The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-10-18

consistent with and subject to the
laws of this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide. under
such restrictions as II deems prop
ers. who shall be and for the past
fve years shall have been qualified
voters thereof. to be appointed by
the district judges of the judicial
district in which the city or Wiz
may determines. for a term In no
event to exceed six years. which
board shall. within six months after
Its appointment, return to the chlet
magistrate Of said city or village
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 II four
ing at such election shall ratify the
same II shall. at the end OF thirty
days thereafter. become the charter
of such city or village as a city.
and supersede any existing charter
that in cities having patrol limits
now established, such charter snail
require a three-fourths majority
vote OF the qualified voters voting
at such election to change the pa
troll limits nov ssta6iIshedi .IadIsne,s Be- nn-
der this act the Legislature shall
prescribe by law the general limits
within which such charter shall De
framed. Duplicate certificates shall
proposed and it's ratification. which
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
deposited In the offiee ice 9th OF the see Sec
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
such city or village. and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereol.
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 -fifths
OF the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the next elec-
tion and not otherwise; bat such
charter shall always be In harmony
with and subject to the constitu-
tion and laws OF the state of Min
nesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commission
relative to submitting amendments
Of charter to the vote Of the peo-
application OF FIVE per cent OF the
legal voters of any such city or vil-
lage, by written petition, such COM
mission shall submit to the vote or
the people proposed amendments 70
such charter set forth in said peti-
tion. The board of freeholders
above provided for shall be per-
manent, and all the vacancies by
death, disability to perform duties,
resignation or removal from the
tT
term of office. shall be filled by
appointment in the same manner as
the original board was created, and
said board shall always contain It's
full complement Of members. 1t
shall be a feature of all such char,
ters that there shall be provided.
among other things. for a mayor or
chief magistrate. and a Legislative
body of either one or two houses;
II Of two houses, at least one OF
vote Of the electors. In submitting
any such charter or amendment
thereto to the qualified voters OF
such city or village any alternate
section or article may be presented
for the choice Of the voters, ana
out prejudice to other articles or
sections of the charter or any
amendments thereto. The legisla-
ture may provide general laws re-
lating to affairs OF cities, the ap.
plication of which may be limited
to cities of over fifty thousand in
habitants, or to cities of nifty and
not less than twenty thousand In
habitants, or to cities of twenty
and not less than ten thousand in
sand Inhabitants or less, which shall
apply equally to all such cities OF
either class, and which shall be
paramount while in force to the
provisions relating to the same
herein provided for. But no local
charter. provision or ordinance
passed Hereunder shall supersede
any general law of the state defin-
ing or furnishing crimes or misde-
meanors."
II amended this section will read a
ollows:
section So. Any city or village
In this state may frame a charter
for It's own government as a city
consistent with and subject to the
laws of this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under
such restrictions as i deems prop
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
district in which the city or viii
lage is situated. as the legislature
may determine. for a term In no
event to exceed six years. which
board shall. within six months af-
ter Its appointment. return to the
chief magistrate Of said city or
signed by the members of said
board. or a majority thereof Such
charter shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of such city or VIII
lage at the next election there
qualified voters voting at such elec-
tion shall ratify the same II shall,
at the end OF thirty days there
after. become the charter of such
city or village as city: and SUPER
amendments thereof: Provided. that
In cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
quire three-fourths majority vote
of the, qualified voters voting at
limits now established. Before any
city shall incorporate under this
act the legislature shall prescribe
by Law the general limits within
which such charter shall be framed.
setting forth the charter proposed
and Its ratification. which shall be
signed by the chief magistrate of
said city or village and authenti-
said certificates shall be deposited
In the office OF the secretary Of
state, and the other. after 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
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aforesaid. published for at least
ten days in any daily newspaper
of general circulation in such city
Of village. or Il there be no daily
newspaper of general circulation in