The daily sentinel., 1909-06-29
SECTION
OF FTHECHARTER
Committee has First Article and Pre-
amble Ready for Final Adoption.
Power and Rights of City.
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE

loUGGESIlUNS FROM THE PEOPLE
Last night at the meeting of the
Grand junction charter convention
II was decided by a unanimous vote
TO permit all reports from standing
committees to go over at least one
meeting night after they are filed so
tnat these reports may be read and
digested by the people and to give
the people opportunity to make OBJ
Jections or suggestions if they so de-
sire before the reports are adopted.
number of important commit
tee assignments were made last night.
Below is the REPORT of the com
mittee on finance and taxation. made
last night. 1t will be voted upon at
the meeting tomorrow night. 1t is
the first section of the new charter
which has been formally presented
for adoption by the convention. This
report follows:
The report on finance and taxation
is as follows:
Committee Report.
We, your committee No 3. beg to
make the following report for Pre-
amble and Article l of the proposed
Charter. and recommend its adop-
ton:
Preamble.
We, the people of the City of
1 Grand Junction. under the authority
of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado do ordain and establish
this Charter for the City OF Grand
| Junction
Name, boundaries. Powers, Rights
and Liabilities.
| T. Name boundaries mu-
nicipal corporations now existing and
Il. Fs ha .,T u
ton" shall remain and continue to
be body polite and corporate un-
] der the same name and with the
same boundaries, with power and
authority 10 change its boundaries in
manner authorized by law
=. Powers Rights Liabilities.
BY the name of the City of Grand
Junction - the City
ta.) Shall have perpetual sue
cession. and shall own, possess and
hold all property. real and personal.
by the said City of Grand Junction,
and shall assume, manage, and dis
pose of all trusts IN any way con-
nected Herewith;
tb.) Shall succeed to all the
rights and liabilities, and shall ac-
quire all benefits, and shall assume
and pay all bonds. obligations and
Indebtedness of said City of Grand
Junction; by that name may sue and
defend, plead and be implicated, in
all courts and places and in all mat
ters and proceedings; may have and
use common seal and alter the
same at pleasure; may purchase, re-
ceive. hold and enjoy. or sell and
dispose of. real personal property;
I (c.) May receive bequests, gifts
and donations of all kinds of prop
erty in fee simple. if in trust for pub
| lie, charitable or other purposes; and
do all things and acts necessary to
carry out the purpose of such gifts,
/ bequests and donations. with power
to manage. sell lease or otherwise
4 dispose of the same in accordance
with the terms of the gift, bequest
or donation;
Id Shall have the power. within
or without its territorial limits, to
lconsfruct, condemn and purchase, ac-
lquire. lease, add to. maintain, CON
Fduct and operate, waterworks, light
plants, power plants. transportation
systems, heating plants. and any 9TH
er public utilities or works or ways
local in use and extent. in whole or
/ in part, and everything required
therefor, for the use of said City and
the inhabitants thereof, and any such
systems, plants or works or ways
or any contracts in relation or con-
nection Herewith that may exist and
which said City may desire to pur-
/ chase. in whole or in part, the same
or any part thereof may be purchased
| by said City which may enforce such
purchase by proceedings at law as in
taking land for public use by right of
eminent domain, and shall have the
power to issue bonds, upon the vote
of the taxpaying electors. at any spe-
cial or general election, in any
amount necessary to carry out any
of said powers or purposes.
(e.) The legislative. executive
and judicial powers of the City shall
extend to all matters of local and
municipal government it being the
intent hereof that the specifications
of particular powers by any other
provision of this Charter. shall never
be construed as impairing the effect
of the general grant of powers OF
local government hereby bestowed;
(f.) The City shall also have all
powers, privileges and functions
which by or pursuant to the Constitu-
tion of this State. have been or could
be granted to or exercised by any
CITY. of the first or second class;
(gD All powers of the City shall
except as otherwise provided in this
Charter. be vested in its elective Of
ficers, subject to distribution and
delegation of such powers as provid-
ed in this Charter or by ordinance.
WENDELL p. Ella,
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