- Event type: CREATE
Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
The Wyoming Constitution Convention began September 2, 1889 without the authorization from an enabling act. The articles were individually voted on, creating the final Constitution of Wyoming on September 30, 1889. It was later ratified on November 5, 1889.
Committee on County, City and Town Organizations
Also referred to as Committee No. 12
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Session 5704: 1889-09-10 00:00:00
The committee drafted articles on Municipal Corporations, City Charters, and County Organization. These articles, the reports of the Committee, and several files were referred to the Convention for consideration.
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Municipal Corporations [File No. 58, Committee on County, City and Town Organization]
Municipal corporations.
Sec. 1. The legislature shall provide by general laws for the organization and classification of municipal corporations. The number of such classes shall not exceed four, and the power of each class shall be defined by general laws, so that no such corporation shall have any power or be subject to any restrictions other than all corporations of the same class; and the legislature shall pass no special laws for the incorporation of any municipality or for amending the charter of any municipality:
Sec. 2. No municipal corporation shall be organized without the consent of the majority of the electors residing within the district proposed to be so incorporated, such consent to be ascertained according to law.
Sec. 3. The legislature shall restrict the powers of such corporations to levy taxes and assessments, to borrow money and contract debts, so as to prevent the abuse of such power, and no tax or assessment shall be levied or collected, or debts contracted by municipal corporations except in pursuance of law for public purposes specified by law, nor shall money raised by taxation, loan or assessment for one purpose ever be divert- to any other.
Sec. 4. No street passenger railway, telegraph, telephone or electric light line shall be constructed within the limits of any municipal organization without the consent of its local authorities.
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Document Timeline
- Municipal Corporations [File No. 58, Committee on County, City and Town Organization] (introduced on 1889-09-10 00:00:00 - CREATE - e660090) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1889-09-10 00:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e660094) [view current proposal at this moment]