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
as 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
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.
trate Of said city or village and
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
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
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
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 appli..
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
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 it's full complement of MEM
bers. 1t shall be a feature of all
such charters that there shall be
provided, among other things. for
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
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-
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
fifty and not less than twenty
thousand inhabitants, or to cities
of twenty and not less than ten
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 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 Is to require pub.
cation of amendments to home rule
harters once each week for four (4)
uccessive weeks In legal newspaper
general circulation In such city OF
ilIage Instead of publication In three
81 newspapers of general circulation
! such city or village for at least
hIrty 1907 days as now required.
There are many cities and villages
,hich do not have three local news.
apers. In such cases, under the pres
mt provision, publication must be
1ade In newspapers printed elsewhere
nd circulating locally. If the proposed
mendment Is adopted, publication will
e required In only one qualified news
aper, thereby reducing the difficulty
nd expense Of amending home rule
harters.
Very truly yours,
J. A. A. RURNQUIST,
Attorney General.