Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-17

charter shall be framed. Duplicate
certificates shall be made setting forth
the and Its at fSs
chief magistrate of said city or viii
lage and authenticated by its cor
porate seal. One Of said certificates
shall be deposited in the office Of the
secretary OF state ana No. the GSner aI Yer
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 shall take judicial notice thereof q:
amended by proposal therefor made
by q board of fifteen commissioners
aforesaid, published for at least once
each week for four successive weeks
In a lesa! newspaper OF general Cur;
accepted by three -fifths Of the quail
fed voters of such city or village
voting at the next election and not
otherwise; but such charter shall al
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 vil-
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
by appointment in the same manner
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 a 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
ments 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
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.
to home rule charters once
ach week for four (4) successive week.
n a legal newspaper Of general circula
Ion In such city or village Instead o.
In three (3) newspapers o.
General circulation In such city or village
or at least thirty 1907 days as now re.
ulred.
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 In
My one qualified newspaper, thereby re.
ucing the difficulty and expense O,
amending home rule charters.
Very truly yours.
J. A. A. BURNQUIST,
Attorney General.