Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-04-02
Filed in the Office of the city clerk
of the city of Little Falls, Mimi, this
18th day of March, 1920.
ANDREW JOHNSON,
City Clerk.
CHAPTER I
Name. HOyxer1 and boundaries

SECTION NAME AND GENERAL
POWERs-Al! that district Of coun.
Of Mn%esots o within s' the
boundaries hereinafter described shall
be q city. by the name of Little
nd and %h she a DsGpe nGW
within said territory shall constitute
municiga: corporation by the name
Of the City of Little Falls" and by
plan anS aefend SUE in any make
and use a common seal and alter it
at pleasure. take and hold, lease and
convey all such real. personal or
tn the 1ses Of such a cogpoS ore eith
such district; shall be capable Of con
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general powers possessed BY munici:
pal corporations at common law. and
In addition thereto shall possess all
s es and all the authorities there
Said City shall continue as the City
little s as a sna on the bs
thereby and shall thereupon succeed
to and become vested with all the
rights. franchises. contracts, privilege
| or are owned by said city or now ex::
! list. and shall be and remain liable and
responsible for all legal debts, obli-
cations ana liabilities now existing
privileges and franchises heretofore
granted by the city shall continue and
ed by the contracts. resolutions and
sEeTi9N T.. SofkPoRATE BOUND:
FoRy ns ana Sns IN TIE the
County Of Morrison and State Of
Minnesota, shall comprise the said
West Haf Of tH sst
syn Of awH ~ end the
Rs w4 East ST T Ts Ct Of sts se N N9s s
Quarter (eM Of neA) and the North
west Quarter. (nwA) Of Section Sew
enteen az, Lots s,S One g. and T tyo
Section Eighteen ass. all in Township
Forty. (46),. Range Thirty-two .(32).
and the fo9Tne aescr9ed 1aHas IN
Of ssction rhi 9fy ho' <s49' t o}
; Four a. and the Southwest Quarter
Southwest Hh Quarter Ge,A Of sw&) Of
Section TSirtX-fve ls5); and and the fol- l.,
112s), Range Twenty-nine (2s}, all
. of Sections Seventeen 90 and Nine
teen tee b the s oartd Half SH and
Ss Sert3 Of ne the of seefon
Eighteen 90, and that p pS Of the he
1Sst9s1S S92tSF z the f0StssfS
westerly line of Second Street North
west in said City of Little Falls; and
Four o. of Vertin's outlets to the
City Of Little Fails according to the
plat thereof on file and of record in
in and icr said Morrison County:
Said City Of Little Falls shall ne
divided into four wards as follows:
The territory: on the east side of the
Of Broadway to the east line Of said
City shall constitute the First Ward;
the territory on the east side of the
of Broadway, and lying westerly and
southerly Of the center line Of the
tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company shall constitute the Second
of the mississippi River shall consti-
tute the Third Ward; the territory on
the east side Of the Mississippi River
lying nortterly and easterly Of the
center line Of the tracks of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company shall
t thu gin 9e 1Sa of sa dS ms2
by ordinance change said ward bound
aries or make new wards as may pe
deemed advisable.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONS When
ever any territory abutting upon the
City of Little Falls, or upon any ad-
dition thereto shall have been plat
ted by the owners thereof into
streets, alleys, blocks or lots, in proper
shape for record, and conforming to
and corresponding with the adjacent
city streets, blocks and lots, and a
map thereof made showing also the
adjoining blocks and lots In the city
and connecting streets and alleys Of
the city and the detailed topography
Of the plated territory, accompanied
by a properly certified abstract Of
title to said territory, showing the
title to be in the party or parties rep
resented to be the owners Of the
land which it is desired to annex to
the city, the City Council may, upon
the petition Of the owners Of not
less than half Of the property Of said
plated territory, by ordinance declare
the same to be an addition to the
City. Of Little Falls, and from thence
forth such territory shall be and be-
come part Of said City and within
the jurisdiction thereof an effectually
as II the same had been annexed by
an act Of the legislature.