The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30

dred dollars. which sum shall include
his fees as Eek officio Clerk OF the mu-
nicipal Court of the City of Mankato
and the City Treasurer an annual sal,
salaries payable in equal monthly in
stallments"
To amend Section 1s of Chapter 9 OF
the Charter Of the City of Mankato. SC
s sS fssa q; ss fe TSs General CITY Eec
tion shall be held on the first Monday
in December in the year 1922. and BIZ
ennially thereafter on the first Monday
In December
To amend Section 10 Of Chapter 3 OF
the Charter of the City OF Mankato, SC
as to read as follows:
Section 10. Candidates to be voted
for at all general municipal elections
In the city city. including the Mayor. AS;
six Councilmen. shall be nominated b,
a primary election. and no other names
shall be placed upon the general bal
lot than those selected in the name,
hereinafter prescribed. The primary
held on the second Monday preceding
the general municipal election. The
Judges Of election appointed for the
general municipal election shall be The
judges OF the primary election. and II
as possible, and the polls shall be OPP
ened and closed at the same hours. witt
the same clerks as are required for the
general municipal eleetion. Any per-
Mayor, Assessor. City Clerk. Cit,
Treasurer, Councilman, Judge or Spe.
cial Judge OF the Municipal Court, shall
at least ten days prior to said primary
election. file with the City Clerk 8
stantially the following form:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth.-ss.
sworn. say that I reside at. 49,. 80,
Of Ma Manhato. County var Of Blue "f Earth G,is
State OF Minnesota: that I am a quail.
fed voter in said ward: that I am a
candidate for nomination TO the office
primary election to be held on the
....-........ -. Monday of. .............
49,, and I hereby request that my
name be printed upon the official pri.
mary ballot for the nomination by such
primary election for said office. ..
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this. day OF. .............
Official Title
and shall at the same time file there
with a petition OF at least twenty-fi
qualified voters requesting such candi.
dacy. Each petition shall be. verified
ifications and residence, with street
number, Of each of the persons signins
the petition and said petition shall be
In substantially the following form;
The undersigned. duly qualified cleo
tors OF the City of Mankato. and re.
siding at the places set opposite on,
respective names hereto. do hereby re.
guest that the names OF (name of can
didate) be placed on the ballot as a
candidate for nomination for (name Of
held in the said city on the. .......:...
Monday of. ................ d.. We
I, further state that we know him or hel
TO be qualified elector Of said ward
and qualified in our judgment for the
duties of said office.
Names Of qualified electors. No. SITS
No filing fee shall be required Of
candidates at any election held under
this Charter.
Immediately. upon the expiration OF
the time for filing the statements OF
and petitions for candidates. the City
Clerk shall cause to be published in the
err form. the names Of the persons as
they are to appear upon the primary
ballot and the City Clerk shall there.
upon cause the primary ballot to bt
printed. authenticated with facsimile OF
his signature.
To amend Section 20 of Chapter 3 OF
the Charter of the City Of Mankato. sc
as to read as follows:
Section 20. Upon said primary bal
lSt the names OF the candidates 70,
Treasurer. arranged alphabetically shall
first be placed with a square at the
right of each name, and at the right o.
the square the words. Vote for one
ranged shall appear the names OF the
candidates for Councilmen. in their re.
spective wards. with square at the
right of each name, and at the right o.
the square the words, Vote for One;'
following these names likewise arrang.
ed shall appear the names of the can.
didates for Municipal Judge. Gf any,
with square at the right OF each name
and at the right of the square the
words Vote for fiS. One and following bnI
appear the names of the candidates fol-
Special Judge ff any, with a square
at the right OF each name and at thu
right of the square the words Vote
upon plain. substantial white paper
and shall be headed. Candidates fol-
the nomination Of City officers. OF thu
City of Mankato. at the primary cleo.
tion. but shall have no party desig'
To amend Section "a Of CHAPTER > o.
the Charter of the City of Mankato, sc
as to read as follows:
Section "a. The two candidates re-
ceiving the highest number OF votes fol
the office of Mayor, Assessor, City
Clerk, City Treasurer, Municipal Judge
(if ANY, and the Special Judge 0f any,
and the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for the coun-
cilmen in their respective wards; OIL
one candidate for any OF the respective
Offices if but one candidate has filed
shall be the candidates and the only
candidates for the. respective offices
whose names shall be placed upon the
ballot at the next succeeding genera
municipal election.
The ballot at the general municipal
form as for. the primary election so fan
Spaces shall be left below the print.
ed names Of candidates for any office
equal in number to the number to be
voted for, wherein the voter may write
the names of persons for whom he may
wish to vote"
To amend Section 43 of Chapter 6 o.
the Charter of the City of Mankato. SC
as to read as follows:
Section 43. The administrative pow
ers; authority, and duties Of the CITY
shall be distributed among and assign.
ed to seven departments as follows,
J.: Department Of Police and general
welfare
2. Department. Of Health and SAM
tation. a..
8. Department of Accounts and FL
4. Department of Parks and Public
Grounds.
5. Department of Buildings and Fire
Department
s: Department of Water Works and
Z. Department Of Streets and Al
leys."