The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-10-13

legislatures TINS section VIII reau :
follows:
'Section SO. Any city or village
in this State may frame Q char
ter for its own government as 9
city. consistent with and subject
lows: The legislature shall pro-
vide, under such restrictions as II
deems proper, for q board OF fif-
teen freeholders, who shall be and
for the past Ave years shall 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
a 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 draft of said
charter, signed by the members OF
said board. or o majority thereof.
Such charter shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF such
thereafter, and II four sevenths Of
the qualified voters voting 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 q city. and
supersede any existing charter
and amendments thereof; pro.
limits now established, such char
ter shall require q 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
lions, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate Of said city or
village and authenticated by its
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
such city or village lies, shall be
such city or village, and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof.
Such charter so deposited may be
amended by proposal therefor
made by q board Of fifteen COM
missioners aforesaid, published for
at least one day for four success
sive weeks in any daily newspaper
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 Quali-
fed voters Of such city or village
not otherwise. but such charter
and subject to the Constitution
and laws Of the State of Minne-
sofa. The legislature may pre-.
scribe the duties Of the commits
sion relative to submitting amend
ments of charter to the vote Of
the people and shall provide that
upon application Of five per cent
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 q feature Of all such
charters that there shall be pro-
vided, among other things, for q
mayor or chief magistrate, and q
legislative body Of either one or
fxxyr Hna -
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
thereto. The legislature may
provide general laws relating to
affairs OF cities, the application
of which may be limited to cities
OF over fifty thousand inhabitants,
or to cities of fifty and not less
than twenty thousand inhabi-
tants. or to cities Of twenty and
Inhabitants. or to Cities o 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
70 the same matter included in
the local charter herein provided
Tor. But no local charter, provi-
SION or Ordinance passed there.
law OF the State defining or pun-
ishing crimes or misdemeanors."
The Purpose and Erect Of the pr,
posed Amendment
The purpose and effect Of the ORR
posed amendment to Section 36 I
Article 4 Of the state Constitution
10 change the requirements for IN
Of proposed amsndmen,
g charters OF cities having home ru
charters. The changes proposed a
said Section 80 now provides ths
: proposal for the amendment OF q
|ished for at least thirty DAYS m thrs
newspapers o. general circulation
such city: u amended az proposc
saId Section 50 viii provide thst
proposal for the Amendment al n
charter OF such q city shaII be put
!ished for at least one day each WEE
Tor four successive weeks In any AN
newspaper Of general circulation
.ueh city or II there be no dali
'ueh city, then S Tor four S1.'s suceen.,,
weeks In q weekly Newspaper OF Ger
eral circulation In such city. hi
proposed amendment, u adopted, wi
reduce from three to one the mum
per Of newspapers In which Z propos,
Tor the amendment Of q home ruI
Charter OF Q city must Be published
change the period Of publication froI
thirty days to four weeks, and n
quIre publication In . daily new
paper OF general circulation IN sue
;ity, there be one, and otherwls
II q. weekly Newspaper Of psner,
circulation IN such city, Instead I
In newspapers Of Qeneri
In such city without spec
'ylnU whether they shall be dali
,r weekly. The proposed amend
mont. u adopted, will reduce the COZ
u such publication.
Yours very truly.