▁forg ive ▁the ▁for fe iture ▁of ▁the ▁char ter ▁of ▁any ▁corpor ation ▁existing ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁nor ▁shall ▁it ▁grant ▁any ▁benefit ▁to ▁or ▁permit ▁any ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁char ter ▁of ▁any ▁corpor ation ▁except ▁upon ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁accept ance ▁there of ▁shall ▁operate ▁as ▁a ▁nov ation ▁of ▁the ▁char ter ▁and ▁that ▁such ▁corpor ation ▁shall ▁there after ▁hold ▁its ▁char ter ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁this ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁author ize ▁any ▁contract ▁or ▁agreement ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁or ▁which ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁defe ating ▁or ▁less ening ▁competition , ▁or ▁encourag ing ▁a ▁mon opol y , ▁which ▁are ▁here by ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁un law ful ▁and ▁void . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁or ▁fix ▁charges ▁of ▁public ▁util ities ▁owned ▁or ▁operated ▁by ▁any ▁county ▁or ▁municipality ▁of ▁this ▁state , ▁except ▁as ▁author ized ▁by ▁this ▁Constitution . ▁No ▁municipal ▁or ▁county ▁authority ▁which ▁is ▁author ized ▁to ▁construct , ▁improve , ▁or ▁maintain ▁any ▁road ▁or ▁street ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of , ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁with , ▁or ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁tax es ▁or ▁other ▁reven ues ▁of ▁a ▁county ▁or ▁municipal ▁corpor ation ▁shall ▁be ▁created ▁by ▁any ▁local ▁Act ▁or ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁any ▁general ▁Act ▁nor ▁shall