Morris tribune., 1912-10-18
AMENDMENT NO. w.
Commission Form of Munic,
ipal Government.


which now reads as fol.
WIS;
Amy city or village in this state
may frame charter for it's own
government as city consistent
with and subject to the laws of this
state as follows: The legislature
snail provide, under such restric-
board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall shall be and for the past five
years shall have been qualified vot-
ers thereof, to be appointed by the
'dlstrlct judges of the judicial dis
is situated, as the legislature may
determine for term in no event to
exceed six years, which board SHALL
within six months after it's ap-
polntment return to the chief mag
draft of said charter, signed by the
members Of said board, or q ma
gorlty thereof. Such charter shall
pc submitted to the qualified vot-
ers of such city or village at the
tour-sevenths of the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall
ratify the same it shall, at the
END or thirty days thereafter, be-
some com the charter of such city or
any existing charter and amend
ments thereof: Provided, that in
cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
q9lre three-fourths majority vote
OF the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before any
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
by law the general limits within
which such charter shall be framed.
duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification, which
snail be signed by the chief mag
authenticated by it's corporate seal.
one OF said certificates shall be de-
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
which such city or village lies.
shall be deposited among the ar
ch1Ves of such city or village, and
All courts shall take judicial notice
thereof. Such charter so deposited
may be amended by proposal there
TOT made by board of fifteen COM
mlss1oners aforesaid, published for
at least thirty days in three news
papers of general circulation in
by three-f1fths of the qualified vot-
ers of such city or village voting
at the next election and not other
wise; put such charter shall always
pc 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
amendments of charter to the vote
OF the people, and shall provide
cent of the legal voters of any
such city or village, by written
petition, such commission shall
submit to the vote of the people
n A.
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
perform duties, resignation or re-
moval from the corporate limits, or
expiration of term of ONCE, shall
be filled by appointment in the same
manner as the original board was
created, and said board shall al
ways contain it's full complement
of all such charters that there shall
be provided, among other things,
for a 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
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-f
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
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
tnhabitants, or to cities of ten
Thousand inhabitants or-less, which
shall apply equally to all such cities
offefther class, and which shall be
paramount while. in force to the
provisions relating to the same
matter included in the local char
ter hereipg provided for. But mo
local charter, provision or Ordin-
ance passed Hereunder shall, super
sede any general law of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
Instantaneous
So that said Section SO of Article
{ tho State Constitution shall read a
OIIOwss 10
section &c. Any city or village
In this, state may frame a charter
Tor its own government as a city.
consistent with and subject to the.
laws or this states, aS follows:
The legislature shall provide, .un-.
der such restrictions as it deems
proper for a charter board of not
to exceed fifteen freehoiders. who
shall be and for the past Ave 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
board shall within six months at
ter its appointment return to the
chief magistrate of said n city or
village draft of proposed char.
ter, signed by the members of said
board. or a majority thereof, and,
if the same be not ratified may
thereafter in like manner return
other draft or drafts of a proposed
charter until one thereof shall be
ratified as herein provided. ~
Such charter shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of such. city,
or village at the next general or.
special election thereafter, and IL q
majority of the qualified voters yot1
the same, it shali,s 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 city and
supersede any existing charters and
amendments thereof; provided that
in4cities haYingA patr6lN limits now
established, such charter shall res
QulfS q LnFOS-IOurEIlS 'IndJOF1Iy VOC9
Of theygqualtfedr5 voters voting aatr
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. "a So
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro!
posed and its Lratificatlon, which
shall be signed by the chief magis-
trateb of said city or VILLAGE and
authenticated By, it's, corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall be-
deposited in the. office of sthe score.
tary OF state and the other. after