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have much more to say, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ad-

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vert briefly to this interesting draft of Dr. Loevy with

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respect to counties; in order to understand it better, I

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would like to be permitted to ask him a question or two.

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This doesn't refer to governmental organizations

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it doesn't refer to charter -making procedure?

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DR. LOEVY: No.

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DEAN FORDHAM: That could be covered otherwise?

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DR. LOEVY: Yes, this simply refers to the

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powers of various units of government.

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DEAN FORDHAM: As I read this, the Legislature

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could take away these powers expressly listed here; is

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that right?

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DR. LOEVY: That is exactly right.

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DEAN FORDHAM: It could take these away as veil

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as others?

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DR. LOEVY: As the constitution now reads, the

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Legislature has complete power to define the powers of

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any local unit.

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DEAN FORDHAM: This is true, but the Legislature

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could take away any one of those as well as others.



 

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