Show important proposals when the electorate of utah ex presses it its preference in the matter of candidates for public office at the election to be held generally oer oner the state on the filth fifth of next month only a p part of the duty con fronting Dg the catiz citizens lis of the state will hae been done the state legislature at its last se session sion adopt ed eight important joint resolutions ong calling upon the secretary of state to present them to the people they propose eight amendments toabe to the constitution of the state every one of them of vital interest to the peo pie the resolutions were the sub ejects of much thought on the part of the legislature legisla tuie and debate on the floor of ane legislature was spirited at the time of their adoption 11 e commend them to the interested ot of the voters that when they them go to the polls on election day they ii will ill not be unmindful of the importance of their votes for ol 01 against their adoption ado eption during the past week the news has solicited the opinions of upwards ards of one hundred poisons on the ad ability vis of adopting the amend ments to the constitution next neek it all continue its efforts to obtain the views ot of thoughtful citi zons on the subject the invitation to the public is now extended to participate in the discussion of the question the columns of the IN ew en s are open to brief coin communications on the subject in its convass of the city which has only begun the news representatives discovered an astonishing lack ot of interest among the people on the subject of the amendments it is little short of astounding to learn how few in deed remembered that there were amendments to the constitution to be voted upon atthe it the coming elec tion in brief the amendments propose I 1 compensation of members of the legislature to be increased hom four dollars per day to eight collais per day 2 increasing the limit of bonded indebtedness tor for cities and towns of fesq than 20 population from four per cent to eight per cent tor for certain specific spec ifie I 1 improvements 3 describing state boundaries by counties providing for the firma frnia tion of new counties from tei tal en aiom f 1 om another county or coun ties tie under certain conditions inspect ing indebtedness 4 proving that public funds shall be deposited by the treasurer trea surel under the supervision of the state board of examiners the consal aution a provides merely that the trea treasurer aurer shall ball be the cu custodian bodian oi of public moneys 5 providing Pio viding for the T payment 13 ment of the state debt before the same be comes come due instead of in 20 cars as now provided ded by the constitution 6 providing for a skateboard state board of equalization to consist of four resi dents of the state appointed by the governor and for county boales of equalization to consist of the county commissioners of each county the pie piment ent tate board consists of the goNer governor nor auditor tre treasurer secie secle eirv of state and attorney general 7 providing for a change in the matter of property asse assessments lisments for taxation purposes by providing for assessment of property according to 0 o its actual value in money instead oi of according to its value in I 1 money 8 providing for the taxation and assessment oi of mines and mining claims with inith laws lains added governing coal hydrocarbons and stone depos its the amendments require the careful consideration of the people for intelligent study it is necessary to compare the pro propose poe I 1 amend ments with the existing of tl tf e constitution the Cons titu tion is to be found in the compiled laws lains of bitah which may be con suited in the public libarios li of the state and in many public offices the amendments q proposed mil be found in the advertising column of this issue of fhe phe news they have hanc been jl ed for we feiel al weeks daily they require more han than cursory reading and it is the duty oi of all citizens to acquaint them selves with the provisions that their opinions may be properly formed to make it possible to cast an intelli gent ballot for or against them news |