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Show PROGRESSIVE OPINIO Vol. 8, No. 35 - - Sept. 15, 1944 Double-Dut- y Outfit Is Chic for Farm and Saves War Bond Dollan : . . V.. J . Blii I i ..jj.mL.. i6 More and more women and girls will help on. he home front tlij rammrr by joining the crop corps. The problem of practical clothing lof farm work is solved by these overalls of sturdy denim. They are smoothly cut, and can be worn either with or without a shirt. Do your share for victory by making them yourself and buying more War Bonds with you,' money saved. A suitable pattern may be obtained at your local itorsj V. S. Treasury Dcpartmt GI Has Pet Rabbit jf - - : .1 Carrying a white rabbit, present t a Frenchman, grateful for libera-tion, an American doughboy marches through Torigny on the heels of the retreating Germans, yanks have been presented with hundreds of different kinds of pets by the French. CONSTITUTIONAL M 1 AMENDMENT 1 I A JOINT RESOLUTION PRO-POSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10 OF ARTICLE VII, AND TO SECTIONS 2, 3, 5, 6 and 12 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO THE SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS, HOW CONSTITUTED, TERMS OF OFFICE, QUALIFI-CATIONS OF JUDGES, JURIS- - DICTION, JUDGES PRO TEM-PORE, CHANGE OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BY THE LEGISLA-TURE, SELECTION OF JUDICI-ARY AND EFFECT ON INCUM-BENT JUDGES. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thir- of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor there-of: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Section 10 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Utah, as follows: Sec. 10 The governor shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the senate, appoint all state and district officers whose offices are established by this con-stitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for. If, during the recess of the senate, a vacancy occurs in any state or district office, the gover-nor shall appoint some fit person fr HicphnrcfA trip Hntips thprpnf Tin- - Each judge of a district court shall be at least twenty-fiv- e years of age, an active member of the bar in good standing, learned in the law, a resident of the state of Utah three years next preceding his se-lection, and shall reside in the dis-trict for which he shall be selected. Any district judge may hold a dis-trict court in any county at the request of the judge of the district, and, uporl a request of the gover-nor it shall be his duty to do so. Any cause in the district court may be tried by a judge pro tem-pore, who must be a member of the bar, sworn to try the cause, and agreed upon by the parties, or their attorneys of record. Sec. 6. The legislature may change the limits of any judicial district, or increase or decrease the number of districts, or the judges thereof. No alteration or increase shall have the effect of removing a judge from office. In every additional district establish- - til the next meeting of the senate, j when he shall nominate some per-- i son to fill such office. If the office of secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney-genera- l, or superintendent of public in-struction be vacated by death, re-signation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the governor to fill the same by appointment, and the ap-- i pointee shall hold his office until ' his successor shall be elected and qualified as may be by law pro-vided. Section 2. That it is proposed to amend sections 2, 3, 5, 6 and 12 of article VIII of the constitution of the state of Utah, as follows: Sec. 2. The supreme court shall consist of five judges, which num-ber may be increased or decreased by the legislature, but no altera-tion or increase shall have the ef-fect of removing a judge from of-fice. A majority of the judges con-stituting the court shall be neces-sary to form a quorum or render a decision. If a justice of the su-preme court shall be disqualified from sitting in a cause before said court, the remaining judges shall call a district judge to sit with them on the hearing of sucS cause. Every judge of the supreme court shall be at least thirty years of age, an active member of the bar, in good standing, learned in the law, and a resident of the state of Utah for the five years next pre-ceding his selection. The judge having the shortest term to serve, not holding his office by selec--j tion to fill a vacancy before ex-- I piration of a regular term, shall be the chief justice, and shall pre-side at all terms of the supreme court, and in case of his absence, the judge, having in like manner, the next shortest term, shall pre-side in his stead. Sec. 3. Judges of the supreme court and district courts shall be selected for such terms and in such manner as shall be provided by law, provided, however, that selection shall be based solely upon consideration of fitness for office without regard to any partisan po-litical considerations and free from influence of any person whomso-ever, and provided further that the method of electing such judges in effect when this amendment is adopted shall be followed until changed by law. Sec. 5. The state shall be divid-ed into seven judicial districts, for each of which, at least one judge shall be selectee", as hereinbefore provided. Until otherwise provided by law, a district court at the county seat of each county shall be held at least four times a year. All civil and criminal business arising in any county, must be tried in such county, unless a change of venue be taken, in such cases as may be provided by law. ed, a judge or judges shall be selected as provided in section 3 of this article. Sec. 12. The judges of the su-preme and district courts shall re-ceive at stated times compensation for their services, which shall not be increased or diminished during the time for which they are se-lected. Section 3. The secretary o f state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec-tors of the state of Utah at the next general election in the man-ner as provided for by article 23, section I, Constitution of Utah. Section 4. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amend-ment shall take effect the first day of January next succeeding a determination by the board of state canvassers of the result of the elec-tion designated in Section 3 hereof. I, E. E. Monson, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of the constitutional amendment pro-posed by the regular session of the 25th Legislature of 1943, as the same appears of record in my of-fice. In witness whereof, I have here-unto set my hand and affixed th great seal of the State of Utah, this 10th day of August, 1944. E. E. MONSON, Secty. of State. CONSTITUTIONAL Mg 0 AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PRO-POSING TO AMEND SECTION 9, ARTICLE VI, OF THE CONSTI-TUTION OF UTAH RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF MEM-BERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thir- of all members elected to each of the two houses voting i favor thereof: Section 1. That it is proposed to amend Section 9, Article VI, Constitution of the State of Utah, to read. Section 9. The members of the Legislature shall receive such com-pensation and mileage as the Leg-islature may provide, not exceed-ing $300.00 per year, tnd ten cents per mile for the distance necessar-ily traveled going to and returning from the place of meeting on the most usual route, and they shall receive no other pay or perquisite. Section 2. The secretary state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the man-ner as provided for by Article 23, Section 1, Constitution of Utah. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amend- - ment shall take effect the first day of January, 1945. I, E. E. Monson, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full. tn?. and correct codv cf the constitutional amendment pro-posed by the first special session of the 25th Legislature of 1944, as the same appears of record in my office. In witness whereof, I have here-unto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the State of Utah, is 10th day of August, 1944. E. E. MONSON, Secty. of State. KNOW YE THE TRUTH! "The glory of manhood and womanhood is not to have something, but to be something; is not to get something, but to give something; is not to rule, but to serve. We are too prone to reckon cost in cash. All the raking in of j' dividends, and building up of mansions; all the swindling and racketeering, all the heartless vanity, luxury and vice, we should think of what they cost in men and women and children; in brain and brawn, and honor and love what they cost in human souls." we plead with men to lay aside their little prejudices and join in a militant unity to destroy once and for all the hideous monster that has so sorely afflicted mankind from the beginning. We plead for salvation from de-struction of all good men, for the protection and welfare of the world's fine womanhood, and for shielding from death the countless children who should be sweeter to life than all else. We plead for security and decent life for the generations unborn. In the name of all that is just, all that is true, all that is sacred and noble we plead with the people to stand unitedly behind the movement now in preparation for peace. If they do not, if they once more close the door to opportunity then a catastrophe such as was never known upon this planet will overwhelm them and the coming generation. Has not the earth been sufficiently tear-stain- ed and blood-staine- Has not life been suffi-ciently robbed of its beauty and goodness and nobleness by the monstrous curse of war? ; 7 j "It is bad for men to be rich and idle ; it is bad for men to be ill-fe- d, unhonored and unloved. While we have the idle rich, and a hungry and ignorant poor, we cannot get rid of vice and crime. No man should be idle. No man should be rich. No man should be ignorant, no man destitute. Every man should have a criance to earn the essentials to a wholesome, happy, tem-perate and useful life. Every child should be nourished and taught and trained. Crime, vice, disease, poverty, idleness: all these are preventable." "I LOOK FORWARD TO A time when man shall pro-gress upon something worthier and higher than his stomach, when there will be a finer incentive to impel man to action than the incentive of today, which is the incentive of the stomach. I retain my belief in the nobility and excellence of the human. I believe that spiritual sweetness and unselfish-ness will conquer the gross gluttony of today. And, last of all, my faith is in the working class. As some Frenchman i J has said, "The stairway of time is ever echoing with the ' wooden shoe going up, the polished, boot descending." I Jack London, in "What Life Means To Me." I French Commander f 1 I I , ' I f-- r ; . Gen. Jacques Le Clerc is In com-mand of the French troops, who have gone into action against the Germans in France for the first time since the 1940 armistice. The troops, many veterans of North Africa, landed on the Normandy beaches. The New TOWNSEND PLAN DILL i In Congress . PROVIDES ; Pensions and Benefits as Follows ! A All unemployed citizens over b0 years of age, men and women, j! not convicted of crime All Americans j, B All citizens between 8 pnd 60 who are prevented from making ! a living by illness, being crippled, deaf, blind or permanently disabled , gets benefits after 6 months disability. i C AH mothers who are sole support of children under 18, civiilians ! and service men. This will give all children home. !; Meetings City & Co. Bldg. Each Tuesday Evening, 8 p.m.Rm206 I We Vote for Those Who Support This Plan i (Paid Political Ad j' Alfred Sorenson Progressive Jeweler 75 East Second South Jewelry, Watch. 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