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CHARTER C0j4MISS1C.: not having full complement of 15 members does <br />not have authority to act upon a petition of voters propos- <br />ing amendments. M.S. 1953, § 410.12. <br />i <br />.,glri . 1, 1951 <br />tip. Charles 0. Jobason <br />Attor:aey for r`ankato Chai ter .�orazissi�n <br />20ij ;o. i,ront Street <br />Mankato, 741n�-- so to <br />"ear Sir : <br />;.our letter a,�:�.r•.,ssed �-eneral J. A. A. <br />Burnquis t line been ref erreCi the unc;e.rsi f;nec . <br />You have inquire=" :c t;.7 tiv ioli%)win, <br />'A of FIz-e-- :ol-ers, cor ioial; call, d 'Charter <br />Cora.„aission' vac appoLl.ted by the District Juc�g f'-�r <br />she City :)i F .n :a to on October 15, 1551. :since that <br />tLno, two vecancies have occ-urrAc', oz.e ol which has <br />bec:i milled. tt pzx sor, *L3 ^c, e. are only 14 mem, ers <br />o i' the char ter ;;oriL ais s i.)n. <br />on March 5, 191=4, an Listinmen L consis tine of a <br />Lroup of i;Wtition parcrc f'-r a pro,»seC amend innt to <br />the Homc. I,.ul C:�artcr of the City z)f' •Anikato was 111cd <br />with the Chairman of the Charter Commission. ?'he peti- <br />tion sets out tho nomos anL ac-,dz esses of the: 5 electors <br />who arc, aetin,, as v co.waittee of the petitioners and <br />me resoonsible for the circulr-tion nnt', iilinf•s of the <br />petition. 'Ihe petition sets ou' the complete +Pxt of <br />the propose araendmcits to the k�herrtc°r• and is follown:i <br />by signature sheets anc t„e affidavit o_ tl.e circulc `or <br />as set ou'` in 7-nA 410.12, sub0i-isiun 2. 1.onw of the <br />circulators o.,. ' ` c vnrious petitiouu were not members <br />of the corami'tee of 5 electors. `.rho T)(-titto..s mere nol. <br />submitted to the Charter Co,waitsi:)n pri::r to their <br />cir cul,; tiun. '' <br />"(1an the ?•'.aake-to Charter s{. i tak- Arty. <br />action o.i the petition file, critlh it bi t!.c com.-aittee <br />of (' actors bei:.re tlre Con .I s . =°r:. '..'a: w lull cor-1plem^-n C <br />ut 15 members"? <br />