The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-22


laws OF this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide. under
such restrictions as ii deems prop
er, for board OF fifteen freehold
ers. who shall be AMI for the past
voters thereof, to be appointed by
the district judges of the judicial
district in which the city or vil-
lage is situated. as the Legislature
may determine. for term in no
board shall, within six months after
its appointment. return to the chief
magistrate of said city or village
Q draft Of said charter, signed by
the members Of said board. or q
majority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified voters
of such city or village at the next
election thereafter, and if four
seventies of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify the
same 1t SHALL at the end of thirty
days thereafter. become the charter
of such city or village as a city,
and supersede any existing charter
and amendments thereof; Provided.
now established. such charter shall
require three-fourths majority
vote of the qualified voters voting
at such election to change the pa
troll limits now established. Be-
fore any city shall, incorporate un;
der this act the legislature shall
prescribe by law the general limits
within which such charter shall be
framed. Duplicate certificates shall
be made setting forth the charter
shall be signed by the chief magis-
trate of said city or village and au-
thenticated by its corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall be
rotary of state. and the other. after
being recorded in the office OF the
register of deeds for the county in
which such city or village lies. shall
be deposited among the archives OF
shall take judicial notice thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
amended by proposal therefor made
by a board of fifteen commission
ers aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days in three newspapers OF
general circulation in such city or
village, and accepted by three ffths
of the qualified voters Of such city
or village voting at the next cleo
charter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constitu-
ton and laws Of the state of Min.
nesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties Of the commission
Of charter to the Vote Of the peo-
pie, and shall provide that upon
application Of hve per cent OF the
legal voters OF any such city or VIII
lage. by written petition. such com.
the people proposed amendments to
such charter set forth in said petit
ton. The board of freeholders
above provided for shall be per-
death. disability to perform duties.
resignation or removal from the
corporate limits. or expiration OF
term of office. shall be filled by
appointment in the same manner AZ
said board shall always contain its
full complement OF members. 1t
shall be feature OF all such char.
ters that there shall be provided.
among other things. for mayor or
body OF either one or two. housesi
II Of two houses. at least one OF
them shall be elected by general
vote Of the electors. In submitting
any such charter or amendment
such city or village any alternate
section or article may be presented
for the choice OF the voters, ana
may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to other articles or
amendments thereto. The legisla-
ture may provide general laws re-
lating to affairs OF cities, the ap:
plication Of which may be limited
to as Slss Of or 1v to Cities s of y and
not less than twenty thousand in
habitants, or to cities of twenty
and not less than ten thousand In
habitants, or to cities of ten thou.
apply equally to all such cities OF
either class. and which shall be
paramount while In force to the
provisions relating to the same
matter included, in the local charter
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charter. provision or ordinance
passed Hereunder shall supersede
any general law of the state defin-
ing or furnishing crimes or misde-
meanors."
If amended this section will read a
ollows:
section SO. Any city or village
in this state may frame charter
for its own government as q city
consistent with and subject to the
laws of this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under
er. for e a board Of fifteen freehold
ers. who shall be and for the past
five years shall have been qualified
voters thereof. TO be appointed by
the district judges of the judicial
lage is situated. as the legislature
may determine. for term in no
event to exceed six years, which
board shall. within six months af-
ter Its appointment. return to the
village a draft Of said charter.
signed by the members of said
board. or majority thereof. Such
charter shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of such city or VII
after. and IL four-sevenths of the
qualified voters voting at such cleo
tion shall ratify the same 1t shall.
az the end Of thirty days there
city or village as city. and super
sede any existing charter and
amendments thereof: Provided. that
In cities having patrol limits now
established. such charter shall re-
quire a three fourths majority vote
Of the qualified vo.ers voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before anv
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
which such charter shall he framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be made
setting forth the charter proposed
and its ratification which shall be
said city or village and authenti-
Gated by IT'S corporate seal. One of
said certificates shall be deposited
in the office Of the secretary of
state. and the other. a1ter being re-
corded in the office Of the register
Of deeds for the county in which
such city or village lies. shall be de-
posted among the archives of such
city or village, and all courts shall
take judicial notice thereof. Such
charter SO deposited may be amend
ed by proposal therefor made by a
board Of fifteen commissioners
aforesaid. published for at least
ten DAYS in any daily NEWSPAPER
Of general circulation in such city
of village, or II there be no daily
newspaper of general circulation IN
such city or village then for two
paper of general Circulation in such
city or village, and accepted by
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