Show Constitutional Amendment nt RELATING TO Co MUNICIPAL A A joist joint nn to Section 6 5 of Article XI of the constitution constitution of tho Hi Stale Slate of Utah relating to municipal Be C it resolved hy by the of the th Slate Stal of ot Uth two thirds of all II the mem mero- member bets beu ber circled to rich esch of cf the two Iwo houses voting In faTor favor thereof SECTION 1 I Section proposed to h be b mended amended That Tbd Tb t It is proposed to amend section G C of ot Article XI of the constitution of the State of cof Utah no 0 o that the Hit same ume me will read as BS follows SECTION C 6 Municipal corporations corporation created by conceal central law l I w of legislature ln In- In or towns mn may frame frome and adoPt manner charter charter charter- prescribed charter i i- i ito to h hr he submitted to electors copies elector pic to he h city c eily recorder to file WI with will sew t if of Slate powers State State- power con forced 1 upon titles cille Corporations Corporation for mu- mu muI mud jiu- jiu purposes shall Khall h not be created ell eller by I d I special lax lauB os h The Tho gi l turn by general er laws Jaws shall provide for the incorporation I organization Uon nod on of cities cille and towns in proportion O to population II which lawn may m be Olt altered lt amended or repealed 1 Any incorporated city db or town may frame and nd adopt a 1 charter charier for Its own government In the folio following follow ine ing manner The Tb- T authority of the city iy may by two thirds vote vot of ot its members nod upon uron petition of qualified elector electors to the number ol of fifteen i per per c cent of all votes oU coot cal t at the h next x xi preceding J election t nn for the theoffice office ornee of the mayor hall thill hall forthwith pro pro- provi Tide pro vide vi viby by ordinance for the to the I et elector torl of the tho question Shall a commie coition ion eion be chosen tho en to frame n char charter The ordinance shall hall require that list the th QU question t on be submitted to the electors elector el toro at st the tho next r municipal election The ballot eon eon- con con taming such luch uch question shall also contain the names of candidates for members member melO rs ot of the proposed commission hut but without party designation on Such candidates hall be nom nom- nominated nom nom- nominate bylaw in the same am manner ns os required by b y law for nomination of o city officers officer If a majority of ot the he electors elector voting on the question ot of choosing a n commission shall vote in the ve then the fiC fifteen n I I candidates receiving a n majority of the vot 8 cast east at ot such uch election shall hall constitute c cn n I the charter commission and shall hall proceed i I Ithe to frame fr me e a charter r Any charter r so 80 o framed shall be submit tM ted to the qualified electors elector of the city nt at an election to be held at nt n a time to be determined by the charter charler commission which shall hall be not less let than sixty days day sub sub sub- nt to its completion and d distribution among the electors elector and not more than one on year Tear from rom such uch date dole Altern Ive provi- provi provision lion sion loni mo may also be submitted to be voted upon lIon separately The commission comm make provisions for the distribution ot of topics ot or the proposed chatter charter and of ot any ny alternative c provisions to the qualified elec eke electors elector tors tora tor of the city not leu leav than sixty days day be- be be before fore tore the th el election at which it Is I voted upon uron Such proposed charter charler and such ucb alternative provisions ns as a are nrc approved by a 1 majority of the electors elector voting thereon shall become an en organic law of oC such tuch city at etch tuch time tine II a ni Imay may lie he fixed therein and shall any existing charter and nd all law Jaws affecting the and Government go of ot such luch city elly which are arc re now in conflict therewith Within thirty days daya after arter tier its approval a copy of luch auch ucb charter charar as os adopted J certified by the mayor and city recorder r and authenticated ted by the seal Beal of or such luch city shall sall nail be made madin In duplicate and deposited d one In the office t of- of office I fice of the secretary B of o State te and the theother th other in the office of oC the city recorder and thereafter oil nil courts shall take judicial I notice of such luch charter Amendments to any such tuch charter may maybe bEl be maybe maybEl framed and submitted charter by a n com com- commission commission mission In the same lime manner ns lIS provided provide for tor making of charters or may L La Ls proposed pro pro- rosed posed rosed by the legislative e authority of the city upon a n two-thirds two vote thereof or orb orby orby b by petition petillo of Qualified electors elector to a n num num- number number ber her equal to fifteen per cent ot or the th total votes voles cast for mayor on the next precede pr Ine ced-Ine tag Ing election and any such Buch amendment may be submitted at nt tho the next regular mu- mu mu municipal election and having been approved by the majority of or the electors voting there there- thereon thereon thereon on shall become part of the charter r at atthe atthe atthe the time fixed In such inch amendment and shall be cert certified led and filed as a provided pro in case of oC charters charter Each cHy y forming its Its charter under this thil B section shall hall have La and is G hereby granted the authority to exercise oil nil powers relating to municipal affair and to adopt and en- en enforce enforce tore en-tore force within its III mits emits local loea polite police sanitary and similar regulations not In conflict with the general law sw and no enumeration of powers In this constitution or any law 9 lawshall lawshall shall be b deemed to limit or o- restrict the tho general great of or authority hereby conferred confer conler- red but this grant crant of authority shall not Include the power to re regulate ate public util- util utilIties util utilities file not municipally o eI If it any such luch regulation r atlon of public utilities is provided for forb fo torby bi b General law nor be deemed to limit or restrIct tho the power of oC the legislature in mat rant matten matter ten ter relating to State Slate affairs to enact general laws Iowa law applicable blo alike to all nil dUe cities of the State The power Ver to be bc be conferred upon tho the cities Jy by this section shall Include the tho following a II To levy assess and collect taxes and borrow money within the limits prescribed I by General law and to levy y and collect spa Ipe- p clil elal for lor 1 conferred b To ro furnish all local public service to purchase hire construct own o main maintain taro tain or operate or lease public utilities local in ex extent nt and use to acquire by con con- condemnation con condemnation or otherwise within or with with- without without out the corporate limits limit property eary ry for tor any such BUch purposes subject t to re- re res re s e Imposed Ly general law for the th pr dt t I n of other communities and to t tot toC t loe local public utility franchises and powers regulate the tha exercise cof TTo I c 1 To make local public improvements ond l by cond condemnation or other I w wee e property within its corporate corporal limits necessary for such improvements and also alsoto alsoto I to acquire an excess over than that need need- needed needed ed for tor any such uch improvement and to sell or orlease orlease lease leose such excess property properly with restrictions In do order to protect and preserve the tl Im Im d To Lune end and tell sell ell bonds bond on the th w rarity e anti of any ny such uch excess property or N r r of any public utility owned by the city or r of f Cl the revenues thereof or Loth lh Including n In Inthe I the tbt eM case car of public utility a franchise stat lax In the terms upon Ilon which In case eaf of fON- fON for tor-to tor aro the Ur purchaser may mar operate stub utility SECTION 2 Dut Duty Doty of oC Secretary of Stats Stata The Tho secretary B tary of State Is hereby henby directed to entrap the th proposed amendment to the electors ol of the th State Stale at the th next general election In la Ur UIO manner provided by lA law SECTION 3 T Tu To Take Tak Effect It U adopted by the electors of this Stats this amend mmA-ment mmA m nt shall take taka tak effect on January In 1033 l I I I U M IL n II Welting Secretary of tit State Slat of the State SUt of Utah do herebY certify that the fore forea olag Is a full fall fall true sod end nd correct COpy of oC tb the Constitutional Amendment pro pro proposed posed poled by the th regular session of the tho Imla- Imla Ice tur tore tar of 1931 1031 ca 18 c tho tha sumo ap appears pp Ars of record in I my mr office In witness whereof I have hav hereunto eat It my mr hand band And nd affixed the tb Great Seal Beal of the State Stale of Utah Utah this th thi dy day of Septem her ber 1030 1830 SEAL of Slate SUte I |