Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-06
The Purpose and Effect Of the Proposed
Amendment

The purpose and effect Of this amend
ment is to confer upon commission
consisting Of the governor, the attorney
general, and the state auditor the power
tn. state, Including lands held in trust
for any purpose, for lands OF the United
States and lands privately owned, such
exchange: to be made In such manna as
case Of certain trust fund lands ex.
changes cannot now be made because the
State Constitution does not permit the
legislature to authorize the sale of said
lands except by public sale. This amend
ment will make 1t possible for the state
to acquire compact areas OF land for for
exchanging land outside of state forests
and other conservation areas for lands
Of the United States within such areas
and for privately owned lands within
such areas.
The amendment requires that all min.
eraI rights and water power rights In
lands so transferred by the state shall
be reserved. The land SO acquired will
become subject to the same trust, IL
pie, II school land Is given In exchange,
the land received will become school land.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2
BY the adoption Of Chapter 493 Of the
Laws Of 1887 the legislature has proposed
an amendment to Section IS of Article
Of the Constitution Of the State of Min
nesota.
This section now reads as follows:
ANY city or village in this state
may frame a charter for its own gov
eminent as a city consistent with
as follows: The legislature shall
provide, under such restrictions as it
deems proper. for board OF fifteen
freeholders, who shall be and for the
Ave Yea ahal1 have been Ouali-
Ned voters thereof. to be appointed
by the district judges Of the judicial
district In which the city or village
determine, for a term in no event to
exceed six years. which board shall.
within six months after its appoint
Of said city or village a draft of said
charter. signed by the members Of
said board. or a. majority thereof.
the q1 S voters sa OF Of SUCH city or
after, and If four-sevenths of the
ton 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
thereof: Provided. that in cities hav-
ing patrol limits now established.
such charter shall require three;
change the patrol limits now estab-
lished. Before any city shall incor-
limits within which such Charter
shall be framed Duplicate certii-
which shall be signed by the chief
magistrate Of said city or village and
authenticated by its corporate seal.
posted in the office of the secretary
Of state. and the other. after being
recorded in the office Of the register
city or village lies, shall be deposited
among the archives of such city or
village, and all courts. shall. take
SO deposited may be amended by pro-
posal therefor made by a board Of
f1fteen commissioners aforesaid, pub
lished for at least thirty days in three
newspapers Of general circulation in
such city or village. and accepted by
three-ffths Of the qualified voters Of
such city or village voting at the next
charter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constitution
and laws of the state of Minnesota.
duties Of the commission relative to
submitting amendments OF charter to
the vote Of the people, and shall pro-
vide that ., upon apr, Application stton. Of FIVE
ton. such commission shall submit to
the vote of the people proposed
amendments to such charter set forth
In said petition. The board Of free
holders above provided for shall be
permanent, and all the vacancies by
resignation or removal from the cor.
porate limits. or expiration Of term
OF office. shall be filled by appoint
ment in the same manner as the
original board was created. and said
board shall always contain its full
complement Of members. 1t shall be
q feature OF all such charters that
there shall be provided, among other
things, for . mayor or chief magis-
trate. and legislative body Of
either one or two houses; II of two
houses. at least one of them shall be
elected by general vote of the cleo
tors. In submitting any such char
ter or amendment thereto to the
qualified voters Of such city or village
any alternate section or article may