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' , . _ _ , ) t ; Be it enlicted enacted b ) ' b th the Legislature Leglawnr ! $ of t tbe the th Stata StatAt States of t ( ) oVta'tah oVtatah Utah 'Utah ' ' , , two-thtrdl two thtrdl twoethlyds two-thirdail two thirdail . - - * Of otT otTalt i aU alt membera member members alected elected to each eattti ea ; h ot of th thq thqtwo thatwo , two houses hcmse.a hcmsea . voting vot1Q ; f tn ( n t ' favor there- there thereoft thara-oi thara oi ore- ore oreof - - - f " J ' tStCtlon t tSection of oft oftt : "t t * { { ft \ oftSection Section Section StCtlon ! : I 1 , . , It to hi Is Isf hiropoed't proposed \ropoed't ropoed't ropoedt proposed proposedto \ ) $ ' toamend toamend to , amend Section SecUon 10 of Arttda Artlcl Article VII VJ1 olthe .f f of . .fthe ofthe ' the Constitution ConsUtutJon of ot tha the too Stata State of ofUtab ofUtah olUtah Utab Utah , . KS I as follows oUows * " ' Sec See . . 10 Tha The fiovernor eovemor governor aha11 aha11nominate , shallnominata hall hallnomtnate nomtnate nominate , and by b1 and with wttb 1be the 1beconsent tbaConsent theConsent consent of tha the : senate , appoint oppotnt aU oil oilstate aUatate Ustata atate state and district dlatrict offlcera officers whoseoWcea whoaaoffice whose whoseofftcea offtcea oWcea * ara at are l established by b , this th Con- Con Constitution con'atltutlon conatltutlon n- n nstituUoD ' - stituUoD stitution , . , or which wblch may mil ) " be created createdf createdfby createdby ' ( by law , and whose apliolntment ap'pOlntment appOlntment apliiintment ' or orelection orelection orelection election la Is ilo not hot otherwise providedfor provided providedtor providedtor tor for . If It , , durinc durtna during the xeceas recess s ofthe of , thesenate -the the thesenate - thesenate senate , a 8 vacancy vacanCJ ' occurs OCcurII occur in aJi3 any ' anystate anystate state or district office oH1ce , . the cover-nor cover nor gover- gover governor governor - - nor shall shaD appoint some fit tit personto personto person personto to discharge dfschal'le dfschalle ' : the dut1 dQ duties a thereof thereot un until . til Ul to the next meetinc meeUnI meeting Of f the sena senate senatewhen , , when he shall shalt nominata nominate some aome pet person . : . * son to till fill fillauch such office oUice If It the oWce offlce offlceof oWceof officeof of secretary of state state . , state atate auditor auditorstata , , state treasurer , . attornay-eenc'ralor attornay eenc'ralor eencralor rneygentn'aitor att rney-gentn'ait rney gentn'ait gentnait attorney-general attorney general - ' ' , , or superintendent supetlntendent supefintendent of 01 public In Instruction In- In In.tructlon instruction - . struction .tructlon tructlon be vacated by death , re- re - reslgnaUon resignation re resignation - signation slgnaUon or otherwise othetwlse . , , it shall shan be bethe bethe bethe the duty dub ' of 01 the governor govetDor tojW to fill JIU the thesame thesame .me me same . by b7 appointment . , and ud the 'the ' ap- ap appointee appointee ap appointee - - pointee shall hold bold hia bJa hIs onica oItlce office until untilbis untilhis untilhis bis his successor shall be elected andqualified an4 and an4quallfled andqualified quallfled qualified as s may m be by law pro"vided provided pr0- pr0 pro- pro - pr0vided provided " - vided vided- . . - videdSection Section 2 That It Is propOed proposed proposedto propOedto $ to amend sections 2 , 1 8 3 , S 6 , , 8 6 and 12 12of 12of 01 of article VIII VJII of the constitutionof consUtutionof consUtution constitution of the state of Utah . , as ai follows ; Sec See . . 2 The supreme court shallconsist sball shall sballconsist shallconsist consist of five judges judged , , 'which which whl ' h number num num- number number - ber may be increased or decreased decreasedb7 decreasedby decreasedby b7 by the legislature , but no alteration altera altera- alteration alteration - tion or increase shall shrill have bave the ef- ef af- af effect affect ef effect - fect of ot removing a judee judge from of- of office office of office - fice . . A majority of the judfies judges constituting con- con constituting con-stitutine con stitutine - stituting the court shall sball be neces neces- necessary necessary necessary - sary to form fonn a quorum quonun or rendera rendei render ' a decision If a Justice of th the su- su en- en enfrom supreme su supreme - preme court shall be dbquaUfied dbquaUfiedfrom di disqualifiedfrom Ina a ccause ccausedi dibefore from from sitting Inccause in tn a cause befora before said saidcourt saidsqualified saidsqualifiedcourt saidcourt court , , the remainine remaining Judfiea judges sball shall sballcall shallcall shallcall call a district judge to sit withthem with withthem withthem them on the hearine hearing of ot such causa.Every causaEvery cause . Every judge of the supreme courtshall courtshall court courtshall shall be at least thirty thirt7 years 7ears ofage of ofage ofage age , , an active member of the bar barin , . In good standine standing , , , learned in the thelaw thelaw thelaw law , and a resident of the state of ofUtah ofUtah ofUtah Utah for tha the fiva five years next pre- pre - preceding preceding pre-cedine pre cedine - ceding his selection The judgehaving judgehaving judge judgehaving having tha the shortest shortes term te.nn tenn toxin . to servenot serve , , not holdlne boldlng holding bis his office oUlee by selec selcc- selcc selec- selcctlon selection selection - tion tlon to fill a vacancy vacanC7 before ex- ex expiration expiration ex expiration - piration or of ' < a reeuaar-tenn reeuaar tenn -urrn urrn regUurrn regU regtdur ! ' - , - larrn , shaD shall shaDbe shallbe shallba be the chief justice , and shall pre pre- preside preside preside - - side at all terms of the tbe supreme supremecourt supremecourt supremecourt court , and in case of his absencethe absence , the judge , , havinf having in like mannerthe manner , the next shortest term tenn , shall pre pre- preside preside preside - - side In m his bls steadI steadSec steadSec stead steadSec I Sec 3 Judfies Judges of the supreme supremecourt supremecourt . court and district courts shall shaD be beselected beselected beselected selected for such terms and In InII insuch insuch II IIsucb sucb such manner as shall be providedby provided providedb7 providedby b7 by law provided , however bowever howeveir , , thatselection that thatselection thatselection selection shall be based solely upon uponconsideration uponconsideration uponconsideration consideration of fitness for office officewithout officewithout officewithout without regard to any aJ17 partisan po- po pa political palitical po political - litical considerations and tree free from fromInfluence frominfluence frominfluence Influence of any person whomso whomso- whomsoever whomsoever whomsoever - - ever , anc ane ant . . . provided further that thamethod the theI themethod themethod method of electing such Neb notch judges ineffect In Ineffect ineffect I effect when this amendment is isadopted isadopted isadopted adopted shall ba be followed until untilchanged untilchanged untilchanged changed by lawSec lawSec law lawSec Sec 5 The Tbe state shall shan ba be divided divid divid- divided divided - ed into seven Judicial districts , , foreach tor for toreach foreach each of which , at least one Judgeshall judge judgeshall judgeshall shall be selectee as hereinbeforeprovided hereinbefore hereinbeforeprovided hereinbeforeprovided provided Until Unt otherwise providedby provided providedby providedby by law , a district court at thecounty the thecounty thecounty county seat of each county count7 shall shallbe shallbe shallbe be held at least four times a yearAll year yearAll yearAll All civil and criminalousiness criminal crimina ) &Jusiness Jusiness ousiness &Jusinessarising ousinessarising & ousinessarising arising in any county , . must betried be betried betried tried in such county counb ' , . unless achanfa 8 a 8change achange change of venue be taken , . in suchcases such suchcases suchcases cases aa 88 as may ma ) ' be provided by law i t \ tEach Each Eacb Judce Judge of a 8 district court abatl shall abatlbe shallbe challbe be at least leftt twenty-ftve twenty ftve twenty-five five twenty - five years of ofage oface age ge , an actlva active mem member t ' of the bar barin barin barin in food eood good standine standing , . learned leamed In hi tbCt the thelaw tbCtlaw thelaw law , , 8 a res.d resd resident . t of 01 o the state of utab Utah utabthree Utahthree Utahthree three jean years ) ' next preceding pre h his hi " * se selection Ie- Ie IeleeUon se- se - - leeUon lection , selection lection , , and shall shaU reside In the dis district dJs die- die , . diefor - ' trict trlct for which wblch he shall shell sh U be selected selected.Any selectedAny . . Any district Judfe Ndge judge may snay hold 110ld 8 a * dJa- dJa dis- dis dJatrict district dis district - trict court In any co CO\U1t CO U1t count * \ my ) ' ? at the therequest theaannd therequest request of the Judf judge of ot the dfstr district.and districtand . aannd and , , upon a request of tlredgovei tlredgoveinor the gover- gover governO eover-nor eover nor - nO nor % ' tt It shall shaD be his duty to do coAny soAny 10 co 10Axty Axty Any cause eause In the district courtmay court courtmay courtmay may be bb b tried by b7 a Judce judge pro protero-pore protero pore tem- tem tempore , tem - . pore , , who must muat be a member ofthe of ofthe ofthe the bar , sworn to try the eauae cause causeand , and agreed upon by the partiesor Pllrtleaor Pllrtlea- Pllrtlea parties - , , or th their 1r attorneys of 01 record cord . . Sec 8 6 0 T The h e leetslature legislature maychange maychance may maychange change the limits 11rt ts of any judicialdistrict Judicialdistrict Judicial JudicialcUstrict cUstrict district : , , or increase or decrease decreasethe decreasethe decreasethe the number of districts , , or the thejudges theedges thejudges judges edges thereof thel of ' No alteration or orIncrease orcrease orincreasa Increase crease shall have baV'e baVe ' the etf effect ct of ofremoving ofremoving ofrcmovlne removing a Judce judge from tram office oUice In Inev Inevery Inevery ev every additional district establish establisb- establisb established establisbed - . ed ed , , a aJudge Judge Judce judge or judges sbaU shaY shad shaYbe shadbe beselected be beselecte beselected selecte selected as provided in section 3 ot of ofthis otthis ofthis this articleSec article articleSec articleSee Sec See . . 12 The Judges of the supreme su- su supreme su supreme - preme and district courts shall sball re- re . - receive receive re receive - ceive at.tated attated at . "stated stated " times compensation compensationfor for their services , which shall notbe notba not notbe be Increased or diminished durinethe during duringthe duringthe the time for tor which the they ) " are se- se selected se selected . - lected . , . Section 3 . . / / The T h e se secretary retaT'7 retaT7 ' o 0 f fstate fstate tstate state is dirt dirtcted directed cted to submit thia this thisproposed thiaproposed thisproposed proposed amendment to the electors elec elec- electors electors - - tors of the state of Utah at the/next the next the thepext thenext ofUtah Utah pext , / next general election In Ib the man man- manner manner manner - ner as 8S provided for by article 23 23section , . section I , Constitution of UtahSection UtahSection Utah UtahSection Section 4 If U adopted by the theelectors theelectors theelectors electors of ot the state , , this amend amend- amendlDent amendment amendment - ment lDent shall take effect the firstday first firstday firstday day of 01 January next succeeding succeedtng adetermination adetermination a adetermination determination by b7 the board of statecanvassers statecanvassers state statecanvassers canvassers of the resin result of the elec ele- ele eletlon election ( : - . tion tlon designated in Section SecUon 3 hereof hereofI I , E E Monson . , Secre Secretary 1r7 ofState of ofState ofState State of 01 the State of 01 Utah , dohereby do dohereb7 dohereby hereb7 hereby certify cert1l7 that the tbe foregoineis foregoingas foregoings foregoing as , s a full , true , and correct copy ofthe ofthe of ofthe the constitutional amendment pro pro- proposed proposed proposed - - posed by b7 the regular session of 01 the the25th the25th the25th 25th Leeislatura Leeislature Legislature of 1043 1943 , , as thE thesame thesame : same appears or Ot record in my of oftlce office offlea offleaIn tlce fice tlceIn ficeIn In witness whereof whereot , 1 I nme hte byte ht\ ht : \ e here here- hereunto hereunto hereunto - - unto s hot sot .t t . my D17 hand band and affb aftped af4 , ed thegreat the theereat thethe ereat seal of the State of or 194tab Utahthis Utah U Uthis tab , , . this 10th 10 day dB , ) ' of August , . , 1944 1944- 194 1944E - . E . . , E . E . . MONSON , . Secty Sect7 Sooty of State |