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Show Statehouse Kefcort Utah High CsurS Bond Decision Awaited by Improvement .Spout By- C. SHARP ' Utah officials are anxiously anxious-ly awaiting a decision by the State Supreme Court which .will determine whether or not more than $3 million worth of public bonds may be sold soon. Enlargement of the Salt Lake International Airport and many school construction construc-tion and other projects are being held in abeyance pending pend-ing the decision. ,. A U. S. Supreme Court decision June 23 held that states may not limit voting :(c bond elections to property owners as specified by the .Utah Constitution. For he past yl.ir bond .attorneys have anticipated such a decision and refused refus-ed to approve Utah public bonds. Utah Bonds Stymied Now they will not approve any Utah bonds until the State Supreme Court gives a decision on a test case argued ar-gued before it June 19. Nicholas G. Smith Jr., of Burrows, Smilh & Co., told members of the Governor's Advisory Council on Local Affatrs Friday that three alternative al-ternative decisions can be given by the state court: That action by the U. S. Supreme Court voids the Utah constitutional provision and permits non property .owners to vote in bond elections, elec-tions, as provided in a conditional con-ditional law enacted by the ;bucllget session of 'the Legislature Legis-lature this year. That the Utah Constitution Constitu-tion is supreme and no public pub-lic bonds will be sold. Amendment Needed That the State Constitution Constitu-tion must be amended before laws may become effective permitting any qualified voters vot-ers to cast ballots in bond elections. . If the third alternative prevails, pre-vails, it will be necessary for two-thirds of members of the Legislature to approve a proposed pro-posed amendment . to eliminate elim-inate the provision against bond elections voting- by -non1 property owners. Such a proposed amendment also would have to be published pub-lished 63 days before the election. Special Session ? This could force calling a special session of the Legis-iafl'on Legis-iafl'on as soon as the State Supreme Court acts. If a special session is called, call-ed, it could face cutbacks in .spending. This is apparent as the bloom behind heavy increases in state tax collections col-lections appears to be wilting. wilt-ing. Evidences of a slowdown are increasing. However the situation cannot can-not be appraised fully until tax collections are tallied next August. Gov. Calvin L. Rampton's Advisory Council on Local 'Affairs Friday voted support fcr proposed use of the former for-mer Castle Valley Job Corps Center near Price as a branch of the Utah Technical College at Provo. Price Mayor Pushes They took this action upon urging by Mayor Waiter Maynard of Price. Maynard said the state cannot afford to lose available facilities at the center which formerly were used for vocational " training. Artisans are badly needed in many fields today and young people can be sent to the pa-cposed school from many areas, Maynard said. Rampton has asked key state officials to review plans suggested by Sen Ernest H- Dean, D-w or financing";. |