| Show 4 f- f J f t Pro Proposed sed c li m n I t WP 1 SEA VI IU JOINT AO NO n C wA w A Joint resolution proponing an amend n mont nt to Section 5 of 11 of th C of the State of ot Utah re rc latin lating to municipal corporations Be It enacted by the tho Legislature o othe ol OJ the State Slate of ot Utah two thirds vote 0 o all th the members elected In the tire h Houses a concurring therein 1 I. I That It Is 15 proposed to amend Section 5 B Bof of ot Article XI L of ot the Constitution of the State of Utah so 80 that tie the same sameI I l read as as- Sec 6 5 Corporations for purposes shall not be bs cr created by special laws lawa The Legislature by general genera laws lawa shall provide for tor the the- theIn In Uon organization and classification o ol 01 cities and towns In proportion to pop which laws may be altered amended or repealed An Any city may frame and adopt a s charter for Its Us own government In the following manner The legislative authority of ot the city may by two-thirds two vote of Df Its members members mem mem- bers berg and aud upon petition of qualified electors to the number of or 10 per c cent nt of ot all votes cast at th next precedIng preceding ing log election election for tor the office of the thC mayor major shall forthwith provide by ordinance ordinance ordinance or or- for tor the submission to the electors electors elec olec- tors tots of the question Shall Shan a a Commission Com Corn mission m be chONn to frame a a. charter The ordinance shall hall require that the question be submitted to the elector at the next regular municipal election The Tho ballot containing such question shall also alco contain the names of c candidates candidates candi candi- dates for members of the proposed Commission but without party designation nation Such candidates shall be nomInated nominated nom nom- mated In the same sarr-o manner as required b bj by law Cor for nomination of city officers If It a majority of the electors voting on th tha question of choosing a Commission Commission Com Corn mission shall shan vote in the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receiving a majority of the votes cast at such elect election n. n shall constitute the charter Commission and shall proceed to frame a charter An Any charter so framed shall be submitted submitted submitted sub sub- to the qualified electors of of the city at an election to be held at a time to be determined by the tho charter Commission which shall be not less than thirty da days s subsequent Jent to its completion and distribution amo among g the electors and not more than one year from such date Alternative provisions provi pi-ovi- Ions may also be submitted to be voted upon separately The C Commis Commission ion don shall make provisions for tor the tte distribution of copies of ot the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions provisions provi provi- I lions to th th qualified electors electors' of ot the city not less than sixty days before the election at which It Is voted upon Such proposed charter and such alternative alternative alternative alter alter- native provisions as are approved by bya y ya a majority of ot the electors voting thereon there there- on on shall become an organic law of such city at such time as may nay be fixed therein and end shall supersede any existing ex ex- cx- cx charter and nd all laws affecting the C organization nl and d government vo of such tuch h city ft which are ars r rn n now in g conflict therewith Within thirty days after Us its approval a copy of ot such charter as adopted certified by the tho mayor and city recorder and authenticated by the thes s ual al of or such city shall be made In duplicate and deposited one In the of office of- of lice fice of the tho Secretary pf pt State and the I oUter In the office of the City Recorder Record Record- I er ci- eT and thereafter all aU courts shall shaH take judicial notice of ot such charter I Amendments to any such charter may be framed and submitted by the charter chart chart- er Commission in the same manner as provided for making of ot charters or ormay ormay may be ba proposed by the legislative authority au au- au- au of the city upon a two thirds vote thereof or by petition of ot qualifIed qualified fied fled electors to a number equal to one- one tenth of the total vote cast for mayor on the next proceeding election and any such amendment may be submitted submitted submit submit- ted at the ne next t regular election and having been approved by the majority of ot the tho electors voting thereon shall become a It part of the charter at the I time fixed in such amendment and Ishall i ishall shall be certified and filed as provided provid provid- d ed in case cue of chart charters era Each city forming Its It charter under I this Section shall shaH have and Is hereby granted the authority to exercise all all' powers power relating to municipal affairs I and to adopt and enforce within Its Us limits I local p S sanitary I a and similar simi simi- 1 1 lar mr u not fenS fen in conflict I t with r the general treneta law and no o enumeration 0 ox ot powers In ia this constitution or any law la shall be deemed to limit or re restrict re-I re restrict re- re strict the general grant of ot authority hereby conferred but this grant Irant of ot authority au an- shall not include the power to regulate the service or charges of public public pub pub- lic lie utilities so long as a. such regulation Is provided for tor by general law nor be de deemed ed to limit or restrict the power of the Legislature In matters of ot public or general a interest st nor those relating g lm i to State affairs The power to be conferred upon the cities by this Section shall include the following Ca a To levy assess assen and collect taxes and borrow money within the limit limits prescribed by general law ana ane anaf to levy and collect special assessments It i f for r benefits e conferred b To furnish all local public services services ser ser- vices to purchase hire construct own maintain and operate or lease public utilities local In extent and use to acquire by condemn condemnation or otherwise within or without the corporate limits property necessary for any such purposes purposes pur pur- poses subject to restrictions imposed by general law for the protection of other communities and to grant arrant local public utility franchises and regulate the tho ho exorcise thereof subject to the continuing con con- tinning power of ot regulation of public utilities their rates and service by the State as is now or may hereafter be be provided by general law c To make local public Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments and to acquire by condemnation or otherwise property within Its Us cor coz- corporate limits necessary for such Im im- im and also to acquire an ar excess cx- cx ex ex- cess over that let needed for any such Im Improvement improvement im- im provement and to sell or lease such h excess property with restrictions In order to protect and preserve the improvement im Im- im- im provement prove 6 d To issue and sell bonds on the security of ot any such excess property or of any utility owned by the city or of the revenues thereof or both including in the case cue of a public pub pub- lic lie utility a franchise stating th the terms upon which in case ose of ot foreClosure fore tore closure the purchaser may operate such uch utility ho hereby Sec gy directed S fr The d Secretary to c submit t rt t the of te proposed state sel is amendment to the electors of the State At the next general election in the mann manner r provided by 1 law a Sc Sec 8 a If adopted by the electors of this State this amendment shall take effect on January let lat 1921 Approved March 18 IS 1819 1919 |
