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Show I'KOroSlNO AN AMI'MDMF.N'T TO SECTION 1. All l'li'LK 11 OF THE t'ONSI'l THT10N. RELATING RE-LATING TO COUNTIES. CITIES AND TOWNS. AND PROVIDING FOR THE t'KE-ATIN(i t'KE-ATIN(i OK NKW COUNTIES. Hi' it rcs..lvc,l hy tin- l.iKi.kitnri "f the Slate of Utah, lvo-thinls of all members elected to each of the two houses conciii rinir: Section 1. That it is ptoposoi! to amend Section 1. of Article 11 ot the Constitution of t he State of Utah, so that the same shall read as foll,os: 1. The several counties of the Tel ritory of U-tah U-tah existing tit the time of the adoption of this Constitution, are heroliy recognized its divisions if IhinSliUe and the precincts and school districts now existing in said counties as. leal subdivision thereof, ami they shall so continue until changed by law in pursuance of this article. The Legislature Legisla-ture may hy general law pro ide for the formation of new counties, and Waling the county scats thereof. F.very county which shall Ik." formed from territory taken from any other county or counties shall be liable fora just proportion of the existing debts and liabilitie: of the county or counties from which such tet ritory shall be taken. Provided; that no uew county shall be formed unless un-less a majority of the nualitud electors voting in each part of the county or count ies to be dismembered dismem-bered shall vote 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 S'.ate. this amendment shall take :Tect January Janu-ary 1st. A. 1). 1013. State of Utah. Office of theSecretary of Utah, ss. 1, Charles S. Tingey. Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the fureero-ing fureero-ing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article X I. of the Constitutioa of the State of Utah, relating re-lating to counties cities and towns, and providing for th creatine of new counties. In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set my band and affixed th Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 22nd Jav of August, J 912. ISiALj C. S. TIN'GEY, Secretary of State |
