The Law of Modern Municipal Charters and the Organization of Cities on Commission, City Manager, and Federal Plans: A Commentary on the Home Rule Laws of Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and Washington : Including as Models the Complete Charters of Dayton, Des Moines, Galveston, Grand Rapids, Houston, and St. Louis, Volume 2This work represents an extension of the author's notes and references collected during a series of investigations ... for the purpose of obtaining a clear insight into the functioning of the improved legal machinery sought to be adapted for securing greater municipal freedom and efficiency. |
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Page 782
... received in accordance with the laws and constitu- tion of the state applicable thereto . That , in order to ... receive compensation for service furnished for private purposes or otherwise , and to exercise the right of eminent ...
... received in accordance with the laws and constitu- tion of the state applicable thereto . That , in order to ... receive compensation for service furnished for private purposes or otherwise , and to exercise the right of eminent ...
Page 793
... receiving a majority of the votes cast . Under this initiative pro- vision a proposed ordinance regulating the charges of telephone companies was submitted to popular vote and received a majority . Held : ( 1 ) That the words " any ...
... receiving a majority of the votes cast . Under this initiative pro- vision a proposed ordinance regulating the charges of telephone companies was submitted to popular vote and received a majority . Held : ( 1 ) That the words " any ...
Page 815
... receive such compensation , as may be prescribed in such charter ; Provided , That the first election of officers to serve under the provisions of said charter shall be held at the time of the submission of such proposed charter to the ...
... receive such compensation , as may be prescribed in such charter ; Provided , That the first election of officers to serve under the provisions of said charter shall be held at the time of the submission of such proposed charter to the ...
Page 831
... receive in full compensation for all services of every kind whatsoever rendered by them the amount of salaries that may be fixed by ordinance but in no case shall said City salaries exceed the following amounts : controller , $ 4,000 ...
... receive in full compensation for all services of every kind whatsoever rendered by them the amount of salaries that may be fixed by ordinance but in no case shall said City salaries exceed the following amounts : controller , $ 4,000 ...
Page 838
... receives a vote of confidence he continues in office . His successor is elected and in- ducted into office under the recall provision only upon the failure of the incumbent to secure an indorsement of his stewardship by a majority of ...
... receives a vote of confidence he continues in office . His successor is elected and in- ducted into office under the recall provision only upon the failure of the incumbent to secure an indorsement of his stewardship by a majority of ...
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Page 770 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest he in effect grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created. He may withdraw his grant by discontinuing the use, but so long as he maintains the use, he must...
Page 1287 - ... corruptly make any false representations concerning the same or concerning the person examined, or who shall willfully and corruptly furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person so examined, or to be examined, being appointed, employed, or promoted...
Page 803 - Corporations for municipal purposes shall not be created by special laws; but the legislature, by general laws, shall provide for the incorporation, organization and classification in proportion to population, of cities and towns, which laws may be altered, amended or repealed.
Page 992 - All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws; but the General Assembly may, by general laws, exempt from taxation public property used for public purposes, actual places of religious worship, places of burial not used or held for private or corporate profit, and institutions of purely public charity.
Page 1337 - ... anticipated) in the way of conferring upon any person, or in order to secure or aid any person in securing, any office or public employment, or any nomination, confirmation, promotion or increase of salary upon the consideration or condition that the vote or political influence or action of the...
Page 946 - ... examination. If by the clerk's certificate the petition is shown to be insufficient, it may be amended within ten days from the date of said certificate. The...
Page 753 - Under this article of the constitution it rests with congress to decide what government is the established one in a State. For as the United States guarantee to each State a republican government, congress -must necessarily decide what government is established in the State before it can determine whether it is republican or not.
Page 803 - Any city containing a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to the Constitution and laws of this State...
Page 948 - ... shall place his name on the official ballot without nomination. In any such removal election, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. At such election, if some other person than the incumbent receives the highest number of votes, the incumbent shall thereupon be deemed removed from the office upon the qualification of his successor.
Page 1422 - ... per centum of the assessed value of all real and personal property in the city...