The record-union., 1892-10-25
Amendment Number Five.
Senate Constitutional Amendment No 14.l
Article XI.


ARTICLE XI.
Section s. Any city containing a popula-
ton of more than three thousand live nun
dred inhabitar IS, may frame q charter tor lis
own government. consistent with &ni subject
to the Constitution ana laws OF this state by
causing a board OF fifteen fFeeholders, who
snail nave been for at least live years qualified
electors thereof to be elected by ina
or special election, whose duty it snail
be- within ninety days after such el.c-
lor such city, which shall be signed, in dupli-
cate, by the members OF such BodrC. or a ma
j0rity OF them, ana returned, one copy To the
Mayor thereof. or other chief executive Olicer
OF such city ana the otner TO the Recorder OF
the county. such proposed charter shall then
be published In two daily newspapers OF gen
erai crculat on in such city, Tor 1T least twenty
days, and the nrsG publication shait We mace
within twenty days after The completion of
the charter; proylded, that in cities containing
a population OF not more than ten thOuslI1Q
inhabitants such proposed charter shall 30
published in one such daily newspapes; and
within not less than thirty days after such
publication it shall be submitted to the quail
iie1 electors of sCcn city ut a general or
special election, and If a majority Of sucA
quall1ed electors voting therent sEall rasl!y
the sa1s1e, 1t shall thereafter be subnllLteL 10
the Legislature for It's approval or reyectiuh
as o. wAoAe, without power OF Alteration Or
amendment. such approval may be made
by concurrent resolution, and II approved "
"a majority vote OF the members e.ecLsu 70
each house. il shall become the charter OF such
county then OF such city ana county ana
shall become the organic law Thereon, ana su-
perscde any existing charter ana ali aihehet-
Inents thereof and all laws inconsistent with
s11ch charter A copy Of such charter. certt-
fed by the Mayor, or chief executive ohicers
aYd oi,thenttcated by the seal OF such city,
settine, forth the submission OF such charter
n tbe ELECTORS. and its ratification BY them,
| enaT after the approval OF such charter by
~ - fegielgture be made, in duplicate,
sn1 deposited one in the Once ol
49, a.. Secfetarv of state, and the other,
oF5er being recorded in said Re-
aTdar.s once sball be deposited in the arch-
80 of me city and thereafter all Courts shall
80 judicial notice OF said charter. 1ha
ocharter SO ratified, may be amended at inter-
StaIe of not less tnnn two years by proposaS
tIeralor submitted by the legislative author.
ttv ofthe city to the qualified electors there9G
III Il general or special election, held at tlsl
forty days after the publication OF such pros
nosals for twenty days in daily newsra rlaT
6f general circulation in such city and rati5
ded BY at least three-riflhs OF the aualIded
electors voting thereat, and approved bv ma
LEGISLATURE, as herein provided for the an.
proval Of the charter. In submitting any
such charter. or amendments thereto nIy nj,
Tentative article or proposition may be pr7f
sented for the choice of the voters and mas
be voted on separately without prejudice Ia
others.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the provisions
OF the Constitution. and an Act or tie Legislal