Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

be presented for the choice Of the
voters. and may be voted on sepa.
rately without prejudice to other
any amendments M thereto. The iesis.
lature may provide general laws re-
lating to affairs Of cities, the applica.
ton of which may be limited to
cities of over fifty thousand inhabi.
less than twenty thousand inhabi.
tants, or to cities of twenty and not
less than ten thousand Inhabitants.
or to cities Of ten thousand inhabi-
iy 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
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passed hereunder shall supersede
any general law of the state defining
or Furnishing crimes or misdemean-
II amended as proposed by the legis
lature, this section will read as follows
Section IS. Any city or village
In this State may frame charter for
sistent with and subject to the laws
of this State. as follows: The legis-
lature shall provide. under such
restrictions as it deems proper. for
shall have been qualified voters
thereof. to be appointed by the dis
trict judges of the judicial district In
az the legislature may determine. for
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
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signed by the members of said board,
or a majority thereof. Such charter
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of such city or village at the
seventies 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
Of such city or village as a city. 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
established.
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-
thenticated by Its corporate seal.
One Of said certificates iIa 81. shall laI 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 a board
Of fifteen commissioners aforesaid.
successive weeks in any daily news
paper Of general circulation in such
city or village. or II there be no daily
newspaper of general circulation in
cessive weeks in a 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
shall always be in harmony with and
subject to the Constitution and laws
of the State Of Minnesota. The legis-
lature may prescribe the duties Of
the commission relative to submitting
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
Of the people proposed amendments
to such charter set forth in said
petition. The board Of freeholders
above provided for shall be perma-
disability to perform duties. resigna-
ton or removal from the corporate
limits. or expiration Of term of of
fee. shall be filled by appointment in
shall always contain its full COM
plement of members.
It shall be feature Of all such
charters that there shall be provided,
among other things, for a mayor or
chief magistrate, and a legislative
body Of either one or two houses; If
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
may be presented for the choice Of
the voters, and may be voted on
separately without prejudice to other
articles or sections Of the charter or
lature may provide general laws re-
lating to affairs Of cities. the applica-
ton 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 than ten
thousand Inhabitants. or to cities Of
ten thousand Inhabitants or less.
which shall apply equally to all such
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.
provision or ordinance passed there;
law Of the State defining or punish
Ing crimes or misdemeanors."
The Purpose and Effect OF the Propose
Amendment
Tho purpose and effect Of the pro
posed amendment to Section IS OF Arti
Gle 4 Of the State Constitution Is I
change the requirements for the publ
cation Of proposed amendments to char
ters Of cities having home rule charter,
The changes proposed are az follows:
Said Section SO now provides that
proposal for the amendment Of the char
ter Of such city shall be published 70
at least thirty days In three newspaper
OF general circulation In such city.
amended "a proposed said Section 3
shall be published for at least one da
each week for four successive weeks q
any daily newspaper Of general circuia
tIon In such city or, II there be no dali
newspaper Of general circulation In sue
city, then for four successive weeks D
a weekly newspaper Of general circuIa
tIon In such city. The proposed amend
ment, II adopted, will reduce from thre
to one the number Of newspapers d
which proposal for the amendment Q
q home rule charter Of a city must b
published, change the period Of pubIIca
tIon from thirty days to four weeks, an,
require publication In q daily newspape
Of general circulation In such city,
there be one, and otherwise n a weekI
city, Instead Of publication In newspaper
Of general circulation In such city with
out specifying whether they shall b dali,
or weekly. The proposed amendment,
adopted, will reduce the cost Of sueI
publication.