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Show ' ' 1 CE NO. 10-66 " ' -j:ce autiior- I "iiJ ISSUANCE OF, ' 3 OF SPECIAL IM-j.'Z"ENT IM-j.'Z"ENT BONDS OF CIL IMPROVEMENT " TUICT NO. 9 FOR r :r.:cAN fork city, ' LTAi:; rcCSCRIBING THE rcr'I OF BOND AND THE I .TLRHGT COUPONS, MA-' TUWTY AND DENOMINATION DENOMINA-TION OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING PRO-VIDING FOR THE CONTINUANCE CONTINU-ANCE OF A GUARANTY FUND LEVY AS PROVIDED BY STATUTE AND PROVIDING PROVID-ING WHEN THIS ORDINACE SHALL BE IN EFFECT. ,-' ' WHEREAS, the City Council of American Fork, Utah, has here to fore adopted proceedings for the construction of Improvements In Special Improvement District No. 9 and the Ordinance of said city confirming: the assessment roll for such Improvements ha? lag been duly adopted and approved ap-proved on the 22 day of August, 1966; and ? WHEREAS, notice of assess ments to property owners In said district has been mailed by the City Treasurer to all the owners of all property assessed in said district; and . . WHEREAS, the total cost of the project assessed against thepri vate, abutting property, was $153,542.00, that the city's portion por-tion was $4,648.43 that during the fifteen-day period following the effective date of the ordinance levying the a s s e s s m e nt, the owners ofprlvate property in said district have paid $33,893.55 on the principal of their assess- ments, and leaving an amount to be paid through the Issuance of bonds or from funds provided by the city of $95,000. ? - ' NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Or dained by the City Council of American Fork City, Utah: Section 1. AH of the proceed ings heretofore taken and adopted for the creation of Special Ira provement District No. 9 for American Fork City, Utah, and for the construction of improvements improve-ments therein and the assessment of a part of the cost of constructing construct-ing such improvements on and against the private properties in said district are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed; that no assessment exceeds the benefit ' to be derived from the improvements improve-ments by the piece of property assessed; that no piece of property pro-perty will bear more than its proportionate share of the cost: of the improvements to be made, i Section 2. For the purpose of payment of the cost and expense of such improvements against the funds created and to be collected from such special assessments, there shall be issued $95,000 American Fork City, Utah, Special Spe-cial Improvements Bonds of Special Spe-cial Improvement District No. 9. ; Said bonds are to be dated as the 1st day of October, 1966, and shall mature serially on October j 1, is each year in ten equal ; annual Installments. Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate shown, shall be numbered, shall be in the denominations of $1,000 and $500 and shall mature as follows: fol-lows: . -' . Bond Numbers . All Inclusive 1-9 10 11-19 ' 20 . 21-29 30 ' ' . 31-39 40 41-49 ' 50 , ,; 51-59 60 ' 61-69 , 70 ' 71-79 ' 80 81-80 . f 90 1 , ' 91-99 100 Date Maturing October ; October October October October October October October October October October October October October October October October October October October 1, 1967 1, 1967 1, 1968 1,1968 1,1969 1, 1969 1, 1970 1, 1970 1, 1971 1, 1971 1, 1972 1, 1972 1, 1973 1, 1973 1, 1974 1, 1974 1, 1975 1, 1975 1,1976 1, 1976 The city will reserve the right to redeem the bonds of this issue in inverse numerical order on any Interest and annual maturity date at a price equal to the principal amount of the bonds redeemed and accrued interest , to the date of redemption plus a premium of tour percent (4) of the par value of the bonds redeemed. . ........ Both principal and interest shall be payable at the Office of the City . Treasurer, American Fork City, Utah. Section 3. Said bonds and the couDons thereto attached shall be In substantially the following form: - - - STATE OF UTAH . COUNTY OF UTAH AMERICAN" FORK CITY, UTAH SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT BOND SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT . . DISTRICT NO. 9 No, American Fork City, In the County pf Utah and State of Utah, a' municipal corporation duly organized or-ganized and existing, for value received hereby promises, out of special funds available for the purpose, as hereinafter set forth, to pay to bearer hereof the prin-d;al prin-d;al sum of -Dollars on the 1st day of October, A. & 19 wlth interest thereon until maturity at the rate of Five and Three Quarters percent (5 34) per annum according to tne coupons hereto attached, payable annually and interest . being payable in lawful money of the United States of American at the Office of the City Treasurer, American Fork City, Utah upon presentation and surrender of this bond and oi the annexed coupons as they severally sever-ally become due. ' This bond Is one of a series of 100 S p e c 1 a 1 Improvement Bonds (in the denomination of $1,000 and $500; numbered consecutively con-secutively from 1 to 100 both inclusive issued by American Fork City, all of which are of like date and designation and aggregate the total amount of $95,000. Payment of this bond and the Interest .thereon shall be made from, and as security for such payment there is pledged a special spe-cial fund designated as the Bond and Interest Fund of Special Improvement Im-provement District No. 9, Ameri can Fork City, Utah, containing the receipts derived by said city from the special tax and assessment assess-ment levied upon the property included in Special Improvement District No. 9 of said city, by American Fork City Ordinance which became effective on the 8th day of September, 1966, for the purpose of constructing improvements im-provements oh certain streets within said city consisting of sidewalks, curb and gutter, regular reg-ular driveways, arched driveways, drive-ways, irrigation turnouts, road surfacing, removal of nonconforming noncon-forming - improvements and all construction and modification Incidental In-cidental thereto, and other improvements im-provements in said district, under, by virtue of, and in full conformity with, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Utah and certain ordinances and resolutions reso-lutions of said city duly passed and made law thereof prior to the issuance hereof. It is hereby, certified that a special : improvement guaranty fund has been created by ordinance, ordin-ance, as authorized by Article 8, Cbapter.7, of Title 10, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, and said city agrees that at all times during the life of this bond and until payment thereof in full, said fund shall be at all times main tained as therein required. This bond is payable exclusively out of said special tax and assessment and said special Improvement guaranty fund. Said city shall not be held liable tor the payment of this bond, except to extent of the funds created and received by said special tax levies and as sessments and to the extent of its special improvement guaranty fund; but said city shall be held responsible for the lawful levy of all special taxes or assessments, for the creation and maintenance of the special improvement guaranty guar-anty fund as provided by law, and for faithful accounting, collection, collec-tion, settlement, and payment of the taxes levied for local improvements im-provements and for the moneys of said fund. . Said special tax and assessment assess-ment made and levied to defray said cost, with accruing Interest Amount '' Interest Maturing , . Rate - $9,000 . 500 9,000 ,500 9,000 500 - 9,000 500-. 9,000 500 . 9,000 500 9,000 500 9,000 500 9,000 500 . 9,000 500 5 34 5 34 , 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 , 5 34 5 34 5 34 5 34 thereon, constitutes a lien upon and against the property upon which such tax and assessment was made and levied from and after the 8th day of September, 1966, the date upon which the ordinance or-dinance levying such tax and assessment as-sessment became effective which lien Is superior to the lien of anv mortgage or other encum brance and, is equal to and on a parity with the lien for general taxes and such lien shall continue until said tax and assessment is paid, notwithstanding any sale of the property for or on account of a general or special tax, or the Issuance of an auditor's deed. It Is hereby further certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things essential to the validity of the bond exist, have happened, and have been done in due time, form and manner man-ner as required by law, and that the total Issue of special improvement im-provement bonds of said city tor said district, Including this bond does not exceed the amount authorized auth-orized by law nor the special tax and assessment levied to cover the cost of said improvements In said district, and that all of said special tax and assessment has been lawfully levied. . ; The City reserves the right to redeem in Inverse numerical or der all of the bonds of this issue on any interest and annual maturity ma-turity date at a price equal to the principal amount thereof and ac crued Interest to the date fixed for redemption plus four percent (4) of the par value of the bonds redeemed, Notice of such redemption re-demption shall be given by publi cation of an appropriate notice one time In a newspaper of general circulation in Salt Lake City, Utah, at least 30 days prior to the date of redemption together with notification of the purchaser of the bonds. Interest on any bond subject to redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption if notice has been properly given and funds equal to the redemption price have been deposited with the City Treasurer. Treas-urer. -This bond Is subject to the condition, and every holder hereof here-of by accepting the same, agrees with the obligor and every sub sequent holder hereof, that (a) the delivery of this bond to any transferee shall rest title in this bond and in the Interest coupons attached hereto In such trans feree to the same extent for all purposes as would the delivery under like circumstances of any negotiable Instrument payable to bearer; (b) the obligor and any agent of the obligor may treat the bearer of this bond as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary; (c) the principal, of and the interest on this bond shall be paid, and this bond and each of the coupons appertaining thereto are transferable, trans-ferable, free from and without regard to any equities between obligor and the original or any Intermediate holders hereof, or any set-offs, or crossclaims; and (d) the surrender to the obligor obli-gor or any agent of the obligor of this bond and each of the coupons cou-pons shall be a good discharge to the obligor for the same, i IN WITNESS WHEREOF, American Fork City, Utah, has caused this bond to be signed by Its Mayor and countersigned by its City Recorder, and the annexed an-nexed coupons to bear the facsimile fac-simile signature of said city Recorder and this bond to be dated as the 1st day of October, 1966. F. Haws Durfey i Mayor Countersigned: 0. Preston Taylor City Recorder . (SEAL) (Coupon Form) Coupon No, $- On the 1st day of October, 1966, unless the hereinafter mentioned bond is then callable tor redemp tion and has been so called and provision for such redemption duly made American Fork City, County of Utah, State of Utah, will pay the bearer hereof- -Dollars In lawful money of the United States of American, but of special funds designated the Bond and Interest Fund of Special Improvement District No. 9 of American Fork City, Utah, and Special Improvement Improve-ment Guaranty Fund at the office of the City Treasurer, American Fork City, Utah being one year's interest on its Special Improve ment District No. 9 Bonds, dated October 1, 1966. (Facslmil Signature) City Recorder Bond No, . Section 4. Said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned counter-signed by the City Recorder, with the seal of the city affixed, and the annexed coupons shall bear the facsimile signature of the City Recorder and the City Council Coun-cil does hereby ratify, approve and confirm the execution of said bonds by the said officers and the City Treasurer is hereby authorized to issue and deliver the bonds to the purchaser thereof, their agents or assigns, on receipt of the purchase price therefor. Section 5. That the offer of Bank of American Fork of American Fork, Utah to purchase pur-chase these bonds at the price of par and accrued Interest to the date of delivery is hereby accepted, ac-cepted, ratified, and confirmed and the bonds are hereby sold to said purchaser r In accordance with its offer to purchase and shall be delivered upon the receipt re-ceipt of the purchase price thereof. there-of. Section 6. The Treasurer of American Fork City, Utah, shall be and is hereby authorized and empowered, and it shall be this duty to receive and collect .all assessments levied to pay the Cost of said improvements, the installments thereon, the Interest thereon, and the penalties accrued, ac-crued, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the whole of the unpaid principal which becomes due and payable Immediately because of the failure to pay any Installment whether of principal or interest,' when due, and to pay and disburse such payments to the person or persons lawfully entitled to receive re-ceive the same, in accordance with the laws ot the State of Utah. All monies constituting the payment of principal and Interest shall be placed in a special fund to be, designated "Bond and Interest In-terest Fund of Special Improvement Improve-ment District 'No. 9, American Fork City, Utah, and shall be -' . v - - ; ,- . .' . - , - used for the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on special improvement bonds of Special Improvement District No. 9 and for no other purpose whatsoever, and as security for such payment, said fund is hereby here-by pledged. Section 7. The provisions of Section 4 of the City Ordinance which became effective on the 8th day of September, 1966, in reference to a Special Improvement Improve-ment Guaranty Fund is hereby readopted and the City agrees with the holder of the bonds herein authorized that it win, until the payment of said bonds in full and the interest thereon has been paid, levy annually the one mill tax for Guaranty Fund purposes authorized by Article 8 of Title 10, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, and that said fund shall be maintained main-tained separate and apart from other City funds and apply and be used only as provided by Proposed Changes Jin ytah's Constituiion Statu of Utah . - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE SALT LXKR ClTV ' ' - . August 29, 1966 Dear Fellow Citizens: The Legislature of the State of Utah has en-trusted en-trusted me with the responsibility for publishing the following Propositions, which relate to changes in the Constitution of the State of U tah. . In the beginning of the body of each Proposition we have set forth the Ballot Title of the Proposition as it will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 8, 1966. Because of the very serious nature of these Propositions which- your State Legislature has caused to be placed before you, I urge, that each of yon study the text of the Propositions Propo-sitions in full, ' " , ' v ::.Y,'; , I urge you to consult with your friends, neighbors neigh-bors and local civic leaders in' order that you. may gain all information necessary to render a just and wise decision. . Sincerely, CLYDE L. MILLER - ' Secretary of State Be is resolved by two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature. PROPOSITION NO. 1 METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT " SHALL A NEW ARTICLE BE ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION CON-STITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH TO PERMIT COUNTIES OF 75,000 OR MORE PERSONS TO ESTABLISH ES-TABLISH A METROPOLITAN METROPOLI-TAN FORM OF GOVERN-MENT GOVERN-MENT WITHIN METROPOLITAN METRO-POLITAN REGIONS WHICH COULD - REPLACE ANY nTHPR RYTSTINO UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE KKU1UN. : I Section L The residents of a countv with a resident Dopula tion of not fewer than 75,000 as determined by the last national na-tional or state census are empowered em-powered to establish a metropol itan region and provide for the government thereof, subject only to the limitations of this article. j Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the constitution constitu-tion of this state, a metropolitan government created in accord-1 ance wi in me yiwwiuo v-lined v-lined herein may assume or transfer powers and functions oi existing governmental units, provide pro-vide for revenue to support a metropolitan government, as sume indebtedness of existing governmental units, transfer of-ticial of-ticial records, funds and other property and assets, and provide for all matters , necessary or incidental to the effectuation of the' foregoing provisions. Sec. 3. Whenever the residents resi-dents of a metropolitan region desire to create a metropolitan government, a petition to do so may be filed naming the metropolitan metro-politan region and describing the boundaries thereof. , Such petition shall be signed by qualified quali-fied electors equal to ten percent or more of the votes cast at the next preceding general election within the proposed metropolitan metropoli-tan region and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, at least six months prior to the next general election. Sec. 4. The Secretary of State shall forthwith publish notice of the filing of the petition, naming the metropolitan region and setting set-ting forth the boundaries thereof as described in the petition. The notice shall be published once a week for six consecutive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation and published in the county containing land proposed to be included in the metropolitan metropoli-tan region, and the Secretary cf State shall transmit a certified copy of the petition to the county clerk of the county concerned. con-cerned. The matter shall be placed before the registered voters residing in the metropolitan metro-politan region upon a ballot reading substantially, "Should a metropolitan type of government govern-ment be created? Yes ( ) or No ( , )," at the next general election held regularly after the filing .of the petition. . : Sec. 5. At the time the voters residing within the metropolitan region vote to approve or reject the metropolitan type of local government at a general election, elec-tion, they shall also vote for fifteen fif-teen persons to be members of a charter commission to prepare a plan of metropolitan government govern-ment Candidates shall be qualified quali-fied electors residing within the proposed metropolitan -region, who shall be nominated by petition peti-tion signed, with their respective addresses, by not fewer than fifty registered voters residing within ; the proposed region. Said petition snail be filed with the. Secretary of State at least sixty days prior to the general election. If a majority of the electors voting upon the ques- ' ' ' i ' Article 8 of Title 10, Utah Code Annotated, 1953. ;. Section 8. Should there not be sufficient money in the Bond and Interest Fund to pay all of the Interest falling due at one time and the principal amounts thereof, there-of, due, the said interest and principal shall be paid from said Guaranty Fund to the extent that there is sufficient money In said Guaranty Fund for this purpose, and these bonds are payable exclusively ex-clusively from the special taxes levied for said purpose and the said special Improvement Guaranty Guar-anty Fund. Section 9. The assessments and interest thereon shall continue con-tinue to constitute and are hereby here-by declared to be a lien in the several amounts assessed against every lot or tract of land In said Special Improvement Improve-ment District No. 9from and after the 8th day of September, 1966, the date on which the ordinance tion vote in the affirmative, the fifteen candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast at such election shall constitute tne charter commission. The ballot for a charter commission shall not contain any. party designation. designa-tion. Sec. 6. If a metropolitan type of government is approved. 4ne charter commission shall, within one month after being elected, on a day and time to be set by the Secretary of State, meet and organize in the metropolitan re gion and proceed to frame a charter setting forth a plan of government for the metropolitan region, i he expenses of tne charter commission shall be ad vanced by the state and the state shall be repaid by the metropolitan region within five years. Charter commissioners shall be allowed no pay for their services, but shaU be allowed necessary expenses by the board of examiners. Sec. 7. The charter so framed shall be filed with the Secretary of State by the charter commis sion and then submitted to the Qualified electors of the metro politan region at an election to be held at a time to be deter mined by the charter commis sion, which shall be not less than sixty days subsequent to its completion and not more than one year from such date. Alternative Al-ternative provisions may be vot ed upon separately. Notice as to the manner of obtaining free copies of the proposed charter and its alternatives, certified by the chairman of ' the charter commission, shall be published in the manner provided for notice of petition in section 4. auch proposed charter and al tentative provisions approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon shall become the organic law of the metropolitan region at a time to be 'fixed therein, and shall supersede any existing charters. The government created cre-ated thereby may supersede any existing forms of government in cluded in the metropolitan re gion if so provided in the char ter. Adoption of the charter shall not invalidate existing laws and ordinances not in con flict therewith. The metropoli tan government shall have the power to amend, repeal or replace re-place the ordinances of such superseded' governmental units. Within thirty days after approval ap-proval of the charter, duplicate copies thereof, certified by the charter commission chairman, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who shall de liver one copy thereof to the officer of the metropolitan region re-gion designated by the charter after said officer qualifies. The charter may subsequently be amended or changed in the man ner provided in Section 5 of Article ' XI of the Constitution Sec8v The metropolitan region re-gion government shall be a body politic and corporate and have all rights, powers, jurisdictions ana auinoniy now exercised v towns, cities, counties and a! special purpose districts. Such metropolitan region government can sue and be sued, subject to limitations, conditions and procedure established, by. the legislature and the rules of pro cedure promulgated ny tne eu preme court pertaining to nrani ciial corporations. The charter of each metropolitan fregion shall designate the officer who may be served as process agent This amendment shall take effect on approval by tho electors elec-tors of the state. . PROPOSITION NO. 2 'CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CALL WHEREAS THE THIRTY- SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF UTAH DEEMED IT NECESSARY levying the special assessments' became effective, which lien shall be superior to the lien of any mortgage or other encumbrance,' whether prior in time or not, and shall constitute such lien until paid which lien shall be equal to the lien for general taxes. Section 10. Said funds hereinabove herein-above referred to shall be kept separate and apart from each other and from any other funds of the city and shah, from time to time as they are accumulated, be deposited in such bank or banks as are designated as depositories of public monies for fundsof said city under the Depository Laws of the State of Utah for the deposit of public funds. Section 11. Default In the payment pay-ment of any Installment of principal princi-pal or Interest of said assessment assess-ment when due shall cause the whole of the unpaid principal or Interest to become due and payable pay-able immediately and the whole TO CALL A CONVENTION TO REVISE . OR AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH AND HAS RECOMMENDED T H A T THE ELECTORS VOTE AT THIS ELECTION FOR OR AGAINST A CON-V CON-V E N T I O N ; THEREFORE VOTE EITHER. WHEREAS, the' people of this sovereign State of Utah are blessed with the constitu tional guarantees of life, liberty, property, and self government and, WHEREAS, the guarantee of self government itself extends to the right of the people to revise their constitutional charter; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the people should turn their attention periodically to a con sideration of fundamental concepts con-cepts of government and the machinery of government in the light of everchanging social and economic conditions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature, that it be recommended to the elec tors to vote at the general elec tion to be held in 1966 for or against a convention to consider the Constitution of Utah and whether it shall be amended or revised. By this action it is deemed necessary that such proposition be submitted to the said electors. BE IT FURTHER RESOLV ED thai the Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposition propo-sition to the electors of the State of Utah in the general election to oe held in 19bb. The proposi tion shall be submitted to the electors in the following form: wnereas tne thirty-sixth Legislature Leg-islature of the State of Utah deemed it necessary to call ; a convention ' to revise or amend the Constitution of Utah and has . recommended that the electors vote at this election for or aeainst a con vention; therefore vote either, for a convention against a convention if a majority of all the electors, voting at this election, shall vote for a convention, the Legislature, at its next ses sion, shall provide by law for calling the same. PROPOSITION NO. 3 SUCCESSION OF STATE AUDITOR AND STATE TREASURER SHALL SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CON STITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE STATE AUDITOR AND THE STATE TREASURER TO BE ELIGI BLE TO SERVE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWOSUCCES SIVE TERMS RATHER THAN THE ONE TERM NOW ALLOWED. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VII, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: Sec. 3. No person shall be eligible to the office of governor or secretary of state unless he shall have attained to the age of thirty years at the time of his election, nor to the office of-attorney eeneral unless he shall have attained the age of twenty five years at the tame of his election, and have been admitted to practice in the su preme court of the territory or the state of Utah, nor unless he shall be in good standing at the bar at the time of his election. No person shall be eligible to any of the offices provided for in section one of this article, unless at the time of his election he shall be a qualified elector, and shall have been a resident citizen of the state or territory for five years next preceding his election. The state auditor and state treasurer shall be in eligible to serve for more than two successive terms. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect upon approval. PROPOSITION NO. 4 . LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE SHALL ARTICLE VI-OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED BY THE ADDI TION OF SECTION- 33. AUTHORIZING AU-THORIZING EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO APPOINT COMMITTEES TO SERVE BETWEEN LEG1S LATIVE SESSIONS AS WELL AS DURING SESSIONS. SES-SIONS. AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STAFFING AND FINANCING OF SAID COM MITTEES. Section 1.' It is proposed to amend Article VI of the urn-stitution urn-stitution of the State of Utah by the addition of Section 33 to read: Section 33. In order to ex pedite the work of the lems lature, each house may by resolution provide for the ap- THIS AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, October 13, 1968 amount of the unpaid principal shall thereafter draw Interest at the rate of 10 per annum until paid, and the city covenants and agrees that It will proceed with due diligence to place In operation the procedure necessary to provide pro-vide for tax sale of all delinquent delin-quent property in accordance with the ordinances of American Fork City and the laws of the State of Utah and that the proceeds from the sale of any property sold win be placed in the Bond and Interest Fund hereinabove referred re-ferred to. . Section 12. That an emergency Is hereby declared, the preservation preserva-tion of the peace, health and safety of American Fork City and the inhabitants thereof so requiring that Immediately after its adoption adop-tion this ordinance shall be signed by the Mayor and the City .Recorder .Re-corder and shall be recorded in the ordinance book keot for that pointment of committees to! Sec. 33. Special sessions of ascertain facts and make rec-i the legislature (1) may be con-ommendations con-ommendations as to any subject vtned by the eovernor as Dro- within the scope of legislative ; regulation or control, and joint committees, consisting of members mem-bers of both houses, may be created by joint resolutions. A resolution creating any such committee' may authorize it to act during sessions of the legislature, leg-islature, during periods when the legislature is in adjournment or after final adjournment of a session. Any such committee shall have the powers and perform per-form the duties provided by the resolution creating it, including the power of subpoena and the power to hire and to maintain staff, and ' in addition it shall have such xwers and erform such duties as may be provided by law or by the rules of the legislature or either house there of. The legislature may provide for the payment of expenses necessarily incurred by any such committee. This amendment, if adopted by the electors of the state, shall take effect the first day of January, 1967. PROPOSITION NO. 6 ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL SECTIONS 2 AND 16 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONSISTING OF A GEN ERAL SESSION OF NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-FIVE LEG ISLATIVE DAYS IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS AND A BUDGET SESSION OF NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD REPLACE A SIXTY CALEN DAR DAY SESSION WHICH NOW MEETS EVERY OTHER YEAR. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI. Sections and 16 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: Sec. 2. Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held annu ally at the seat of government. Regular sessions which shall be known as general sessions shall be held in odd-numbered years, and regular sessions which shall be known as budget sessions shall be held in even-numbered years. Regular sessions shall commence at 12 o'clock, P.M. on the second Monday in January. At a budeet session the legis lature shall consider onlv (1) general appropriation bills for me succeeding fiscal vear. 21 revenue bills necessary therefor, (3) bills necessary to implement appropriations in general appropriation ap-propriation bills for new protects, pro-tects, programs or services. (4) legislative matters submitted to the legislature in writing by the governor during the session, and (5) legislative matters brought Deiore the session by introduction introduc-tion by two-thirds of the members mem-bers of either house. The legislature, however, may pro vide for its expenses. Sec. 16. No general session ot the legislature shall exceed forty-five legislative days, and no budget session shall exceed twenty legislative days,. except in cases of impeachment and except that at the end of any regular session the legislature may adjourn to a date when it shall Convene for not to exceed five legislative days for the sole purpose of reconsidering vetoed Dills, and line items in appropriation appropri-ation bills vetoed bv the gov ernor. No special session shall exceed thirty legislative davs. except that at the end of any special session the legislature may adjourn to a date when it shall convene for not to ex ceed five legislative davs for the sole purpose of reconsidering vetoed mils and line items in appropriation bills vetoed bv the governor. Legislative days shaft.' oe calendar days but shall not include baturdavs. Sundava. le- gal holidays or periods when the legislature shall be in adjourn ment. : If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, Janu-ary, 1967. PROPOSITION NO 6 CONVENING OF SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE BY LEGISLATURE ITSELF SHALL A NEW SECTION BE ADDED TO ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGIS LATURE TO CALL ITSELF INTO SPECIAL SESSION UPON THE WRITTEN RE QUEST OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF EACH HOUSE. Section 1. It is proposed to amend article VI of the Constitution Consti-tution of the State of Utah by the addition of section 34 1 to read purpose, and said ordinance shaU be published once in the American Fork Citizen, a newspaper of general circulation in American Fork City, Utah, and this ordinance ordin-ance shaU take effect immediately immedi-ately upon Its passage, approval, and publication as required by law. . ' ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS day of 1966. - F. Haws Durfey ,. - Mayor ATTEST: G. PrestonTaylor City Recorder " (SEAL) ' STATE OF UTAH ) COUNTY OF UTAH ss I, G. Preston Taylor, the duly appointed, qualified and acting . (continued on next page) vidod in article VII, section 6, or (2) shall be convened by the presiding oincers of tne senate and house of representatives. actingvjointly, upon written. request re-quest by two-thirds of the mem- ' bers of each house. At a special session convened by the presid-' ing officers of the two nouses. the legislature shall , consider only legislative matters brought oeiore tne session by resolution approved by two-thirds of the members of either house. The legislature however, may provide pro-vide for its expenses. : ' If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, Janu-ary, 1967. PROPOSITION NO. 7 LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES SHALL SECTION 9 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION CON-STITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE RECEIVE RE-CEIVE A SALARY FOR THEIR SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUS-AND THOUS-AND DOLLARS PER YEAR, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED PRO-VIDED BY LAW, AND RECEIVE RE-CEIVE AN ALLOWANCE FOR EXPENSES AND MILEAGE, AS FIXED BY LAW WHEN ATTENDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE HELD BETWEEN SESSIONS AND WHEN OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN OFFICIAL BUSINESS. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: Sec. 9. Unless otherwise provided pro-vided by law the members of the legislature shall receive compensation com-pensation for their services of $1,000.00 a year for the legislative legis-lative term payable monthly. The members shall also receive expense and mileage allowances as fixed by law for attending sessions of the legislature and meetings of single-house and joint committees held between sessions and during periods when the legislature is in ad-journment, ad-journment, and when otherwise engaged in official legi dative business. No increase of compensation compen-sation shall be effective during the period for which members of the then existing house of representatives may have been elected. If adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, Janu-ary, 1967. PROPOSITION NO. 8 BOARD OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT SHALL SECTION 13 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION CON-STITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO ABOLISH THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE GOVERNOR, GOV-ERNOR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE ATTORNEY AT-TORNEY GENERAL. THIS BOARD NOW HAS THE DUTY TO EXAMINE ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE OF UTAH AND TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS ARE PRESCRIBED PRE-SCRIBED BY LAW. Section 1. It is proposed to amend article VII, section .13 of-the of-the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: . Sec. 13. Until otherwise provided pro-vided by law, the governor, secretary sec-retary of state and attorney general shall constitute a board of state prison commissioners, which board shall have such supervision of all matters connected con-nected with the state prison as may be provided by law. ' ' ' This amendment shall take effect on approval by the electors elec-tors of the state. .t I, CLYDE L. MILLER, Secretary1 Sec-retary1 of State of the State of Utah, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that - the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the constitutional amendments proposed pro-posed by the regular session of the .Thirty-Sixth Legislature, 1965 and by the Special Session Ses-sion held in 1966, as appears on 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, 1966. 1 CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State |