers. The amendment! soright enlarge
the power of such municipalities II
framing their own charters. reservini
to the legislature, however, the author
fly to prescribe the general limit
within which the said charters shall b
framed.
a. commissions form of city govern
ment is generally understood to incIud
the following characteristic features
II a small governing board; 2. TIL
exercise of both Legislative and admin
istrative duties by this board; 3. TIL
Tdiytston am6Hg) the members of tn
board of the administrative work of tia
city by departments over which n singl
nietntier OF the governing board of tn
city has control; 4. The election of tin
pielnbers of the governing board by a
of, the voters of the city and not b
ward - iprecincts or districts. s. Tn
adoption of methods of direct pOpulH
control over the action and the con
tinuanee I'm Office of the members of Oh
governing board.