Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-29
CHARTER COMMISSION
CHAPTER /
NAME AND GENERAL POW Ems

Sacti1n /. All that district OF country
in t., County of Morrison and state OF
Minnesota contained within the bound
city by the name OF Little Falls and
the D.ople now inhabiting, and those who
shall hereafter inhabit within said ter
rt1oss shall constitute a municlpaie cor
pOra i'm by the name Of the City OF Lit
Tie Falls, and by that name snail sue
and lie sued. complain and defend. IN
any cturt; make and use a common sea-;
Lease and convey all such real personal
or mixed property as may be necessary
to tn uses of such corporation, either
Within or without the limits OF such dis
trict shall be capable of contracting
and being contracted with, and shall
be endowed with all the general powers
Possessed by. municipal corporations at
common law. and in addition thereto
shah possess all the powers hereinafter
specifically granted and all the authori-
ties !hereof shall have perpetual sue
ceseio!l.
Said city shall continue as the City of
Little Falls and on the adoption of this
charter shall be governed thereby and
shall yhereupon succeed to and become
contracts, privileges and lmnunltles
which belong to or are owned by said
city OF now exists, and shall be and re,
main liable and responsible for all legal
oebs. obligations and liabilities now ex-
listing against the city for any cause or
consideration whatsoever. and all rights,
granted by the city shall continue and
BE- in forge and carried out as provided
by The contracts, resolutions and or
dna''' 1855 P6R paTFed a%a 11aftff
Sec. :. The following described ter
rito,y lying and being situated in the
County Of Morrison and State of Mime
tie Falls, to-wit: All of sections seven
~ and eight 80 and the west half CIV
~ 81 the northwest quarter (NWA) and
cue vest ls H21f we Section 9f the ns 81 "nd
the .north half (Nik> Of section seventeen
- and lots one and two and 2 and
ths southeast Quarter (sED of the
teen :1S al! in township forty (4W range
thir+ 1.-TWO (32 and the following describ-
ed lands i'm township forty-one ,(4D range
thirtyfour 60 lot four 90 and the SOUTH
quarter (sWA) and the east half (E1D
tioa t,irty-6ve ls5) and the following de
sscribaa tracts of land in township one
hundred and twenty-nine do9) range
tWAo+T-nine (29) all of sections seventeen,
eighteen and n ApbfT1o 81; Is and 49,
Sec. ;. Whenever any territory abut-
t,ns upon the city of Little Falls or up
streats. alleys, blocks or lots, in proper
shape for record and conforming to and
corresponding with the adjacent city
streets. blocks and lots, and a map there
ct made showing also the adjoining
blocks and lots in the city and con-
netting streets and alleys of the city
and the detailed topography of the plat
ted territory accompanied by a properly
certified abstract of title to said ter
r'tofJ, showing the title to be in the
party Or parties represented to be the
ownars OF the land which it is desired to
anneS TO the city, the City Council may,
upon She petition of the owners of not
less han half of the property of said
plated territory. by ordinance declare
In' same to be an addition to the City
OF Little Falls and from thenceforth
such territory shall be and become a
part Of said city and within the iuris-
dlcl1o2 thereof as effectually as il the
tn" legislature.