The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-10-04

for Its own government as a city
consistent with and subject to the
legislature shall provide. under
such restrictions as IL deems prop
er, for q board Of fifteen freehold
ers. who shall be and for the past
five years shall have been quaiiied
SsssI tss a,tfss thereof ass. to be Of Ss
district In which the city or VIII
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
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
election thereafter, and IL four
sevenths OF the qualified voters vot-
Ing at such election shall ratify the
same II shall. at the end Of thirty
days thereafter. become the charter
s1s OF such city or village sssats Slty
and amendments thereof; Provided.
that In cities having patrol limits
now established. such charter shall
require three-fourths majority
vote of the qualified voters voting
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
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
L. 80 "A
retary 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
sSsn sSs cisy or ,dn, lsse rnics s1G ali tSsleof SS
Such charter so deposited may be
amended by proposal therefor made
by board of ffteen commission
ers aforesaid. published for at least
thirty days In three newspapers OF
general circulation in such city or
Of the qualified voters Of such city
ton and not otherwise: bat such
charter shall always be In harmony
sI1n 10th .sS s3d sSs'sS e eSP'stn. 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-
pie, and shall provide that upon
sppiicas,on o; - Ave per cent s,'s Of Of IN, The
lage. by written petition. such com.
mission shall submit to the vote OF
the people proposed amendments 70
such charter set forth In said petf-
tion. The board Of freeholders
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
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
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. and
may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to other articles or
s%snsm.St, ssssISnn Of .ssr.s6 the shar! ssy sny
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
and not less than ten thousand In
habitants, or to cities of ten thou
sand Inhabitants or less, which shall
apply equally to all such cities OF
either class, and which shall be
provisions relating to the same
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 defin-
ing or furnishing crimes or misde-
meanors."
II amended this section will read a
blows:
Section %. Any city or village
In this state may frame a charter
for It's own government as q city
consistent with and subject to the
laws of this state. as follows: The
Legislature shall provide. under
er. for a board Of ffteen freehold
ers, who shall be and for the past
five years shall have been qualihed
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 af-
ter It's 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
auaiified 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 a city, and super
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 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 q
board Of fifteen commissioners
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