Show lOAf DAY I IS fIX MILD TO A ARGUE ON AMENDMENT Statements For and Against Constitutional Changes Chang s to toBe toBe toBe Be Given Secret Secretary y of State Prior to S Sept pt 26 i PIES of pall pamphlets contain containing contain C ing the tile proposed am amend amendments nd ments to the constitution of the state with arguments arguments' for and against must be bo certified ll to county clerks by Harden Bennion secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of ot state thirty days before elec elec- tion In connection with this Mr Ben- Ben has written the f following letter ietter to J J. J 1 F. F Tolton speaker of the hou house houss of representatives attention is respectfully called to the provisions of section 3 3 chapter 61 laws of Utah 1917 y which requires that the secretary of state shall certify to the various county clerks not less than thirty days before election copies of a pamphlet containing the proposed ed constitutional amendments also the thereof together with arguments arguments arguments ments for and against the proposed changes chunges such arguments to be made by persons designated b by you Section 1 of said chapter provides that thai where appointment of ot committees i to write such arguments Is made during during dur dur- ing the session of the legislature th there re may be two arguments for the amendment amend amend- m ment ment nt and one against it It but in tile the i event that no appointment is made during the session of the legislature the law as I 1 understand l It St St. provides for but one argument for each amendment amendment amend mend ment and one against it It the persons writing such arguments to be designated designated by you I take it it therefore I that inasmuch as this pamphlet must mustI be certified to the tile county clerk thirty days prior to the election I am entirely within my prerogative in fixing a definite definite nite date subsequent to to which such arguments will be received received and andI that it Is proper that I should 31 notify I you of the tile fact and ask that you make your our appointments of Individuals and notify them to write such arguments and also advise them when such arguments arguments ments must be filc tiled filed in m my office In lIn view fact that this is new legislation and will require v very ry careful careful care care- care care- ful fui attention and scrutiny 1 I have de decided decided decided de- de to take tak ten days in which to prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare and mail the tile You will therefore notify all aU persons appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to to write arguments for and against constitutional amendments to tobe tobe tobe be voted on at the coming election ejection that such arguments must be filed tiled in my office not later than Thursday September 2 26 1918 1918 |