The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-29
Punishment of OHenses.

Section 24O Every omission to act which, under
shall be made misdemeanor subject to punishment
shall be- the punishment is not otherwise prescribed
shabe by Imprisonment for not more than three months
or by fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Inspection of Records
Section 241 All records books and papers pertaining
the business of the City, any department thereof shall
be public and open the inspection of any citizen of the
City at all times and places.
Approval of Plats
Section 242 The Council shall have sole power to
and approve all pats of property within the City he
Council shall have the power require the OF
plated property 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 subdivde
lot piece of ground within said City into building lots
for the purpose of selling the any part thereof
shall sell off parcels of the for building SITES of
the usual sizes for building sites, he shall the
to be surveyed and plated in accordance with the
visions of the general laws of the State of Minnesota
when such survey and plat is completed and acknow
edged shall be presented to the Council All pats pre-
seted the Council for acceptance and approval must be
drawn duplicate copy to be drawn good and sub
stana backed paper and copy to be on tracing
veum Said plat shall be of such size may be prescribed
by the Council; said Council may reject accept such
pats direct them to be changed 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 plas thereof
it shall deem proper. No plat OF proposed addition
shall be accepted by the Council unless the Streets alleys
and other public grounds presented thereon shall conform
joining pats already plated and the pats approved and
recorded far practicable No plat of any proposed
addition shall be approved by the Council unless the
presented in duplicate aforesaid, and such
plat shall be approved unless the certificate of the surveyor
engineer making the shall state that at each
of each and every lot in said addition where is possible
to do substantial stake has been SET and that stone
monument with proper crossmark thereon has been set
at each corner of said addition.
Said monument shall be at least two and one-ha feet
in length and five inches square at the top and shall be
set at least two feet in the ground Whenever any plat
is approved by said Council the City Clerk shall SO certify
thereon and the musnbacked paper plat shall be filed in
the office of the Register OF Deeds and the vellum plat in
the office of the City Clerk. No plat of lands within the
limits of said City shall be filed by any Register of Deeds
until the has been approved by the Council and the
certificates of the City Clerk aforesaid endorsed thereon
the City shall make the City liable grade the
therein designated responsible for nsutclency 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 Behalf of City
Section 244 All actions brought penalty
forfeiture under this Charter the ordinances bylaws
police health regulations made in thereof shall
be brought in the corporate name of the City
Not Incompetent.
Section PAS No person shall be incompetent judge
witness juror by of his being nabtan of the
City, in any proceedings action in which the City shall
be party IN interest
State Offenders.
Section 24o The City shall not be liable in any case
by officer of the City any magistrate to the Jail of the
County for any ofense punishable under the State laws
Definition of Misdemeanor
Section 247. The "misdemeanor' used in this
Charter shall violation of this Charter ord
nance of which the Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction
Attend to Duties.
Section 248 All persons holding any office or employ