The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-10-23


er. for board of fifteen freehold
ers. who shall be and for the past
nve 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 q term in no
event to exceed six years, which
BOARD shall. within six months after
It's appointment. return to the chief
magistrate of said city or village
q draft of said charter. signed by
the members Of said board. or 9
majority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the qualified voters
sasn oy or fyas ana a' t oer.
eevenths Of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify the
same It shall, at the end Of thirty
days thereafter. become the charter
OF OF such city or village as e city:
and amendments thereof: Provided.
that in cities having patrol limits
now established. such charter shall
require three-fourths majority
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
framed. Duplicate certificates shall
be made setting forth the charter
proposed and its ratification. which
ehall be signed by the chief magis-
trate OF said city or village and au-
One Of said certificates shall be
deposited in the office Of the Sec
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
such city or village and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
an hoa1g pffopp9 esad therefor made
ers aforesaid, published for at least
thirty days In three newspapers Of
general circulation in such city or
village. and accepted by ree-fifths
or village voting. at the next cleo
4 tion and not otherwise: but such
charter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constitu-
ton and laws Of the state Of Min
scribe the duties Of the commission
relative to submitting amendments
Of charter to the vote OF the peo-
pie. and shall provide that upon
application Of Ave per cent of the
lage. by written petition. such com.
mission shall submit to the vote Of
the people proposed amendments to
such charter set forth in said petit
above provided for shall be per-
manent: and all the vacancies by
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 as
the original board was created, and
said board shall always contain its
full complement Of members. It
shall be feature of all such char
among other things, for 9. mayor or
chief magistrate. and legislative
body of either one or two houses;
II Of two houses. at least one OF
them shall be elected by general
sD n;e e SUCH the ehsrter or
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
ont re uGiee f fo oRer 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 s,t may be limited
habitants. or to cities of fifty 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 Il for rn But no local
passed hereunder shall supersede
any general law Of the state defin-
ing or furnishing crimes or misde-
meanors."
If amended this section will read q
ollows:
Section SO. Any city or village
in this state may frame charter
for it's own government as city
laws of this state, as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under
such restrictions as 1t deems prop
err, for a board of fifteen freehold
ers, who shall be and for the past
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
event to exceed six years, which
board shall. within six months aft
er its appointment. return to the
chief magistrate of said city or
village a draft of said charter,
signed by the members 1srso, Ct said said
charter shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of such city or viii
lage at the next election there
after, and If four-sevenths of the
tion shall ratiffy the same it shall.
at the end of thirty days there
after, become the charter of such
city or village as a city, and super:
sede any existing charter, and
amendments thereof; Pro ,,Is;.i' that
established, such charter shall re-
quire a three-fourths majority vote
Of the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
city shall incorporate under 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 proposed
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
City or village, and all courts shall
take judicial notice thereof. Such
charter so deposited may be amend
ed by proposal therefor made by
board Of fifteen commissioners
aforesaid, published for at least
ten days in any daily Newspaper
of general circulation in such city
or village, or IL there be no daily
Newspaper Of general circulation in
such city or village then for two
successive weeks in q weekly news
paper of general circulation In such