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 780
... Thereafter all such bonds shall be submitted to the attor- ney general for his approval and the comptroller for registration , as provided by the state law , provided that any such bonds , after approval , may be issued by the city ...
... Thereafter all such bonds shall be submitted to the attor- ney general for his approval and the comptroller for registration , as provided by the state law , provided that any such bonds , after approval , may be issued by the city ...
Page 805
... thereafter as practicable canvass and certify the same , and if it shall appear that the whole number of persons residing within the cor- porate limits of such city is twenty thousand or more , the mayor and clerk shall certify under ...
... thereafter as practicable canvass and certify the same , and if it shall appear that the whole number of persons residing within the cor- porate limits of such city is twenty thousand or more , the mayor and clerk shall certify under ...
Page 806
... thereafter , cause the same to be published in two daily newspapers published in said city for thirty days , and upon the affidavit of the publisher of each of said papers being filed with the clerk of said city , that the said proposed ...
... thereafter , cause the same to be published in two daily newspapers published in said city for thirty days , and upon the affidavit of the publisher of each of said papers being filed with the clerk of said city , that the said proposed ...
Page 807
... thereafter , to - wit : On the .. day of ..... 18 ..... said board of freeholders duly returned a proposed charter for the city of ..... signed by the following members thereof , to - wit :. That thereafter such proposed charter was ...
... thereafter , to - wit : On the .. day of ..... 18 ..... said board of freeholders duly returned a proposed charter for the city of ..... signed by the following members thereof , to - wit :. That thereafter such proposed charter was ...
Page 808
... thereafter be re- corded by the clerk of said city in a book to be provided and kept for that purpose and known as ... thereafter any and all amend- ments to said charter shall be in like manner recorded and attested , and when so ...
... thereafter be re- corded by the clerk of said city in a book to be provided and kept for that purpose and known as ... thereafter any and all amend- ments to said charter shall be in like manner recorded and attested , and when so ...
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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...