Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-05
INDEPENDENCE PROPOSED FOR
COMMISSION AND SPECIAL
CHARTER CITIES.
MEASURE BACKED BY
IOWA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
More Powers Under Local Self Gov
eminent Sought - Law as Proposed
Patterned After New Ohio constitu-
tion-Iaw Enforcement Would Be
Left Largely to Local Officers.
Special TO Times-Republican.

Special 10
Des Moines, March 5.-The city and
towns bill special order in the house
today the Kimberly nill Fl +. 2as, IS
the home rule" DILL in which many
Of the cities of the state are interested.
1t was prepared at The suggestion Of
the Iowa League Of municipalities. The
statement of the general principles Of
home rule in the bill is the exact word
ing Of the new Ohio constitution. The
proposed measure is as follows:
Section !. That section $3.50 of the
code, be and the same is herby re-
pealed and the following enacted in
lieu thereof:
Cities and towns, including cities
under commission form of government
and cities under special charter, are
bodies polite and corporate, under
such name and style as may be Sc
lected at the time Of their organiza-
ton, with authority vested N such Off
GERS as may be provided for by law, or
by ordinance under authority of any
law comforting power upon municipali-
ties TO establish officers, and shall
have the powers and privileges
granted, and such others as are in
cident thereto. for their government,
for the protection Of their property
and inhabitants, and for The preserva-
ton Of peace and good order therein,
and they may sue and be sued. contract
and be contracted with, acquire real
and personal property for any munich
pal purpose by purchase, condemna
ton, gift, or devise, and hold such
property. and have a common seal.
Cities and towns, including cities
under commission form Of government
and cities under special charter. are
hereby granted authority 20 exercise
all powers of local self-government,
subject to such specific restrictions as
to particular powers as now are or
may hereafter be csra biished by law.
No enumeration Of powers in any law
shall operate TO restrict this general
grant of power. or TO exclude other
powers comprehended within this
grant The specification n any law Of
the manner in which any power in
Guided in this general grant shall be
exercised shall be construed only as
fixing the manner in which such power
shall be exercised, and not as eXclud-
ing the exercise of powers ss to which
there is no specification. In the abb
sence of any provision Of law de-
termining by whom and in what man
ner, or subject to What conditions any
power granted by this section shall be
exercised, the legislative body Of any
city or town shall have power by ordi-
nance to determine by whom and in
what manner, and subject to what con-
ditions said power shall De exercised.
"Cities and towns, including cities
under commission form Of government
and cities under special charter. shall
have authority to enact and enforce.
within their limits, such local police
sanitary. and other similar regulations
as are not in conflict with general
laws, and no such regulations shall, by
reason of any requirement therein in
addition to those fixed by any law, be
deemed in conflict with such law, I'M
less cities and towns shall have been
specifically denied The right to enact
regulations upon the subject covered
by such law"