The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15


consistent with and subject to the
laws of this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under
such restrictions as 1t deems prop
err. for board of fifteen freehold
ers. who shall be AMI for the past
Eve 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
event to exceed six years. which
board shall, within six months after
its appointment. return to the CHER
magistrate of said city or village
q 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 If four
seventies of the qualified voters vot-
same it shall. at the end of thirty
days thereafter, become the charter
of such city or village as city.
and supersede any existing charter
and amendments thereof; Provided.
that in cities having patrol limits
now established. such charter shall
require a three-fourths majority
vote of the qualified voters voting
at such election to change the pa
troll limits now established. Be-
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
proposed and its 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
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
sscS pty er t aed a eeSrts
shall take judicial notice. thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
amended by proposal therefor made
by a board Of fifteen commission
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 elec-
ton 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
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 five per cent of the
legal voters Of any such city or vil-
mission shall submit to the vote OF
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 as
the original board was created, and
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 anon other things, for d mayer or
body Of either one or two houses;
If Of two houses, at least one Of
them shall be elected by general
vote of the electors. In submitting
s1c 10 ih cha Gs ne9srn nj
such city or village any alternate
section or article may be presented
for the choice of the voters, and
may be voted on separately with
out prelude. to other articles .n or
amendments thereto. The legisla-
ture may provide general laws re-
lating to affairs of cities. the ap.
p1ieation of which may be limited
to cities of over fifty thousand in;
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
Charter. provision or ORDINANCES
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 it's own government as city
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
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
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 a majority thereof. Such
charter shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of such city or VIII
after, and II four-sevehths Of the
qualified voters voting at such cleo
ton shall ratify the same II shall.
at the end of thirty days there
after; become the charter thar OF . such
sede any existing charter and
amendments thereof: Provided. that
in cities having patrol limits now
established. such charter shall re-
Of the. qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now established Before anv
city shall incorporate under this
by Law the general limits within
which such charter shall be framed.
Duplicate certificates shall be made
setting forth the charter proposed
and its ratification. which shall be
signed by the chief magistrate Of
Gated by its corporate seal One of
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
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
successive weeks in a weekly news
paper of general circulation in such