The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-19
AMENDMENT NO. Nv.
Commission Form of Munic-
ipal Government

any city or village In this state
may frame charter for its own
with and subject to the laws Of this
state as follows: The Legislature
shan provide, under such restric-
eara az Of ft deems for Who
shall shall be and for the past five
efs .ihereoi; to be appointed by the
70 situated. as the legislature may
determine for a term in no event to
exceed six years. which board shall.
within six months after its APP
istrate of said city or village q
draft Of said charter, signed by the
members OF said board, or n ma
{ority thereof. Such charter shall
ers OF such city or village at tho
next election thereafter, and il
srs voting at such election shall
end Of thirty days thereafter be-
come the charter of such city or
village as city. and supcrseds
any existing charter and amend
established. such charter shall re-
quire a 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-
tary OF state. and the other. after
register Of deeds for the county, in
shall be deposited among the ar.
c ct, Of such city or village, and
thereof. Such charter SO deposited
may be amended by proposal there
Tor made by board OF fifteen COM
missioners aforesaid. published for
papers Of general circulation in
such city or village. and accepted
by three-ffths of the qualified vot-
srs Of such city. or village voting
wise; but such charter shall always
be IN harmony with and subject to
the, constitution and laws Of the
state Of Minnesota The legislature
commission relative to submitting
amendments of charter to the vote
Of the people. and shall provide
That That upon application vt five per
City inc Or 1fiiag sofe Sy % " aeS
petition. such commission shall
submit to the vote OF the people
proposed amendments to such char
board Of freeholders above provid-
ed for shall be permanent. and all
the vacancies by death, disability to
perform duties. resignation or re-
n1Xa from the corporate mits Or
be filled by appointment in the same
manner as the original board was
created. and said board shall al
Of members. 1t shall be a feature
Of all such charters that there shall
be provided. among other things.
Tor mayor. or. chief magistrate
and legislative body Of either one
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 ensticIe 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
legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs Of cities. the
application Of which may be limit;
Inhabitants. or to cities of fifty
and not less than twenty thousand
inhabitants. or to cities Of twenty
and not less than ten thousand
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
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 lew of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors."
So that said Section SO OF Article
II the State Constitution shall read q
Section SO. Any. city or village
in this state may frame 4 charter
for its own government as city.
consisten, with and subject to the
The legislature shall provide, I'M
der such restrictions as it deems
proper for a charter board of not
to exceed fifteen freeholders. who
thereof, to be appointed by the
Judges Of the district court Of the
Judicial district In which the city or
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
chief magistrate of said city or
village draft of proposed char
ter, signed by the members of said
board. or majority thereof, and,
II the same be not ratified may
thereafter in like. manner return
other draft or drafts Of a proposed
charter until one thereof shall be
Such charter shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of such city
or village at the next general or
special election thereafter, and II a
majority Of the qualified voters vot-
the same. it shall. at the end OF
thirty days thereafter. or at such
other time. II any. as shall be speci-
ned therein. become the charter OF
such city or village az q city and
amendment a thereof: provided that
in cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
quire a three fonrths 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 Its ratification. which
shall be signed by the chief magis.
trate Of said city or village and
One Of said certificates shall be
deposited in the office Of the sccre-
tary of state and the other. after
being recorded in the office OF the
register of deeds for the county in
shaii be po s'as among af ihc " ar
chives Of such city or village. and
all courts shall take judicial notice