St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-28

such charters that there shall be
provided, among other things. for
. mayor or chief magistrate. and
a legislative body of either one or
two houses; if of two houses. at
least one of them shall De elected
by general vote of the electors.
In submitting any such charter
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 without preju-
dice to other articles or sections
Of the charter or any amendments
thereto. The legislature may pro-
vide general laws relating to Af-
fairs Of cities, the application of
which may be limited to cities of
- over fifty thousand inhabitants, or
to cities of fifty and not less than
twenty thousand inhabitants, or
to cities of twenty and not less
to cities of ten thousand inhabi-
tants or less, which shall apply
equally to all such cities of either
class, and which shall be para
mount while in force to the provi-
sions relating to the same matter
included in the local charter here
In provided for. But no local
charter, provision or ordinance
passed hereunder shall super
sede any general law of the state
defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors."
If amended as proposed by the
legislature, this section will read az
follows:
Section Sc. Any city or village
in this State may frame char
ter for its own government as a
city consistent with and subject
to the laws of this State, as fol-
lows: The legislature shall pro-
vide, under such restrictions as it
deems proper, for q, board of if
teen freeholders, who shall be and
for the past five years shall have
be appointed by the district judges
of the judicial district in which
the city or village is situated, as
the legislature may determine, for
q term in. no event to exceed six
years, which board shall, within
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 Of such
city or village at the next election
thereafter, and if four seventies Of
the qualified voters voting at such
~ election shall ratify the same it
shall, at the end Of thirty days
thereafter, become the charter Of
such city or village as city, and
supersede any existing charter
and amendments thereof; pro-
vided, that in cities having patrol
limits now established, such char
ter shall require a three-fourths
majority vote of the qualified
voters voting at such election to
change the patrol limits now es-,
tablished.
Before any city shall incorporate
under this act the legislature shall
within which such charter shall
be framed. Duplicate certificates
shall be made setting forth the
charter proposed and its ratifica-
tions, which shall be signed by the
spa sgd OF sala city S
corporate seal. One of said GER
tificateS 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
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 q board of fifteen COM
missioners aforesaid, published for
= at least one day for four success
Sive weeks in any daily newspaper
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
newspaper OF general circulation
!, in=such scity-tor village, and ac-
.~cepted by three flfths Of the quail
fed voters of such city or village
voting at the next election, and
not otherwise, but such charter
and subject to the Constitution
and laws of the State OF Minne-
sofa. The legislature may pre-.
scribe the duties of the commits
sion relative to submitting amend
ments of charter to the vote of
the people and shall provide that
upon application of Ave 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 to such charter set
forth in said petition. The board
shall be permanent, and all the
vacancies by death, disability to
perform duties, resignation or re-
moval from the corporate limits,
or expiration of term of office,
shall be filed by appointment In
the same manner as the original
board was created, and said board
shall always contain its full COM
PIGMENT of members.
It shall be a feature of all such
charters that there shall be pro-
vided, among other things, for
mayor or chief magistrate, and
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two houses; if 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
article may be presented for the
choice of the voters, and may be
voted on separately without preju-
dice to other articles or sections
OF the charter or any amendments
thereto. The legislature may
affairs of cities, the application
of which may be limited to cities
of OVER fifty thousand inhabitants,
or to cities of fifty and not less
than twenty thousand inhabi-
tants, or to cities of twenty and
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 matter included in
the local charter herein provided
for. But no local charter, provi-
sion or ordinance passed there
under shall supersede any general
law of the State defining or pun
ishing crimes or misdemeanors."
The Purpose and Effect of the Pro.
posed Amendment
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