TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. I. Necessity of studying the legal relations of cities II. Evils of special legislation Expense to the state. Local irresponsibility Legislative corruption State interference in local affairs Prohibition of special legislation. . III. Constitutional remedies . Guarantee of local choice of local officers Granting to cities the right to form their own charters. lation to local institutions IV. Geographical distribution of constitutional limitations and their re The belt of states which have forbidden special legislation Three types of local organization. Special legislation and local self government Contrast between states with the Pennsylvania type and those with the New York type VI. Detroit and Cleveland as typical American cities Largest cities are not typical Intermediate position of Cleveland and Detroit. VII. Outline of the plan of study .. CHAPTER II. PAGE II 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 16 17 17 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CITIES IN MICHIGAN. 1. The Convention of 1850 and its work 25 Private and municipal corporations distinguished Provisions for cities adopted .. .. History of the section regarding the choice of local officers II. The Convention of 1867 Propositions for general legislation Evils of special legislation. Choice of local officers . Plea for local self-government Influence of party politics The spirit of the convention THE DOCTRINE OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN MICHIGAN. I. Outline of its early development CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CITIES IN OHIO. I. The early development of special legislation II. The convention of 1851, and its work General hostility to corporations. III. The convention of 1873-74 · PAGE 54 New and more stringent prohibition of special municipal acts proposed. 54 Mr. Herron's speech. General laws favorable to ring.rule Necessity of special legislation.. 55 56 56 58 Mr. King's speech The failure of the constitutional limitations of 1851. Financial provisions adopted by the convention What lesson will Ohio learn?. CHAPTER V. 58 59 59 61 61 The right of the council to redistrict the city II. Growth of special legislation prior to the municipal code of 1869 65 65 66 III. Special legislation since 1870 under the influence of Supreme Court Great increase of strictly special legislation Number of special acts granting financial powers Progress in the descriptive character of "general" laws Further classification of cities Table showing present classification IV. The doctrines of the Supreme Court. School districts, townships and counties Judge Okey's opinion |