Section 9. Cities and villages; organization; powers to be restricted
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Cities and villages; organization; powers to be restricted
All city, town and village officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by this constitution shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some division thereof, or appointed by such authorities thereof, as the legislature shall designate for that purpose. All other officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by this constitution and all officers whose offices may hereafter be created by law shall be elected by the people or appointed, as the legislature may direct. It shall be the duty of the legislature to provide for the organization of cities, towns and incorporated villages, in such manner as shall secure to such cities, towns and villages the powers granted to cities, towns and villages by this constitution and, subject to the provisions of this constitution, to restrict the power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning the credit of such municipal corporations, so as to prevent abuses in taxation and assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations. The legislature may regulate and fix the wages or salaries and the hours of work or labor, and make provision for the protection, welfare and safety, of persons employed by the state or by any county, city, town, village or other civil division of the state, or by any contractor or subcontractor performing work, labor or services for the state or for any county, city, town, village or other civil division thereof.
Cities and villages; organization; powers to be restricted
It shall be the duty of the legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, in such manner as shall secure to such cities and villages the powers granted to cities and villages by this constitution and, subject to the provisions of this constitution, to restrict the power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning the credit of such municipal corporations, so as to prevent abuses in taxation and assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporation; and the legislature may regulate and fix the wages or salaries, the hours of work or labor, and make provision for the protection, welfare and safety of persons employed by the state or by any county, city, town, village or other civil division of the state, or by any contractor or subcontractor performing work, labor or services for the state, or for any county, city, town, village or other civil division thereof.
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