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ERWIN A. PETERSON <br />ROSERT C. BELL <br />1ILLARD IL. CONVERSE <br />,OGEIR A. JENSEN <br />KURT IF. WALTHER <br />W., TIMOTHY MALCHOW <br />MA R T I IN ,J. C O,ST'E L LO <br />JIAMES C. ERICKSON <br />DAVID S-ANDERSON <br />WILLIAM IM. ORINANE <br />PAMELA CONVERSE ZERIN <br />CAROL A,. BALDWIN <br />SCOTT B. CROSSM Ask N <br />CAROLINE F'. WELL <br />Mr, Steve N'or,t,h <br />Acting City, Manager, <br />CiLty of Ro,se�v,ille <br />i <br />2660 Civic Clen,ter Drive <br />Roselivil"ille, Minnesota 55113 <br />• <br />110 0 <br />IS 4P <br />R,e Dedication of Space in Official Newspape <br />for Public Notices <br />Our File No. 1011-1,91 <br />9 <br />You have asikied for an opinion concerning whether or not the City <br />can liega,l,ly require a newspaper, as a condition to becoming the <br />off icial newspaper of the City, to dedicate a certain amount of <br />space each, wielek for public notices'. <br />Enclosed is a research memorandum done by Caroline Bell <br />q Al <br />indi,cati,n,ig that th,ere are no cases in point, one way or the <br />o the r 0 <br />beld"eve that the,, City may require that type of a condition to a <br />I <br />newspaper being awarded the status as the official newspaper. if <br />11 P <br />the niewspaper blelieves that such, a, requirement is an infringement <br />upon its First Amendment r ights to determine what it will <br />publish,, it need not bid on the offi,cial newspaper contract, <br />The i,c notiLces also are mattlers which support the public <br />pub!' <br />h,ea,lth, safety, and, welfare and so long as the space is not used <br />A <br />f o,r polit ical purposes by of f ice holders, I believe such a <br />requirement would be reasonable. <br />fA It <br />We have checked with the League of Cities and they indicate that <br />they have no knowledge of any other cities imposing such a <br />riequirem,ent and, further that they have no knowledge of any <br />liLtigiatiolon involving such a requirement. <br />■ 'L 10 <br />Xou <br />very truly, <br />II IN so — - j .-b I I <br />