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Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PRO-PROSING PRO-PROSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, SECTION 13 OF THE CONSTITUTION CON-STITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO PROSECUTION PROSE-CUTION BY INFORMATION OR INDICTMENT AND TO GRAND JURIES. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 1, Section 13 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: Section 13. Offenses heretofore required to be prosecuted by indictment, in-dictment, shall be prosecuted by information after examination and commitment by a magistrate, unless un-less the examination be waived by the accused with the consent of the State, . or by Indictment, with or without such examination and commitment. The formation of the grand jury and the powers and duties thereof shall be as prescribed pre-scribed by the Legislature. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit the proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the manner man-ner as provided for by Article 23, Section 1, Constitution of Utah. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect the first day of January, 1949. I, HEBER BENNION, JR., Secretary Sec-retary of State of the State of Utah, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the constitutional constitu-tional amendment proposed by the regular session of the Twenty-Seventh Twenty-Seventh Legislature, 1947, as appears ap-pears of record in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State I of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this j 16th day of August, 1948. Secretary of State. (SEAL) |