The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-01
CITY MANAGER
Law PROPOSED
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ing to ask the state legislatures all
thority for every move.
The two measures are as follows:
. Home Rule Amendment.

ing to ask the state legislatures au-
thority for every move.
The two measures are as follows:
-a Home Rule Amendment.
Following is the proposed amend
ment Of the state constitution which II
1t goes through will have to give cities
the right to adopt a home rule char
ter by vote of the people.
Section (a). General laws shall be
passed to provide for the incorporation
and government of cities and villages;
but additional or alternative general
laws may also be passed for the gov
eminent of municipalities adopting the
same; but no such additional or alter
native law shall become operative in
any municipality until it shall have
been submitted to the electors there
of and aff1rmatively approved by a
majority of those voting thereon,
under regulations provided by law.
(b). Any municipality shall have
authority to exercise all powers OF
local self government and to that end
may frame, adopt and amend char
ter for it's government, adopt and en-
force within it's limits, and within one
mile thereof, such local police, sani-
tary and other similar regulations as
are not in conflict with the constitu-
ton and general laws of the state.
(c). The legislative authority OF
any city or village may by vote OF
one or more than a majority Of its
members, and, concurrently with, upon
petition of 10 per centum Of the cleo
tors, shall forthwith provide by ordin-
ance for the submission to the electors
of the question, Shall commission
be chosen to frame a charter The
ordinance providing for submission of
such question shall require that it
be submitted to the electors at the
next regular municipal election IL one
shall occur not less than sixty nor
more than one hundred and twenty
DAYS after its passage: otherwise 1t
shall provide for the submission of the
question at a special election to be
called and held within the time afore-
said. The ballot containing such ques-
ton shall bear no party designation,
and (from candidates provided in the
same manner as nominees for mem
bers of the legislative authority OF
such city or village) provisions shall
be made on such ballot for the election
from the municipality at large OF
eleven electors, by proportional repre-
sentation as far as may be possible,
who shall constitute a commission to
frame a charter; provided, that a
majority of the electors voting on such
question shall have voted in the
affirmative.
Any charter so framed shall be sub
mitted to the electors OF the munich
paIity at an election to be held at
q time fixed by the charter commission
and within one year from the date of
its election, provision for which, and
for the manner of election Of such
charter commission as above, shall be
made by the legislative authority of
the municipality in so far as not pre-
scribed by general law. but in con-
formity herewith so far as applicable
hereto.
Not less than thirty days prior to
such election upon the proposed char
ter the auditor or clerk Of the munich
pality shall mail copy Of the same To