The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25
THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER

until shall been otherwise made in accordance
with this charter for the performance sconnuance
duties any such office When such provision shall
made the term Of such officer shall expire the office
deemed abolished The which conferred and the duties
which imposed upon any officer board department of
city state any city ordinance
contract force the time Of the taking effect of this shall
lie such office department abolished by this charter
after exercised and discharged by the commission officer board
department upon whom imposed corresponding functions
and duties by this charter ordinance resolu
ton of the city hereafter enacted.
Sec. 80 CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACTS AND VEST
ED vested rights of the city shall continue
vested and shall any be affected by the adoption
of this charter shall any right liability pending suit
prosecution either in behalf Of against the city be any
affected by adoption this charter
wise herein expressly provided the contrary All contracts
entered into by the city for its benefit prior to the taking
eect of this charter shall continue in full force and effect All
public work begun prior the taking effect of this charter shall
he continued and perfected hereunder Public improve
ments for which legislative steps shall have been taken
under laws in force at the time this charter takes
effect may be carried completion accordance with the
visions of such laws &s"$, a.: 81. $50 W .&=a
Sec 81 INVESTIGATIONS: The city commission or any
committee thereof the city manager and advisory board
pointed by the for such purpose shall have power
time to the affairs Of department the conduct
officer employe to be investigated and for such
shall power compel the attendance witnesses and
production of books and other evdence and for that
issue subpoenas attachments which shall be
signed the president chairman of the body by the officer
making the Investigation and shall be served by any officer
horzed by law to such The authority making
such investigation shall to the testimony
be given oath be administered by officer
general law administer oahs and shall also have
punish for contempt refusing to testify
any fact within his knowledge produce any books
papers under his control relating to the matter under nvesga
ton Efs szss fft
Sec 49, OATH OF OFFICE-All officers before taking
office shall take oath Of Office prescribed by General Statutes Of
the State oath office of city commissioner shall be In
writing be the city clerk shall contain the
sern that his candidacy for nomination and election he has
not violated provision Of section three of this
Sec 49, FIRST ELECTION order that the provi-
may full and effect from and
after July 1919 five city commissioners shall be elected
the 3d May 1919 in accordance with Sections 49, and
As of this charter. BIZ
three commissioners receiving the highest vote
hold until January End 1929 and two commissioners
receiving the lowest vote shall hold office until January End
1921. 49, -. AZ T~s1 IT, fT9%g5 ~%H$'W ~ kt
II Sec s84 sAING CLAUsE:-n any section or part Of
section OF this charter proved t be invalid
the shall not be held to nsadae impair the validity,
force effect other section part section Of this
charter unless it clearly appears that such other section part
section wholly necessarily dependent for it's operation
the section part Of section held unconstitutional
invalid. ~ I'LL
Sec &c. WHEN CHARTER TAKES EFFECT:-For the
purpose of nominating and eecng officers and all purposes
connected Herewith and for the purpose exercising the
the city herein this charter shall take effect from
establishing departments divisions officers and dstribu
ling the functions thereof and for all other purposes ii
shall take effect On the LIST day Of July 1919
state or MINNESOTA
County of Beltrami S.
City Of Bemdji. - -s.7.@a@ss f..
rs*o y.5 Certificate of Commission ~:
WHEREAS, the Honorable c. w. Stanton, w S. McClena-
the Fifteenth Judicial District of Minnesota did, the 21st
of March duly make and file their ORDER under and
Section SO of Article of the Constitution of the State
Minnesota and Section 1343 OF the Revised Laws of Mnne
arts