Show I I I I Constitutional Amendment RELATING TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS I A A. Joint hint an tn amendment Ito to Section 5 5 6 of Article XI of or the of the State of Utah relating to 0 municipal corporations corporation B lit Be It resolved by the Legislature of th the State Stat of ot Utah two of ot all an the mem mera bets beu elected to rach ach of the two booie boUl voting TOUn In furor thereof SECTION I. I Section proposed ta t. k b. b amended That It la to proposed ed to amend 6 b of Article XI of the constitution of the State of Utah so 10 o that the lame acme will read re-ad 09 ns follows follow SECTION 5 Municipal corporation treated created by or general central law of lUl la In Incorporated cities or towns ton may mtr frame tram an ael aD adopt charter manner charter manner pre prescribed charier to b be submitted to elector copies to b be b. distributed city cHr recorder to rut fil with sea aee- of State State powers eon COD tilted upon cities Corporations for municipal mu purposes CS shall not b be created b bf br special laws law The Th legislature bj by general laws law shall hall provide for th the Incorporation organization and classification of cities and towns in ID proportion to population which laws ma may b be altered amended or repealed pealed Any incorporated city or town may trams frame and nd adopt a It charter for it ia own government In la tho the following manner The legislative authority of the cUmay city cU may by two-thirds two vow votes of it Its members member and upon apon petition of ot qualified electors elector to the number of fifteen per cent of all rote cast t nt t the next preceding election for th the th theoffice office of the mayor ml shall hali forthwith provide pro pro- vide Tide by ordinance for tho submission to the lectors electors of tho question Shall a ft commis Ion don b be chosen to frame a charter 7 Th The ordinance shall require that the question tion be submitted to the electors at lit th the next nut regular municipal election The ballot containing containing con con- such luch question shall also contain the the- names of ot candidates for members member of ot the proposed commission but without patty party designation Such Sueh candidates candidate shall be nominated nom norn mated In the tha urne manner as AI required by bylaw bylaw law JaW for nomination of city officers officer If a maj majority rity of the electors elector n voting on the qu question of choosing a commission shall vote voto In the affirmative then th the fifteen candidates receiving a n majority of the I Yot votes cast at such election shall Iball constitute the charter commission and shall proceed 1 to frame a charter Any An charter so framed shall bo be submit submit submitted ted tee to tho the qualified electors elector of the tho o olt city ty at an election to be bo held at a time to be b determined by the charter commission which shall be not less leas than sixty day days subsequent sub sub- sequent to I its completion and distribution t among the electors eJectors and not more than CD one oar year from rom such date nu Alternative proves pro I lion ions ms may also be submitted to b be tote voted upon On separately ly The commission shall hall make provisions for tor the distribution of ot copl copies of the proposed charter and of any I t alternative tive provisions to th the tho qualified leo elect i tors ton of the city not lose leu than sixty days dal before be fore tore the tho election at which it Is vo voted upon open Such proposed eh mr and such luch alternative provisions as u are are- approved by a majority of the elector ejectors voting thereon shall b become ome an anor or organic law w of such uch city at such time as ma may be bo fixed tind therein and supersede any existing charter and all laws affecting the organization and government of such luch city which are now In conflict therewith Within thirty l after it Its III approval a copy COD of such lOch charter as al adopted certified b by the mayor and city recorder and authenticated b. b by the seat seal of ot such luch city shall Iball be made In duplicate and deposited on one In tn the office office of of- fice flee of the secretary of ot State StAle and theother the other in the office of the city recorder and thereafter all courts court shall take judicial notice of ot such luch charter Amendments to any such charter cha may DUll be framed frama-d and submitted b. b by a charter com eom commission mission in 10 the same manner ta os provided provide for tor making makin of ot charters or may be p proposed proposed pro pro- posed by the tha legislative authority of the city upon a two-thirds two vote voU thereof or orby orby b. b by petition of ot qualified electors elector to a anum- anum number number num num- ber equal to fifteen n per cent of the tha total votes cost cast for tor mayor on the tho next pre preceding ing election and nd an any such amendment may be submitted nt at the Ule next nut regular municipal mu election and having been bun approved I by tho the majority of the electors voting thereon there then on oa shall become part of the th charter at atthe I Ith th the tho time In such euch amendment and shall hall hallbe be certified and filed as lU provided in fa case CAM f ef charters Each city forming ita its charter under this section action shall have and la Is hereby granted the authority to exercise all powers power relating to municipal affairs and to adopt and enforce enforce en en- force within its limits local Joeal police sanitary and similar regulations not in conflict with I Ithe the general low law and no DO enumeration of powers power In this constitution or any law lawshall lawshall shall be to limit or restrict the general grant of authority hereby conferred conferred conferred confer confer- red but thle grant of authority shall hall not include the power to regulate public utilities util util- not municipally own owned if It any such Inch regulation of public utilities U ie provided fo for or by general law w nor be d deemed mcd to limit or restrict the power of the legislature In matters matten matter mat mat- ten ter relating to State affairs to en enact t general laws lawa applicable alike aUb to all aU cities dUel of the State The Tha power to be conferred upon the dUet cities by this section shall Include the followings following a To levy assess and collect taxes and borrow money within the limit prescribed by general law and to levy Jevy and correct collect 11 special op 6 vial cial assessments assessment for benefits benefit conferred b To fus all an local public services service ID tg purchase hire biro construct own own maintain main main- tain Wn or operate or Je lease case p public utilities local In la extent and use to acquire b. b by con conS damnation or otherwise e within or without with out the tho corporate limit property n nece aery for any such 1 purposes subject to re- re Imposed by general law Jaw for the protection of ot other communities and to grant abt local public utility franchisee franchise and within Its Ita powers power regulate regulate- th the th exercise thereof c e To Xo make local public improvements Improvement and to a by condemnation or otherwise other wise IM property within Ita its corporate limit necessary for such luch Improvement improvements and also alo to acquire an excess over than that nee nee-d n need needed ed for tor any such improvement and nd ta to sell or lease leue such Inch excess property with restrictions restriction ia LO order to protect and pr preserve erv the improvement to- to d To Issue and sell Mil U bonds on the se security security se- se of any such euch property er el of any 7 1 public utility owned by the city or o of the revenues thereof or both Including In the h. case cose of Dt public utility a franchise stat tat lug ing la the tb tums terms upon which in case of ot foreclosure fore for closure the purchaser may cony operate such each utility SECTION 2 2 Duty ef ot S Secretary of State The Tb secretary of ot State Stat Is b her hereby directed to submit the pro proposed amendment to the th electors elector of ot the tho State SlAte at th the next general election In n the manner provided by law SECTION 3 J. To Take Effect Effert If adopted b by the electors of this State Stat this amendment amend amend- ment S shall take effect on January let lit 1st 19 1693 I I M. M g H. H Welling Secretary of StAte SUte at of the State of Utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full lull true and end correct copy of the Constitutional Amendment pro pO posed by the regular session cession of the legislature legisla pro pro-I binS t ture n of ot 1931 1031 as the same appears appear of record la 1 my office oUk In is wine whereof t. t I have hereunto set Nt i imy my say hand and affixed the Great Seal Sea of the State stet of ot Utah this day of ot September Septem- Septem br bIt IPSO 1630 U IJU Secretary of Stata Seca |