Morgan County Star | 1912-10-05 | Page 4 | Proposing an Amendment to Section 1, Article 11, of the Constitution, Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns, and Providing for the Creating of New Counties

proposing an amendment to section 1 article 11 of the constitution relating to counties cities and towns and providing for the creating of new counties be it resolved by tho the Legis legislature latro of tho the state ot at utah two thirds of all members elected to euch each ot of the two houses concurring section 1 that it la is proposed ft amend section 1 ot of article 31 of 0 the constitution of tile the state ot of utah so that the same shall renti read ns its follows 1 the several counties ot of the territory of 0 utah existing at the time of the adoption ot at the canal constitution are hereby recognized as divisions of ahta state and the precincts and school districts now existing in sald cc u antles as aa legal subdivisions thereof and they lluy shall so continue until lint changed by law in fit pursuance of this article the taft legi legislature may by general eral law provide tor for the formation at 0 now new counties and locating the county seats thereof every county which shall obal he be formed from territory taken from any other county or counties t shall ila 10 liable for a just proportion I 1 0 of f the existing debts and liabilities of the county or counties from which e uch such territory shall be taken provided that no new county shall be i formed unless a majority of the qualified electors voting in each part of the tha county or counties to be dismembered d shall vote veto separately som sec 2 the secretary of state Is directed to submit we prop proposed coed amendment to the electors of the tb SW ax at tho the next general election in the manner provided by law see sec 3 if adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect january lut lilt A D 1813 1913 state of utah office ot of tho the secretary I 1 iss aa of state 1 I charles S secretary ot of state of the state of 0 utah do hereby certify that the foregoing la Is t it full truo true and correct copy ot at a reso resolution littlon proposing tin an amendment to section I 1 of article XI of the constitution of 0 tho the state of utah relating to boua con atley if co cities and towns and providing for the tha creating of new counties I 1 IN TESTIMONY I 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed tho the great seal real of the state of utah at salt lako lake city this day 0 of august 1912 seal ci S secretary of at state