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Show IDNSTITUriONAL MQ 1 AMENDMENT OINT RESOLUTION PRO-:rSG PRO-:rSG AN AMENDMENT TC TION 10 OF ARTICLE VII. ) TO SECTIONS 2, 3, 5, 6 and OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE iSTITUTION OF THE STATE UTAH RELATING TO THE oREME AND DISTRICT UTS, HOW CONSTITUTED MS OF OFFICE, QUALIFIES QUALIFI-ES OF JUDGES, JURIS-TION, JURIS-TION, JUDGES PRO TEM- CHANGE OF JUDICIAL TRICTS BY THE LEGISLA- SELECTION OF JUDICI-J JUDICI-J AND EFFECT ON INCUM-JT INCUM-JT JUDGES. ( it enacted by the Legislature ie State of Utah, two-thirds ol ! members elected to each of the houses voting in favor there- ection 1. It is proposed to Kid Section 10 of Article VII ol Constitution of the State ol b, as follows: ec. 10 The governor shall uiate, and by and with the sent of the senate, appoint all e and district officers whose ;esare established by this con-don, con-don, or which may be created jw, and whose appointment or lion is not otherwise provided It, during the recess of the ite, a vacancy occurs in any e or district office, the gover-shall gover-shall appoint some fit person iischarge the duties thereof un-Ae un-Ae next meeting of the senate, E) he shall nominate some per-to per-to fill such office. If the office secretary of state, state auditor, e treasurer, attorney-general, superintendent of public in-action in-action be vacated by death, relation re-lation or otherwise, it shall be duty of the governor to fill the n by appointment, and the ap-"tee ap-"tee shall hold his office until successor shall be elected and lifted as may be by law pro-ed. pro-ed. ction 2. That it is proposed end sections 2, 3, 5; 6 and 12 article VIII of the constitution he state of Utah, as follows: 2. The supreme court shall -'1st of five judges, which num-may num-may be increased or decreased Hie legislature, but no altera- or increase shall have the ef-! ef-! of removing a judge from of-! of-! A majority of the judges con-,Jltag con-,Jltag the court shall be neces-y neces-y to form a quorum or rendei lecision. If a justice of the su-court su-court shall be disqualified a sitting in a cause before said l the remaining judges shall ' district judge to sit with on the hearing of such cause y judge of the supreme courl iJ be at least thirty years ol ' an active member of the bar 8od standing, learned in the ''and a resident of the state ol for the five years next pre- his selection. The judge j'Mg the shortest term to serve; ' holding his office by selec-a selec-a to fill a vacancy before ex-stion ex-stion of a regular term, shall we chief justice, and shall pre-f pre-f at all terms of the supreme urfp and in case of his absence, Ndge, having in like manner ! ntt shortest term, shall pre-e pre-e "i his stead. 3. Judges of the supreme ,and district courts shall be fd for such terms and ir ; manner as shall be provided I law, provided, however, that pion shall be based solely upor aeration of fitness for office Hiout regard to any partisan po-considerations po-considerations and free frorr nce of any person whomso-and whomso-and provided further that the pod of electing such judges ir w Jwhen tn's amendment i: 3ti shall be followed unti! by law. I- 5. The state shall be divid-'w divid-'w i seven judicial districts, foi S of which, at least one judge rj. be selected as hereinbefore ."T1(ied. Until otherwise providec Lf. a district court at the ,7? seat of each county shal j,QeIi at least four times a year Lvil and criminal business in any county, must be such county, unless t oe of venue be taken, in such may be provided by law ' Each judge of a district court shall be at least twenty-five years of ! age, an active member of the bar ' in good standing, learned in the 1 law, a resident of the state of Utah three years next preceding his se-1 se-1 lection, and shall reside in the dis-; dis-; trict for which he shall be selected. 1 Any district judge may hold a dis-' dis-' trict court in any county at the ' request of the judge of the district, ' and, upon a request of the gover-' gover-' nor it shall be his duty to go so. ' Any cause in the district court may be tried by a judge pro tem-; tem-; nore, who must be a member of the bar, sworn to try the cause, and agreed upon by the parties, 1 or their attorneys of record. ' Sec 6. The legislature may ' change the limits of any judicial I St, or increase or decrease f we number of districts, or the ' udges thereof. No alteration or ; increase shall have the effect of ! emoving a judge from office In ' every additional district establish-! establish-! ed a judge or judges shall be selected as provided in section 3 of . thlecrtie2le' The judges of the su-1 su-1 oreme and district courts shall re-' re-' S at stated times compensation ! tnl their services, which shall not - Der increased or dimmed during - the time for which they are se leSection 3. The secretary of sta? directed to ; submit h, 1 ner as provided lor oy bi ! ?enS Tuary next succeeding a , day f.Ja?.r?v The board of state ; determination by the boa canvassers ofJf 3 hereof. Steteof the State of UJg u , posed by tne reK . thc witness whereof I have jere-! jere-! unto set my hand and affixed to E. MONSON, Secty. of State |