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Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 2 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PRO-POSING TO ADD SECTION 32 TO ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING T O TEMPORARY SUCCESSION SUCCES-SION TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICES OF-FICES IN PERIODS OF EMERGE NCY RESULTING FROM DISASTER CAUSED BY ENEMY ATTACK. Be it resolved by the Legislature Legisla-ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: there-of: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI of the Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah by adding Section 32, to read as follows: Section 82. Notwithstanding any general or special provisions provi-sions of the Constitution, the Legislature in order to insure continuity of state and local government operations in periods per-iods of emergency resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack shall have the power and immediate duty (1) to provide for prompt and temporary succession suc-cession to the powers and duties of public offices of whatever nature na-ture and whether filled by election elec-tion or appointment, the incumbents incum-bents of which may become unavailable for carrying on the powers and duties of such of fices, and (2) to adopt such measures as may be necessary and proper for insuring the continuity con-tinuity of governmental operations opera-tions including, but not limited to, the financing thereof, but subsections 1 and 2 of this section sec-tion shall not permit the public officers so appointed to act on the measures so adopted to be in contravention of the Constitution Consti-tution and applicable law. Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1964. I, LAMONT F. TORONTO, Secretary of State of the State of Utah. DO HEREBY CERTIFY CER-TIFY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the constitutional amendment proposed by the regular session of the Thirty-Fifth Legislature, 1963. as appears of record in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 29th day of August 1964. LAMONT F. TORONTO Secretary of State (SEAL) |
