Show Proposed C Constitutional rs Amendment Amend rient ment No 1 JC JOINT NT T R RESOLUTION NO fi R. A Joint re ruo reao o Ion proposing an ana a amendment amend amend- mont ment to S 8 S i el sl Article Hor th of 01 th the th St State Stat t of or Utah r rr- rr r. r hating latina t to t. l al l c cr rj B B. B It J br by r tb the tb L ot of the h State t for er f Utah tt third vot Q o of all th the me r elected U Ud In the tot JIous therein 1 That It It is d to amend Section S 5 of Article XI of the Constitution of 01 th the tJ State of Utah rc ao c that tJ the urn tame will read a ac aa follows fellows Sec Sc 5 I. I Corporations Corporation for ter municipal purpose shall net act be created crated br by special laws T The LeBl lat re 1 by general oner l laws shall provide for lor the tho Incorporation tion and ot- ot A rend d towns lowes In proportion t to pop pop- which laws lawa may roar be altered I amended arr 4 or er r repealed Any tty city ty may frame fram and adopt a charter harter fer tel Its own on In th Ut following rollo winner manner Th The Th l authority of the Ule city ma nay l 1 bl y twe vet rote of or It Its members mem mm- ben bers and aad upon spon D of or qualified l I elector to tOJ th the Ut number of er II 11 per cent ant anti centi i I ef of all votes rotes east at the tit next Ant preceding priced priced- ling lag ing election le for fer the of or the I mayor shall hall forthwith provide by br or- or r- r dinane for tor the tl to the electors elec elec- tore ton of the q question Shall han a Commission Com Com- mission b be chosen to frame framl a charter i The shull ahall require that kat the I I I question be submitted to the declare at atthe the th next regular municipal election The ballot contain contain- such question dhoti also alia contain the tile names of candidates candi dates tor or members of or the Ua- Ua proposed Commission but hut without party desly nation Su Such h candidates be b. nominated nominated nom nom- In iii the same aim miens manner as al required b by law ter or nomination of or city officers If H a majority sr of f th the electors lectora voting on the question lu of et choosing a Commission Com Com- ml mission slen shall v vete t te In n the iii affirmative then t the fifteen candidates readying a majority of or the votes cast calt at such uch election shall ahall constitute the charter Commission lul A and shall pro proceed lId to frame a charter An Any e charter so 10 framed shall be b. subI submitted sub sub- I to the qualified electors of the city at an an election to be held at a time to b be determined it by th the charter shall be not less Iu I than thirty days daYI subsequent to Us its completion and distribution among the tit electors and not more than one ona year from such euch Bete te Alternative provisions provi I may also all be e submitted to be voted upon UrO Ie separately ar tily The Commie Commis lion sion shall make provisions previsions for the he distribution e of et copies iu of er the UI proposed proposal charter and of Jt any alternative provisions prey provi to th the th qualified of f the tit city not lUll less than sixty day days before the tile ell election n at it Is Ie voted up upon Such Sueh l proposed charter and suck such alter alter- alternative native natie provisions as s are approved by bya a majority of er the electors voting thereon there on shall become an organic law lw of such ruch city at su such sueh h time as al may be fixed therein an and anil shall supersede any existing ex- ex existing ex charter and all laws law affecting the o ei lL and tl government of ft lb t ar city such euch h city which are n now In conflict lI t theriT Ith Within thirty days day after its Us approval a e copy py of such charter a as 11 adopted certified d by the mayor and andi city and authenticated u te by t the thereal therral i h le let real at of such city shall be made ta duplicate t Anil deposited one In n the h office ef- ef W fice off i th th Secretary re pk pf t State t and the theother eth other r In the office of ef the City Recorder Record Record- er tr ud ani thereafter all courts shall take il l of fir Much such charter be II Amendments framed 1 and t submitted te to bl any rt such sueh by charter b the charter chart chart- may er Ien in the same manner as a. provide f fO fir r mulling making of ff charts charters or orma ormay ma may he b. prot o d by the legislative au- au j I therit tJ rit t of f the elf city upon Ullon a two thirds vote vot thereof er b by petition of or quail quail- fled Ie electors tor to a a. equal to on one one- j 1 I 1 tenth M Pf the total vote oh east cast for mayor maor i ion on en th the th next election and und ao any such suh amendment may be b. submitted submitted submit submit- ted hd at th the next rei rk lar ilar election n and having keen bun approved b by the majority of the electors voting thereon shall IShall become a Bart lart o of the charter at the time fixed in such suh amendment and shall hall be certified and filed as provided provid- provid ed cd In case caise of chart charters tI i j j Each 1 city forming Its charter under under I 1 this S Section shall have and Is hereby granted the authority to exercise all powers power relating to municipal l affairs and to 10 adopt and enforce within its limits local police pollee sanitary unitary and similar simi simi- similar lar not net f In conflict with the general law larr a n and no enumeration or ot powers powel's in I this constitution or any law Iii sh shell 1111 ll be e deemed to limit or re restrict restrict re- re I strict the general grant of or authority i hereby conferred but this grant A of or authority au- au au authority rh rt O ra shall not 1 Include t the power to regulate the service or charges charles of pub pub- lie He so as long bag as such lIuch regulation Is pr provided for ter by bS' general la law nor be deemed te limit or er restrict the power of or orthe the Legislature In h n matters matter's of or public or Jell general interest nor lor those thoe relating to State te affairs The rower Lower oner to be conferred upon the cities t- t b y this Section shall Include the following n a t. t To levy assess and coll collect c taxes an and borrow money within the limits limit prescribed by general law ana ane aneto to levy leV and collect special assessments for benefits conferred b bY To turn furnish Ish all local public mobile services services ser ser- vices vice to purchase hll hire construct own maintain and operate or lease public utilities local In n extent extant and anI tire lire to acquire by c condemnation r. r em 1 Or r otherwise within or without the corporate limits property necessary for any such purpose pur pure pose subject to restrictions restriction Imposed by general law for tor the protection of other oth r communities and to grant local public u utility franchises and regulate tho the e exercise thereof subject to the continuing continuing continuing con con- power oner of or regulation of of pu public lIe utilities their rates and service by the State II as asis Is now o or ma may hereafter be provided b by general e law Jaw 0 c T make local public Improvements improvements Improve improve- ve- ve ments mentIS at arid to acquire by byc condemnation nd or otherwise lse property within its ita corporate corporate cor cor- l limits necessary for tor such Im pro and also to acquire an exI ox- ox I cess cesa oVer that hooded for any such mm eon tt foro tt and to sell or eor le lease ase such k e excess property with restrictions In order t tb to protect arid a 1 l preserve the lw Uw d To ro o I sell bell bonds on n the I security of Ir such auch excess excess excess' property or of If nr In nry f utility owned by br the I I I city or of the revenues u t thereof r or both f Including l in leI eI the tha gas J of a public pub pub- lic lie utility a franchise stating the j terms term upon on which In case of fore tore foreclosure I I clo closure ure the th purchaser may operate such uch 11 utility f Sc 2 2 Secretary Sec The of or State Is horeb I d to submit the proposed J I amendment nt to the electors of or the State at the ext I general election Jn In the manner provided b by law I Sec jI K If adopted ll b by the electors of this State Stat this amendment shall han take ef effect ct on nJ January n nry rat 1St 1921 91 I Approved d ar b 18 is fats 1919 I I |