The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-02
AMENDMENT NO. Nv.
Commission Form of Munic-
ipal Government.
al Government.

,nS. r - a!Me cnarter lor lts own
with and subject to the laws Of this
state as follows: The legislature
shail provide. under such reYtrtc-
soara az Of , asams for Who
shall shall be and for the past 1--WE
ers thereof, to be appointed by the
district judges Of the judicial dis
IL 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 =
draft of said charter. signed by the
members OF said board. or a ma
}ority thereof. Such charter, shall
e es OF seh c, to the 3nIaied v4t
nextr election thereafter, and II
four-sevenths OF the qualified vot-
ers voting at such election shall
r rat The he's, same 1t shall. at the
come the charter of such city or
village as q city. and supcrsede
any existing charter and amend-
ments thereof; Provided. that In
established. such charter shall re-
Quire q three-fuurths majority vote
OF the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
by law the general limits within
which such charter shall be framed.
posed and Its ratification. which
shall be signed BY the chief mag
istrate OF said city or village and
One Of said Certificates shall be de-
posted IN the office OF the secrc-
tary Of state. and the other. after
being recorded In the Office of the
register reg OF deeds for the county, in
shall be deposited among the ar
chivss OF such city or village, and
~ courts shall take judicial notice
thereof Such charter so deposited
may be amended by, proposal there-
for made by hoard OF fifteen COM
mis- sioners aforesaid. published for
at least thirty days In three news
papers OF general circulation IN
by three flfths or the qualified vot-
ers OF such city or village voting
at the next election and not other
Wlso: but such charter shall always
be in harmony with ana subject to
the constitution and laws or the
State of Minnesota. The Legislature
may prescribe the duties of tho
commission relative to submitting
a ~ no. nnnni Of charter to the vote
cent or tho legal voters of any
such city or village. by written
s peta,,iHn' ~ su zen v camm,sa1n shni
proposed amendments to such char
ter set forth In said petition. Tho
board Of free holders above provid-
ca for shall be permanent. and all
the vacancies by death. disability to
perform duties. resignation or re-
movhl from the corporate limits, or
expiration OF term of office. shall
be filled by appointment in the same
created, and said board shall nj
ways contain It's full complement
Of members. 1t shall be n feature
OF all such charters that there shall
and Legislative body Of either one
or two houses II OF two houses. ut
least one OF them shall be elected
amendment thereto to the qualified
voters of such city or village my
alternate section or article may DO
voters. and may be voted on separ-
ately without prejudice to other
articles or sections OF the charter
or any amernmcnts thereto. The
Legislature may provide general
application Of which may be limit
ed TO elites OF over ffty 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 az such cities
paramount while in force to tho
provisions relating to the same
matter included IN tho local char
ter herein provided for. But no
anee passed thoreunder p' shall al super y, per-
sede any general law OF the state
defining or punishing crimes or
misdemennOrs."
So that said Section 80 Of Article
II the State Constitution shall read 9
lollowss
Section SO. Any city or village
IN this state may frame a charter
for It's own government e,,i, as city.
laws OF this states, as follows:
The legislature shall provide. UNI
der such restrictions .ss it deems
Proper Tor charter board of not
shall be and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters
thereof, to, be- appointed by. tho
Judges Of the district court Of the
village Is situated us the legislature
may determine for q term in no
event TO exceed six years. which
board shall within six months af-
chief magistrate. of said city or
village n draft OF a proposed char
ter. signed by the members Of said
board. or majority thereof, and,
u the same be not ratified may
other draft or drafts of a proposed
charter until one thereof shall be
ratified as herein provided.
Such charter shall be submitted
or village at the next general or
special election thereafter. and II 4
majority of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify
other time. II any, as shall be speci-
fed therein, become the charter OF
such city or village as a city and
supersede any existing charter and
amendments thereof: provides that
established. such charter shall re-
quire three-fourthE majority vote
OF the. qualified voters voting. at
sHch election ctH s. TO- ehange the patrol
Duplicate certiicates shall be
posed and Its ratification. which
shall he signed by the chief magis.
.as Fl .ss BY sE or yaFe s enf
One OF said certificates shall be
deposited in tho once Of the secre-
tary OF state and the other. after
being RECORDED d in tn the of office OF the
shall be posted among the ar.
chives Of such city or village. and
all courts shall take judicial notice
Such ch.rtar 40 deno.,tsd NAV he