Show constitutional h ional amendment Amend mert meg RELATING TO bluNI MUNICIPAL CIPAL CORF corporations ORATIONS A joint resolution proposing nn an amendment to section 5 S of article XI of the conati gutlon of the state stale of 0 udall relating to municipal corporations be B it resolved by the legislature of the th state of 01 utah two thirds of 0 all the members elected to rach mach of the two houses voting in favor thereof SECTION 1 section proposed to be b mended amended that it is proposed to amend section lection 6 5 of 0 article XI of tho the constitution 0 of the state ot of utah to so that the on baffle ile will rend ai follows SECTION 5 municipal corporations corporation treated created by central law jaw of incorporated corp orated cities or towns may frame and adopt chart charter r manner prescribed charter to be submitted to elec electors toft copies to be b distributed city recorder cordor rc to f fil 31 with ith secretary of state slate Amend amendment mente p power con gerred upon cities corporations for or municipal purposes purpose shall not be created by special laws the legislature by general laws shall provide tor for the inco incorporation organization organ ration and classification ot of cities and towns in proportion to population which laws may be altered amended or repealed any incorporated city or town may frame find and adopt a n charter for its ita own government in the following manner the legislative authority of the city tony nay by t to o thirds vote of 0 its members member and upon petition of qualified electors to the number of fifteen per cent of nil all votes east cast at the next preceding election for the th office of the mayor shall forthwith provide by ordinance for the submission to tho the electors lec tors of the question shall a ammis alon lon be chosen to frame a charter 1 the th ordinance shall require that tho the question ix be submitted to the electors at the next regular municipal election the ballot containing such question shall also contain the names of candidates for me here of the proposed commission but without an party designation such candidates shall bo be nominated in the same minner as required by law for nomination domination of city officers if a majority of the electors voting on the question ot of choosing a commission shall vote in the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receiving a majority of the votes cast at such election shall constitute the th charter commission and proceed pro ceeil to frame a charter any charter so framed shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the city at t an election to be held at a time to bo be determined by the charter commission which shall be not less than sixty days sub cub to its completion and distribution among the electors and not more than one year bear from froin such date alternative provisions may also be submitted to be voted won upon separately the commission shall imade provisions for the distribution of copies of the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions to the qua qualified ifield electors of the city not less thun sixty days be fore the election at which it is ia voted upon such proposed charter and such alternative alter provisions as are approved by ft a majority of the electors voting thereon shall become an organic law ot of such city at such time as nay may be fixed therein and shall supersede liny any existing eutine charter and all laws law affection aifer affect tine in the organization and gover government ament of uch city which are now in con conflict filet therewith within thirty days after its approval a copy of such charter as a adopted certified by the mayor and city recorder and authenticated by the seal of such city shall be nildo in duplicate and deposited one in the of lice of the secretary of sarte and the other in the office of the city recorder and nd the thereafter all courts shall take judicial notice ot of wb such charter amendments to any such ench charter may la be framed and submitted by a charter com coin imla mission slon in tho the same manner as provided for makine of charters or op may lw be proposed promoted ro by the legislative authority of tin city upon a vote thereof or by 17 petition of qualified electors to a num ber equal to fifteen per cent of the total votes vote cast tor for mayor on the next preceding election and any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular mu mo election and having been approved ly by the tha majority of the electors elector voting thereon shall alien become part of the tha charter at the time fixed in such cuch amendment and babi be b certified and tiled filed as provided in case cas of charters ch artera each city torning its charter under this section shall have and is hereby grandpa arant Er ant the th authority to exer exercise exorcize cize an all powers relating to municipal affairs and to adopt and enforce its limits local police sanitary ani tAry and similar regulations not in conflict with the th general lw law and no enumeration ol of powers in this constitution or any law I 1 shall hall deemed limit or restrict the th general grant of authority hereby confor red but tills grant of authority shan nail noi include the power to regulate reg ulata public util not municipally owned if any uch regulation of public utilities is provided for by general acner law nor bo be deemed to limit ot power the tha in matters matten relating t state affairs to enad enact general laws applicable alike to all cities 1 of the tha state the power to be conferred upon tho the cities ly by this section shall include the following 1 a to levy assess and collect taxes ind and dorrow borrow money within the limits prescribed ty by general law and to lovy levy and collect caal assessments for benefits benefit conferred b to furnish ell all local publio public service i to purchase hire construct own maintain or operate or lease public utilities local IQ in extent and use to acquire by condemnation dem nation or otherwise within or without tho the corporate limits property ncoma deaca sary ry tor for any uch such purposes subject to restrictions strict ions imposed by general law for or the th protection of other communities and to scant local public utility franchises and within iu its powers regulate res tho the exercise exer cis thereof c to malfe make local public improvements ato and to acquire by condemnation or other wl wiest property within tta its corporate cor limits limit coce fiary for such improvements improve menU and also to acquire an excess over than cihat that ced ed ad for any such improvement and to sell ox or leaah ewe such excess property with restrictions la in ordo order to protect and preserve pre serva tho the im 1 Pro provement ill d to issue mid and sell bonds on tho the so bulit cuilty of any such excess property or of any public utility owned by the city or of the revenues thereof or both Iii eluding in the case of public utility a franchise ing ine the terns tenni upon which in caso of fore fora clean clodore clo sore the purchaser may operate such utility SECTION 2 duty duly of secretary of state the secretary of st ta is hereby directed to submit tho the proposed to the tha electors of the tha state at the next gaj election in the tb a manner provided by lw law SECTION 3 to take effect it doped liy by the electors of this state this amend ment shall take effect on january 1833 1033 1 I RL if welling secretary of state stat rf of the th state of utah do hereby cortie certify that the tha foregoing is a full true and correct copy CODY of the constitutional amendment pro hotd td by the regular session ot of the isiria la ture tur of 1031 1931 as the same appears of record I 1 sn n my office in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto sat ft my hand band and affixed the rr great t aal W ot of the state of utah tills this ath day of ittem ler bar 1830 1930 eo SUAT ff BAI secretary etory of state stat |