The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10

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Legislature shall provide. under
such restrictions as 1t deems prop
er. for a board of fifteen freehold
ers, who shall be and for the past
Ave years shall have been qualified
the district judges of the judicial
district In which the city or VIII
lage Is situated. as the Legislature
may determine. for a term in no
event to exceed six years; which
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 2
be submitted to the qualified voters
of such city or village at the next
election thereafter. and II four
seventies of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify the
days thereafter. become the charter
Of such city or village as a city.
and supersede any existing charter
and amendments thereof: Provided,
n nat In Stss ssas scS e pssT4 sna
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
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, snail
be deposited among the archives OF
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 hfths
of the qualified voters Of such city
or or village voting at the NEXT ext e scS
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-
ple, and shall provide that upon
application of five per cent or the
legal voters of any such city or VII
mission shall submit to the vote OF
the people proposed amendments to
such charter set forth in said petit
ton. The board of freeholders
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 az
the original board was created, and
said board shall always contain It's
full complement Of members, II
shall be feature Of all such CHAR
tiers that there shall be crowded.
chief magistrate. and legislative
body of either one or two housesi
II of two houses, at least one OF
them shall be elected by general
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
out prejudice to other articles or
amendments thereto. The, legisla-
ture may provide general laws re-
lating to affairs of cities. the aps,
to cities of over fifty thousand in.
habitants, or to cities of fifty and
not less than twenty thousand In
habitants, or to cities or twenty
habitants. or to cities Of ten, thou;
sand inhabitants or less, which shall
apply equally to all such cities of
s 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."
If amended this section will read a
ollows:
Section 3s. 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 f follows: The The
such restrictions as 1t deems prop
er, for a board Of fifteen freehold
ers. who shall be and for the past
Ave years shall have been qualified
y Ss dstriet Judges &c Of PPRs udc
district in which the city or vii
lage Is situated. as the legislature
may determine. for term In no
event to exceed six years. which
~,
ter its appointment: return to the
chief magistrate of said city or
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
lage at the next election there
after. and II our-sevenths OF the
qualified voters voting at such cleo
son ts sha end Ia at thirty the aays tsene
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
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 its 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 commissioning
aforesaid, published for at least
ten days In any daily Newspaper
of general circulation In such city
Of village, or L 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 accepted by
three-flfths of the qualified voters
OF such city or village voting at
the next election and not other
wise; but such charter shall always
be. in harmony with and subject to
the constitution and laws of the
state of Minnesota. The legisla-
ture may prescribe the duties OF
tha uissiou relative to suhmif.