The Tomahawk., 1924-10-02

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laws of this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide. under
such restrictions as 1t deems prop
er. for a board of fifteen freehold
ers, who shall be and for the past
Ave years shall have been qualified
the district judges OF the judicial
district In which the city or VIII
lage ts situated. as the Legislature
may determine. for a term In no
board shall. within six months after
Its appointment, return to the chief
magistrate OF said city or village
a draft OF said charter, signed by
majority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified voters
Of such city or village at the next
election thereafter, and II four
seventies Of the qualified voters vot-
Ing at such election shall ratify the
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
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
such city OF. village. and all courts
shall take judicial notice. thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
amended by proposal therefor made
by 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 cleo
charter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constltu-
tion and laws of the state of Min
nesota. The legislature may pre-
relative to submitting amendments
OF charter to the vote of the peo-
pie. and shall provide that upon
application OF FIVE 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
tN l.
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 legislative
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
thereto to the qualified voters Of
such city or village any alternate
section or article may be presented
for the choice of the voters. and
ou a' p 1s uiee to to otRer 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::
to cities Of over nifty 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 forge to the
matter Included in the local charter
herein provided for. But no local
charter, provision or ordinance
passed Hereunder shall supersede
any general law of the state defn-
ing or furnishing crimes or misde-
meanors."
II amended this section will read 9
'ollows:
Section So. Any city or village
in this state may frame a charter
for its own government as a city
consistent with and subject to. the
laws Of this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide. under
er, for a board Of fifteen freehold
ers, who shall be and for the past
Ave 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 a term in no
event to exceed six years. which
board shall. within six months aft
chief magistrate Of said city or
village a draft of said charter,
Board. or a mai ority thereof. Such
charter shall be submitted to the
quallfied voters Of such city or viii
lage at the next election there
after, and II four-sevenths of the
qualified voters voting at such elec-
ton shall ratify the same 1t shall,
at the end of thirty days there
after. become the charter OF such
city or village as city a ara sup snd
amendments thereof; Provided. that
in cities having patrol limits now
established, such charter shall re-
quire a 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.
Gated by it's corporate seal. One OF
said certificates shall be deposited
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
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