St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

Of thirty days thereafter. becuIi.
the charter of such city or villare
as city, and supersede any exist
Ing charter and amendments
tacreof: Provided, that in cities
having patrol limits now estab.
ished, such charter shall require
Q three-fourths majority vote Of
the qualified voters at such cleo.
ton to change the patrol limits
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 pro.
posed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief magis-
rate of said city or village and
authenticated by It's corporate
seal. One of said certificates shall
be deposited in the office Of the
after being recorded in the office
of the register of deeds for the
county in which such city or vii.
lage 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 pro.
posal therefor made by q board of
fifteen commissioners aforesaid,
published for at least once each
week for four successive weeks
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 char
ter shall always be in harmony
with and subject to the constitu-
ton and laws of the state Of Min
nesota. The legislature may pre-
scribe the duties of the commission
rela tive to submitting amendments
Of charter to the vote of the people.
cation of five per cent of the legal
voters Of any such city or village,
by written petition, such commits
sion 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 per-
manent, and all the vacancies by
death, disability to perform duties.
resignation or removal from the
corporate limits, or expiration Of
appointment in the same manner
as the original board was created.
and said board shall always con.
tain its full complement of MEM
bers. 1t shall be a feature of all
such charters that there shall be
provided, among other things, for
q mayor or chief magistrate, and a
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.
oh nrfo
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 sepa-
ately without prejudice to other
articles or sections of the charter
or any amendments thereto. The
legislature may provide general
laws relating to affairs Of cities,
the application of which may be
limited to cities Of over fifty, thou
nifty and not less than twenty
thousand inhabitants, or to cities
Of twenty and not less than ten
thousand inhabitants or less,
which shall apply equally to ali
such cities of either class, and
which shall be paramount 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 pro.
osed amendment IL to require pub.
cation Of amendments to home rule
larters once each week for four (4)
IccesslVe weeks In a legal newspaper
general circulation In such city or
liags Instead Of publication In three
}. newspapers of general circulate
such city or village for at least
Iirty 1907 days as now required.
There are many cities and villages
hIch do not have three local news.
lperS. In such cases, under the pres.
It provision, publication must be
ade IN newspapers printed elsewhere
I'd circulating locally. II the proposed
ls adopted, publication Will
required In only one qualified news.
lper, thereby reducing the difficulty
ID expense OF amending home rule
Iarters.
Very truly yours.
J. A. A. BURNoUIsT,
Attorney General
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