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III, CHARTER PRESENTATION <br /> <br />A. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BE~;EEN A STATUTORY CITY AND A CHARTER CITY? <br /> <br />B. ESSENTIALLY IT IS THIS: <br /> <br />1. A STATUTORY CITY IS A CITY WHOSE LAWS ARE ENACTED BY A LEGISLATIVE <br /> BODY OF A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERN~NT(ie. THE STATE). <br /> <br />2. A CHARTER CITY IS A CITY WHICH HAS PREPARED BY ITSELF; ..... <br /> <br /> A DOCUMENT, CONFERRING CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PRIVILEDGES UPON ITS PEOPLE <br /> AND OUTLINES THE PRINCIPLESt FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF ITS CITY. <br /> <br />C. REGARDLESS .... "IT MUST BE SAID THAT EVEN AN IDEAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT WILL <br /> NEVER WORK WELL WITHOUT THE AID OF AN ALERT, INTELLIGENT, <br /> <br /> INTERESTED BODY OF CITIZENS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN <br /> ..... AUTOMATIC GOVERNMENT. THE CHIEF STUMBLING BLOCK <br /> <br /> TO GOOD GOVERNmeNT IS .... THE APETHETIC, INDIFFERENT CITIZEN." <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 /> GOVERN~.~NT, AS THEY DESERVE." <br /> <br />D. WITH THOSE THOUGHTS IN MIND ...... LET'S PROCEDE~ <br /> <br /> <br />