The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-10-17
AMENDMENT NO. ".
Commission Form Of Munic-
ipal Government.

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mend Section SO Of Article 4 of tn
which now reads a. fol
Ows,
ANY city or village in this state
may frame charter for it's own
with and subject to the laws Of this
state as follows: The legislature
shall provide. under such restric-
IONS IONS as It deems proper, for a
goa e6ar r s6 OF :, fifteen freeholders. who
years shall have been qualified vot-
ers thereof, to be appointed by the
district judges of the judicial dis
i ;r si+, IN which the city or village
determine for term in no event to
exceed six years, which board shall.
Within six months after its APP
pom tment return to the chief mag
Of 81 sad dad ciey s or s 6s the
members Of said board, or ma
1ority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified vot-
next or e SHch city or Village at the
four-seventns of the qualified vot-
ratify the same su' It s shall, at st the
e end OF t. thirty Gays thereafter, be-
any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; Provided, that in
e esttGs having patrol limits now
q91re a three-fourths majority vote
OF the; qualified voterc voting at
Sucn election to change the patrol
I'M LIMITS st now established. Before any
act the legislature shall prescribe
by Jaw the general limits within
Wnlch such charter shall be framed.
n Dagn certificates shall be
p pos E; -, and its ratification. which
istrate of said city or Village and
aauthenticated b. its corporate seal.
posted in the Office of the score
tSary Of state, and the other, after
De1ng recorded in the office of the
register of deeds for the county in
sha iin be su Shno city or village lies.
chlves of such city or village, and
AZ courts shall take judicial notice
IN OF such charter so deposited
for m 1e ah ne hd1 by proResal there
missioners aforesaid. published for
at least thirty days in three news
papers SO. of general circulation in
BY caey or vi III and accepted
ers OF such city or village voting
az the next election and not other
WISE W. e; hut such charter shall always
t pe IN harmony with and subject to
state of minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe the duties of the
commission relative to submitting
amendments of charter to the vote
cent Of the legal voters of any
SUCH city or village, by written
PetitlGn' such commission shall
proposed amendments to such char
ter set forth in said petition. The
o9ard OF freeholders above provid-
ed ed for shall be permanent, and all
perform duties. resignation or re-
moval from the corporate limits or
expiration of term of office. shall
De filled by appointment in the same
created. and said board shall al
ways contain it's full complement
OF members. 1t shall be feature
OF all 'such charters that there shall
Pe, provided .1: among other things.
and Legislative body Of either one
Or two houses; if of two houses, at
least one of them shall lie elected
by general g1;aei, vote of the electors: In
amendment thereto to the qualified
voters of such city or village any
alternate section, or article may be
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
and not less than twenty thousand
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
ter rein provided for. But no
loo; "harter. provision or ordin-
anc Used hereunder shall super
sede any general law Of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdeneanors."