Show Z af I I V I lv I I I I THE STATE OF or DESERET features jufa of the I proposed 11 st state a te const it lit foil b the L herald publishes the following digest odthe of the reports made yesterday in the state convention at S salt lake city the legislature shall consist of a senate and house of re representatives besenta the tile session to be biennial biennial Cien nial the senators to be elected forvour for four years the representatives to be elected for two years and the organization of ortho the legislature shall con COD of 33 13 senators and twenty ax six member of the tile house the number of senators shall never exceed thirty no person holding office or trust under the state orr ern ment excepting military officers notaries not aries public etc shall be elected to tho the legislature the members to be exempt from arrest the governor to order elections to fill vacancies the enacting clauso clause shall bo be in tho the name of the tile state of deseret the first session may mav bo be fur for ninety ni n e t days but subsequent sessions E shall h ati be sixty days tho the governor shall not have absolute veto but a two third vote may pass a bill over a yeto bills not returned within five days to become law without his signature tho r lie article on municipal corporations provides that the legislature shall not pass any laws giving special corporate powers but lit can call organize cities towns and villages village q and restrict their powers of taxation and borro borrowing illon money the state shall not donate donato or loan li money on oil its credit to be interested in tho the stock of any company axce except A formed for educational ebar charitable itle irrigation I or railroad purposes the article on finance and state debt provides that the legislature IQ shall I in 11 provide by law for an in annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses fiscal year the state shall never or guarantee t debts of any county city or other cor corporation 1011 the till article on militia provides that the militia shall bo be composed abfall at all able bodied male citizens between tho the fies fi ages es of 18 and 45 commissioned n officers shall be el acted by persons liable to military duty staff officers shall be taken from officers of the line E exception m may a y be extended extend extendedly edby by tile laws lav s of the tile united states or of this state the article on oil taxation exempts mines from front taxation for ten tell years and exempts federal state 11 and ll d municipal educational literary scientific I r religious eligi I or charitable purposes municipal M p al authorities to have exclusive power to levy le vy taxes the tile article on oil impeachment and removal from office provides that the house of representatives shall have sole role power of impeachment and a majority of members elected must concur therein impeachment shall bo be tried by the senate the chief justice shall preside when the governor or governor is is tried all civil officers shall be liable to impeachment fur for corrupt conduct or for any offense the law makes a crime or misdemeanor the article on public institutions provides that institutions for the tile benefit benefit of the insane blind deaf dumb or for reform of incorrigible shall be fostered and supported by the state counties may provide for these classes state prisons shall be established and maintained the article on boundaries and miscellaneous provisions provides that the boundaries of the state of utah shall be the same as is the territory toy of utah the scat seat of government to bo at salt lake city tho the general election to be on the first monday in august a plurality of votes at an any election shall elect where not otly otherwise levis provi provided wed by tho the constitution no federal office holder axce except t postmasters a S wrose compensation comp do SO not exceed shall be eli eligible ible to office amendments to thourl alie constitution ution when passed by a legislature aure shall also be acted on b by y the tile legislature next elected and then submitted to the people the amendments are to be published three months before the election occurs |