The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-10-22
AMENDMENT NO. Nv.
Commission Form of Munic
ipal Government
IpaI IOVGTf1TT1eT1f.

ows:
ANY city or village i'm this state
may frame a charter for it's own
government as a city consistent
with ana subject to the laws of this
STATE as follows: The legislature
fi a proVlde, under such restric-
IONS as Il deems proper, for a
board OF fifteen freeholders, who
snall snail be and for the past Eve
years snail have been qualified Vot-
G Sfs einereof, 60 be appointed by the
trict In which the city or village
- situated. as the legislature may
oetermlne for term IN no event to
eAtseu six years, which board shall.
Wlthln six months after its ap-
poLnlmenL, return to the chief mag
lslrate OF said city or village a
uraIL or said charter, signed by the
members of said board, or ma
lorlty thereof. Such charter shall
ers of such city or village at the
next election thereafter, and If
1Our-SeVenthS of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall
ratiry the same it shall. at the
end Of thirty days thereafter, be-
come the charter of such city or
village as city. and supersede
any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; Provided, that in
catles having patrol limits now
q9lre a three fourths majority vote
or the qualified voters voting at
sucn election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before any
act the legislature shall prescribe
Dy law the general limits within
Whlcn such charter shall be framed
duplicate certificates shall be
MADE setting forth the charter pro-
shall be signed by the chief mag
lstrate Of said city or village and
authenticated by its corporate seal.
one or said certificates shall be de-
posieed in the Office of the secre-
Delng recorded in the office OF the
register of deeds for the county in
which such city or village lies,
snail shau De deposited among the ar
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
papers of general circulation in
such city or village, and accepted
by three-fifths of the qualified vot-
ers or such city or village voting
az the next election and not other
Pc In harmony with and subject to
Ine constitution and laws OF the
State of Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe. the duties of the
commission relative to submitting
appointments of charter to the vote
OF the people, and shall provide
that upon application of five per
cent OF the legal voters Of any
safh city or, or village. by written
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 Tor 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
De filled by appointment in the same
manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall al
ways contain it's full complement
or members. 1t shall be a feature
OF all such charters that there shall
pc provided, among other things.
and legislative body Of either one
Or two houses; lie of two houses. at
least one of them shall be elected
by general vote of the electors. In
submitting any such charter or
voters of such city or village any
alternate section or article may be
presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on Separ-
ateiy without prejudice to other
articles or sections of the charter
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
and not less than twenty thousand
or to cities of twenty
and not less than ten thousand
Inhabitants, or to cities of ten
n FTlCs nF1I h ri 80, -
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
So that said Section 80 of Article 4
the State Constitution shall read nm
lows:
Section 36. Any city or village
In this state may frame a charter
FOR its own government as a city,
with and subject to the
laws Of this states. as follows:
The legislature shall provide, I'M
Ter such restrictions as it deems
proper for a charter board of not
70 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
yillage is situated as the legislature
nay determine for a term in no
event to exceed six years. which
BOARD shall within six months af-
.er It's appointment return to the
thief magistrate Of said city or
n Ip.af re
er, signed by the members Of said
BOARD, or a majority thereof, and.
t the same be not ratified NAV
in like manner return
'ther draft or drafts Of proposed
'atified as herein provided.
Such charter shall be submitted
o the qualified voters of siI"N cffy
II village at the next general or
pecial election thereafter, and Il 4
"a ority Of the qualified voters yot1
ng at such election shall ratify
he same. it shall. at the end or
hirty days thereafter, or at such
ther time, IL any, as shall be speci-
ed therein, BECOME the charter OF
UGH city or village as a city and
upersede any existing charter and
thereof; provided that
n cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
uire a three-fourths majority vote
i the. qualified voters voting at
UGH election to change the patrol
limits now established
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
osed and its ratification. which
hall be signed by the chief magfs-
rate of said city or village and
by its corporate seal.
me Of said certificates shall be
eposited in the Office of the secre-
airy of state and the other. after
eng recorded in the office of the
egister Of deeds for the county in
Thich such city or village lies,