The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-10-29
Proposed Constitutional Amend
ment No. 1.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. O.


A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO Section Of Article IL Of the
Constitution Of tho state Of Utah. re-
iatinR TO municipal corporations.
/ BE II enacted BY the Legislature Of
the State Of Utah. two-thirds vote Of
all the members elected in tho two
Houses concurring thereini
Section /. That II is proposed to
amend Section OF Article x1. Of the
| Constitution OF the State Of Utah. 20
/ that the same will read as follows:
SEQ s. Corporations for municipal
| purposes shall not be created by special
/ laws. The Legislature BY general
/ laws shall provide for the incorpora-
/ tion. organization and classification Of
/ stiles and towns IN proportion 60 pop
uiatlon. which laws may be altered.
amended or repealed.
Any city may frame and adopt a
charter for its own government In the
following mannori
The legislative authority Of the city
may, by two-thirds vote OF It's mem-
bers, and upon petition Of qualified
electors 10 the number Of 10 per cent
| Of all votes sast az the next precod-
ing election for the office Of the
mayor. shall forthwith provide by or
ilnance for the submission TO the cleo
| Tors Of the question. Shall Com
The ordinance shall require that the
question bo submitted 70 the electors
AZ the next regular municipal ol'ktien
rhs ballot containing such question
thali also contain tho names OF candi-
dates for members Of the proposed
Commission. but without party desiE-
nation. Buch candidates shall be nom
mated In the same manner as required
by law for nomination Of city officers.
n majority Of tho electors voting
On the question Of choosing Com
mission shall vote In the affirmative
then the fifteen candidates receiving
majority Of tho votes cast az such
sisotion. shall constitute the charter
Commission. and shall urocesd 90 frame
charter.
Any charter ~ framed shall be- sub
mittsd 20 the qualified electors 81 tho
city AZ On election 20 be hold at n
time % be determined BY the charter
Commission. which shall be not less
than thirty days subsequent % its
completion and distribution among the
tisctors and not more than one year
from such date. Alternative pr0vi-
slons may also be submitted Go be
voted upon separately. The Commits
zion shall make provisions Tor the
distribution % copies % tho proposed
shartor and % any alternative provi-
tiona 90 tho qualified electors 81 tho
atty, not less than sixty days before
Inc election az which % o. voted upon
Such proposed charter and such alter
native provisions a. are approved BY
a majority OF the electors voting there
on. shall become an organic law 81
such city At such time az may BE- fixed
lheroin and shall uupsrHedo any OK
leting charter and All laws aftocuns
the Organization and government II
such city which are now IN conflict
herewith Within thirty days after
lts approval espy Of such chsrtel
si,y rrcera.r ana RuthsntiSatsd by IN,
| seal % such city. shall be made NJ
duplicate and deposited, ono In the Of
ice o. the sssTetAry, q stat, aud ,e'
o. and thereafter all courts shall taxi
judicial nstics % such charter
Amendments t. any such charter MAJ
b. framed and submitted hy the chart
tr Commission In the same manner III
provided for making Of charters. .
may - proposed ~ the legislative az
thsrity % the city uBsn twe-thlrd
tied sieetsrs % = number equal 10 enc
tenth of tho fetal Vste cast fer mAys
N the nett preceding sisctisn, an
~ ~ g AZ. Ssnt p.asisS .i.s,,.h' an.
havsH6 sssn approvos ~ the majority
~ ths siseteru ystlnH theIesn. shai
see.ms a Part 81 the shsT,sr az IN
hail - osrtlfisd ana filsa as prsvid
"a In osss sf charters.
raoh city fsrminH lie charter unds
this sestisn shsil have, aBa IL hsrsb
bovsra relating 70 municipal affair
md 20 ADEPT and enforce within "
limits. lscAl nelieei sanitary and Himi
lar reuiation not In conflict with IN
IsnsrAl law. and no enumeration O
powers IN this constitution or an
law shall be- deemed 20 limit or 70
trlet the general grshhi OK G9'h hs lv
lhoTity shall not include the power I
regulate the service or charges ot pub
NJ utilities 20 Ions as such regulatl9
issmsd 20 limit or restrict the power Q
the Legislature IN matters OF publ
Or general Interest. nor those relatin
20 State affairs.
Tho power % b. conferred upon n
titles by this Section shall include N
tollowing'
(al TO levy. assess ana collie,
taxes and borrow money, within IN
limits prescribed By general law, an
Tor benefits conferred,
do To furnish an local public se
vices, 90 purchase, hire, construct owl
maintain and operate, OF lease, publ
utilities, local Ia extent ana use
acquire by condemnation, or otherwis
within or without the corporate limit
property necessary for any such pa
poses, subject 20 restrictions Impose
by general law for the protection
other communities. and 20 grant loo
public Unity franchises aud regula
tho exercise thereof subject 10 the co
tlnutug power OF regulation 81 publ
utilities, their rates and service, BY q
State, as 10 now or may hereafter b
provided BY general law,
(ol To make local public impToy
ments and 10 acquire by coHdemnatio
Or otherwise, property within ltH 60
poTate limits necessary Tor such tn
provemsnts; and also 20 acquire an r
cess over that needed for any such In
proyemsnt and 20 sell or lease su'
excess property with restrictions,
order 90 protect and preserve the Ia
proVement,
(d) To issue aud sell bonds on Il
security Of any such excess propert
or OF any ublie utility owned by u
city or OF the revenues thereof,
both, including, In the case o. pa
lie utility, a franchise stating q
terms upon which, In case OF for
slosuTe, the purchaser may opera
such utility,
Sec 2 The Secretary OF state
NtraEfad a submit thu urOn0F