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"" ....n o ..., ,, o /i2/Z~ <br /> <br /> preference ~,~ any. ins%~.nce b3'~ns~' ~-~n.~- a cross <br /> tike ~un~r~ If eny chaucer ~o sub~ttod be rejected. <br /> the bo.~ ~y propose otkers from time to time until <br /> one ts adopted." <br /> <br /> Section ~!0.t2, ~,~nnesota Statutes 19~.!~ bo~m~ Section <br />1286, ~,~son's Statutes 1927, reads as fo!lo%~s: <br /> <br /> "The board' of freeholders may oropose a~endments to <br />such ch-fret, and shall do so cpo5 the petition of five <br />per certs of the voters of the city, set~ing forth in sub- <br />stance the amendment desired. Amendments shall be submitted <br />as in the case of the original charter and the proposal shall <br />be puklished for at least 30 days in no~ exceeding tbme~ news- <br />papers of general-circulation in such city. The form of hal-. <br />lo~ and mode of voting shall be s~m~lar to those used upon <br />the adoption of such charter, the general'nature of each <br />amendment being briefly indicated. If three-fifths of those <br />la~fully vo~ing at such election shall declare in favor of <br />amy amendment so proposed, the same shall be certified~ de- <br />posited, and recorded, and shall take affect, as in the case <br />of the origins3, charter~ provided that, if iZ be proposed <br />tha~ any amendment shall ~ake effect at a specified time~ <br />it shall take effect as proposed." <br /> <br /> It is my opinion that the correct construction of these <br />provisions is tha~ amendments to the citT charter may ~e propel?sd <br />by the charter commissicn on its o~m initiative~ Such-amendments <br />must also be submitted ~o the voters when petitioned for by five <br />per cent of the voters. <br /> <br />QUESTION 2: <br /> <br />Ca~ an amendment to the chmrter be submi~bted for ratifica- <br />tion on the same day as the statewide primary ~lectlon)~ or must a <br />separate and distinct election be called? ~ <br /> <br />OPINION: <br /> <br /> A separate and distinct election must be called, but I £ir~d <br />no objection to holding it on the same day as the sta~ew~de primary <br />election, so that the election officials' of ~]~ primary elecroi~n ,~ <br />also serve as election officials of the s'oecio! election.~ <br /> <br /> I$ is a special election e-~on tho~i.%h it is held c-n th.o <br />same day am the general ele,.'~'~ <br /> <br /> <br />