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Twenty Session.
In the Council February Il, 1890,
: Mr.. c. c. Richards introduced the
following:
CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS.
BE IL enacted b. he Gorsrn0r and
Legislative AssoDi6,y ofthe Territory
Of Utah:
Chapter /.
Section l. That all cities now
existing in this Territory, and all
cities hereafter incorporated or or
ganize'l, having 20,ODO or more in
habitanls, shall he known rs cities
OF the first class, ami ali OF the ,ro-
visions OF this CHAPTER relating 90
cities Of the first class are hereby
made applicable TO all cities having
10000 or more inhabitants, now eX-
isting in this Territory, as well rs
10 all such cities hereafter incor-
porated or organized, ami shall be
so construed.
See. .. All cities OF the hrst-clsss
I shall be divided into five municipal
wards, the boundaries Of which shall
he described by ordnance; but the
boundaries Of no municipal wari
shall be changed within four months
prior 70 any municipal election.
such wards shall be as compact in
form and equal in population as may
be. Each ward shall constitute an
election precinct for municipal
elections; 11rorided, that when any
ward shall contain five hundred
legal voters, the city council shall
divide such ward into two or more
election precincts, and make the pre-
cinots Us impact in form and equal
in population as may be, so That
there shall not be more than five
hundred voters in any one precinct,
but no election precinct shall be
ma lie out Of parts Of any two or more
wards, nor shall the boundaries Of
any sucl election precinct be
changed within two months prior 10
any municipal election. There shall
be tut one polling place in each
election precinct, and but one ballot
box used at any election therein.
And the voters shall vote in the pre-
cincts in which they reside.
Sec. 3. The government OF all
cities of the first class is hereby
vested in a city council 10 he COM
posed Of a mayor who shall be
qualified voter in his city, and fif-
teen councilmen, three from each
ward, who shall be qualified voters
in their respective wards. The
mayors shall be elected 10y the quail
Ifit-i voters Of their respective
cities, and the councilmen snail be
elected by the qualified voters OF
! their respective wards; and they
shall hold their offices for the term
Of two years and until their success
sOrs are elected and qualified.
Sec. 4. At the first municipal
election held after the passage and
approval OF this act, and at all sub
seQuent elections held in all cities
Of the first class, now existing in
this Territory, and in all cities Of
the first class which may hereafter
he incorporated or organized, there
shall be elected the following
named officers: a mayor, record
ct, treasurer, marshal, and an as
SCISSOR and collector, vino shall be
elected 10y the qualified voters OF
their respective cities and shall re-
side therein, and fifteen councilmen
anu five justices OF the peace; anu
they shall hold their offices for the
term Of two years and until their
SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified.
Three of such councilmen and one
Justice Of the peace shall be elected
from each municipal ward by the
qualified voters Of their respective
wards, and shall reside therein. In
case the mayor, recorder, treasurer,
MARSHAL, or assessor and collector
shall move his residence outside the
corporate limits of his city, or in
ease any councilman or Justice oil
the peace shall move his residence
outside Of the municipal ward
uy and from which he was
elected, his office shall at once
become vacant, and shall be filled
by the city council Of any such city
oy appointment from the qualified
electors OF such city or ward in
which the vacancy occurs, rs the
case may be, until the next en-
suing municipal election. In
case the vacancy occurs in
the Office Of mayor, recorder,
treasurer, marshal or assessor
and collector tine successor shall
Ice appointed from the qualified
electors Of the city, and In ease the
vacancy occurs in the office OF
councilman or justice OF the peace
the successor shall be appointed
from the qualified electors of the
municipal ward in which the va
cancy occurs.
Sec. S. The judicial power Of all
cities of the first class shall be vested
IN the Justices Of the peace OF such
cities. Said justices shall have ex-
elusive original jurisdiction Of cases
arising under, or by reason Of the
violation Of any ordinance or bylaw
Of said citiesa and shall have the same
Jurisdiction as precinct justices of
the peace in either civil or criminal
cases. The rules OF practice and
mode Of proceeding in said justices
courts shall, be the same as are or
may he prescribed by law for justi-
res' courts in civil or criminal cases.
The jurisdiction Of each Of such JUS
Cices shall be co-extensive with the
corporate limits Of the city.
From all final judgments Of said
Justices courts, appeals shall be al
lowed to the district or other APP
pellate courts provided by law. in
the same manner, and upon the
same terms, rs provided by law for
appeals from Justices courts.
CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS.
Chapter II.
Sec. |. That all cities now exist
ing in this Territory, and all cities
hereafter incorporated or organized,
having 5000 or more inhabitants,
and less than 1000 inhabitants,
shall be known as cities Of the second
class; and all Of the provisions Of
this chapter relating to cities OF the
second class are hereby made APP
plictble to all cities having 5000 or
more inhabitants, and less than
20, 900 inhabitants, now existing in |
this Territory, rs well rs 10 all such |
cities hereafter Incorporated or or
ganized, and shall be so construed.
See. 2. The city council Of any
city now existing in this Territory,
and Of any city hereafter incorpOr-
ated, are hereby authorized 30 ap-
point commissioners to take the CEN
sus Of said city, before any NUM-
cipal election, for the purpose Of as
certaining to which class any such |
city may belong; and whenever the |
city council Of any city of the second
class have reason TO believe that the
population Of such city has in
creased so that the city belongs 10
the first class, it shall be the duty of
the city council Of such city to APP
point such commissioners and canse
such census 10 be taken, verified |
and returned to them. IL from the