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

CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA
We the people Of the City Of Bemdji Minnesota in
der to obtain the benefits to encourage
more direct and busnesske methods in the transaction Of
our municipal affairs otherwise to promote our common
welfare do adopt the following charter 1or our clty
Powers of the City
Sec The inhabitants Of City of Bemdji Minnesota
M it's limits now are or hereafter may established shall
tnue be body polite and corporate to be known ana
enated City Of Bemid Minnesota and as such snail
perpetual succession 1t shall have and may exercise
powers which hereafter it would De TOT s
charter specifically enumerate fully and completely as
though said powers specifically enumerated heren and
NO enumeration particular by this charter shall be
held to be exclusive. ..t#
The City Commission
Sec. O. CREATION AND POWERS There is hereby
created City Commission consist of five electors OF the city
elected at large shall hold office for term OF four years.
gning the first Tuesday the first Monday in Jan
uary after their election except otherwise provided
in Section SO this charter. All the powers OF the
cy as provided this Charter the
the state hereby vested in the city com
mission and except otherwise prescribed by this Charter or
BY the constitution the state the city commission may
y ordinance resolution prescribe the in which any
Of the city shall be exercised Of such
MON power such power shall be exercised in the man
ner now prescribed by the general laws OF the state
h
g See 4. ~ QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS Each
member Of the city commission shall have been, and
during his term Of office shall continue to De- resi-.
dent OF the City of Bemdi Minnesota and sha, nave
the qualifications Of eect0r therein He shall not
hold any public office employment except that OF Notary
Public, or in connection with state military service
candidate for the office of city commissioner shall make
any personal among the voters to his
ton or election nomination election OF other can
ddate at the election whether for municipal county, state
other office. H. 49,. Il .s-,'.. -. 49,. -. :.
tn ha nuh she'd in
the may the circulation OF petition
for nomination. he shall not personally circulate such
petition writing otherwise solicit anyone to support
him vote for him. rs,@&4 81 g. "2~p5>
He shall not expend promise any money office employ
men or other thing elections
but he may such inquiries be put to him and may
declare position publicly matters OF public
er BY addressing public meetings by making written state
newspaper publication general vo
aon these provisions Of Them shall dlsquah1y him
from holding Office il elected the person receiving the
number OF votes who has observed the foregoing
conditions shall be entitled to the office ~ ~. ~."
t Sec A. vACANCIEs:-Any vacancy in the city commits
SION otherwise provided in this charter shall be filled
by remaining members by the majority vote thereof such
appoinee hold office until the next regular muncpa
election which time commissioner shall be elected or the
unexpred term If by any OF sgnatons Deaths
failure to elect other circumstance, three or more
vacancies exist or occur the same time in said
city commission said commission fails to fill any vacancy
within days after the same occurs" then the trustees OF the
Sinking forthwith make such number or
as may be necessary constitute city commission OF three
qualified members which members shall at proceed
TO fill the remaining hercnbefore provided The
Sinking Fund shall cause their certificate OF such
aoinncnt to be journal of the commission
Sec s. SALARY AND BONDS:-Each member of the
city commission shall receive salary of hundred dollars
a wear payable equal quarterly insamens; and shall give
bond in the sum thousand dollars for the faithful per-
Torrance his duties with some bonding company
regularly accredited do business in the State of Minnesota
as surety thereon the approval of the City Attorney and
the premium of each shall be paid by the city,
srr G. CHIEF MAGISTRATES The city commission
shall at of organizing elect of its members as
president who shall Mayor and another vcepres
dent of In the members OF the
civ commission within five days time herein fixed
for their organization meeting unable to agree upon
president or vice president boh the occasion
qu shall such officers be selected from all the members