Show EXTRA SESSION ADVICE ASKED BY GOV DERN BERN Attorney Generals General's Ruling on L Legislative Problem Is Sought Faced with knotty problems surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding proposals for calling a aspe special cial session of the legislature legislature to con side sider Utah's revised code Governor George eorge H H. H.- Dern Bern Monday appealed to Attorney General George P P. P P Parker rk r for tor an opinion upon which he ma may s set t his his' course of action Governor Dern announced he had been seen requested by State Senator Dan B B. B Shields mem member r of th the c code de revision revision sion zion committee of the last legislature to call a special session for January 3 live five days before the general s ses session s- s sion is scheduled to meet to consider the adoption of the code Outlining some of the difficulties with which he is faced Governor Dern Dem said the cost would prohibit calling ng a special session of the the- nineteenth nineteenth nineteenth nine nine- or or last legislature and added he is hot sure whether he may legally le le- legally gally gaily call a special session of f the twentieth legislature which Is sched to meet after his term of t office expires WOULD COST 2500 O One e means means of circumventing the tha legal obstacle he asserts would be beto beto beto to have Governor elect Henry H. H Blood issue a a. proclamation calling the special session immediately after he takes office Such a session he pointed out would cost but 2500 inasmuch inasmuch in as th the general session would follow on its completion Mr Blood will take office on January January Jan Jan- uary 2 or on January 3 if the day previous is declared a holiday by rea reason son sort of N New ew Years Year's day falling alling on Sun day day- Governor Dern Dem explained all aU members members' of the new legislature and holdover senators could be summoned sum sum to Salt Lake on th that t day ready to convene ne nc in the sp special session erson which would be called by pr proclamation clama tion as soon as the thc oath of office ia administered to his successor successor After organization rules of the tha nineteenth legislation could be adopted and the remainder of the special cial assembly could be devoted to toco co consideration of the asserted Mr Blood although in Washington is understood to be In favor avor of ot such a a. plan SIMILAR PLAN USED Governor Dern said a similar plan was adopted in 1896 by Governor Heber M. M Wells Welts The president had issued a proclamation Utah a state on on January 4 Governor WellS was was' sworn into office on January 6 at noon At p. p p. p m. m he i. issued d a a. proclamation for a special session of the legislature which met meL at 3 p p. pC m. m and set the date for the first Utah legislature to convene Another troublesome feature of the special session it was agreed is the fact that only three members of the legislative code revision committee of the last legislature will sit in the new assembly They are Malcolm A A. A Republican Will L L. Hoyt Republican Republican Re Re- publican of Nephi and Dan B. B Shields Democrat |