Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

charter shall be framed. Duplicate
certificates shall be made setting forth
the charter proposed and n; ITS ra at, ca.
chief magistrate of said city or vii.
lage and authenticated by its cor
pOrate seal. One of said certificates
shall be deposited in the office OF the
secretary of state. and the other. atter
register of deeds for the county In
which such city or village lies. shall
be deposited 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 once
each week for four successive weeks
In a legal newspaper OF general cir:
accepted by three-fifths Of the quail
fed voters of such city or village
voting at the next election ana not
otherwise: but such charter shall al.
ways be in harmony with and subject
to the constitution and laws of the
state Of Minnesota. The legislature
may prescribe the duties of the COM
mission relative to submitting amend
ments of charter to the vote OF the
people. and shall provide that upon
legal voters of any such city or viii
lage. by written petition. such COM
mission shall submit to the vote of
the people proposed amendments to
such charter set forth in said petition.
The board of freeholders above pro-
vided for shall be permanent, and all
the vacancies by death. disability to
perform duties. resignation or removal
from the corporate limits, or expira-
ton of term of office. shall be filled
as the original board was created. and
said board shall always contain its
full complement of members. 1t shall
be 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; if Of two houses.
at least one of them shall be elected
by general vote of the electors. In
submitting any such charter or
voters of such city or village any al
ternate 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 amend
provide general laws relating to
affairs of cities. the application of
which may be limited to cities of
over fifty thousand inhabitants, or to
thousand inhabitants. or to cities Of
twenty and not less than ten thou
sand inhabitants or less, which shall
apply equally to all such cities of
either class, and which shall be para
mount while in force to the provisions
relating to the same matter included
In the local charter herein provided
for. But no local charter provision or
ordinance passed Hereunder shall
supersede any general law of the
state defining or Furnishing crimes or
misdemeanorS."
Purpose and Effect
The purpose and effect Of the proposed
Is to require publication o.
amendments to home rule charters once
ach week for four az successive week.
n a legal newspaper Of general circuIa
ion In such city or village Instead o.
In three (3) newspapers o.
General circulation In such city or viIIag,
or at least thirty 1907 days as now re.
uIred.
There are many cities and village.
which do not have three local newspapers
n such cases, under the present provi
ion, publication must be made In news
'apers printed elsewhere and circulating
ocaIly. II the proposed amendment I.
dopted, publication will be required u
My one qualified newspaper, thereby re
Iucing the difficulty and expense o.
amending home rule charters.
Very truly yours,
}. A. A. sURNoUIST,
Attorney General.