Twin-City herald., 1938-10-08


less than twenty thousand inhabi
tants, or to cities of twenty and no
less than ten thousand, Inhabitants
or to cities of ten thousand inhabi
tants or less, which shall apply equal
~ to al such cities Of either class
In force to the provisions relating t.
the same matter included in the loca
charter herein provided for. But nc
local charter, provision or ordinance
any general law Of the state defining
OF Furnishing CRIMES or misdemean-
II amended as proposed by the legi
lature, this section will read as follow
Section Sc. Any city or village
IN this State may frame a charter for
It's own government as a city con-
sistent with and subject to the laws
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
shan 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
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 . e majority thereof. Such charter
voters of such city or village at the
next election thereafter, and IL four.
sevenths of the qualified voters vot-
ing at such election shall ratify the
days thereafter, become the charter
of such city or village as a city, and
supersede any existing charter and
amendments thereof; provided, that
established, such charter shall require
three e-fourths majority vote of the
qualified voters voting at such elec-
tion to change the patrol limits now
established.
Before any city shall incorporate
under this act the. legislature shall
prescribe by law the general limits
framed, Duplicate. certificates shall
be made setting forth the charter
proposed and its ratification which
shall sIsI 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
efoetate' OF state e, and the other, after being
Of deeds for the county in which such
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 a board
OF fifteen commissioners aforesaid.
published for at least one day for four
successive weeks in any daily news.
city or village, or if there be no daily
newspaper of general circulation In
such city or village then for four sue
cesslVe weeks in weekly newspaper
OF general circulation in such city or
OF the qualified voters of such city
or village voting at the next election,
ana not otherwise. but such charter
& shall always be in harmony with and
of the State of Minnesota. The legis-
iature may prescribe the duties of
the commission relative to submitting
amendments of charter to the vote
OF the people and shall provide that
the legal voters of any such CITY or
village, by written petition, such
commission shall submit to the vote
OF the people proposed amendments
petition. The board of freeholders
above provided for shall be perma-
nent, and all the vacancies by death.
disability to perform duties, resigna-
Ilon or removal from the corporate
nee, shall be filled by appointment in
tne same manner as the original
board was created, and said board
shall always contain it's full COM
plement of members.
1t shall be feature of all such
charters that there shall be provided,
among other things, for a mayor or
chief magistrate, and a legislative
pooy OF either one or two houses: II
OF Two houses, at least one of them
snail be elected by general vote of
Ihe electors. In submitting any such
cnarter or amendment thereto to the
quahhed voters of such city or VIII
lase, any alternate section or article
may be presented for the choice OF
the voters, and may be voted on
articles or sections of the charter or
any amendments thereto, The leris-
Iature may provide general laws re.
taating to affairs of cities, the applica-
of over fifty thousand Inhabitants. or
% citles OF fifty and not less than
twenty thousand inhabitants, or to
;ites OF twenty and not less than ten
lnhabitants, or to cities of
en- thousand inhabitants or less,
which shall apply equally to all such
;ltles OF either class, and which shall
'e paramount while in force to the
PROVISIONS relating to the same mat
er included in the local charter here
n provided for. But no local charter.
'rovlsion or ordinance passed there-
lnuer snaH superSede any general
aw OF the State defining or punish.
ng crimes or misdemeanors."
Purpose and Effect Of the Proposed
Amendment
ne purpose and effect of the pre.
ed amendment to Section 36 of krtl.
OF the State Constitution 10 to
nee the requirements for the pubIi-
on or proposed amendments to char.
OF cities having home rule charters,
changes proposed are as follows:
aid Section 36 now provide. that q
oosal for the amendment Of the char
OF such city shall be published for
east thirty days In three newspapers
general circulation In such city. If
'noed as proposed said Section Sc
ndment Of the charter Of such = e,tS @
be published for at least one day
week for four successive weeks II,
aaily newspaper Of general cIrcuIa.
spaper Of general circulation in such
tnen Tor four successive weeks In
eekiy newspaper of general cIrcuJa.
. W such city. The proposed amend
:, II adopted. Will reduce from three
n proposal for the amendment OF
,me RUE Charter Of a city must be
lsneo, cnange the period Of pubIIca.
from thirty days to four weeks, and
ire pupication In daily newspaper
enerai circulation In such city, If
be one, and otherwise In a weekly
'paper OF general circulation In such
instead Of publication In newspapers
snerai circulation IN such city with
eekly. The proposed amendment, n
cation. '1S"
Yours very truly.