Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PRO PRO- POSING OSING TO AMEND ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTI ARTI- CLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE STAfE OF UTAH BY ADDING A NEW SECTION NU NUMBERED SECTION SECTION SECTION SEC SEC- TION 21 2 GRANTING TE TEMPORARY TEMPORARY TEM TEM- I- I EMERGENCY ERG E N C Y POWERS TO THE LEGISLATURE LEGISLA LEGISLA- LEGISLATURE TURE IN THE EVENT OF W V WAR A R 0 OR R E EMERGENCIES CAUSED BY DY WAR VAR SUCH AS ENEMY NUCLEAR l ATOMIC OR SIMILAR BOMBING AT AT- TACKS Be Tae it i resolved by bythe the Legislature Legis lature of of or the tIre State Stat of Utah two two thirds thirds of r all members eJected elected elected elect eJect ed to each of the two houses voting yoting in favor or thereof Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article VII of the Constitution Constitution Constitution Con Con- of the State of Utah by adding a new section thereto designated Section 2 24 t to read Notwithstanding any general or special provisions of the Constitution Constitution Con the legislature in order to insure continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting resulting resulting result result- ing from disasters caused by enem enemy attack shall have e the power lower and the immediate duty duly 1 to provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers po and duties of oC public offices of what whatever eyer nature and nd whether filled by election or appointment ap ape appointment the incumbents of or which ma may become unavailable for carrying on the powers and duties of such offices zinc and 2 to adopt such other measures as may be necess necessary ry and proper for insuring the continuity of governmental operations including including ing but not limited to the financing financing fin fin- thereof In Iii the exercise of the powers hereby conferred the legislature shall in all nIl respects respects re- re conform to the requirements requirements requirements require require- ments of this Constitution except except except ex ex- to the extent that in the judgment of the thc Legislature so soto soto soto to do would be impracticable or would admit of undue delay Section 2 The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors 1 of f the tho State of Utah at the next Gen General ral Election n in manner pro provided by law Section 3 This amendment shall take kc effect immediately on adoption b by the electors of this State I LAMONT F. F TORONTO Secretary Secretary of State of the State of Utah DO HEREBY HEREDY CERTIFY CERTIFY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full full- true truc and correct copy of tho the constitutional amendment proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed by the regular session of the Thirty Third Legislature 1959 as ns appears appealS of or record in my office IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have ha hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of or Utah at Salt SaIt Lake Cit City this da day of oC August 1960 LAMONT L. F. F TORONTO Secretary of Slate State SEAL I I I |