The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
(Mar. 2-9-16-23-30.)
NOTICE OF CHARTER AMENDMENT
ELECTION.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That
the following are the proposed amend
ments to the home rule charter of the
Minnesota. proposed by the board OF
freeholders of the said City of Manka-
to. and to be voted upon, for adoption
or rejection, by the electors OF the said
City of Mankato. at the General City
the 3rd day of April. 1923. to-wit:
To amend Section of Chapter of
the Charter OF the City of Mankato. SO
as TO read as follows:
City shall be a Mayor. Assessor, City
Clerk. City Treasurer and six Council
men,
the Charter OF the City of Mankato, so
Section 5. The official year for the
City of Mankato shall begin on the first
Monday in January and the terms OF
office of the Mayor and four Council
men; and all other officers and APP
pointees in office in said city, on the
first Monday in January, 1928. shall
cease and terminate on the election
and qualification of the council and
elective officers elected at said time.
SCISSOR, City Clerk City Treasurer and
six Councilmen. after the election on
the first Monday in December. 1929.
shall be two years from and after the
ing their election and until their sue
cessors shall have been elected and
To amend Section Of Chapter Of
the Charter of the City of Mankato, so
Section 6. There shall be elected at
the General Municipal Election, to be
held on the first Monday In December.
in the year 1922; and at a; general mu-
nicipal election held each four years
of the Municipal Court of said City.
The term of office OF the Judge and
Special Judge shall be four years from
and after the second Tuesday in April
til their successors shall have been
elected and qualified"
To amend Section of Chapter of
the Charter of the City Of Mankato. so
as to read as follows:
cty ses es@k city The Tea Mas9r th A isss:
and Special Judge of the. Municipal
the electors OF said city. but the six
Councilman shall be elected by the
electors electors Of vs said q city from their re-
To amend Section II Of Chapter 2 OF
the Charter of the City of Mankato. so
as to read as follows:
y, Section Sec ., H. II any vacancy oceg ts
Clerk, City Treasurer. Or any Of the
Councilman by failure to elect. or by
any cause whatsoever. the remaining
members OF the Council shall appoint a
person to fill the vacancy. during. the
remainder of the unexpired term"
To amend Section 10 OF Chapter Q of
the Charter of the City of Mankato. SO
as to read as follows:
Section -. The Mayor and each
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 le-
gally authorized surety COMPANY as
surety. conditioned for the faithful per-
formance Of their respective official
duties. Such bonds shall be approved
said Blue Earth County: The Council
shall fix the amount of the bonds to be
required by the Assessor, City Treas
urer, and also City Clerk in addition to
a thousand dollar bond REQUIRED to be
the municipal court of said city. The
bonds of City Treasurer. Assessor. and
City Clerk shall be approved by the
Mayor. All bonds when approved shall
bond of the City Clerk, which shall be
filed in the office of the City Treasur-
er. The provisions of the laws of the
state, relating to official bonds, not in
consistent with this Charter. shall be
To amend Section II Of Chapter 3 of
the Charter of the City OF Mankato. so
as to read as follows:
Section H.. 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 councilman
shall receive in addition thereto the
sum of two dollars per day for each
days service rendered, as a member of
the Board Of Equalization of said city.
The Assessor shall receive a salary of
in six equal monthly payments. The
first payment commencing on March
LIST of each year and monthly thereaft-