The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-25
AMENDMENT NO. w.
Commission Form of Munic.
ipal Government.

which now reads a. fol
lows,
Amy city or village in this state
may frame charter for its own
government as city consistent
state as follows: The legislature
shall provide, under such restric-
tons as It deems proper, for
board of fifteen freeholders. who
shall shall be and for the past fiys
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
exceed six years, which board shall.
within six months after its ap-
pointment, return TO the chief mag
istrate OF said city or village e
members of said board, or a ma
Jority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified vot-
s naxt OF Tash city OF village at the
four-seyenths of the qualified vot->
ers voting at such election shall
ratify the same it shall. at the
end Of thirty days thereafter be-
village as a city. and supersede
any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; Provided. that In
s estie h,i. hassing patrol limits i now
SotopiAShCd,- oQSA CidIlSK shall
quire TIRES. fourths majority vote
of the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now esta blished. Before any
act the legislature shall prescribe
by law the general limits within
WHICH such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be
posed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief mag
lstrate of said city or village and
authenticated by Its corporate seal.
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
shall be deposited among the ar
chives of such city or village, and
allrcourts shall take judicial notice
thereof. Such charter SO deposited
for made by board of fifteen COM
missioners aforesaid. published for
at least thirty days in three news
papers of general circulation in
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
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
position, such - commission shall
submit to the vote of the people
proposed amendments to uch'char-
ter set forth in said petition. The
board of freeholders, above provid-
the vacancies by death. disability to
perform duties, resignation or re-
moval from the corporate limits, or
expiration of term of office. shall
manner as the original board was
created and said board shall all
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.
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
presented for the choice of the
voters. and may be voted on separ-
ately without prejudice to other
articles or sections of the charter
or any amendments thereto The
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
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
IDEAL proSsion or ordin
ance passed hereunder shall super
sede any general law of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanOrs."
II the State Constitution shall read o.
follows:
Section SO. Any city or village
in this state may frame a charter
for it's own government as city,
consistent with and subject to the
laws of this states. IS follows:
The legislature shall provide. un-
proper tor charter board of not
to exceed fifteen freeholders. who
shall be and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters
lHSIcOl, " pC dpPoiutEO ny tlS
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
board shall within six months at
ter its appointment return to the
chief magistrate of said city or
village a draft of proposed char
board, or a majority thereof, and,
If the same be not ratified may
thereafter in like manner return
other draft or drafts of q proposed
ratified as herein provided.
Such charter shall be submitted.
to the qualified voters OF such city
or village at the next general or
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
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
such election to change the patrol
limits now established.
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and It's ratification. which
shall be signed by the chief magis-
trate. Of said city or village and
authenticated by fits 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
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
all 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 majority of the quail
fled voters of such city or village
voting at the next general or spe-
cial election thereafter; but such
charter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constitu-