The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-10-08
Proposed Constitutional Amend
ment No. 1.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. q.

latng 10 municipal corporations.
Be Il enacted By the Legislature OF
the State Of Utah. two-thirds vote OF
all the members elected In the two
Houses concurring thereini
Section /. That II Is proposed to
amend Section OF Article XI. Of the
Constitution OF the State Of Utah. 80
that the same will read as follows:
Sec. s. Corporations for municipal
purposes shall not be created by special
laws. The Legislature by general
laws shall provide for the incorpora-
lion, organization and classification o.
stiles and towns IN proportion to pop
ulation. which laws may be altered.
amended or repealed.
Any city may frame and adopt a
charter for It's own government In the
following manner;
The legislative authority Of the city
may, by two-thirds vote Of its mem-
bers, and upon petition OF qualified
electors 20 the number Of 10 per cent
Of all votes cast al the next preced-
ing election for tho office OF the
mayor. shall forthwith provide by or
dlnance for the submission 20 the cleo
tors Of the question. shall a Com
mission be chosen to frame a charter7'
The ordinance shall require that the
question be submitted 90 the electors
AZ the next regular municipal elRtio
The ballot containing such question
hail also contain the names Of oandi-
dates for members Of the proposed
Commission. but without party desig-
hation. Such candidates shall be nom
mated In the same manner AZ required
by law Tor nomination Of city officers.
n majority Of the electors voting
on the question Of choosing a Com
mission shall vote In the affirmative
then the fifteen candidates receiving
majority Of the votes cast AZ such
,isotion. shall constitute the charter
Commission. and shall nroceed 70 frame
a charter.
Any charter 90 framed shall be sub
rittsd 70 the qualified electors OF the
city At an election 70 be held AZ a
time 70 be determined BY the charter
| commigslon. which shall be not less
| than thirty days subsequent 60 lie
somplstion and distribution among the
.lsqiors and pot mege Then one Yssr
zen tnfs g. \, Alis,.aas.,YS pIppg
loht MY Alko bS 1bRllttea W be
Voted 6poh EsBArateiy. The cofhmiss
Aap shAu psks .proY'l2ns Ter hs
lbAr,eT and Of any alternative provi-
/ lty, not less than sixty days before
/ he election AZ which u 10 voted upon.
such proposed charter and such alter
native provisions az are approved by
q majority Of the electors voting there
On, shall become an organic law Of
tuch city AZ such time az may BE- fixed
therein. and shall uuperHcde any ok
lsting charter and a. laws affecting
the organization and government Of
herewith. within thirty days after
lta approval a copy ~ such charter
A. adopted. certified By the mayor and
city recorder and authenticated BY THIS
zeal % such city, shall be made ~
duplicate and deposited. one IN the Of.
| iice Of the Secretary Of State and tbs
! other IN the office q the city Hccprd'
,r. and thereafter all courts shall take
EmSndmsSfs a. a,G sns6 rb5rt.r ma,
Pe ffRmed and submitted by the chart
W Cgmmiaaion Ia the same manner al
provided Tor making % charters, ol
may be proposed BY the legislative au'
lhority Of the city upon twe-thirdl
vote thereof, or BY petition o. quail
fled electors 20 n number equal 20 one
tenth Of the total vote cast for mayo
On the next preceding election, ant
any such amendment may be submit
led az the next regular election, ans
hhVing been approved BY the majority
81 tho electors voting thereon, shat
lime fixed ~ such amendment ant
shall DO certified aud filed az provid
"a In case OF charters.
Bach city forming its charter undei
this Section shall have, and is hereby
granted, tho authority 20 exercise al
covers relating 20 municipal affairs
and 20 adopt and enforce within ~
limits, local police, sanitary and Stint
lar reulation not IN conflict with th'
general law, ana no enumeration Of
powers IN this constitution or ana
law shall be deemed 90 limit or re'
ltriet the general grant OF auth9Hll
ihorlty shall not include the power e
regulate tho service or charges Of pub
ie utilities 20 long as such regulation
10 provided Tor BY general law, nor b,
Teamed 10 limit or restrict the power oi
the Legislature IN matters Of public
Or general Interest, nor those relatint
10 State affairs
Tho power 20 be conferred upon M
titles By this Section shall Include tbs
I following;
} taxes and borrow money, within IN
limits prescribed by general law, an'
10 levy and collect special assessment
Tor benefits conferred,
90 To furnish all local public ser
Fiees; 10 purchase. hire. construct. own
maintain and operate. or lease. puhli
utilities. local In extent ana uaai q
acquire by condemnation, or otherwise
within or without the corporate limits
property necessary for any such pur
poses. subject 10 restrictions imposel
81 general law for the protection o
other communities, and 20 grant loca
! public utility franchises and regulat
the exercise thereof subject 10 the con
) tinuing power OF regulation Of publ
, utilities, their rates and service, BY IN
State, as 10 now or may hereafter b
provided by general law,
(c) To make local public Improve
menta and 20 acquire BY condemnation
or otherwise, property within It's cor
porate limits necessary for such I'm
pTovemantsi and also 70 acquire an ca
cess over that needed for any such I'm
provemsnt and 70 sell or lease sue
excess property with restrictions, 4
order 20 protect and preserve the I'm
2 proyemont.
90 To issue and sell bonds on IN
security Of any such excess property
or OF any ublie utility owned BY IN
' city, or OF the revenues thereof, o
, both, including, In the case OF pub
I Tic utility, a franchise stating IN
terms upon which, In case OF fore
I closure, the purchaser may operat
Iuoh utility,
! Sec Q The Secretary OF state
hereby directed 20 submit the propose
amendment 10 the electors OF the Stat
4 AZ the next general election In IN
7 manner provided by law,
q Sec. 3. II adopted by the sleotoT
4 u this state, this amendment shal
3, take effect on January LIST, 1871.
r Approved March rs, 1913.
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