St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21

dUSn ClidIl0L0 t41oA tAIGEO Sllotu u
provided, among other things. for
q mayor or chief magistrate. and
a legislative body of either one or
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
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 af7
fairs Of cities, the application of
which may. be limited to cities Of
over fifty thousand inhabitants, or
to cities of; fifty and net less than
twenty thousand inhabitants, or
to cities of twenty and not less
than ten thousand inhabitants. or
to cities of ten thousand tnhabt-
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 OF ordinance
sede any general law Of the state
defining or Furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors.'
If amended as proposed by the
legislature, this section will read as
follows:
Section SO. Any city or village
in this State may frame q char
ter for its own government as
city consistent with and subject
to the laws Of this State, as fol-
lows: The legislature shall pro-
vide, under such restrictions as 1t
deems proper, for q board of If
teen freeholders, who shall be and
for the past five years shah have
been qualified voters thereof, to
be appointed by the district judges
of the judicial district in 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 it's appointment.
return 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 be submitted
to the qualified voters OF such
city or village at the next election
thereafter, and if four-sevenths OF
the qualified voters voting at such
election shall ratify the same II
shall, at the end Of thirty days
thereafter, become the charter Of
such city or village as city, ana
supersede any existing charter
and amendments thereof; pro-
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
prescribe by law the general limits
within which such charter shall
be framed. Duplicate certificates
shall be made setting forth the
charter proposed and its ratifica-
lions, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate of said city or
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
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 I proposal Pc ftss therefor ce@
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
|: four successive weeks in q weekly
newspaper of general circulation
in such city or village, and ac-
cepted by three-fifths Of the quail
fed voters of such city or village
ala nd
not otherwise. but such charter
shall, always be in harmony with
and subject to the Constitution
and laws Of the State of Mime
sofa. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commits
3. sion relative to submitting amend
ments 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 to such charter set
forth in said petition. The board
: of freeholders above provided for
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
plement 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
| legislative body of either one or
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
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
affairs Of cities, the application
of which may. be limited to cities
of over fifty thousand inhabitants,
orato cities of fifty and not less
than twenty thousand inhabi-
tants, or to cities of twenty and
not less than ten thousand
Inhabitants, or to critics OF , zen
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
law of the State defining or pun
ishing crimes or misdemeanors."
The Purpose and Effect OF the Pr