Show constitutional RELATING TO MUNICIPAL corporations A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 5 of article XI of the constitution of the state stale of cl utah relating to I 1 municipal corporations be ba it resolved by the legislature of the he state staf ot of via ulah two thirds of all in mem b re elected to toch ench of ct tile two houses voting in favor thereof SECTION 1 section proposed to be mended that it to 1 proposed to mend amend ecklon 6 of article XI of the constitution ution of f the state of utah so 10 that the gains me will read as follows SECTION 6 5 94 municipal uni cipal corporations created by beneral law 0 ot f incorporated corp orated orsted elites cities or towns rosy may frame canis and lid adopt ch charier t r manner prescribed charter to be submitted t to a electors 1 re coples copies to b city r te e tord cordet to td tile with sec of at state arrend ments powers conferred upon cities corporations tor for municipal purposes shall not be created by special lawt a the legislature lela lature by beveral laws las shall hall provide for or the incorporation organization ind and of cities and nl towns town in proportion to population which laws mey may be altered amended or OF repeated repealed any incorporated atad city or town natty may from frame and adopt a charter for its it own government la lb the fall follow me monger manner the legislative authority ot of the city may by two thirds vote of ct its members member and upon petition or of qualified electors to the number ot of fifteen per cent ot of all votes tote amt ss it at the next election for the th office 0 of the mayor shall forthwith provide by ordinance for or the sub submission to the lector ot the qu auction aution tion shail a committo ion 0 n be b chosen f to frame a charter 1 the a ordinance r d cnance shall require that the question he ba submitted to the electors elector at the next regular municipal election the ballot eon con such question shall also cout contain als the names of candidates for members of the proposed corn commission mission hut but without party designation such candid candidates acs shall be nominated in the same manner us as required by law for or nomination of city officers it if a majority of 0 tho the electors elector voting on en the question of at choosing a commin commission sion shall etc 0 otc to in the affirmative ahn the th fifteen ag candidates indi dates receiving a majority of the votes cast at such election shall constitute the charter commission and shall proceed to frame a charter any charter so framed shall be submitted to the qualified electors 0 of f the a city at an election to lie be held at ft a time to be determined by the charte commission which shall be riot not less than sixty days daya subsequent to its completion and distribution emona among the electors and not wore than one year from uch such d date at e alternative provisions may also iso be b 0 submitted to be voted upon separately the commission ball male make provisions for the distribution of 0 copies pies of the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions to the qualified electors of the city not less ices then than sixty days before the election at which it Is voted upon such proposed charter and such alternative altema provisions as are approved by a majority at 0 the electors voting thereon shall an n organic law of such city at such time an may be b fixed therein and shall supe sapet edit sede any existing charter and all laws affect isic hl the organization and government of such city which are now 11 in conflict therewith within thirty days after its approval a copy of erf such charter as adopted certified by the mayor ind and city recorder and authenticated by the seal of such city shall be mide in duplicate and depolite dep osite one in the office of the secretary ot of state and the other in the office of the city recorder and thereafter all courts shall tak take judicial notice of such charter amendments to any such charter may buy be framed and submitted by a charter corn cam misson mission in the th same manner as aj provid edl for far malcina ma of charters or may be proposed by tho the authority of the city upon a two thirds vote thereof or by petition of qualified electors to a num ber equal to fifteen per cent of the total votes ote cast for mayor on the next preceding election and any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular mu mo election and balint been approve approved 4 by the majority of the electors elector there on shall become part of the charter at t the time fixed axed in such amendment and shall be certified and filed as aj provided in cue case of charters fach each city forming its charter under this shall have and is hereby granted the authority to exercise all powers power elating to municipal affairs and to adopt and nd on ea fore force within its limits local police saal sanitary tary and nt similar regulations not in conflict with the general law and no enumeration ot of powers in this constitution or any law shall hall be b deemed limit or restrict the denral grant authority hereby red but this grant of authority sheil not include the power to regula regul public otil atil itley not municipally owned if any such lucli regulation of public utilities is provided tor for by general beneral law nor be dermed to limit or restrict the power of the legislature in matters matter relating lne t state affairs to enact general taw applicable alike to all cities catl of the state the power to be conferred upon the cities by this section lection shall sha include the followings a to levy assess and collect taxes and borrow money within the limits prescribed by general law and nd to levy and collect clail aal assessments for benefits benefit conferred b to furnish all local public ace i to t purchase hire construct own mala main tarn or operate or lease public utilities local in n extent and use to acquire by eon con dem nation or otherwise within or without the corporate limits property etc ary tor for any such purposes subject to r imposed by general law for the protection of other communities and to krant local public franchises franchise and nd within its it powers power regulate rez the exercise I 1 thereof e c to make local public improvements wid and to acquire by condemnation or otherwise wise property within its corporate limits necessary 4 for such improve improvements mentA and alse sd to acquire Q an excess over then than thail that needed for any such geh improvement and to sell of at lease such excess property with restrictions restriction la in order to protect and preserve the im provement d to issue and sell bonds bond on the security 4 of any such excess property or of any public utility owned by the city or a 1 I the revenues thereof or bothi both including I 1 ix the case of public utility a franchise stating the terms upon which in cue cos of for foreclosure clo eure the purchaser way may operate so fact cis is utility SECTION 2 duty of secretary Seere tiry of state the no secretary of state Is hereby directed to u limit the proposed amendment to 14 the th electors 1 actors of the state at the next el election in the manner provi provided d ed by law SECTION S to T take effect it adopted by the electors elector of this state this amendment shall take effect on january lat 1 I M IL Welli nir secretary of state of ad th the state of utah do hereby that th the foregoing Is in a full true and co correct e 6 t copy of the constitutional amendment v pro ro posed by the rei regular rutar session of the th igola ture sure of mi 1931 as the same appears appear of record in my office in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto set act my mi hand and affixed the great seal of the state slat of utah this stu day of soy teus bar 1930 7 abul secretary of cc state ikall 11 1 11 II |