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Show Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6. A Joint resolution sroponlnp .n amend ment to Section E of Article II of the ; Constitution of the Hlatn of Utah n IStlng to municipal corporations Be it enncted bv the Legislature of th-Stutaj th-Stutaj i of Utah, two thirds vote of all the members elected In the two Houses eCn. urrinjr therein' Sri-tlor, I Th i. Is proposed to kmand Peeti-m S of Article XI. of the Oonstltu tlon of the State of Utsh co that thi same will rev.d us follows- See. S a'orporatlons for tnunlclpp) pur pose.. ih..11 noi crr,ntd bj special lawn rbr Legislstufe bj gsnersl laui r-hnii pro vUe for the Inr.-o-poratlon. oriranlmtlon nn.1 el,iitfi,M.t ,,n ,,f I tie.- -in-: town Ii proportion In population, which laws may . b altered, aimnded or repealed Any city may frame and adopt a charter char-ter for Its own government in tho fo) lowing manner The legislative authnrPv of the city may. hy two thirds vote of M? members snd upon petition of qualified el ors to the number of 10 prr -ant o' nil votes cit al th next preceding electlpn for the r.f fi.-a. oi the mayor, shall forthwith provid- , by ordinance for th" aaubrnlesion to the electors Of thai question. "Shall a Torn . mission he chr.;.'-n to franie a charter? The ordinance ru II reniilre that the quea tlon he snhmltted to th electors at the next regular municipal -leclon Th hsl lot lontnlnini? sUch nue.-tlon ahr.ll alco I contain the names of candlalstes for mern-Ibers mern-Ibers of the proposed Commission but P Without jsfrt- d.sijrrintlon Such .-andl ' ddtes shall be nominated In the same manner r.f 'e.,.,r.-.1 b. I: .s for no-n n.it ;r.n . of city officers If a majority of the elec-' elec-' tors otlnB on the question of cbooqinrj a Comm'wilon shall vote In tho affirmative then the fifteen candidates reerlvlni? a majority nr h.- r.. .. ra" ' mieh If t'on. shall constitute the eh.-irter Commls slon. anal : hall proceed to frame a char te" Any charter so fmined "hall he rrnb-mtttei rrnb-mtttei io the qualified Ha .-tors of thn eltj t n elc-rtlon to no hMd at a time to be determined by 'he rhnrtr Commission, .blch shall be not leas than thirty days iui.-cuueni io lis completion end .Jli frl button arnontf tho electors nrd rot more ' than one year from such date, Altems ; tlvo provlfions may nl.so be submitted to i be voted upon separately. The Commts slon shall make provisions for the dlstrl button of copies of tho proposefi charter i and of rnv alternatlje provisions to the qualified elr-ctor. of the city, not ISSS IhSB ' sixty day.a lefor the eleet'on at which :t ' Is voted upon Such proposed chnr'.er r-nd such allcrnaf've provl Oni as are ap-p ap-p roved by a niajorlt'- of the electors vnt-I vnt-I inir thereon, shill become an organic law j c.f such city at such time as may be fixed thep-ln. snd rha'.l superset nny existlr charter and all laws affecting the orr.-m Izat.'on anH pcvernnient of such city which i are now in conflict therewith. Within thirty days a'te.'- Its approval n Copy of an. h charter u adopted, eertWi I by the mayor ."nd citv recorder nnai atithenficat- ' ed by the seal of inch City, shnll be n ode in duplicate and deOMlted. one In th. of- I flee of te Sc. r. t rv of State and the j other In the off:.-, of t - City P.eeoraler. and th. r after all courts Mhal) tuki- Judl , ctnl notice of such .hirier i Amanilrirnf s to any Such ahsrter may be frauieal and submitted b the chsrtor i Commission in the sano menner as provided pro-vided for mnklne of rlwrrs, or rnav be proposed by the legislative authority of i the city upon r tvo-thlrds vote thereof, or by petit'on of qualified electors to a number e'ju.il lo one-tenth a.f the totl! vote cast for mayor on tho next preceding eleet'on. and any such Amendment may haj Submitted nt the next reffi.'a- elrz-tlon. and haslni; been approved hy tie majority of the cl ctors voting thereon, hnll become be-come a purt of the charter ait the time fixed In such amendment ami shall be certified cer-tified nnd filed as provided in case of chsrters, Bach Ity fonninr it;' chsrter undar this Boctlon shall have and Is hereby grunted. the authority to eaerclM all tew. rs relat Inn to municipal affairs, and to adopt and enforae within lis limits, local polios panltary and similar rognil.itlon nnt.to conflict con-flict with the general 'aw. nnd no enumw atlon of powers tn this constitution or ant-law ant-law shall be deemal to limit or restrict the Roneral prant of authority herebv con ferred; but this M'ant of authority rhall not In.-lude tho power to regulate the serv- , Ico or ehaigas of public utilities so lone' as such regulation Is provided for bv en eral law nor be deemed to limit or restrict re-strict th- pwsrer of the lyofrbiiiturw In mat- I ters of public or c- nernl Interesr, nor those relating to State affairs. Tho power to be conferred ur-on th clt j les by this Section chad Include the fob lowing: (a) To levy, assams and collect taxes' 1 ann imrruw money, wiinin ine umn.s j.:e-I j.:e-I scribed by general la. tind to levy and ' collect special assessments for benefits conferred. (b) To furnish ail local public services; to purchasa hire, construct own maintain main-tain and operwte. or lease, public utilities, loaal In ext. ut and use; to acquire by ' eondminatlon. or otherwise, within or without the corporate limits. property ; necessary for any such purposes, (rubject 1 to restrictions Imposed by general law for the protection of oilier communities: und to tfr.mt local public utility franchises and regulate the exercise thereof .sub.het to the continuing power of ra-gsulatioti of pub lie utilities, their rates and pervice. by tho ; State, ics Is now or may hereafter be. pro- vldcd by Rvneral law (c) To make loca) public Improvements and to ue.iulre by condemnation, or otherwise, other-wise, property within Its corporate limits lim-its noeesuiiry for euch Improvements anal also to acquire an SXOSSa over that needed for any such Improvement and to sell or lease auch exceas property with restrictions. restric-tions. In order to pi oti c t ond preserve the Impros-.-rnenl (d To issue and sell bondl on the security se-curity of any such excess property or of tny public utility owned by the city, or of the revenues thereof, or both. Including. Includ-ing. In the case of a public utility, a frun : chlaas stating the ternid upon which. In t ase of foreclosure, the purchaser may operate euch utility. Sec. 2 Tha, Secretary of state Is lu re by directed to mibmlt the proposed amend- ! ment to the electors af the Sts.te at tba next general election In the manner pro I lded by law Sec. S. If adopted by the electors of this State, this amendment shall take ef- feet on January lot. IIS). I Approved March 18. 1013 1 |