Proposition Summary

Initiative amendment to section 8 ½ of article XI of constitution. Present section unchanged except to authorize chartered cities to establish municipal courts and control appointments, qualifications and tenure of municipal officers and employees; authorizes cities exceeding 175,000 population to consolidate under charter and to annex any contiguous territory, but only upon consent of such territory and of county from which such territory is taken: prescribes procedure for consolidation and annexation.

Proposition Number

43

Year

1914

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 248112; A: 43.8; N: 318224; B: 56.2

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

J. S. Conwell, President Efficiency Commission of Los Angeles

Against Author

W. E. Gibson

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