Show poud exposed constitutional amendment no 1 JOINT resolution OH WO NO 41 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 5 6 0 of article 11 0 of the constitution of th the state of 0 utah re laclaw to municipal corporations be it enacted by the th legislature legislators of tho the state of utah two thirds vote vot of at all the members elected in tho the two concurring therein section 1 text it Is proposed to amend section 6 of at article XI of the constitution of 0 the state of utah BO 80 that the same will read as follows see sec 5 corporations for or municipal purposes shall hall riot not be created by special laws law the legislature by general laws lawa hall provide for the incorporation organization and classification of titles cities and towns tn in proportion to population ula tion which laws may be altered amended or repealed any city may frame and adopt a charter for its own government in the follow following ing manner the legislative at authority hority of the city may by two thirds vote of its members and upon petition of qualified electors to the number of 10 per cent of all votes cast at the next preceding election for the office of the mayor shall forthwith provide by ordinance tor for the submission to tho the electors of the question shall a commission bo chosen to frame a charter the ordinance shall raqul require re that the question be submitted to the electors doctors at the next regular municipal election the ballot containing such question 0 hall also contain the names of candidates candidate a for members c of f the proposed commission but without party dest designation 9 such candidates shall be nominated in the samo same manner as required by law tor for nomination of city officers if a majority of the electors voting on the question of choosing a commission shall vote in the affirmative then the fifteen candidates candid atea receiving a bority of the votes cast t such election shall constitute the charter commission and shall proceed to frame a charter any charter so framed shall be submitted m to the qualified electors of the city at an election to bo be held at a time to be determined by the charter commission which shall be not less than thirty days subsequent to its completion and distribution among the electors and not more than one year from such date alternative provi lons may also be submitted to bo be acted voted upon separately the commission shall make provisions for the distribution of f copies of the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions to the qualified electors of the city not less leas than sixty days before the election at t which it Is toted upon such proposed charter and such alternative provisions as are approved by majority malt rity of the electors voting thereon a stall kail become an aji organic law of uch such ity elty at such time as may be fixed thereto therein and bh abail supersede any ex asting charter and aad all laws affecting the organization and government of such city which are re now in conflict therewith within thirty days after its approval a copy of such charter as adopted certified by the mayor and city recorder and authenticated by the meal ceal of such city shall be made in aunt duplicate cat e and deposited one in the otties of the secretary of state and the other in the office of t the city recorder r and thereafter all courts shall take ju judicial iclal notice of such charter amendments to any such charter may b be e framed and submitted by the chartor charter commission in the same manner as provided tor for milling making of charters or way may be proposed by the legislative authority of the tha city upon a two thirds third vote 0 to thereof or r b by petition of qualified 11 ed c electors t to a number equal to one ona tenth of the total vote cast tor for mayor on the next proceeding election and any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular election and havone been approved by the majority of the electors voting thereon shall bacome a part of the charter at the time fixed in such amendment and hall hall be certified and tiled filed as provided d in a case of charters each city forming its charter under thle this section shall have and Is hereby granted the authority to exercise all powers to municipal affairs and to adopt and enforce within its limits local police sanitary and similar reul atlon not in conflict with the general law and no enumeration oz 01 powers in this constitution or any bovera law adv sh shall 1 h be 6 deemed to limit or restrict tho the gene general rat grant of authority hereby conferred but this grant of authority shall not include the power to regulate the service or charges of public utilities so long as such regulation Is provided for by general law nor be deemed to limit or restrict the power of the in matters of public or janeral general interest nor those relating rd to tato state affairs th the power to be conferred upon the cities ties by this section shall include the following a to levy assess and collect ta taxes aes and borrow money within the limits proscribed prescribed by general law an ana 1 to lovy levy and collect special assessments assessment s for benefits conferred b to furnish a all I 1 local public services A e 0 m to purchase h hire I 1 re construct own maintain anil and operate or lease bubli utilities local in extent and use to acquire by condemnation or otherwise within or without the corporate limits proper property ty noc necessary essary tor for any such purposes subject to cestr restrictions I 1 cottons by general law lav tor for the protection of other communities and to grant local public utility franchises and regulate tho exercise thereof subject to the con t cuing power of regulation of public utilities their rates and service by tho st bbate te as Is now or may hereafter b be provided provided ded by general law c to mako make local public improvements and to acquire by condemnation or otherwise property within lib iab corporate a limits necessary tor such improvements prove ments and also to acquire an excess over that needed lor for any such improvement pro and to sell or lease such euch excess property with restrictions in order to protect and preserve the improvement pro d to issue and sell bonds on the security of aro any such excess property 0 or r ot of any eublio utility owned by tho the e ity city or of the revenues thereof or both including in the case of a public utility a franchise stating ng the terms upon which in case of foreclosure the he purchaser tay operate uch v utility sea I 1 VM fe secreta secretary of 1 in hereby directed to submit the proposed a amendment endmost in to the electors doctors of the state at the next general central election in the manner provided by law so see 3 it if adopted by the electors I 1 this state this amendment a shall take affect on january let isal approved march it 1919 |