The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-10-03
Thursday, October 8. 1910

Of thirty days thereafter. become
the charter Of such city or village
~ q city. and supersede any. EXIST
ing charter and amendments
thereof: Provided, that In cities
having patrol limits now estab-
lished, such charter shall require
Q three-fourths majority vote OF
the qualified voters at such cleo
tion to change the patrol limits
shall INCORPORATE under this oct
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 magts:
trate of said city or village and
authenticated by it's corporate
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 which such city or VIII
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.
fifteen commissioners aforesaid.
published for at least once each
week for four successive weeks
In a legal newspaper OF general
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
relative to submitting amendments
Of charter to the vote of the people.
and shall provide that upon applt-
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
petition. The board of freeholders
above provided for shall be per-
manent, and all the vacancies by
death, disa bility to perform duties.
resignation or removal from the
corporate limits, or expiration OF
term of office, shall be filled by
appointment in the same manner
as the original board was created.
and said board shall always con-
tain its full complement Of mem.
such charters that there shall be
provided, among other things. for
q mayor or chief magistrate, and q
legislative body of either one or
two houses; IL Of two houses, at
least one of them shall be elected
by general vote of the electors.
In submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified
voters Of such city or village any
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
sand inhabitants, or to cities of
thousand inhabitants, or to cities
of twenty and not less than ten
thousand inhabitants or less,
which shall apply equally to all
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 Tor.
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 Is to require pub.
cation of amendments to home rule
harters once each week for four a.,
lccesslve weeks In legal newspaper
general circulation In such city oil
lllage Instead of publication In three
81 newspapers of general circulation
, such city or village for at least
nirty 1907 days as now required.
There are many cities and village.
,hIch do not have three local news.
apers. In such cases, under the pres.
Mt provision, publication must bs
,ade In newspapers printed elsewhere
nd circulating locally. II the proposes
Is adopted, publication will
G required In only one qualified news.
aper, thereby reducing the difficulty
nd expense Of amending home rule
harters.
Very truly yours,
J. A. A. BURNQUIST,
Attorney General.