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Show I'ROPOSTNG AN AMENDMKNT TO SUCTION 1. ARTICLE 11 OK THE CONS HTU'l ION. KE-LATING KE-LATING TO COUNTIES. CITIES AND TOWNS. AND PROVIDING FOR THE CREATING CRE-ATING OK NEW COUNTIES. Be it resolved by the Lewislalure of the Slate of Utah, two-thirds of all members elucK-d to each if the two hou concurring: ' S or Lion I. That it is prmc ) to am etui Section 1. of Article 11 of the Constitution of the Slate of Utah, so that the same shall road as follows: 1. The several comities of the Territory of U-tah U-tah existing at the time of the adoption of this -Constitution, are hereby recoirnited as divisions of this State and the precincts and school districts now existing' in said counties as lejral subdivisions thereof, and they shall so continue until changed by law in pursuance of this article. The Legislature Legisla-ture may by g-enral law provide for the formation of new counties, and locating the county seats thereof. Every county which shall be formed from territory taken from any other county or counties shall be liable fora just proportion of the existing debts and liabilities of the county or counties from which such territory shall be taken. Provided; that no new county shall bj formed unless un-less a majority of the qualified electors voting in each purt of the county or counties to be dismembered dismem-bered shall vofce separately therefor. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State at the next general election in the. manner provided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall take effect January Janu-ary 1st, A. D. 11H3. State of Utah. Office of theSecretary of Utah, S3. I. Charles S. Tingey, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing forego-ing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article Xi. of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating re-lating to counties cities and towns, and providing for the creating of new counties. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and atTixed the Great Seal of the Slate of Uth, at Salt Lake City, this 22nd da of August, 1912. seal C. S. T1NGEY, Secretary of State |