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~e~.tka M. Stidd, esq. ~c~ptezr7be;r 27~ 197 k'a~e these ~~:nera:I ~=c~wer~~ are to k;e canstr~5.aea ~road:Ly in the same man- 1~.e~° as the general pc~wc~rs o:~" homr~ rtr:l.e ck~artcr~ cit:~es . .hand ~i~.west Cc~. v. ~'~.~,1~.~c~~' ~tch:~i~;l,d.~ ~~~ ~~.n~n. s~7a ~~~~ 14 ~I.W.2d ~1~, ~~® (~.~~~a}, A series of consistent apinic~ns of ~.:he .Attorney Generale ~..n~~ludin~~ twa cspin~.ans rendered i.n ~.9~~, concluded that ~I the authority to cc~nr~uct advisary vot€~,~ cou2ck nat be irrlplie~.. In 197$ the ~.eis~.ature er'iacted s~ubdiv`isic~n ~ expressly authorizing lizrz3.ted advisory vates. i~i3.nn. Uaws 1~~7s ch. ~~~~ '~. Tn view of the extreme~.y brraa~. grant of mun:~c~.p~.l pc~we~°~ tc~ ~ri~.~,a~ea ~rx ~uladi~ prison ~~, it wc~ul~d ~zave kaeen unnecessary tc, provide e~.press auth- arity ft~r ad~~risc~.ry vc~~es- in sukadivision 33, un~.ess the le~is~.ature itself' c:ancurred ~,n the cr~nclusiara. raf ths~re ap~.n:~ans. 4. All of the fo~alr~w~.n1~ opi.rrl,c~ns conc~.ude that an advi.~ary vote is not permitted abse~~t e:~press authority; tip. Atty. Qen. ~.$~, ae tember ~~., 1~4~~i (ca°4znt~~}~ Gpb Atty. Qen. 64~-~~, Febxtuar~y ~.>, 19~ (Qwator°rrra} ~ tip. atty. Gen. ~~~~G} Janua.ry ~.~, 19~~ (Austin} q CJ° . Attar. .Gen. ~~-~~ April. l~, ~.~~~i (:Leepy rye}~ ar~.d dp. Att,y. Gen. 6~~q~, July 2~~ 1~6~ (G~inc~na}. In spry Atty. t~erz. 64-~~ August l~, ~ s it was canclu~ed. th~.t ~'kich:field cauid a~.c~pt a eharte:~ amend- ment ata.tharizir-~~ adviaaxty '~a~_lats . Thv~ opinion gent- ran try ray that sine ~ich~'~,.eid ~ s ch~.rter ~a`~'e it "all pa~,v°ers wkiickl i.t may naw or hereafter be poss;S.b.~,~ri tc~ haves ~~n ordinar~Ge ratkaer than a charter amendment was proper. `~°hc~ grant caf kac~~~.er in the M~.nneapoli~t char_ ter is different from th~.~: in. tkrP ~tich~'~.eld cl~.~.~,rter. Therefore, the opinion cues nat a~.c~ re;v~.eva ~}~' the M~.nneapal~.s dacument . Zrl ©p. Atty. Gerz. ~~~g C~ctc~k~er ~a, ~.~~~~ it was kae:i.d that ~, ra~ur~~ cruld c©raduc~t an advisor~F elec:tiar~ on the adopt~.or~ of a c~aunty zar~iing or-- di:rAance . The e~piraion ~.~ ~.raconsister7.t. with. al:r. px'i ova opinions of the ~7ffice of tk'~e~ Attorney Gencra~. (~.nc;luc~in~ the cane it purports to re 1.y are}, it fairs to pr~,perl~r ahszerv~u the ~,e~islafFive h~.story cited at,av~v~, and it is inconsistent vrith case la..~v ire other ~L~ri.sd:.i..ctic~ns.