The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-20

II amended as proposed by the legil
allure, this section viii read as follows
Section IS. Any city or village
In this State may frame a charter for
its own government as a city con-
Eistent with and subject to the laws
of this State, as follows: The legis-
lature shall provide, under such
restrictions as it deems proper, for
a board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall be and for the past five years
shall have been qualified voters
thereof. TO be appointed by the dis
trict judges of the judicial district in
which the city or village Is situated.
as the legislature may determine. for
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 a majority thereof. Such charter
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of such city or village at the
next election thereafter. and il four
seventies of the qualified voters vot-
ing 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; 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
ton 10 change the patrol limits now
established.
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 ratifications, which
shall be signed by the chief magis-
thenticated by its corporate seal.
One of said certificates shall be de-
posted in the office OF the secretary
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
city or village, and all courts shall
take judicial notice thereof. Such
charter so deposited may be amended
by proposal therefor made by board
of fifteen commissioners aforesaid,
published for at least one day for four
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
such city or village then for four sue
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
amendments 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 perma-
disability to perform duties. resigna-
ton or removal from the corporate
limits, or expiration of term of Of
fee, 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.
II shall be a feature OF all such
charters that there shall be provided,
among other things. for a mayor or
chief magistrate, and q 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 electors. In submitting any such
charter or amendment thereto to the
qualified voters OF such city or viii
lage, any alternate section or article
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
any amendments thereto. The legis-
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
10 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 10 all such
cities Of either class. and which shall
be paramount while in force to the
provisions relating to the same mat
in provided for. But no local charter,
provision or ordinance passed there
under shall supersede any general
law of the State defining or punish
ing crimes or misdemeanors."
The Purpose and Effect OF the Propose
Amendment
The purpose and effect Of the pre-
posed amendment to Section So Of Art
lie 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 as follows:
Said Section IS now provides that
for the amendment of the char
ter of such city shall be published fc
AZ least thirty days In three newspaper
Of general circulation In such city.
as proposed said Section s
will provide that a proposal fer th
of the charter of such a CIT
shall be published for at least one da
each week for four successive weeks
any daily newspaper of general circula
ton In such city or, II there be no dali
of general circulation In sue
city, then for four successive weeks
a weekly newspaper of general circuIs
ton In such city. The proposed amend
nent, II adopted, will reduce from thrs
10 one the number of newspapers
which a proposal for the amendment
a home rule charter of city must I
published, change the period of publics
ton from thirty days to four weeks, an
require publication IN a daily newspa pt
Of general circulation In such city,
there be one, and otherwise In a week.
Of general circulation In sue
,ity, Instead of publication In newspaper
Of general circulation In such city with
put specifying whether they shall be dali
Dr. weekly. The proposed amendment,
adopted, Will reduce the cost of sue
publication.
Yours very truly,