The Irish standard., 1912-10-26

the corporate limits, or expiration
OF term of office. shall be iilled by
appointment in the same manner az
the original bonrd was created. and
said board shall always contain Its
full complement Of members.
Amy such charter or amy amend
ment OF revision thereof may pro-
vide for the commission form Of
government having Legislative and
administrative powers, or 1t may
provide for mayor or chief lnagis..
trate. and legislative body, ooff
either one or two houses and. II
Of two houses. at least one Of them
shall be elected by u general vote
Of the electors, or 1t may provide
for amy other plan or system OF
municipal governments; provided
that the plan or form Of govern
ment SO adopted shall not violate
the constitution of the state as
hereby amended.
In submitting any such charter
or amendment thereto. or revision
thereof To the qualtied voters of
such city or village, any alternative
section or article may be presented
for the choice of the voters and may
be voted on separately without
prejudice to other articles or Sec
lions of the charter. or any amend
ments thereto or revision thereof.
The legislature may provide gen.
eral laws relative to affairs OF
cities. the application Of which may
be limited to cities Of over fifty
thousand inhabitants. or to cities OF
fifty thousand and not less than
twenty thousand Inhabitants, or TO
cities Of twenty thousand and not
less than ten thousand inhabitants.
or, to cities Of ten thousand In
ply equally to all cities OF either
class, or If so specified in the law.
to all cities In either such class not
having charters adopted pursuant
to this amendment. but no general
law limited to one or more of said
classes of cities shall apply to any
city existing under 4 charter frnned
tuition unless such general law shall
be made applicable to such city by
a. declara ton. therein. naming the
city: Such laws shall be paramount
lating to the same matter ineiYded
for.
The Legislature shall enact any
a to carry i nte eeet ths pr
Of this amendment, and shall pre-
scribe by law the general limits
within which such charter shall be
OF ordinance passed thereunderr
shall superscde any general law OF
the state defining or Furnishing
crimes or misdemeanors."
PURPOSE AND EFFECT. The puv
pose and object Of this amendment
to permit cities nlrendy Incorporate
and villages desiring I" be incorporate
IN cities to include in their charter
Dr ny amendment or revision thereof
a commission form Of government hnv
Ing Legislative and administrative pow
FRS. The amendment sought enlarge
the power Of such municipalities Z
framing their own charters, reservin
to the legislature, however. the author
lty to prcncribe the general limit
within which the snid charters shall ],
fra med.
A commission form of city Rc-cru
mcnt IL generally untlersto"d to inclusi
the following charact eristic fcnturcs
I. A small governing board, 2. Th
exercise of both Legislative and admin
Istrativc duties by this board; 3. III
division among the members Of III
board of the administrative work Of Ill
city by departments over which n xinKl
member Of the governing bOnrd of til
city has control, 4. The election Of tn
of the governing board by n
Of the voters of the city and not u
wards, precincts or districts. s. TIL
adoption of methods of direct pOpuln
control over the action md the con
tin unncc in Office Of the members of til
board.