The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-25
THE BEMlDJl Dali, PIONEER,
Y THE CITY COUNCIL

THE CITY COUNCIL h: :1s -#ss
NJ Sec. A. CREATION AND POWERS--The is
hereby created City Council consist of five electors
e the city, elected from each ward who shall hold
term of four years, beginning the Tues
after the first Monday in January their cleo
ton, except as otherwise provided in Section of
this charter All the powers of the city, except other
wise provided by this charter by the constitution
laws of the state hereby vested in the City Counci
and except otherwise prescribed by this charter
by the constitution laws the state, the City Council
may by ordinance resolution prescribe the
in which any power of the city shall be exercised In
the absence of such provision to any power, such
power shall be exercised in the hereafter
prescribed by the general laws of the state applicable
to municipalities ~. - I t=-E2> ILL.,
Sec 5. QUALIFICATIONS OF. MEMBERS
Each member of the City Council shall have been, and
during his term of office shall continue to be, resi-
dent of the City of Bem, Minnesota, and shall have
the qualifications of eector therein He shall not
hold any other public office employment except that
of Notary Public, in connection with state military
service ss31: ,.%*&~s>
He may cause notice Of his candidacy to be pub
ished in the newspapers and may procure the circua
ton Of petition for his nomination but he shall not
personally circulate such petition nor by writing
otherwise solicit any to support him vote for him.
He shall not expend promise any money, office,
employment, other thing Of value to secure nominal
may be put to him and may declare his position publicly
upon matters of public interest either by addressing
public meetings or by making written statements for
newspaper publication general circulation A viola
ton of these provisions any of them shall dsquafy
him from holding the office if eected and the person
receiving the next highest number of votes who has
observed the foregoing conditions shall be entitled to
the office. :~.4.,z .% : '~.>
- Sec 6 VACANCIES-HOW. FILLED-The
office Of mayor alderman shall be deemed vacant in
of failure to qualify within days after election
by reason of death, resignation recall removal
from office removal from the city, continuous absence
from the city for than two months convctionlof
felony crime involving moral turpitude, for the
violation of any Of tile duties of Office which, by the
provisions of this charter renders the office vacant If
any such vacancy should occur the council shall with
out delay, appoint eligible person to fill the
until the next generacity election when the office shall
he filedsby eectolfsfor the unexpired term u
Absence from five consecutive regular meetings )
shall operate to yacae the seat of member, unless such
absence is caused by inability to attend by reason of
sickness unless the absence the council
by resolution setting forth such excuse and entered
upon the journal ~ r = ..@"', -. ...as. r.
If by any reason Of designations, Deaths failure to
elect, other circumstance, three or vacancies
exist at the time in said city council,
if said council fails fill any vacancy within ten days
after the occurs then the Governor of the state
of Minnesota shall forthwith make such number of ap
as De necessary 70 constitute
council of three qualified members, which three mem
bers shall at once*proceed to fill the remaining
as erenbefoe provided The Governor of the state
Of Minnesota shall their certificates of such ap
pontments to be entered the journal of the council
=. Sec. 7:-SALARY-Aldermen shall receive two dol
lars (S2) per meeting attended total compensation not
to exceed one hundred dollars ($1OO.OO) per year,
Sec. 8. BONDS-To be inserted in General.
~ Sec Meetings shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January
At this time the newly elected members of the council
shall assume the duties of such membership, and shall
proceed elect of their number mayor for term
of years and of their number pro tenn
to act in the absence of mayor Thereafter the council
shall meet such times may be prescribed by ord
resolution except that they shall meet not less
than twice each month The mayor, any two members
of the council the city manager may call special
meetings of the council upon at least twelve 12) hours
notice each member of the council Such notice shall
he delivered personally to each member shall be left
with some responsible person at the members usual
place Of residence. All meetings of the councilslal be
public and any citizen shall have access to the minutes