The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-10-06

or amendment thereto to the
QuaIiled 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
vide general laws relating TO a..
fairs Of cities, the application Of
which may be limited to cities OF
over fifty thousand habitantsf or
to cities Of nifty 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 tnhabi-
tants or less. which shall apply
equally tc all suSh Sitiss Of either ct ns
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."
II amended az proposed by tn
this section will read q
ollows:
Section SO. Any city or village
In this State may frame q char
ter for its own government as Q
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 f1f-
teen freeholders. who shall be and
for the past Ave years shall have
been qualified voters thereof. to
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
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 majority thereof:
Such charter shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF such
thereafter, and IL four-sevenths Of
the qualified voters voting at such
election shall ratify the same 1t
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
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
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
four successive weeks in a weekly
newspaper Of general circulation
cepted by three-fif Of the quail
fed voters of such city or village
voting at the next election, and
not otherwise, but such charter
shall always be in harmony with
and subject to the Constitution
and laws of the State of Minne-
sofa. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commis-
sion relative to submitting amend
pents 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-
AAiONoi liOHA liiC COl POIdlC llIktl6s
or expiration Of term of office,
shall be filled by appointment In
the same manner as the original
board was created, and said board
shall always contain its full COM
plement of members.
1t shall be a feature of all such
charters that there shall be pro-
vided, among other things, for q
mayor or chief magistrate. and a
legislative body of either one or
two houses; IL of two houses, at
least one of them shall be elected
by general vote of the electors.
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
provide general laws relating to
affairs Of cities, the application
of over fifty thousand inhabitants,
or to 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 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."
rhs Purpose and Effect OF the Pre-
posed Amendment
The purpose and effect Of the prc
'osed amendment to Section 36 Z
\rtlcIe 4 Of the state Constitution
o change the requirements for th
OF proposed amendment
9 charters Of cities having home ruI
harters. The changes proposed aF
% follows:
Said Section 80 now provides ths
proposal for the amendment OF IN
harter Of such a city shall be pub
|shed for at least thirty days In thre
'eWspapers Of general circulation
UGH city. u amended az propose
aid Section 36 will provide that
proposal Tor the amendment Of IN
harter OF such Q city shall be pub
|shed Tor at least one day each wee
or four successive weeks In any dali
lewspaper OF general circulation
UGH city or. IN there ha M daIl