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III, CHARTER PRESENTATION <br /> <br />WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STATUTORY CITY AND A CHARTER CITY? <br /> <br />ESSENTIALLY IT IS THIS: <br /> <br />A STATUTORY CITY IS A CITY WHOSE LAWS ARE ENACTED BY A LEGISLATIVE <br />BODY OF A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNf~NT(ie. THE STATE). <br /> <br />2. A CHARTER CITY IS A CITY WHICH ~ PREPARED BY ITSELF; .... <br /> A DOCUMENT, CONFERRING CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PRIVILEDGES UPON ITS PEOPLE <br /> AND OUTLINES THE PRINCIPLES, FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF ITS CITY. <br /> <br />C. REGARDLESS .... SIT MUST BE SAID THAT EVEN AN IDEAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT WILL <br /> NEVER WORK WELL WITHOUT THE AID OF AN ALERT, INTELLIGENT, <br /> INTERESTED BODY OF CITIZENS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN <br /> <br /> ..... AUTC/~ATIC GOVERNMENT. THE CHIEF STUMBLING BLOCK <br /> <br /> TO GOOD GOVERNf~NT IS .... THE APETHETIC, INDIFFERENT CITIZ~." <br /> <br />"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY AND GOOD GOVERNMENT. <br /> <br />IN THE LONG RUN--- PEOPLE WILL GET JUST AS BAD OR JUST AS GOOD OF <br />GOVERNI'~--NT, AS THEY DESERVE." <br /> <br />D. WITH THOSE THOUGHTS IN ~LIND .... LET'S PROCEDE, <br /> <br /> <br />