The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-10-09

for its own government az = city
fs: - with and Subject to fhs
legislature shall provide, under
such restrictions as Ii deems prop
or. for board Of fifteen freehold.
ers. who shall be and for the past
ave years shall have been qualified
the district judges Of tie judicial
district in which the city or VII.
lage is situated. as the Legislature
may determine, for q term In no
event to exceed si1 years, which
its appointment. retufn to the chief
magistrate Of said city or village
q draft Of said charter, signed by
the members OF said board. or g
majority thereof. Such charter shall
Of such city or village at the next
election thereafter, and II four.
eeyenths Of the qualified voters vot-
Ing at such election shall ratify the
same It shall. at the end Of thirty
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
vote Of the qualified voters voting
at such election to change the pa
troll limits now established. Be-
fore any city shall incorporate un.
der this act the legislature shall
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-
thenticated by Its corporate seal
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 FOL. 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 manS charter rte Deposited may be
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
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
relative to submitting amendments
of charter to- the vote of the peo-
pie, and shall provide that upon
application OF. five pei. cent Of the
lage, by written petition. such COM
mission shall submit to the vote of
the people proposed amendments to
sHeh charter set forth in said petit
6 on The hosr d. Of free HI
manent, and all the vacancies by
death. disability to perform duties,
resignation, OF removal from the
corporate limits, or expiration OF
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 a feature of all such char
tiers that there shall be provided.
chief magistrate, and e legislative
body Of either one or two houses;
II Of two houses, at least one OF
them shall be elected by, general
vote Of 9th the slsctors. In an aendmnng
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
may be vSted on On s sRsr wth p,
sections Of the charter or any
amendments thereto. The. legisla-
ture may provide general laws re-
1ating to affairs Of cities, the ap.
plication of which may be limited
to cities Of over fifty thousand in:
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
habitants. or to cities Of ten thou
sand Inhabitants or less, which
Of either class, and which shall be
paramount while in force to the
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 def1n-
ing or furnishing crimes or nisde-
meanors"