Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-24

charter shall be framed. Duplicate
certificates shall be made setting forth
the charter proposed and its ratifca-
ton, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate of said city or VIII
lage and authenticated by its cor
shall be deposited in the office of the
secretary of state. and the other. after
being recorded in the office Of the
register of deeds for the county IN
be deposited among the archives Of
such city or village. and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof.
Such charter so deposited may %
amended by proposal therefor made
by a board Of fifteen commissioners
aforesaid, published for at least once
each week for four successive weeks
In q legal newspaper OF general CIR:
cuIation In such city or village ana
accepted by three-fifths Of the quali-
voting at the next election and not
otherwise; but such charter shall al.
ways be in harmony with and subject
to the constitution and laws OF the
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
application of five per. cent OF the
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 a mayor or chief magis-
trate, and q 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
sections of the charter or any amend
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
cities of fifty and not less than twenty
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 propose,
q amendment Is to require publication o
amendments to home rule charters ono
each week for four (4) successive week
In legal newspaper Of general circuIa
tlon In such city or village Instead o
publication In three (3) newspapers o
general circulation In such city or vlIag
for at least thirty 1907 days as now re
qulred.
There are many cities and village
which do not have three local newspapers
In such cases, under the present provI
sion, publication must be made In news
papers printed elsewhere and circulating
locally. II the proposed amendment
adopted, publication will be required Il
oniy one qualified newspaper, thereby re
ducing the difficulty and expense o
amending home rule charters.
Very truly yours,
J. A. A. eURNoUIsT,
Attorney General.