The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-05
Punishment Of OFenses.

Section 24O Every act or omission to act which, under
this Charter the ordinances and regulations OF the City
shall be made msdemeanor subject to punishment
shall be- if the punishment otherwise prescribed
ishabe by Imprisonment Tor not more than three months
or by fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Inspection of Records.
Section 241 Ali records, books and papers pertaining
to the business City any department thereof shall
be public and open the inspection of any citizen OF the
Approval of Plats
Section 242 The Council shall have sole power ac
cep and approve all plats of property within the City The
Council shall have the power require the OF
plated property to make such improvements it deems
proper before plat thereof shall be accepted and approved
by it.
Lands When to Be Plated Plating Regulations.
Section 243. Whenever any person shall sub divide
lot piece of ground within said City into building lots
for the purpose of selling the any part thereof or
shall sell off parcels of the same for building SITES of
the usual sizes for building sites, he shall the
to be surveyed and plated accordance with the pro-
visions of the general laws of the State Minnesota and
when such survey and plat is completed and acknow
edged it shall be presented to the Council All pats pre-
to the Council for acceptance and approval must be
drawn duplicate copy to be drawn good and sub
stantia muslin backed and copy to be on tracing
veum Said plat shall be of such may be prescribed
plas direct them to be changed or modified in such
manner it shall deem expedient and may prescribe
such rules and regulations for the plating of lands and
the making examination and approval of plats thereof as
it shall deem proper No plat Of proposed addition
be accepted by the Council unless the Streets alleys
other public grounds presented thereon shall conform
the Streets alleys and other public grounds of the ad
joining plats already plated and pats approved and
recorded far as practicable No plat OF any proposed
new addition shall be approved by the Council unless the
is presented in duplicate aforesaid and such
shall be approved unless the certificate OF the surveyor
engineer making the shall state that at each corner
of each and every lot in said addition where it is possible
do substantial stake has been set and that stone
with proper crossmak thereon has been set
at each of said addition
Said monument shall be at least and oneha feet
in length and five inches at the top and shall be
least two feet in the ground. Whenever any plat
is approved by said Council the City Clerk shall certify
thereon and the muslinbacked paper plat shall be filed in
the office of the Register of Deeds and the vellum plat
the office of the City Clerk No plat of lands within the
limits of said City shall be filed by Register of Deeds
until the has been approved by the Council and the
certificates of the City Clerk aforesaid endorsed thereon
the City shall not make City liable grade the
therein designated responsible for any lnsuclency OF
said Streets until the Council shall the to be
graded and opened for travel All the provisions of Section
1868 of Revised Laws 1905 of Minnesota and amendments
thereto shall be applicable to said City.
Actions on Behalf of City.
! Section pa. All actions brought penalty
or forfeiture under this Charter the ordinances bylaws
police health regulations made in pursuance thereof shall
be brought in the corporate name of the City.
Not Incompetent
I Section PAS No person shall be an incompetent Judge
witness juror by of his being nlabant of the
City, any proceedings action in which the City shall
be party in interest.
State Offenders
Section 246 The City shall be liable any for
the board Jail fees of any person who be committed
by any officer of the City any magistrate to the Jail of the
County any oense punishable under the State laws
; Definition of Msdemeanor.
), Section 247 The Emisdemeanor" as used in this
Charter shall violation OF this Charter, any ord
nance of which the Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction
Attend to Duties
Section 24S All persons holding any Office employ