Morris tribune., 1912-11-01
AMENDMENT NO. w.
Commission Form of Munic.
ipal Government.
lpal Government.

s M+tn auu SunJocC 20 the laws OF TINS
shall provide, under such restric-
board OF fifteen freeho1ders, who
shall shall be and for the past I've
years shall have been qualified vot-
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
pointment, return to the chief mag
lstrate of said city or village O
draft OF said charter. signed by the
members OF said board, or q ma
Iorlty thereof. Such charter shall
ers of such city or village at the
next election thereafter, and If
four-seVenths of the qualified vot-
era voting at such election shall
ratlry the same it shall, at the
come the charter of such city or
village as a city, and supersede
any existing charter and amend
ments thereof; Provided, that in
cues having patrol limits now
Qulre a three-fourths majority vote
or the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before any
CITY snail incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
oy law the general limits within
WnlGh such charter shall be framed.
duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and its ratification. which
shall be signed by the chief mag
lstrate of said city or village and
authenticated by it's corporate seal
one OF said certificates shall be de-
posted in the Office of the secre-
ESary OF state, and the other, after
nelng recorded in the Office OF the
register of deeds for the county in
winch such city or village lies,
snail be deposited among the ar
cn1Ves OF such city or village, and
thereof. Such charter SO deposited
may be amended by proposal there
Tor made by board of fifteen COM
mlSsloners aforesaid, published for
az least thirty days in three news
papers or general circulation in
such city OF, village, and accepted
by hree-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
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
that upon application Of Ave per
cent of the legal voters of any
such city or village, by written
petition. such commission shall
submit to the vote of the people
proposed amendments to such char
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-
m0V9I ia
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
Of members. It shall be feature
OF all such charters that there shall
be provided, among other things,
for mayor, or chief magistrate
aud legislative body of either one
Or two houses; II Of two houses, at
by, general vote of the electors. In
submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified
voters of such city or village any
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
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
and not less than ten thousand
Inhabitants, or to cities of ten
thousand Inhabitants or less, which
shall apply equally to all such cities
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-
sede any general law Of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
m1Sdemeanora."
So that said Section 3s of Article
4 thN state Constitutions ahaII read q
olIOwss
section So. Any city or village
in this state may frame charter
Tor its own government as q city,
consistent with and subject to the
laws Of this states, az follows:
The legislature shall provide, un-
der such restrictions as it deems
proper for charter board Of not
to exceed fifteen freeholders, who
shall be and for the past five years
Judges of the district court Of the
judicial district in which the city or
village is situated as the legislature
may determine for term in no
event to exceed six, years, which
board shall within ak months at
ter itS appointment return to the
chief magistrate OF said city or
village a draft of q proposed char
ter. signed by the members Of said
If the same be not ratified may
thereafter in like manner return
other draft or drafts of q 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 II q
majority of the qualified voters vot-
the same, it shall. at the end Of
thirty days thereafter, or at such
other time, il any. as shall be speci-
fed therein, become the charter Of
such city or village as g city and
amendments thereof; provided that
in cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
Quire g. three-fourths majority vote
such election to change the patrol
limits now established.
Duplicate certificates shall be
made setting forth the charter pro-
posed and Its. ratification, which
trate OF said city or village and
authenticated by it's corporate seal.
One OF said certificates shall be
deposited in the Office OF the secre-
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
chiVss of such city or village, and
AL lat
thereof. sltffH fft.-
such charter so deposited may be