The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-09-17
Proposed Constitutional Amend
ment No. 1.
SENATE JOINT REsOLUTION NO. o

latlng 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 concurring thereint
Section 1. That Il Is proposed 70
amend Section 8 Of Article XXI. Of the
Constitution Of the State OF Utah, so
that the same will read as foilowsi
Sec. 5. Corporations for municipal
purposes shall not be created by special
laws. The Legislature by general
laws shall provide for tho incorpora-
ton. organization and classification OF
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amended or repealed.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 It's mem
bcrs, and upon petition Of qualified
electors TO the number OF 10 per cent
OF ali votes cast at the next proceed
ing election for the office Of the
mayor, shall forthwith provide by or
dinance for the submission to the cleo
tors OF the question. shall Conn
mission be chosen TO frame charterT
The ordinance shall require that the
question be submitted 20 the electors
AZ the next regular municipal eiaetio
The ballot containing such question
thaii also contain the names Of candi-
datsa for members Of the proposed
Commission. but without party desiG-
aation. Such candidates shall be nom
mated In the same manner as required
By law for nomination Of city officers.
n majority OF the electors voting
on the question Of choosing . Com
mission shall vote In the affirmative
then the fifteen candidates receiving
. majority Of the votes cast at such
sisction. shall constitute the charter
Commission. and shall proceed TO frame
q charter.
Any charter 90 framed shall be sub
u,ittsd 10 tho qualified electors OF the
city At an election 90 be held At n
time 20 be determined by the charter
Commission. which shall be not less
than thirty days subsequent 20 its
somplstion and distribution among the
electors and not more than one year
from such date. Alternative provi-
slons may also be submitted 60 be
voted upon separately. The Commits
sion shall make provisions for the
| distribution OF copies Of the proposed
Smarter and OF any alternative provi-
tions 10 the qualified electors Of the
| atty. not less than sixty days before
The election at which II In voted upon.
such proposed charter and such alter
nativs provisions az are approved by
a majority OF the electors voting there-
on. shall become an organic law Of
tuch city AZ such time as may be fixed
therein, and shall uuperHeds any sH-
lstinE charter and AZ laws affecting
saeh city which are now in conflict
Herewith. Within thirty days after
lie approval a copy OF such charter
~ adopted, certified ~ The mayor and
sity recorder aud authenticated by 'es
aupiieats and deposited, one Ia tho Of
tiee Of the Secretary Of state and the
pthsr IN the office % the city liccord-
~. and thereafter all courts shall take
judicial notice OF such charter.
| Amendments 20 any such charter may
be framed and submitted BY the chart
Or Commission In the same manner az
provided for making % charters, OF
thority o. the city upon a two.thlrds
vote thereof. or BY petition Of quail.
fed electors Go a number equal 20 one.
on the next preceding election, and
any such amendment may be submit.
Ted AZ the next reEullr election, aud
aaving been approved BY the majority
become part OF the charter az tbs
lime fixed In such amendment and
hall DO certified and filed as provid'
Z "a In case OF charters,
| A4MfM city FORMING JUS NNAFtNN MNuei
this section shall have. aud 10 hereby
granted, tho authority 70 exercise al
powers relating 90 municipal affairs
and Go adopt and enforce within ~
lar Teuiatlon not In conflict with th,
general law, and no enumeration oil
powers Ia this constitution or an,
: law shall be deemed 20 limit Or 20,
ttriot tho general grant OF authority
hereby eonferrodl but this grant OF Au
q ihorlty shall not Include the power I,
, regulate the service or charges OF pub
10 utilities 20 long as such regulation
Leaned 10 limit OF restrict the power Of
the Legislature Ia matters OF public
pr general Interest. nor those relatinl
F. 10 State affairs,
titles by this section shall Include th'
4 tollowtngi
/ (a) To levy. assess and colise
4 taxes and borrow money, within IN
limits prescribed BY general law. an
i 10 levy and collect special assessment
Il Tor benefits conferred.
(bl To furnish all local public ser
Ficeui 20 purchase, hire, construct. own
maintain and operate, or lease, publ
utilities. local la extent and use. I
acquire BY condemnation. or otherwise
i within or without the corporate limit
property necessary for any such puF
=. poses. subject TO restrictions Impose
y by general law for the protection q
i other communities; and 20 grant ioes
=. public utility franchises aud regulat
: the exercise thereof subject 70 the con
a tinuing power OF regulation OF publ
n utilities, their rates and service, by IN
= State, as 10 now or may hereafter b.
y provided by general law.
d Co To make local public improVs
A ments and 10 acquire By condemnation
= or otherwise, property within tts COZ
II pOFate limits necessary for such In
a proyementa. and also 10 acquire an ca
q cess over that needed for any such I'm
Il pFovement aud 20 sell or lease sue
4 excess property with restrictions,
f.. order 10 protect and preserve the in
provemsnt.
J. (d) To issue and sell bonds on IN
" security OF any such excess prOpert
Or OF any ublio utility owned BY a
q city, or OF the revenues thereof,
O both, including, In the case Of pul
/, tic utility. a franchise stating n
u terms upon which. In case OF for
l. slosure, the purchaser may opsrai
a such utility,
Sec. g. The Secretary OF State
a hereby al eoted TO submit thS proposf
X amendment 20 the electors Of the stu
al the next general election In n
manner provided by law.
Sec. 3. IE adopted by the sleotOi
81 this state. this anss ldment sha
take effect on January LIST, 1871.
m Approved March rs, 90.