The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-12
People Can Decide
Merger With Cities

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From SATURDAYS Daily.
In view OF the fact that there are
people In st. Peter and Nicollet
county who do not understand the
terms of the bin which provides for
the 'annexation of Incorporated VIII
lagos TO cities of the third class
adjoining such villages the measure
in It's entirety is published:
Section I. Any incorporated viii
lage whose territory adjoins the ter.
ritory of any Incorporated city of
the third class. whether such village
Is I'm the same county as said city
ior not. may be annexed to said city
and become a part hereof In the
manner herein provided for.
/ Section .. Ten per cent or more
of the legal voters of such village,
according TO the number of votes
east at the last village, election, may
petition the governing body of such
village to call an election for the
determination of such proposed an.
neSation, which petition shall be filed
with the clerk of said village.
Section 3. Such governing body
shall within ten days after the filing
OF said petition as aforesaid fix a
time and place for the holding OF
an election for the determination of
said matter, which time shall not be
later than thirty days after the filing
of said petition. and which place shall
be within the limits of said village.
Section 4. II shall be the duty
of said village clerk to cause copy
OF said petition, with n notice at
tached thereto stating the time and
place for holding said election, to be
posted I'm three public places within
such village at least ten days before
date OF said election.
Section ), Said governing body
shall also appoint three residents of
said village as Judges of election. and
said election shall be conducted as
far as practicable i'm accordance with
the laws governing village elections.
The ballots shall bear the words
For annexation Yes--No-.'
with a space after each of the last
two words, In one of which the
voter shall make n cross TO indicate
his choice. immediately after such
election the Judges shall canvass
the ballots. and. forthwith make and
file with the"village 'clerk a certificate
that they have canvassed the ballots
cast at such election. and the nun.
Der OF votes cast for aud against
said proposition. - .as-~s.
Section 6. Within five days after
such election said governing body
shall meet and canvass the returns
OF said election. IL the canvass
shows that the majority Of the votes
cast were I'm the affirmative the vii.
lage clerk shall make certificate
To that effect and attach the same
to the original petition together. with
a copy of the resolution fixing the
time and place OF said election and
proof of the posting of the notices
of election herein provided for and
forthwith file the same with the city
clerk or city recorder of the city
to which the village Is to be annexed.
Section I. AT any time within
twenty days after the filing of said
certificate the governing body of
said city may by resolution duly pass
cd declare the village to be annexed
to said city and To be a part thereof.
n certified copy Of which resolution
shall be duly filed with the secre.
tary Ut state and the register Of
deeds of each county in which said
city and village are situated, and
thereafter said village shall be an.
nexed to and form part Of said city.
aud all the property aud assets be-
longing TO said village shall belong
and be delivered to said city, and
said city shall assume and be re.
sponsible for all the liabilities, OBJ.
LEGATIONS and Indebtedness of said
villages
. SECTION s. After such annexation
the said village shall be part OF
such ward or form such new aud
separate ward as the said resolution
annexing II shall specify.
Section 9. Such annexed village
shall in all respects be governed
by the laws governing the city at the
time Of such annexation. and by all
the laws relating to schools and school
districts In said city; and the schools
and school property of such annexed
village shall be under the control
and management of the officers and
proper authorities of such controlling
and governing the schools and school
property Of such city.
Section 10. No license, however,
for the sale OF intoxicating liquors
In the village SO annexed to any
such city shall ever be granted un.
less the question of issuing the same
shall be first submitted to the cleo
tors residing within the territory of
such annexed village. and shall be
authorized by a majority vote or the
electors voting at such election on
such question. Such questions shall
only be submitted to the voters of
such annexed village by the govern
Ing body OF such city upon petition
therefore signed by Mt least forty
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