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Show f .h'hitional Amendment .fc "" "i . ' ,h ,wo h,,u" fists" " 1 t Mnlflpl "porlloi "tn-TlON . . w ( kfialatiirs Irs- ft '5!ilV rUrrl" to 1.1. Uh ..c 0rMrt.o.. lor mu- sh.ll not t crv.u-,, b. l P""rh. Ir-sUls'"1 by Rfrernl ltd .via. for the inoorpor.tion. '""'"n to PotH.,.tlon. h..-h S L mi.!l or rrl.-d. in " " citv or town nmy (ram. i""" ,,, (or its own ov.rnnwn XXrit, of ,h. .It, w" ,hird. wt of it-' nu-mtxTi. 5 if"n P c-n of .11 .o.t ,t lrNliK election for th. ft rfJ n.n for the submission to th. tf S.Hon: "ShU . I Jl to frme thurtcr T Th. r" rwiuir. that th. Question "'"..i to th. .lector. t th. noxt ,cW , -ltlon. Th. ballot tn. ' L nf candidal" for members of mrr,iion. but without part, frsrero"0 ? h cndidatc .hall tw nom- "i .filiation of citr officer. If . thoojins R commission shall atrnativ.. then th. fifteen WJLivini a majority of th. cS"f.tiitb .Isction. shall constitute cmmiMion. and .h.11 Procd '.rframl .hall b. submit-Qtficd submit-Qtficd .lector, of the cit, . ?U to b. held at .time to b. ' hr th. chart.r commission. ??lhS b. not less than aixty da- sub-t sub-t ft completion and distribution " ,k. .lectors and not more than on. z Z ! d,tt- Altrnftivi pr7i; r1 , ,M be submitted to be votad "0I -Mrstclr. Th. commission shall for th. distribution of i J th. proposed charter and of any rt.ti provilions to th. qualified eljo- Tj tki eity. f" lMS th,n ,xtT d,5's b" L. Selection at which it is voted upon. tro!wed charter and such alternative Ziea s. ar. approved by a majority of 'i, Mttors Totin thereon, shall become an L Uw of such city at such time as " j, ind therein, and shall aupersi. Biitim charter and all laws aifectine 4, raniution and rovernm.nt of .ucn Z which sr. now ta conflict thtrewlth. tsirty days after Its approval a copy ini thirty as adopted, certified by th. aipt and city recorder and authenticated w tat msI of such city, shall be mad. I jijiicit. and deposited, one In th. of-gn of-gn 4 the r.tary of State and the tw in the office of the eity recorder. at thCTslter all conrtl shall take judicial Bote of lodl charter. AcmliTwiits to any such charter may N (Mid and submitted by m charter com-Basa com-Basa in the same manner as provid.-i tit fflikine of charters, or may be pro-p pro-p by th. lislativ. authority of the 07 stoa a two-thirds vote thereof, or ; petition of qualified electors to a num-Mr num-Mr iqatl to fifteen per cent of the total ncsj csrt for msyor on the next prececal precec-al election, and any such amendment sir to submitted at the next regular mu-rcips mu-rcips election, and having been approved r ta. majority of the electors voting there-a, there-a, shall become part of the charter at fti Ciffle fixed in such amendment and shall Is certified and filed as provided in case i cssrters. Eieh city forming its charter under this srwm shall have, and is hereby granted, ths sothority to exercise all powers relating Btmieips affairs, and to adopt and en-fcrcs en-fcrcs within its limits, local police, sanitary sal similar regulations not in conflict with as paertl law, and no enumeration of smn in thht constitution or any law tul b. deemed to , limit or restrict the lersj pant of authority hereby confer-iti: confer-iti: bat this grant of authority shall not atisoe the power to regulate public utilities, util-ities, not municipally owned, if any such nralition of public utilities is provided for sf reaersl law, nor be deemed to limit or nstrirt the power of the legislature in matin mat-in Misting to State afairs, to enact Irani laws applicable alike to all citie. the State. The power to be conferred opon the cities this section shall include the following: Is) To levy, assess and collect taxes and money, within th. limits prescribed ftneral law, and to levy and collect ap-si ap-si sasessmenta for benefits conferred. Is) To famish all local public aervicea ; Purchase, hire, construct, own. main. or operate, or lease, public otilitiea J ta extent and use ; to acquire by con. MsfcM. or otherwise, within or with-" with-" we corporate limits, property iteces-UL iteces-UL ' ,uc1' Purposes, subject to r-s r-s imposed by general law for the wwn of other communities; and to t local pubijj Dtility franchises and Jlt" powers regulate th. exercis. () To make local public improvements acquire by condemnation, or other-JProperty other-JProperty within its corporate limits r7 (or inch improvements ; and also "soquirt an excess over than that need- any ,nch Improvement and to sell or r1 excess property with restrictions, J1 Protect and preserve the iro- stStt 1 ",ue "nd sell bonds on the tse-s tse-s ,Hl.,"f-,'Zcl1 eiMS Property, or of J Mlie utility owned by the city, or of rswnua thereof, or both, including, in hi b.i PUblic "t'lity. franchise stat-dj stat-dj Wms upon which, in case of fore, niilj' Purchaser may operate such IksS" 1 Dot' Secreury of State, "snilt o!'T SUt ioreby directed to eWia. Proposed amendment to the h, S SUte " th nelt "eneral lECTinu . E'nner provided by law. . T Take Effect. If adopted ot k.nto.r, 01 thi State, this amend. " taltt effect on January ist, t aL R ' SUu , rf,1?";- Secrtary of State ot lortcoL , hl do hereb oertify that "Wofa.? 11 ,ul1- t" "d correct Mcj "natitutional Amendment pro-tSe pro-tSe of jcjjf session of the legisla- J na office sam. appeara of record J blld t!'.jWllV'!cf 1 k hereunto set 11M. DUh' thi f T of Septem- Kr'ry of out. I |