Political Science Syllabus, Section II Section II Course of Principles of Government As United (Classic Reprint)

The Governmental Position of the City Texts. Goodnow, Chaps. II, IV, V. Shaw, Appendix III: French Municipal Code, Title II, Chap. I ll; Title III. Secondary A uthorities. Digest of City Charters, Part I, Sections I and VI. Goodnow, Municipal Home Rule, Chap. XII. Goodnow, Municipal Problems, Chaps. II, IV. I. European and American Practice Primarily the City is necessary in a system of government in order to carry on the work of the state economically and efficiently. Why? This statement approximates the truth more nearly with the increased size of the city. In the United States, the city holds a different position relative to the state than is the case in continental European cities. In the former, the city is an organized governmental unit with definitely enumerated powers, granted to it by the state. Should it desire to exercise any powers not enumerated in the charter, or implied from the enumerated powers, it is necessary for it to secure such a right from the state. This means that the charter granted to an American city, and amended from time to time, may, and often does, constitute a veiry long and detailed legislative enactment.
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