Show Utah Constitutional Amendments Prop Proposed Constitutional Ame Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- d. d ment No 1 JO JOINT T NO O. O 0 C. A. A joint resolution proposing an amen amendment amend amend- ment inset to Section 6 5 of oC Article 11 of oC the tho Constitution of oC the State of oC Utah re re- re la lating tine to municipal corporations corporation Be B. it enacted by bT the Legislature of oC the tho State of Utah two thirds vote Toto of oC all the tho m members beu elected In the two Houses concurring therein Section 1 That It Is la propos proposed d to amend Section 5 of oC Article XI of oC the Constitution of the State of oC Utah ao so that the same will read as follows See Sec 5 Corporations Corporation for municipal purposes shall not be created by bT special laws The Legislature by bT general laws law shall provide for the Incorporation of tion lion organization and classification cities and nd towns In proportion to population pop pop- which laws may maT be altered amended or repealed Any city may frame and adopt a shatter charter for Its own government In the following manner The legislative authority of the city may maT by two-thirds two vote of oC Its members mem morn bers ben and upon petition of oC qualified electors to the number of oC 10 per cent of Df all votes cut coat at tho next preceding I In lag ing election for Cor the office of the them by or ordinance ordinance or- or provide shall forthwith m mayor 1 for Cor the submission to the electors electors elec elec- tors tore of oC the question Shall t. t a n Com Coin mission be to rhe The ordinance shall require that the question be bo submitted to the electors electon I election at the next regular municipal The rho ballot containing such question shall Ihan also contain the names name of oC candidates candi candi- Sates dates for members of oC the proposed Commission but without party nation Such candidates shall shan be nominated nomInated nom norn- mated In the same annie manner as required by law for tor nomination of ot city officers If Ie a majority of oC the electors voting on tho question of oC choosing a Commission Com Coin mission million shall vote In the affirmative then the tho fifteen candidates receiving a a. majority of ot the votes cast at such l shall constitute the charter Commission and shall proceed to frame a I charter Any charter so eo framed shall shan be submitted submitted submitted sub sub- to the qualified electors of oC the city at an election to be held at a time t to be determined by the charter Commission which shall shan be not less than thirty days subsequent to Its Ita completion and distribution among the lectors and not more more than one year from such date Alternative provi- provi stone lion may also be submitted to be bo voted upon separately The Commis- Commis lion ilon shall shan make provision provisions for the tho distribution of copies of the proposed charter harter and of or any alternative provisions provi- provi lions to the qualified electors of ot the Ity not less than sixty days before the lbs election at which It Is voted upon luch proposed charter and such alternative alter alter- native provisions as are approved by byk byI k I majority of oC the electors voting thereon therein there there- on in shall ahall become an on organic law of ot luch such city at such time as may be rI fixed fired ed I therein and shall supersede any ex cx ting charter and all laws affecting the organization and government of luch such city which are now In conflict therewith Within thirty days after Its It approval a copy of such charter charteris is 15 adopted certified by the mayor and city recorder and authenticated by the leal Jeal I of oC such lIuch cit shall be made In duplicate and dep deposited sited one In the otrice of office ot- ot tic rice oL aLth Secra Secretary ary of or Stats Stat and the Iberia ther in U tn OfficE of ot the City r er r. r and th thereafter I courts shall shaH take Judicial nc Ice ce of t h tel ts to oa ay 1 toi i V nay may be De proposed b bJ the legis of the cU citI upon a t I r vote thereof or If Ut petition t Cled electors ele to a i 1 umber equa 3 onO tenth of oC the total vote ote cast f t nayor on en the next prec precedIng election elt and I ion my such nt may IH lk submit submit- I ted led at the next r gular election and having been approVed Ved ed b by th th- majority of Sf t the electors v tinS tinS' thereon shall become a part of ot the he charter at the I time fixed In such amendment and shall be certified a aid d filed tiled as provid- provid id ad In case case of oC chart charters charters- r I Each city forming Its charter under t this Section shall have and Is hereby i J ranted granted tho author authority ty to exercise all powers relating to municipal a affairs rs and md to adopt and enforce within Its I limits local o l police pollee sanitary ty an and J s1 simi simi- 1 lar not in ln conflict with the general law and no enumeration or ot powers In this constitution or any law shall be deemed to limit or restrIct restrict re- re strIct the general grant rant of ot authority hereby conferred but this grant of ot au authority authority au- au shall not Include the power to regulate the service or ot charges of pubic public public pub pub- lic ic utilities so so long as such regulation Is III provided for Cor by general law nor bo be loomed to limit or restrict the power of oC the Legislature Leg In matters of public or er general Interest nor those relating to State affairs The he power to be conferred upon the titles by this Section shall Include the following a To levy assess and collect taxes and borrow money within the limits limit proscribed prescribed by general law ana ane aneto to levy and collect special assessments lot tor benefits conferred b To furnish all local public ser ser- rices to purchase hire construct own maintain and operate or lease public publio utilities local in extent ant and use to acquire t b by condemnation or otherwise within or without the corporate limits property necessary for tor any such purposes purposes pur pur- poses posu subject to restrictions Imposes by general law for the protection of other communities and to grant Irant local public publio utility franchises and regulate the exercise thereof subject to the continuinG continuing continuing con con- power of ot regulation of ot public utilities their rates and service by the I State as Is now or may hereafter be be provided ed by general law c To make local public Improvements Improve Improve- ments ment and to acquire by condemnation or Dr otherwise property within its corporate corporate corporate cor cor- limits necessary for Cor such Improvements improvements improvements im Im- im- im and also allo to acquire an excess excess ex ex- cess ceas ever that needed abided for tor or any such Improvement imProvement Im Im- im- im provement and to se sen sel or lease such excess property with restrictions In order to protect and preserve the Im- Im d To Issue and sell bonds on the security of ot any anT such lIuch excess property or of ot any utility owned by the city or of ot the this revenues thereof or both in the case of ot a a. public pub pub- lic lie u utility till t a franchise stating the tho I terms term upon which in case of oC foreclosure fore Core closure losure the purchaser may operate luch such utility Sec 2 The Secretary of oC State is III directed to submit th the proposed amen amendment ment to the electors of ot the State at U the next general election in the manner provided by law Sec 2 3 If It adopted by the electors electora jf t f this State this amendment shall ako effect on January 1st lat 1 U 21 Approve Approve- March arh 18 1919 |