...such manner as may be provided by law. SEC. 16. Any city having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, may frame a charter for its...constitution and laws of this state, by causing a board of thirteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified voters thereof, to be elected...

...or other chief executive officer. SKC. S. Any city containing a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants may frame a charter for its own...Constitution and laws of this State, by causing a Board of fifteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified electors thereof, to be...

...Amend., amending art. 11, § S,) provides that any city of more than 10,000, and not more than 100.000 inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government..."consistent with and subject to the constitution and laws of the state, " and, if ratified by a majority of the qualified voters of the city, it shall be submitted...

...laws. Any city containing a population of twenty thousand Inhabitants or more shall be permitted to frame a charter for its own government consistent...with and subject to the constitution and laws of this state, and for such purpose the legislative authority of such city may cause an election to be had,...

...1, 1915. By section 10 of article 11 of the Constitution, any city of the first class has power to frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to the Constitution and laws of the state. By section 11, a city may make and enforce within its limits all such local, police, sanitary,...

...any city containing a certain named population may frame a charter, commonly called a "freeholders' charter," for its own government, "consistent with and subject to the constitution, and laws of this state," and that the charter so framed, when ratified by the qualified electors of the city and approved...

...city of the requisite population named therein, through a board of freeholders elected by the electors "may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to the Constitution." A charter so framed must be submitted to the qualified electors for approval. If approved by the electors...

...government has the exclusive power of ••Const, art. 11, § 8. provides that any city of over 100.000 inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to tho constitution and laws of the state, which shall be submitted to the legislature for its approval...

...as it is necessary to an understanding of the question, reads: "Any city or city and county • * * may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to this Constitution. * * * Any such charter shall be framed by a board of fifteen freeholders chosen...

...that 'any city containing a population of twenty thousand inhabitants, or more, shall be permitted to frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to the4 constitution and laws of this state.' And it is argued that it was the plain intention of the...