Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 2 21 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOSING PRO FRO POSING TO ADD SECTION 32 TO ARTICLE VI 0 OF F T THE H E CONSTITUTION 0 OF F T THE H E ESTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING T TO 0 TEMPORARY SUCCESSION SUCCESSION SUCCESSION SION TO THE POWERS AND D DUTIES UTI E S OF PUBLIC OFFICES OFFICES OF Or IN PERIODS OF E EM EMERGE M E ERG H G E NCY RESULTING F FRO FROM It 0 M 31 DISASTER CAUSED BY ENEMY ATTACK Be De it resolved by the Legislature Legislature Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture of or the State of Utah two thirds of all members elected eJected to each of or the two houses voting in favor thereof there there- of Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article VI of or the tho Constitution Constitution Con Con- of the State Stale of Utah by adding Section 32 to read as follows Section 32 Notwithstanding any general or special provisions provisions provisions provi provi- of the Constitution the Legislature in order to insure continuity of or state and local government operations in periods periods per per- of emer emergency ency resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack shall have the power and immediate duty 1 to provide for prompt and temporary succession succession succession suc suc- cession to the powers and duties of public offices of whatever nature na na- na ture tore and whether filled bv by election elec dec tion or appointment the bents of or which may may become unavailable ble for carrying on the powers and duties of such oil of oi- I l and 2 to adopt such measures as may be necessary and proper for insuring the continuity continuity continuity con con- of governmental operations opera opera- lions including but not limited t to the financing thereof but subsections 1 and 2 of this section section section sec sec- sec sec- tion shall not permit the public officers so appointed to act on the measures so adopted to be in contravention of the Constitution Constitution and applicable law Jaw Section 2 The secretary of oC state slate is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors electors elec elec- dee dee- tors tom of the State of Utah at the next general election in t the h e manner provided by law Jaw Section 3 If Ie adopted by the electors of this state slate t this h i a 3 amendment shall take effect the first day of or January 1964 I LAMONT F. F TORONTO Secretary of State of the State of ot Utah DO HEREBY CERTIFY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of the constitutional amendment proposed by the regular session of the Thirty-Fifth Thirty Legislature 1963 as appears of record in in my ray office IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah at nt Salt Lake City this day of Au August 1964 LAMONT F. F TORONTO Secretary of State SEAL o OO L l N i |