Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-03-26
CHAPTER
Name, Powers and Boundaries

POWERS-Al! that district of coun.
try in county Of Morrison, and state
boundaries hereinafter described shall
Falls" and the people now inhabiting.
and those who shall inhabit hereinafter
~' munic SIsd e corpopafio s BY the name
of the Getty of Little Falls" and by
that name shall sue and be sued, COM
plain and defend in any court; make
convey ali such real. personal or
mixed property as may be necessary
to- the uses Of s1fh cqrPSratiGm; eth
such district; shall be capable of con-
tracing and being contracted with.
and shall be endowed with all the
st a% and
in addition thereto shall possess all
the powers hereinafter specifically
granted, and all the authorities there
% Said city shall Continue as the City
of Little Falls, and on the adoption
Of this charter shall be governed
thereby and shall thereupon succeed
rights. franchises, contracts. privilege
es and immunities which belong to
or are owned by said city. or now ex-
list. and shall be and remain liable and
cations and liabilities now existing
against the city for any cause or con-
sideration whatsoever; and al rights.
granted BY the city shall Continue and
be in force and carried out as provid-
ed by the contracts, resolutions and
orsinarGes made RassHa and s1aGted:
AR1ES-The following described ter
County Of Morrison and State Of
Minnesota, shall comprise the said
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Quarter Of the Southwest Quarter
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Quarter (e3A of ne4) and the North
west Quarter (nwA) Of Section Sew
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Section Eighteen (1s), all in Township
Forty (4G). Range Thirty two ls2},
and the followins described lands in
Of ssctio1 rh a$ ho' <st f es
Four, a. and the Southwest Quarter
tie s sd FSs East 9s@f Haf of
Seetion Tairty1 ($5}; and the to J.
lowing described tracts Of land in
Han One %on%red Twe95yn ne
of Sections Seventeen (17) and Nine
teen {is); the south Half 1s%} and
the Northwest Quarter (nwH) and
Quarter ~ Of neA) of Section
Northeast Starter Of the Northeast
&Satss u.s. II ~ taxter 35 Settle Sc
westerly line Of Second Street North
lots one -, I'VE {2), Three Is. and
City Of Little Fails according to the
plat thereo: on file and of record in
the Office of the Register of Deeds
in and fer said Morrison County.
divided into four wards as follows:
The territory on the east side of the
! Mississippi; River south of the center
Of Broadway to the east line Of said
the territory on the east side of the
Mississippi River, north Of the Center
OF broadway, and lying westerly and
tracKs of tie Nor s eGn'f Pacc RAILWAYS
Company shall constitute the Second
ward; the territory on the west side
of the Mississippi River shall consti-
the east side of the mississippi River.
north of the center of Broadway, and
lying nortterly and easterly Of the
ern Pacific Railway Company shan
constitute the Fourth ward; provided
that the City Council of said City may
by ordinance change said ward bound
aries or make new wards as may be
SECTION 5. ADDrTIONs-wh
ever any territory abutting upon the
City of Little Fails, 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 rarty or parties rep
resented to be the owners Of the
land which it is desired to annex to
the city, the City Council NAV. 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 as effectually
as II the same had been annexed by
an act of the LEGISLATURE.
j CHAPTER III
SECTION I. nLE E;tsrf Off.
CER6--The elective officers Of said
City shall be Mayor. = Treasurer. q