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Show rr Page Fourteen Dim Statk of Utah . OFFICE.OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salt Lake Cnr August 29, 19G6 Dear Fellow Citizens : The Legislature of the State of Utah has entrusted me with the responsibility for publishing the following Propositions, which relate to changes in th e Constitution of the State of Utah. 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 you study the text of the Propositions in full. I urge you to consult ivith your friends, neighbors 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 J i i Vi two-third- s ytah's Cim commission, shall be published in the manner provided for notice of petition in section 4. Such proposed charter and alternative 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 thereby may supersede any existing forms of government included in the metropolitan region if so provided in the charter. Adoption of the charter shall not invalidate existing laws and ordinances not in conflict therewith. The metropolitan government shall have the power to amend, repeal or replace the ordinances of such superseded governmental units. Within thirty days after approval 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 deliver one copy thereof to the officer of the metropolitan region designated by the charter after said officer qualifies. The charter may subsequently be amended or changed in the manner provided in Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitution. of copy of the petition to the the members elected to each county clerk of the county concerned. The matter shall be branch id the Legislature. placed before the registered voters residing in the metroPROPOSITION NO. 1 politan region upon a ballot METROPOLITAN reading substantially, Should a GOVERNMENT metropolitan type of governbe created? Yes ( ) or SHALL A NEW ARTICLE ment No ( ), at the next general BE ADDED TO THE CON- election held regularly after the STITUTION OP THE STATE of the petition. OF UTAH TO PERMIT filing Sec. 5. At the time the voters COUNTIES OF 75,000 OR within the metropolitan residing ESMORE PERSONS TO vote to approve or reject region TABLISH A METROPOLIthe type of local metropolitan TAN FORM OF GOVERat a government general elecMETRONMENT WITHIN POLITAN REGIONS WHICH tion, they shallto also vote for fif-of be members persons COULD REPLACE ANY ateen to prepare commission OTHER EXISTING UNIT OF charter of metropolitan governplan LOCAL GOVERNMENT ment. Candidates shall be qualiWITHIN THE REGION. fied electors residing within the proposed metropolitan region, Section 1. The residents of a who shall be nominated by peticounty with a resident popula- tion signed, with their respective tion of not fewer than 75,000 addresses, by not fewer than as determined by the last na- fifty registered voters residing tional or state census are em- within the proposed region, powered to establish a metropol- Said shall be filed with itan region and provide for the the petition of State at least government thereof, subject only sixtySecretary days prior to the general to the limitations of this article. election. If a majority of the Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any electors voting upon the quesother provisions of the constitu- tion vote in the affirmative, the tion of this state, a metropolitan fifteen candidates receiving the government created in accord- highest number of votes cast at ance with the procedure out- such election shall constitute the lined herein may assume or charter commission. The ballot transfer powers and functions of for a charter commission shall existing governmental units, pro- not contain any party designavide for revenue to support a tion. metropolitan government, asSec. 6. If a metropolitan type sume indebtedness of existing of government is approved, the governmental units, transfer of- charter commission shall, within ficial records, funds and other one month after being elected, property and assets, and provide on a day and time to be set by for all matters necessary or the Secretary of State, meet and incidental to the effectuation of organize in the metropolitan rethe foregoing provisions. gion and proceed to frame a Sic. 3. Whenever the resi- charter setting forth a plan of dents of a metropolitan region government for the metropolitan desire to create a metropolitan region. The expenses of the government, a petition to do so charter commission shall be ad may lx; tiled naming the metro vanccd by the state and the jjolitan region and describing state shall be repaid by the the boundaries thereof. Such metropolitan region within five petition shall be signed by quali- years. Charter commissioners fied electors equal to ten percent shall be allowed no pay for their or more of the votes cast at the services, but shall be allowed next preceding general election necessary expenses by the board within the proved mctroioli-ta- n of examiners. region and shall le filed in Sec. 7. The charter so framed the office of the Secretary of shall be filed with the Secretary State, at least six montlis prior of State by tire charter commisto the next general election. sion and then submitted to the Sec. 4. The Secretary of State qualified electors of the metroshall forthwith publish notice of politan region at an election to the filing of the petition, naming be held at a time to be deterthe metropolitan region and set mined by the cliarter commisting forth the boundaries thereof sion, which shall bn not less than as described in the petition. The sixty days subsequent to its notice shall be published once completion anil not more than a week for six consecutive weeks one year from such date. A1 in a newspaper having a genera ternativc provisions may be votcirculation and published in the ed upon separately. Notice as county containing land proposer to the manner of obtaining free to be included in the metropoli copies of the proposed charter tan region, and the Secretary o and its alternatives, certified by State shall transmit a certified the chairman of the cliarter Be is resolved by I TIMES THE SALT LAKE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1966 form the duties provided by creating it, including LegWhereas the thirty-sixt- h the power of subpoena and toe islature of the State of Utah to hire and to deemed it necessary to call power and in addition nUIai1r it shall a convention to revise or staff, and perform such powers amend the Constitution of have be provided as duties may such Utah and has recommended the by the rules of that the electors vote at this by law or or therehouse either election for or against a con- legislature may provide of. The vention; therefore vote either, for the legislature payment of expenses i D for a convention necessarily incurred by any such convention committee. against a if a majority of all the electors, This amendment, if adopted shall this at election, voting by the electors of the state, vote for a convention, the shall take effect the first day of Legislature, at its next ses- January, 1967. sion, shall provide by law for calling the same. PROPOSITION NO. 5 ANNUAL SESSIONS OF PROPOSITION NO. 3 electors in the following form: SUCCESSION OF STATE AUDITOR AND STATE TREASURER SHALL SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE STATE AUDITOR AND THE STATE TREASURER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO SUCCESSIVE TERMS RATHER THAN THE ONE TERM NOW ALLOWED. Sec. 8. The metropolitan reSection 1. It is proposed to gion government shall be a body amend Article VII, Section 3 politic and corporate' and have of the Constitution of the State all rights, powers, jurisdictions of Utah to read as follows: and authority now exercised by Sec. 3. No person shall be towns, cities, counties and all eligible to the office of governor special purpose districts. Such or secretary of state unless he metropolitan region government shall have attained to the age can sue and be sued, subject of years at the time of to limitations, conditions and his thirty nor to the office irocedure established by the of election, general unless he egislature and the rules of pro- shallattorney the age of attained have cedure promulgated by the sufive the time at twenty years preme court pertaining to muni- of his election, have been and cipal corporations. The charter admitted to practice in the suof each metropolitan region preme court of the territory or shall designate the officer whQ the state of Utah, nor unless he may be served as process agent shall be in good standing at the This amendment shall take bar at the time of his election. effect on approval by the elec- No person shall be eligible to tors of the state. any of the offices provided for in section one of this article, unless at the time of his election PROPOSITION NO. 2 he shall be a qualified elector, CONSTITUTIONAL and shall have been a resident CONVENTION CALL citizen of the state or territory for five years next preceding WHEREAS THE THIRTY-SIXTLEGISLATURE OF his election. The state auditor THE STATE OF UTAH and state treasurer shall be in DEEMED IT NECESSARY eligible to serve for more than TO CALL A CONVENTION two successive terms. TO REVISE OR AMEND If adopted by the electors of THE CONSTITUTION OF this state, this amendment shall THE STATE OF UTAH AND take effect upon approval. HAS RECOMMENDED . H THAT THE ELECTORS VOTE AT THIS ELECTION FOR OR AGAINST A CON-VENTIO- N; THEREFORE VOTE EITHER. WHEREAS, the people of this sovereign State of Utah arc blessed with the constitutional 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 consideration of fundamental con- cepts of government and the machinery of government in the light of cverchanging social and coonomic conditions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT of RESOLVED by to each elected members the branch of the Legislature, that it be recommended to the electors to vote at the general election to be held in 1966 for or against a convention to consider the Constitution of Utah and whether it shall be amended or revis 'd. By this action it is deemed' necessary that such proposition be submitted to the said electors. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposition to the electors of the State of Utah in the general election to be held in 1966. The proposition shall be submitted to the two-thir- ds . PROPOSITION NO. 4 LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE SHALL ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 33, AUTHORIZING EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO APPOINT COMMITTEES TO SERVE BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AS WELL AS DURING SESSIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STAFFING AND FINANCING OF SAID COMMITTEES. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Utah by the addition of Section 33 to read: Section 33. In order to expedite the work of the legislature, each house may by resolution provide for the appointment of committees to ascertain facts and make recommendations as to any subject within the scope of legislative regulation or control, and joint committees, consisting of members 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, during periods when tlio legislature is in adjournment or after final adjournment of a session. Any such committee shall have the powers and per THE LEGISLATURE SHALL SECTIONS 2 AND ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF T HE STATE OF UTAH BE 16 OF PROVIDE SESSIONS TO AMENDED FOR ANNUAL OF THE LEGISLATURE CONSISTING OF A GENERAL SESSION OF NOT TO EXCEED LEG- FORTY-FIV- E DAYS ISLATIVE IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS ANDA BUDGET SESSION OT NUT TO TWENTY EXCEED DAYS IN LEGISLATIVE EVEN NUMBERED THIS PROPOSAL REPLACE A SIXTY DAR DAY SESSION YEARS. WOULD CALEN- WHICH NOW MEETS EVERY OTHER YEAR. Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Sections 2 and 16 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: Sec. 2. Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held annually at the seat of government. be Regular sessions which shall known as general sessions shall years, be held in and regular sessions which shall be known as budget sessions gtiflll be held in even:numbered years. Regular sessions shall commence at 12 oclock, P.M. on the second Monday in January. At a budget session the legislature shall consider only (1) general appropriation bills for the succeeding fiscal year, (2) revenue bills necessary therefor, (3) bills necessary to implement appropriations in general appropriation bills for new programs or services, (4) egislative matters submitted to he legislature in writing by the governor during the session, anil (5) legislative matters brought before the session by introducof the memtion by The house. bers of either legislature, however, may provide for its expanses. i odd-number- ed pro-ect- two-thir- Sec. of 16. s, ds No general session exceed the legislature shall forty-fiv- e 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 bills, and line items in appropriation bills vetoed by the governor. No special session shall exceed thirty legislative days, except that at the end of any special 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 bills and line items in appropriation Nils vetoed by the governor. Legislative days shall be calendar days but shall not include Saturdays. Sundays, legal holidays or periods when the legislature shall bo in adjourn- ment. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1967. PROPOSITION NO. 6 CONVENING OF SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE BY LEGISLATURE ITSELF |