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r -~-'°•_....~~a~.t~re~~c~~+4e-.. ~ .~ ~, "~~Y~.. .~.dt~~.8©~,'~? ~Jc`i~.~.q'~. <br />,~~°opcas~.ti.c~~a ~na~r ~~ ~u~mi~.~~~d~~~~~ro~~JL^~.r~~ao.~~.~i~al ~ubdi~ri,s~.®n~ <br />i~ ~ stag ~t~.tut~~so aut~xor~,~~aP 3 ~ +~~, <br />°- -~-- ' r ~tX B. Attar'.-. <br />~~' ... ....sv g a+t~. t.. r ed~ p ,7. X67 :~ X kd o ti~~`~ • LY~Zi a ~~' ~'~ X ~u~ e <br />s~v~rrulc~d 3n_._~~;~..---.' <br />SEP ~ 7 1972 <br />6~~-0 <br />s~~~~ <br />~citki M~~"~tidd9 Esq* <br />Minneap;alis pity ~.ttorney ~~~~ ~ ~--~ <br />3~5-M Gity xa~~ ~ ~~,~ ~ !~` <br />Minneapol~.s, Minnesota 5~41~ L <br />Deaxry Mra St~,dd; <br />Tn your setter to this Qz"fice you a~,vise that the Mayor of <br />Minneapolis desires the opinion of the ~.ttc~rney ~eneraZ concerning <br />the following <br />May gtaest3 ons be su~ana:~tted tc~ the voters <br />of the; city z'or a.n ~.dvi.sory vote`? <br />QI'1:I~31f~Id <br />"here is no statutory or co~.7st~.tutiana:~ pro~iihition against a <br />1 <br />city mak~.n~; provision fer a~.vi,or°;~ e~.pct~~ns e C~Pner~z~. principles <br />of municipal ~.aw, p,^:~a~:° c~p:~~~31.Qns off' th:t.c~ c~~'~'~.re, rels,ted le~~.e~,ative <br />activity in th,~ s ;;ts,t~: ~ s.z~xd statt~tc~ry and case law from other ,~uris- <br />dictions a11. indicate that the authority for such advisory votes must <br />be express m ~. munic~.pa.lity deg°~.ves its powers solely from Mate eon <br />stitution~ statute ax' city charter. Peterson v„ pity of Jordan, 13~ <br />1= ~n advisoryrote must k~c distinguished from an in~.tiative <br />and a referendum in whickz the electors,te is exerc~.s~.n~; direct leg-- <br />islative p©wer;~~ <br />