Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-10-25
AMENDMENT NO. w.
Commission Form of Munic.
ipal Government.

which now reads as fol.
Ows:
ANY city or village in this state
government as city consistent
with and subject to the laws of this
shall provide, under such restric-
lions as 1t deems proper, for q
board of fifteen freeholders, who
snail shall be and for the past i've
ers thereof, to be. appointed by the
district judges of the judicial dis
trlct in which the city or village
IS situated, as the legislature may
oetermlne for term in no event to
exceed six years, which board SHALL
within six months after it's APP
polntment. return to the chief mag
lstrate of said city or village @
draft OF said charter, signed by the
yorlty thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified vot-
ers of such city or village at the
next election thereafter, and II
ers voting at such election shall
ratIfy the same it shall, at the
end Of thirty days thereafter, be-
come the charter of such city or
village as city. and supersede
ments thereof; Provided, that in
cltles having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
qulre a ee-fourths majority vote
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before any
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
Dy law the general limits within
Wh1Gh such charter shall be framed.
duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its, ratification, which
lstrate of said city or village and
authent1cated by it's corporate seal.
One. of said certificates shall be de-
posted in the office of the secre-
Eary 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
for made by a board of fifteen COM
mlss1oners aforesaid. published for
at least thirty days in three news
such city or village, and accepted
by three ffths of the qualified Vot-
erS OF such city or village voting
at the next election and not other
wise; but such charter shall always
be IN harmony with and subject to
the constitution and laws of the
State of Minnesota. The Legislature
may prescribe the duties of the
amendments of charter to the vote
OF the people. and shall provide
that upon application of five per
cent Of the legal voters of any
submit to the vote of the people
proposed amendments to such char
ter set forth in said. petition. The
board of fFeeholders above provid-
ed for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death, disability to
perform duties, resignation or re-
moyal from the corporate limits, or
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 members. 1t shall be a feature
Of all such charters that there shall
be provided, among other things.
for a 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
submitting any such charter or
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
of either class, and which shall be
provisions relating to the same
matter included in the local char
ter herein provided for. But no
Ance passed Hereunder shall super
sede any general law Of the state
defining or Furnishing crimes or
mtSdemeanOrs."
So that said Section as Of Article
# tho State Constitution shall read a
.OIlOwas
Section 36. Any city or village
in this state may frame charter
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
chief magistrate. of said city or
village draft of a, 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
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
majority of the qualified voters vpt-
ing at such election shall ratify
the same, it shall, at the end OF
thirty days thereafter, or at such
9th ether lime time If any as she shall aS be speci..
such city or village as "a city and
>, supersede any existing charter and
{ amendments thereof; 8provided that
In cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
of the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now established.
Duplicate i certificates shall be
posed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief magis-
trate of said city or village and
authenticated By its corporate seal.
One of said, certificates shall be
deposited in the ONCE of the secre-
being recorded in the Office of the
register OF deeds for the county in