The record-union., 1892-10-03
Amendment Number Five.
(Senate Constitutional Amendment No. Ia.
ARTICLE XII

ARTICLE XI.
Section s. Any city containing a popula-
tion of more than three thousand five hun
dred inhabitants, may frame a charter for its
own government consistent with and subject
to the Constitution and laws of this State, by
causing a board OF fifteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least five years qualified
electors thereof to be elected by the
qualified voters OF said city at any general
or special election, whose duty it shall
be, within ninety days after such cleo
tion, to prepare and propose a charter
for such city, which shall be signed. in dupli-
cate by the members of such Board, or a ma
jority of them, and returned, one copy to the
Mayor thereof, or other chief executive officer
OF such city, and the other to the Recorder OF
the county. such proposed charter shall then
be published in two daily newspapers of gen.
eral circulation in such city, Tor at least twenty
days, and the first publication snail ue nade
within twenty days after the completion of
the cnarter; provided, that in cities containing
q population OF not more than ten thousand
inhabitants such proposed charter shall be
published IN one such daily newspaper; and
within not less than thirty days after such
publication it shall be submitted to the quail
lied electors of such city at a general or
special election, and if a majority of such
qualified electors voting thereat shall ratify
the same, it shall thereafter be submitted to
the Legislature for its approval or rejection
as whole, without power OF alteration or
amendment. Such approval may be made
by concurrent resolution, and If approved by
a majority vote of the members elected to
city, or ii such city be consolidated with q
county, then of such city and county, and
shall become the organic law thereof, and su-
persede any existing charter and all amend
ments thereof and all laws inconsistent with
such charter. A copy of such charter. certi-
fed by the Mayor, or chief executive officer
and authenticated by the seal of such CITY
setting forth the submission of such charter
to the electors, and its ratification by them.
shall after the approval of such charter bv
the Legislature, be made, =in duplicate
and deposited, one in the Office oi
the Secretary of state, and the other
after being recorded in SAID RE-
eorder's Office, shall be deposited in the arch-
ives of the city, and thereafter all Courts shall
take Judicial notice OF said charter. The
charter, so ratified may be amended at inter.
vas OF not less than two years by proposals
therefor. submitted by the legislative author.
ity of the city TO the qualified electors thereof
at a general or special election, held at least
forty days after the publication OF such pro
posals for twenty days in daily newspaper
of general circulation in such city, and rati.
fed by at least three-hfths of the qualified
electors voting thereat, and approved by the
Legislature, as herein provided for the an.
proyal of the charter. In submitting any
such charter, or amendments thereto any al.
tentative article or proposition may be pre-
sented for the choice of the voters and NAV
be voted on separately without prejudice tc
others.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the provisions
! OF the Constitution. and an Act OF the Legisla