Show Pr proposed cosed co constitutional amend ment no 1 JOINT resolution NO a 8 A joint resolution pr an amend I 1 ant mant to section 6 of article 11 0 of the constitution of the state of utah relating to mun municipal teJpal corporations B it enacted by the legislature of the state of ef utah two thirds vote of at all the mera bors elected in the two houses concurring therein section 1 that it is I 1 proposed to amend section 6 of 0 article XI of the constitution of 0 the state of utah so BO that the same same will read as ae follows seo sec 6 corporations corporation tor for municipal purposes shall not be created by special laws lawa the legislature by general lawa I 1 ai we shall for flor the incorporation organization and classification of cities and towns in proportion to population ula tion which laws law may be altered amended or repealed any olty city may frame and adopt a charter tor for its own government in the following manner the legislative authority of the city may by two thirds vote rote of its members and upon petition of qualified electors to the number of 10 20 per cent of ef all votes cast at the next preceding election tor for the office of the may mayor 0 r shall forthwith P provide by ordinance for the submission to the elector of the question shall a commission be chosen to frame a charter the ordinance shall require that the question be submitted t ti the electors are at the next regular municipal mi 1 cipa election atio the ballot containing uch auch question shall also contain the names mes of candidates tor for members off cc the proposed commission but without party designation such candidates shall be nominated in the same mainer manner as required by br law tor for nomination of city officers it if a majority at 0 th electors voting on the question of tho choosing osIng a commission shall vote IP in the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receiving a majority of the yates votes cast at such election shall constitute the charter commission and shall proceed to frame a charter i any charter so framed shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the city at an elect loh to be hold held at a time to be deter determined ruined by the charter commission which shall be not less than thirty dare day subsequent to its completion and attribution among the electors and than one year from such datel dalef alternative provisions may als also a J be submitted to be voted upon as separately prate y the commission shall me male provisions tor for th the of flapan of the proposed charter and goffany alternative provisions to the qualified electors of the c ity city not less than han sixty days before t the he election at which it ft Is voted upon such proposed a charter n and such alternative provis III as are approved by a majority of file 0 lectora electors voting theron sh shall a 11 be me an organic law of f such city at a atch ch time as anay be fixed therein and ashall hall supersede any existing chart and all laws affecting the organic organization ion and government of such city v baloh ach are now in conflict therewith athin thirty days attar after its approval a copy of such charter as adopted certified by the mayor and city recorder record aidau andau and authenticated the by the seal of sugi a city shall hall be made in duplicate a aad d deposited one in the office of the secretary ecret ary pt state and the other 1 in th ill office of 1 th ill city cecora er and the thereafter carter all courts shall take judicial no notice ice of such charter amendments to any such charter may be framed and submitted by the chartor charter commis commission in the same manner as provided for making of charters or rny may be proposed proposed by the legislative authority oatho city upon a two thirds vote there thereof thera of cf or by petition of qualified elec lectar tota to a nun number aber equal to one tenth of tile the total vote cast for mayor on the next proceeding election and any such may be lombra submitted and t at 21 thi th next r regular gu I 1 ar a election 1 act n and having been approved by the majority 0 of bf the electors kec tors voting thereon shall become ome 26 part of the charter at the time ime fixed in such amendment and shall shall be certified and tiled filed as provided in case of charters bach city forming its charter under this section shall hall have and to Is hereby granted the iho authority to exercise all P powers to municipal affairs and ad to adopt and enforce within its limits lulf local sanitary and alet ar rout mi lallon ion not in conflict with the general law law and no enumeration ot at powers 0 w ers in this constitution or any F law shall be do deemed emed to limit or restrict ithe the general grant of authority hereby conferred but this grant rant of authority shall not include its the power to regulate the service or charges of public utilities so long as all such regulation Is provided for by genera general I 1 law nor be deame aeo oeo med to limit t or restrict the power of the legislature in matters of public or agn eral aeral interest nor those relating tair to 91 atte to affairs the power to be ba conferred up upon on the ules ly y this section shall include the follow ing ng a to levy assess and collect taxes and borrs borrow money within the limits proscribed prescribed by general law ana to lev and collect special assessments tor for be befits conferred b to furnish all local public services vices to 0 purchase hire construct own maint jn in and operate or leas public utility s local in extent and use to aea acquire u I 1 by condemnation or otherwise w within I 1 I 1 or r without the corporate limits pro P IE necessary tor for any such purposes 0 subject to imposed impola to by y several law tor for the protection as of other and to grant local public utility franchises and regulate the exercise go thereof subject to the con t I 1 power of regulation of public their rates and by the state is a Is now or may hereafter be provide provid e by V genarah e n 0 ral law c sio TO make k 1 local 0 AI public imp improvements rove md d to acquire c q u i r by condemnation or otherwise thet wise property within its corporate corpo carpo PO rate halts necessary tor for such I 1 am and also to acquire an p excess over that needed tor for any such improvement pro nelt and d to sil sell or lease such excess exo property arty with restrictions t in order to protect and preserve the im 7 d Tolls Toll asue sue and sell bell bonds od on the security ot 01 any such excess property r ot of any ill utility owned by the ity city or oc the revenues r enus thereof or both incao including I 1 ng 1 in t the h case came of A public utility la a franchise stating the ir pon upon which in case of foreclosure cladu r the purchaser mayi operate such utility I 1 sec sao 2 thai secretary lofb of lofstate state Is h hereby rebr directed to submit tile proposed A wan dment to tho the electors of f the state lt at tile the next general elVe election tion in the manner mannar provided 1 I lay law see sec 3 it if adopts db y the electors of t this I 1 state this amendment shall tako take effect oct on january lot 1921 approved march it 18 1819 1919 |