Twin-City herald., 1938-10-15

ton of which may be limited to
cities of over fifty thousand inhabi.
ttants, or TO cities Fifty Of fifty and nd. mo- not
tants or to cities of twenty and not
less than ten thousand Inhabitants,
or to cities of ten thousand inhabi.
tants or less which shall apply equal
" 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 herein provided for. But no
local charter, provision or ordinance
passed hereunder shall supersede
any general law of the state defining
SF SFs. furnishing crimes or misdemean-
If amended as proposed by the iegis
lature, this section will read as follows
Section, &c. Any city Or village
I'D this State may frame h chartet for
its. own government as g., city COM
sistent with and subject to the laws
of this State, as follows: The legis-
lature shall provide, under such
a. board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall be and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters
thereof, to be appointed by the dis
which the city or village 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 a draft of said charter,
signed by the members of said board,
or q majority thereof. Such charter
shall be. submitted to the qualified
voters of such. city or village, at the
sevenths of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify the
same 1t shall, at the end of thirty
days thereafter, become the charter
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 cleo
tfon to change the patrol 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. Duplicate certificates shall
proposed and its ratifcations, which
shall be signed by the chief magis-
trate of said city or village and au-
thentlcated by its corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall be de-
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 de.
posted among the archives Of such
take judicial notice thereof. Such
charter SO deposited may be amended
by proposal therefor made by board
or fifteen commissioners aforesaid
published for at least one day for four
successive weeks in any daily news.
paper of general circulation in such
city or village; or if there be no daily
newspaper of general circulation in
such city or village then for four Suc-
cessive weeks In q weekly newspaper
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 election,
and not otherwise! but such charter
subject to the Constitution and laws
of the State of Minnesota. The legis-
lature may prescribe the duties of
the commission relative to submitting
amendments of charter to the vote
of the people and shall provide that
upon application of five per cent Of
the legal voters of any such city or
village, by written petition, such
commission shall submit to the vote
OF the people proposed amendments
petition. The board of freeholders
above provided for shall be perma-
nent and all the vacancies by death.
disability to perform duties, resigna-
ton or removal from the corporate
limits, or expiration of term of Of
flee, shall be filled by appointment in
the same manner as the original
board was created, and said board
shall always contain it's full COM
plement of members.
1t shall be a feature of all such
charters that there shall be provided,
a nf laay III
chief magistrate, and a legislative
body of either one or two houses; If
or 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 viii
tage, any alternate section or article
may be presented for the choice Of
the voters, and may be voted on
separately without prejudice, to other
any amendments thereto. The legis-
lature may provide general laws re-
lating to affairs of cities, the applica-
ton of which may be limited to cities
to cities. of fifty and not less than
twenty thousand inhabitants, or to
cities of twenty and not less than ten
thousand inhabitants. or to cities of
ten thousand inhabitants or less,
which shall apply equally to all such
cities of either class, and which shall
be paramount while in force to the
provisions relating to the same mat.
ter included in the local charter here.
in provided for. But no local charter,
or ordinance passed there:
under. shall supersede any general
law Of the State defining or punish.
ing crimes or misdemeanors."
,e Purpose and Effect Of the Proposed
Amendment
The purpose and effect Of the pro.
sed amendment to Section SO Of Arti.
of the State Constitution Is to
ange the requirements. for the publ.
tion of proposed amendments to char.
IS of cities having home rule charters,
e changes proposed are as follows:
Said Section SO now provides that 4
oposal for the amendment of the char
OF such city shall be published for
least thirty days In three newspapers
general circulation In such city. II
1ended !, as proposed said Section SO
y provide that a proposal for the
endment OF the charter of such a city
al be published for at least one day
IN week for four successive weeks In
daily newspaper of general circuIa.
n In such city or, II there be no daily
"spaper of general circulation In such
y, then for four successive weeks In
n In such city. The proposed amend.
mt, If adopted, will reduce from three
one the number of newspapers in
lch proposal for the amendment of
home rule charter of city must be
'lished, change the period Of pubIIca.
\ from thirty days to four weeks, and
uire publication In a daily newspaper
general circulation In such city, IL
re be one, and otherwise in a weekly
sspaper of general circulation In such
Z, instead OF publication In newspapers
general circulation In such city with.
specifying whether they shall be daily
weekly. The proposed amendment, if
pted, Will reduce the cost Of such
'licatIon.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM S. ERWIN.