Show proposed 40 constitutional amend 77 ment no 1 SENATE JOINT resolution NO 0 IMS A joint resolution aja proposing an amend 77 ment to section a 6 of article 11 of the ff constitution abw of the state of utah re sav lating to municipal corporations fm do it enacted w by the legislature of wv the state wf W of utah two thirds vote 4 of 7 all the w members elected in the two A houses t concurring therein fay r section fc 1 that it in proposed to ja amend my section 5 of article XI of 7 the constitution W of the state of utah w so wicy aw that the same will read as follows IT 7 payoffs ay offs see S corporations for municipal purposes shall not be created by special a laws the legislature w fiffe by general a laws shall provide y for the in corpora fo af tion organization and classification of we cities and towns in proportion bivy Wi to vy pop which afaf laws may be altered amended 7 or w repealed any W city af may frame 7 and jbf adopt iv a charter for its f own w government 7 in the 9 following a a manner the legislative authority of the city may by two iff thirds vote of its mern a bars was and upon petition of qualified electors to the number of 10 per cent A of all 5 votes cast at the next pieced ay ing election A sy for the office of the 8 mayor shall forthwith af w provide by or w iv aff denance for the submission to the 1 ec M tois ass of the question fg shall in fo w f mission be chosen f to frame a charter T the ordinance shall require that c the ff wA aft question be submitted to the electors 7 awa at the next regular municipal election if jar waw the ballot containing such jy question afe shall iO also contain F the names afy of bandl vy bafia wa dates fia for members of sf efe the proposed a asa commission but without party besig nation gsg such candidates shall the nom in the same manner as required aia a by law for nomination of city officers nsf if a majority of the electors voting 9 on the question of choosing a com 2 mission shall vote in the w affirmative uffa s then the 9 fifteen 9 candidates receiving a majority of the votes acy cast at such election shall 9 constitute w the 9 charter commission and shall proceed to frame a charter any afta charter W so framed shall be ff sub SS bitted fc jaff to the qualified electors a of d the av city at an election A ay to be hold SP at a bufey fc time to be determined aAr ff by the charter commission affa which 7 shall mf be not less afa 9 than thirty days subsequent is to its tw vf s completion and distribution among the i w electors and 7 not more than one year afe from afew Af vw much date wf alternative v w alone may t also be submitted to be ai ww voted j upon separately the comings wnm ia zay slon shall 4 make provisions for 07 the distribution of cophas of the proposed lv www charter bwy and of any alternative provi fw Wet to the qualified electors of the city fe not less than sixty days w before the wa election at which it Is voted upon ff such w proposed charter and such alter native provisions as are layf approved by a majority of the electors voting there saz on shall become an organic law of such city at such time fy as may be fixed y therein and faff fV shall ff supersede f any ex asting charter and all laws jat affecting icv the organization jaff 17 and government of uck city ofaf which t ofaf are now in conflict 7 wherewith within W thirty days ay after its approval w a copy rivy of such charter as adopted certified by the tf mayor and 1 4 or cynt Cy city recorder Wt and authenticated by fl the seal W of wo such ay city asi shall be made in V waif duplicate and deposited efm one ufa in a the ay of an fice fn of the secretary pf state and the arff other ff in the w tSy of the city wf record y w er and thereafter all courts shall take judicial notice of such charter amendments to any such charter may be framed and submitted by the chart y u or uffa commission in the same manner as ay iy provided w for 9 w charters or makieth of may be proposed by 6 gisla tivO au icv of the city upon a two thirds y vote thereof or by petition of quail fled electors a to a iber equal to aff one if e wf tenta of zvy the total vote cast for 7 mayor W on the 7 next proceeding election off and 7 an such amendment may be submit bof a at the next regular election ft and 9 having been approved by alfa the majority wa W of f the electors voting thereon f shall wf 9 become a part of the charter s at y the m S I 1 I 1 no fixed in such W amendment wr and hall be certified and filed as provid ad in cass of charters 7 bach city forming bof a its charter a under this section jf shall have and in hereby adf granted the authority afif aary to exercise all div powers relating bwy to municipal ya affairs vf land to aft adopt ft and enforce si within vf 1 dimits 07 local police rim sanitary 71 and strat at 1 ar regulation reu jve jveta lation aa not in conflict with vm the general bew wew law and no f enumeration ua 0 arm in 7 this 9 constitution w w sw F shall ff be deemed to liml w strict a the renewal avys grant tv of ufa authority hereby conferred but Aw this yu grant of au dhority 91 shall not include the wr power to regulate f wrev the service or or charges of pub lie utilities w W so s long wa as much regulation in provided for by general jaw law nor be deemed to limit or restrict the power of the legislature in matters of public w or central interest nor those relating to tat f iway the power to be conferred upon the f a cities by this section shall include the following vw f affy a to levy assets and collect r vv taxes and borrow money within the m ar ww limits by general law and to 1 avy and col oat special assessments y for b arie fits conferred W auf f afek af WK b to fv aboh all local public ty oar dicomi to pure iso hire fv construct own i at maintain and operate or lease public y fi utilities local in estolt and w use j to v or 20 alre by W r or var or without the corporate W limits f bof IW property necessary for any such pur 6 P 02 to restrictions a b law for the y protection of aubi aas th r communities t aa and to grant local nsf aw utility franchises and regulate tf the exercise thereof subject to the con power of regulation of r utilities aw their ar rates and service by f the state as Is MV now or jess may hereafter ras be f WK provided r by general law W 0 o atif to make local public improve ments and to acquire by condemnation w raw or otherwise wr property within fw its cor aw poroto y limits necessary bof for such im Vry VW law and also to 7 acquire an ex 17 coax over that needed for any such im ff and to moll was or isaae such access wf property pro porty with restrictions in i v order www to protect sf and of i erve the im provement Pro mw d to issue aa and sell bonds on the jwj of any bulb excess perty WW vw r tyr of iny ablio ff ut lity owns property gro by the afaf city tvan or of w the revenues thereof or w both ww utility inc udine in the came of i a p bmw lie 9 AL franchise stating yb he W terms upon which in case of WM fore iaea jaw waif the purchaser may operate such utility 1 l to the Soe rotary of f state is hereby dirge ted to submit the proposed man dment to the electors of the state t the next beneral i election mf in the manair a by yV law ff see 8 if adopted by the oleo af rs of this state this amendment af am all take effect on f january w 1921 f W approved march is ing W |