The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-02

Councllmen Dy ldIuie W cieS'' W -
any cause whatsoever. the remaining
person To fill the vacancy during the
remainder of the unexpired term!
To amend Section u OF Chapter OF
the Charter of the City of Mankato, so
as to read as follows; -. o,d oach
Councilman before entering upon the
duties of their respective office shall
each give bonds to the City. the Mayor
in the penal sum of two thousand DOL
lars and each Councilman, in the sum
OF One Thousand Dollars. with ie-
gally authorized surety Company as
surety. conditioned for the faithfui per,
Torrance of their respective oniciai
duties. Such bonds shall be approved
said Blue Earth County: The Councii
shall fix the amount of the bonds to be
required by the Assessor, City Treas
urer. and also City Clerk in addition TO
given by the City Clerk. as Clerk OF
the muricipal court of said city. The
bonds of City Treasurer. Assessor. and
City Clerk shall be approved by the
Mayor All bonds when approved snail
he fled with the City Clerk: except the
bond of the city Clerk. which shall be
filed in the office of the City Treasur-
err The provisions Of the laws OF the
state. relating to official bonds. not in
consistent with this Charter. shall be
TO amend Section "A OF Chapter of
the Charter of the City OF Mankato. so
as to read as follows:
Section II. The Mayor shall receive
an annual salary of Six hundred dol
lars. each Councilman shall receive an
annual salary of Three hundred dollars.
and the Mayor and each Councilma n
shall receive I'm addition thereto the
sum of two dollars per day for each
days service rendered. as member OF
the Board of Equalization of said CITY.
The Assessor shall receive a salary or
one thousand dollars each year payable
in six equal monthly payments. the
first payment commencing on March
1st of each year and monthly thereaft-
err until said sum of one thousand dol
lars is paid. The said salary shall IN
clude his necessary clerk hire. The City
Clerk an annual salary OF Fifteen Hun
dredN dollars. which sum shall include
his fees as FIX officio Clerk of the mu-
nicipal Court of the City. of Mankato;
and the City Treasurer an annual sal.
arv of Twelve hundred dollars. All
salaries PAYABLE in equal monthly In
stallments."
To amend Section Is of Chapter of
the Charter OF the City of Mankato, so
as to read as follows:
Section L. The General City Elec-
tion shall be held on the first Monday
in December in the year 1922. and BIZ
ennially thereafter on the first Monday
in December"
10 slnnenu section ~ OF t>iidpltT Oi
the Charter of the City of Mankato. SO
as TO read as follows:
Section 10. Candidates to be voted
for at all general municipal elections
in the city, including the Mayor, As
SCISSOR. City Clerk. City Treasurer and
six Councilman. shall be nominated by
a primary election. and no other names
shall be placed upon the general ball
lot than those selected in the manner
hereinafter prescribed. The primary
al fof. ,nf ton cI,on HI
held on the second Monday preceding
the general municipal election. The
Judges of election appointed for the
general municipal election shall be the
shall be held at the same place. so far
as possible. and the polls shall be OPP
ened and closed at the same hours. with
the same clerks as are required for the
general municipal election. Any per-
son desiring to become a candidate for
Treasurer, Councilman, Judge or Spe-
cial Judge of the Municipal Court, SHALL
ut least ten days prior to said primary
election, file with the City Clerk a
stantially the following form:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.-ss.
sworn saw that Iare.;;,. oefng nrst duly
street in. ' ward in the City
of Mankato. County of Blue Earth
State of Minnesota; that am a quaIi-
fled voter in said ward; that l am a
candidate for nomination to the Office
of Name OF office) to. be. voted at the
primary election to be held on the
-. .......,. Monday of.
1s.N.,, 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.
(Signed) ,.....,........
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-five
qualified voters requesting such candi-
!dacy. Each petition shall be verified
by one or more persons as to the quail
ifcations and residence. with street
number. of each of the persons signing
the petition and said petition shall be
In substantially the following form:
The undersigned, duly qualified elecs
siding at the places set opposite our
respective names hereto. do hereby re-
quest that the names of (name of can
didate) be placed on the ballot as n
candidate for nomination for (name of
offieel ut the primary election to be
held in the said city on the.
MONDAY or. 49,. We
further state that we know him or her
10 De Il Quallneu eIecIOT Oh SAID WARD.
and person of good moral character
and qualified in our judgment for the
duties of said office.
Names Of qualified electors. No. SITS.
No fling 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
er form. the names Of the persons as
they are to appear unon the primary
ballot and the City Clerk shall there
upon cause the primary ballot to be
printed. authenticated with facsimile Of
his signature.
To amend Section 20 of Chapter 3 of
the Charter of the City of Mankato. SO
as to read as follows:
Section 20. Tpon, said primary bal
Mayor. Assessor. City Clerk. City
Treasurer, arranged alphabetically shall
first be placed with a square at the
right of each name. and at the right of
the square the words. Vote for one I"
Following these. names likewise ar
ranged shall appear the names of the
candidates for Councilmen. in their re-
sDective wards. with a square at the
right of each name. and at the right OF
following these names likewise arrang-
cd shall appear the names of the cam
didates for Municipal Judge. Uf any
with square ut the right of each name
and at the right OF the square the
words ''Vote for One" and following
these ma mes likewise arranged shall
appear the names of the candidates for