Arizona republican., 1910-12-10

! be eecteI at large by the qualified electors thereof, at general or spe- cial election, whose duty it shall be, within ninety days after such election to prepare and propose a charter for such city. Such proposed charter shall be signed in duplicate by the members of such board, or majority of them, and filed, one copy Of said proposed charter with the chief exc cutive officer of such city and the other with the county recorder of the county in which said city shall be situated. Such proposed charter shall then be published in one or more newspapers published, and of general circulation, within said city for at least twenty-one days if in daily pa per. or in three consecutive issues if in a weekly paper, and the first publi- cation shall be made within twenty days after the completion of the pro- posed charter. Within thirty days. and not earlier than twenty days, after such publication, said proposed char ter shall be submitted to the vote of the qualified electors of said city at a general or special election. If ma jority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify such proposed charter, it shall thereupon be sub mitted to the Governor for his appro- val, and the Governor shall approve it if it shall not be in conflict with this Constitution or with the laws of the State. Upon such approval said charter shall become the organic law of such city and supersede any char ter then existing (and all amend ments theretO), and all ordinances in- consistent with said new charter. A copy of such charter, certified by the chief executive officer, and authenti- cated by the seal, of such city, togeth- CT with a statement similarly certi- fled and authenticated setting forth the submission of such charter to the electors and it's ratification by them, shall, after the approval of such char ter by the Governor, be made in dupli- cate and filed, one copy in the office of the Secretary of State and the oth- CT in the archives of the city after being recorded in the office of said County Recorder. Thereafter all courts shall take judicial notice of said charter.
 The charter so ratified may be amended by amendments proposed and submitted by the legislative authority of the city to the qualified electors tor by petition as hereinafter provid- ed), at a general or special election, and ratified by a majority of the quail fled electors voting thereon and ap- proved by the Governor as herein pro- vided for the approval of the charter.
 Sec. 3. An election of such board of freeholders may be called at any time by the legislative authority of any such city. Such election shall be called by the chief executive officer of any such city within ten days after there shall have been filed with him petition demanding such election, signed by number of qualified cleo tors residing within such city equal to twenty-five per centum of the total number of votes cast at the next pre- ceding general municipal election. Such election shall be held not later than thirty days after the call there for. At such election vote shall be taken upon the question whether fur ther proceedings toward adopting a charter shall be had in pursuance to the call. and unless a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall vote to proceed further, no further proceedings shall be had, and all pro- ceedings up to the time of said cleo ton shall be of no effect.
 Sec. 4. No municipal corporation shall ever grant, extend. or renew a franchise without the approval of a majority of the qualified electors re- siding within it's corporate limits who shall vote thereon at general or spe- cial election, and the legislative body of any such corporation shall submit any such matter for approval or dis approval to such electors at any gen eral municipal election or call spe- cial election for such purpose at any time upon thirty days notice. No franchise shall be granted, extended, or renewed for longer time than twenty-five years.
 Sec. ,. Every municipal corpora ton within this State shall have the right to engage in any business or en- terprise which may be engaged in by a person, firm, or corporation by vir- tue of a franchise from said munich pal corporation.
 Sec. G. No grant, extension, or re- newal of any franchise or other use of the streets, alleys, or other public grounds. or ways, of any municipality shall divest the State or any of it's subdivisions of it's or their control and regulation of such use and en- joyment; nor shall the power to regu- late charges for public services be sur rendered; and no exclusive franchise shall ever be granted.
 ARTICLE XIV.
 CORPORATIONS OTHER THAN
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