The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-10-01
Proposed Constitutional Amend
ment No. 1.
sENATn IoINr RnsoLur1or No. q.


ment TO Section 5 OF Article II Of the
Constitution OF the State Of Utah, re-
lating TO municipal corporations.
BE II enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Utah. two.thirds vote OF
all the members elected In the two
Houses conourring thereint
Section i. That Il is proposed to
amend Section 8 Of Article XII Of the
Constitution OF the State OF Utah. 40
that the same will read as follows:
Sec. 5. Corporations for municipal
purposes shall not be created by special
laws The Legislature by general
laws shall provide for the incorpora-
tlon. organization and classification OF
elites and towns In proportion TO pop
nlauon' which laws may be altered.
amended or repealed.
Any city may frame and adopt a
charter for its own government In the
following manner;
The legislative authority OF the city
may, by two-thirds vote OF its mem
befs, and upon petition OF qualified
electors to the number Of 10 per cent
Of all votes cast az the next proceed.
ing election for the office Of the
mayor. shall forthwith provide by or
dinance for the submission 70 the cleo
tors OF the question. Shall a Com
nission be chosen 20 frame a charter7'
rhe ordinance shall require that the
question be submitted 20 the electors
A. the next regular municipal elqS tion
The ballot containing such question
shaii also contain the names Of candi-
dates for members OF the proposed
Commission. but without party desiR-
nation. Such candidates shall DO nom
mated In the same manner as required
" law for nomination Of city officera
n majority OF the eieetors voting
on the question Of choosing Com
mission shall vote In the affirmative
then the fifteen candidates receiving
q majority Of the votes cast at such
election. shall constitute the charter
Commission. and shall proceed TO frame
q charter.
Any charter 30 framed shall be sub
9itted 10 the qualified electors OF the
city AZ an election 20 be held At a
time u be determined BY the charter
Commission. which shall be not less
than thirty days subsequent 90 its
sompistion and distribution among the
electors and not more than one year
from such date. Alternative provi-
pions may also be Submitted 10 be
voted upon separately. The Commits
ilon shall make provisions for the
distribution OF copies Of the proposed
Smarter and o. any alternative prow.
1ioAs 10 the qualified electors OF tho
atty. not less than sixty days before
The election at which Il IL voted upon.
Such proposed charter and such alter
native provisions az are approved by
majority OF the electors voting there.
on. shall become an organic law OF
such city a such time AZ may BE- fixed
therein, and shall auporHedo any eN-
istinE charter aud all laws affecting
the organization and government OF
such city which are now IN conflict
a. adopted. certified By the mayor and
sity recorder and authenticated by tho
ssal Of such city. shall DO made In
flee Of the Secretary % state aud tho
sthsr IN the office % the city Record
a. and thereafter all courts shall take
judicial notice o. such charter,
Amendments Go any such charter may
be framed and submitted BY the chart
or Commission In the same manner AZ
provided for making Of charters. or
thority OF the city upoR a two-thiFds
vote thereof. or by petition Of quail
tied electors 90 number equal 90 one
On the nsNt proceeding election. and
any such amendment may DO submit.
ted az the next regular election, agd
ID the electors voting thereon. shall
become part OF the charter az the
lime fixed IN such amendment and
shali be certified and filed aa provid-
"a In case OF charters,
Each city forming It's charter under
this Section shall have, and 10 hereby
granted, tho authority 20 exercise all
covers relating 20 municipal affairs,
and 20 adopt and enforce within It's
limits. local police, sanitary and emit
lar reulation not In conflict with tho
General law; and no Sn1msration OF
law shall DO deemed 20 limit or re-
ltriot tho general grant OF authority
hereby eenferredl but this grant OF au-
thoFity shall not include the power TO
regulate the service or charges OF pub
ie uuiitlos 20 long as such regulation
i provided for BY general law, nor be
teamed 20 limit or restrict tho power OF
the Legislature Ia matters OF public
or general Interest, nor those relating
10 State affairs.
Tho power 10 be conferred upon the
titles BY this Section shall Include the
.tollowingl
(a) TO levy. assess and collect
taxes and borrow money, within tho
limits prescribed by general law, ana
10 levy and collect special assessments
tor benefits conferred,
(b) TO furnish all local public ser.
glces. 20 purchase. hire, construct, own,
maintain and operate, or lease, public
utilities, local In extent and use %
acquire by condemnation, or otherwise
within or without the corporate limits
property necessary Tor any such pr
poses. subject 20 restrictions Imposed
other communities; and 20 grant local
public utility franchises and regulats
the exercise thereon subject 10 the CON
tinuing power OF regulation OF public
utilities, their rates and service, ~ the
State, as IL now or may hereafter be
provided by general law,
(o) To make local public improve
,msnts and 90 acquire by condemnation
or otherwise, property within Its cor
1poFate limits necessary for such Inn
provemsnts. and also 20 acquire an eN'
cess over that needed for any such im-
prOVemsnt and 20 sell or lease such
excess property with restrictions, In
order 20 protect and preserve the Inn
provemont.
90 To issue aud sell bonds on the
security OF any such excess property
or OF any ublie utility owned by the
city, or OF the revenues thereof, OF
both including. In the case OF pub
10 utility, a franchise stating the
terms upon which. In case OF fore
Ilosure, the purchaser may operate
Iuoh utility.
Sec q The Secretary OF State 4
hereby directed 10 submit the proposec
amendment 70 the electors OF the state
al the next general election In the
manner provided by law,
Sec. .. II adopted by the sleetor,
n this state. this amendment shan
laks effect on January LIST, 1871
Approved March Is, 1919.