The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-19
Punishment of Offenses.

Section 24O Every act omission to act which, under
this Charter the ordinances and regulations of the City
shall be- if the punishment is not otherwise prescribed
ishable by imprisonment for not than three months
or by fine of not than one hundred dollars.
Inspection of Records.
to 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 ac-
cep and approve all plats of property within the City The
Council shall have the to require the OF
plated property make such improvements it deems
by it.
Lands. When to Be Plated Plating Regulations.
Section 243 Whenever any person shall sub-dvide any
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
to be surveyed and plated accordance with the pro-
visions of the general laws of the State of Minnesota and
when such survey and plat completed and acknow
edged shall be presented to the Council All pats pre-
sened to the Council for acceptance and approval be
drawn IN duplicate copy to be drawn good and sub
sanal muslinbacked paper and copy to be tracing
velum Said plat shall be of such may be prescribed
by the Council; said Council may reject accept such
pats or 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 plas thereof
1t shall deem proper. No plat OF proposed new addition
shall be accepted by the Council unless the Streets alleys
and other public grounds presented thereon shall conform
to the Streets alleys and other public grounds OF the ad
joining pats already plated and the pas approved and
recorded far practicable No plat of proposed
new addition shall be approved by the Council unless the
same presented duplicate as aforesaid, and such
plat shall be approved unless the certificate of the surveyor
or engineer making the shall state that 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 of said addition.
Said monument shall be at least two and onehaf feet
in length and five inches square at the top and shall be
set at least two feet in the ground Whenever any plat
approved by said Council the City Clerk shall certify
thereon and the muslnbacked paper plat shall be filed in
the office of the Register of Deeds and the veum plat
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 same has been approved by the Council and the
certificates of the City Clerk aforesaid endorsed thereon
The acceptance of plat of ground within the limits of
the City shall not make the City liable to grade the streets
therein designated responsible for any insucency of
said streets, until the Council shall the 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 244 All actions brought any penalty
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.
Section 245 No person shall be an incompetent Judge
witness juror by OF his being ntabant of the
City any proceedings action in which the City shall
be party in interest.
State Offenders.
Section 246 The City shall not be liable in any case for
the board or jail fees OF who be committed
by officer of the City any magistrate the Jail of the
County for any oense punishable under the State laws
Definition of Misdemeanor.
Section 247. The "misdemeanor' 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 OF employ