The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-24
AMENDMENT NO. w.
Commission Form of Munic.
ipal. Government.


may frame a charter for it's own
government as a city consistent
with and subject to the laws of this
state as follows: The Legislature
board Of fifteen freeholders. who
shall shall be and for the past five
years shall have been Qualified vot-
to De o t1e by fhe
trict in which the city or village
is situated, as the legislature may
determine for term in no event to
exceed six years, which board shall.
within six months after its APP
pointment, return to the chief mag
istrate of said city or village
draft of said charter, signed by the
members Of said board, or a ma;
be submitted to- the qualified vot-
ers of such city or village at the
next election thereafter, and if
tour-sevenths of the qualified vot.
srs voting at such election shall
end Of thirty days thereafter, be-
come the charter of such city or
village as city, and supersede
an snts sxl tbersgof chasser and amend
cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
quire three-fourths majority vote
Of the qualified voters voting at
limits now established. Before any
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
by law the general limits within
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief mag
authenticated by its corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall be de-
posted in the office of the secre-
ta!y 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
az courts shall take judicial notice
thereof. Such charter SO deposited
may be amended by proposal there
Tor made by board of fifteen COM
missiOnerS 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
at the next election and not other
wise; but such charter shall always
the constitution and laws of the
State of Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe the duties of the
commission relative to submitting
duiCLQLlSHtS Ol CHdItoT 10 the vote
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 commission 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
0Cf ern of
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 its 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 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
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
habitants. or to cities of fifty
and not less than twenty thousand
inha bitants, or to cities of twenty
and not less than ten thousand
inhabitants, or to cities of ten
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
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
nlisdemeanors."
So that said Section SO of Article I
the State Constitution shall read Al
llOws:
Section Sc. Any city or village
in this state may frame a charter
for its own government as city,
consistent with and subject TO the
laws Of this states. as follows:
The legislature shall provide. un-
der such restrictions as it deems
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
board shall within six months af-
ter its appointment return to the
village draft of proposed char
ter. signed by the members of said
board. or majority thereof. and.
if the same be not ratified may
in, wet
other draft or drafts of &. proposed
charter until one thereof shall be
ratified as herein provided.
Such charter shall be. submitted
or village at the next general. or
special election thereafter, and If
ma jority 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. 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
ae 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
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief magis.
authenticated by its 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
fed voters of such city or village
voting at the next general or Spe-