Blanchard v. Hartwell
California Supreme Court Oct 17, 1900 No. L. A. No. 1018Published
Synopsis
Municipal Corporations — Freehold Charters—Amendment.— Constitution, article 11, section 8, providing that a freeholders’ charter of a city may be changed by amendment submitted by the legislative authority of the city to be voted on at an election held for such purpose, constitutes the only method by which such a charter can be amended.
PER CURIAM. The court being of the opinion that a freeholders’ charter can be changed only by amendments submitted by the legislative authority of the city, as provided in section 8 of article 11 of the constitution, the judgment appealed from is reversed. A fuller statement of the grounds of this decision will be filed hereafter.
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