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CHAPTER l: NA~'~, BOUNDARIES, POWERS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> <br />BOUNDARIES MAY NOT BE CHANGED BY CHARTER IN MINNESOTA. BECAUSE ANNEXATIONS CHANGE <br /> <br />BOUNDARIES FREQUENTLY; STATEMENTS MADE TODAY CAN BECO~ QUICKLY OUT OF DATE. <br />FOR THAT REASON THE CHARTER IS WRITTEN IN GENERAL TER~ %~ITH A SPECIFIC PROVISION <br />THAT ACCURATE BOUNDARY I~FORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL. <br /> <br />POWERS OF THE CITY: OLDER CHARTERS RELIED ON LONG LISTS OF SPECIFIC CITY POWERS. <br />ALL RECENT CHARTERS }lAVE ON THE OTHER HAND, INCLUDED BROAD GENERAL GRANTS OF POWERS. <br />SUCH A GRANT IS BASED ON THE THEORY THAT THE CITY SHOULD LAY CLAIM TO ALL POWERS <br /> <br />NOT RESTRICTED BY THE CHARTER. IT THUS PERMITS A CITY TO MEET NEW PROBLEMS AS THEY <br />ARISE WITHOUT THE NEED OF CHARTER AMENDMENT. RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN OTHER <br />SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER~ANDPROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO INTRODUCE .ADDITIONAL <br />RESTRICTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY. <br /> <br /> <br />