The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-10-11

er. Tor board OF nrteen freenold-
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 vil-
lage Is situated, as the Legislature
may determine. for a 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
. draft of said charter, signed BY
the members of said board, or q
majority thereof. Such charter shall
be submitted to the aualthed voters
OF such city or village at the next
election thereafter. and IL four
sevenths OF the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify the
same IL shall, at the end of thirty
of such city OF village as a 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-
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
deposited in the office Of the sec
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
such city or village. and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
amended by proposal therefor made
by a board of fifteen commission
ers aforesaid, published for at least
general circulation in such city or
village, and accepted by three e-hfths
of the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the next eiec-
ton and not otherwise; bat sucn
charter shall always be In harmony
tion 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
legal voters OF any such city or VIII
lage. by written petition, such com.
mission shall submit to the vote OF
the people proposed amendments TO
such charter set forth In said peti-
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 or
term of office, shall be filled by
appointment in the same manner as
tha nrfOfnal hoard created. and
said board shall always contain its
full complement of members. II
shall be q 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
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 voted on separately with
out prejudice to other articles or
sections of the charter or any
ture may provide general laws re-
lating to AFFAIRS OF cities, the APP
plication of which may be limited
to cities Of over nifty 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 shall!
apply equally to all such cities OF
either class. and which shall be
paramount while in force 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 defin-
Ing or furnishing crimes or misde-
meanors."
II amended this section will read 4
ollows:
Section 3s. Any city or village
in this state may frame a charter
for its own government as city
consistent with and subject to the
laws of this state. as follows: The
legislature shall provide, under
p'f ep' for fehS board Of II ffteen % freeRoid-
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
district in which the city or viii
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
after. and IL four-sevenths OF the
al 80 tno nj al
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
sede any existing charter and
amendments thereof; Provided, that
established. such charter shall re-
quire a three-fourths majority vote
of the qualified voters voting at
such election to change the patrol
limits now established. Before any
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 Il 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
city or village and accented bv