Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT NO. ".
Commission Form of Munic-
lpal Government.
pal government.

= which now reads as fol
ows: =
Any city or village in this state
Eoyer Irame a charter for its. own
With With and subject to the laws Of, this
state as follows: The legislature
s s provide, under such restric-
bo His as rs It fe+ deems proper, for a
shall shall be and for the past Ave
years shall! have been qualified vot-
ers thereof, to be appointed by the
t aaS;tflct judges of the judicial dis
IS 1e si+, ~ Wh1ch the city or village
ueterm1ne for term in no event to
exceed six years, which board shall.
n winfm SIX mont months after its ap-
k4 stra4 ~ return to the chief mag
draft OF said charter, signed By the
members of said board, or a ma
2or1ty thereof. Such charter shall
e er submitted of to the qualified vot-
next election thereafter. and If
ers voting at such election snail
sat1ty the same it shall. at the
come the sal cSar DAYS be-
W. srt.aee as a city, and supersede
Mietn.s thereof; Provided, that In
S stn q, having patrol limits now
epire : three: foarti hS1 rnajo gnS voss
Oh. or the qualified voters voting at
s LIMITS .noW eatablfsl1sd. Before' any
sea sS., q Sfgsct th5:
9x law y,,t the general limits within
n n1Sn SUCH charter shall be framed.
Do o2aLe acertihcates shall be
PSsa sna {ts tathss shastsT xRR ES
tt saa! =! be signed BY the chief mag::
a0thent1catedb by It's corporate seal.
aOnS.of said certificates shall BE do
!thaafyaof state, and the other, after
;Deln9 Recorded In the Since sof th0
re&isterkof deeds for thescouhtys in
s TniSh such city or village lies.
chve. Of e on %a the ana aS
all courts Shall take judiciaf notios
thereof. Such charter SO deposited
f m1y m Ds amended ne by pr9R9sal there
at least thirty days IN three news
papers of general circulation In
Su ~ e city OF village. and accepted
o oy tnrree-hfths of the qualified Vot-
at the next election and not cther-
wise; but such charter shall always
pc IN harmony with and subject to
me S4e constitution and laws Of the
may may prescribe, the duties Of the
commission relative to submitting
amendments of charter to the vote
OF fhot the people. and shall provide
mat upon, application of five per
such city or village, by written
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-
expiration of term Of office, 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,
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 ae or article riiH may @h bs
presented for the choice of the
voters. and may be voted on separ-
ately, without prejudice to other
e1l SAS1Co VI SSCllO1lS VI Tie CudTC0r
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
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 herein provided for. But no
local charter, provision or ordin-
ance passed Hereunder shall super
sede any general law Of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors."
So that said Section SO of Article
f the State Constitution shall read q
ollows:
Section SO. Any city or village
in this state may frame q charter
for its own government as city,
consistent with and subject to the
laws Of this states. as follows:
1.-The legislature shall provide, un-