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Show COMPLETE TEXT OF PROPOSITION NO. 2 ? MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT ! A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE PROPOSING TO AMEND THE UTAH CONSTITUTION; PROVIDING MISCELLANEOUS MISCEL-LANEOUS TECHNICAL AND "CLEANUP" CHANGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS RESOLUTION PROPOSES TO CHANGE THE UTAH CONSTITUTION CON-STITUTION AS FOLLOWS: AMENDS: ARTICLE IX, Sec. 1; ARTICLE XXII, SEC. 1 ENACTS: ARTICLE XXII, SEC. 3 RENUMBERS AND AMENDS: ARTICLE IX, SEC. 3 TO SEC. 2 REPEALS: ARTICLE IX, SEC. 2; ARTICLE IX, SEC. 4; ARTICLE XIX, SEC. 1; ARTICLE XIX, SEC. 2; ARTICLE XIX, SEC. 3 Be it resolved by the Legislature of thestate of Utah, two-thirdsof all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article IX, Sec. 1, Utah Constitution, to read: Sec. 2. One Representative mite Congress of the United States sbaH be elected front the State at htrgeon the Tuesday next after the first Monday ttt November, A.0. 1S0&, and thereafter at such times awi places, afwl tft such manner as may he prescribed by law. When a new apportionment shaB be made by Congrc33, At the session next following an enumeration made by the authority of the United States, the Legislature shall divide the state into congressional, legislative, and other districts accordingly. Section 2. It is proposed to renumber Article IX, Sec. 3 to Article IX, Sec. 2, Utah Constitution, and amend, as renumbered, to read: Sec. 3 2. The Senate shall consist of eighteen members, and the House of Representatives of forty-five members. The Legislature may increase the number ef senators and rep-resentatives, rep-resentatives, but the senators snart never a membership not to exceed thirty twenty-nine in number, and the number of representatives shall never be less than twice nor greater than three times the number of senators. Section 3. It is proposed to amend Article XXII, Sec. 1, Utah Constitution, to read: Sec. 1. The Legislature shall provide by law; statute for the selection by eaeh head ef a family, an exemption of a homestead, which may consist of one or more parcels of lands, together with the appurtenances and improvements thereon of the vatoe of at least fifteen hundred doHars, from sale on execution. Section 4. It is proposed to enact Article XXII, Sec. 3, Utah Constitution, to read: Sec. 3. The seat of state government shall be at Salt Lake City. Section 5. It is proposed to repeal Article IX, Sec. 2, Article IX, Sec. 4, Article XIX, Sec. 1, Article XIX, Sec. 2 and Article XIX, Sec. 3, Utah Constitution. Section 6. The lieutenant governor is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section 7. If approved by the electors of the state, the amendment proposed by this joint resolution shall take effect on January 1, 1989. LANGUAGE REPEALED IN SECTION 5 OF PROPOs Article IX, Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide h f an enumeration of the inhabitants of the State, A D v every tenth year thereafter, and at the session next h'' such enumeration, and also at the session next foil 7 enumeration made by the authority of the United Stfc"!t revise and adjust the apportionment for senators m sentatives on the basis of such enumeration accords f ' to be fixed by law. gH Article IX, Sec. 4. When more than one con ' 1 constitute a senatorial district, such counties shall" tiguous, and no county shall be divided in the fontiatio 1 districts unless such county contains sufficient no"" within itself to form two or more districts, nor shallan Wf! county be united with any other county in forming anydi-' ' REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS '! ! s Until otherwise provided by law, representatives sk ' apportioned among the several counties of the St' r follows: Provided, That in any future apportionment mad Legislature, each county shall be entitled to at le j representative. si The County of Box Elder shall constitute the J Representative District, and be entitled to one represenu- B The County of Cache shall constitute the Second fe-: S sentative District, and be entitled to three representative The County of Rich shall constitute the Third p,, W sentative District, and be entitled to one representative The County of Weber shall constitute the Fourth E sentative District, and be entitled to four representatives ' The County of Morgan shall constitute the Fifth sentative District, and be entitled to one representative ' The County of Davis shall constitute the Sixths' sentative District, and be entitled to one representative ; ; en The County of Tooele shall constitute the Seventh fc-.' sentative District, and be entitled to one representative 1 The County of Salt Lake shall constitute the Representative District, and be entitled to ten represent The County of Summit shall constitute the Ninth l' sentative District, and be entitled to one representative 1 The County of Wasatch shall constitute the Tenth l' sentative District, and be entitled to one representative '' The County of Utah shall constitute the Eleventh t sentative District, and be entitled to four representative! The County of Uintah shall constitute the Twelfth sentative District, and be entitled to one representative : The County of Juab shall constitute the Think; Representative District, and be entitled to one represent The County of San Pete shall constitute the Fouri-Representative Fouri-Representative District, and be entitled to two represent The County of Carbon shall constitute the Fifl-Representative Fifl-Representative District, and be entitled to one represenu j The County of Emery shall constitute the Sins Representative District, and be entitled to one represeK The County of Grand shall constitute the Seventeenth Representative Repre-sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. 1 f) The County of Sevier shall constitute the Eighteenth Repre- entative District, and be entitled to one representative. I The County of Millard shall constitute the Nineteenth Repre-7 Repre-7 sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. ; The County of Beaver shall constitute the Twentieth Repre- sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Piute shall constitute the Twenty-first Representative Repre-sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Wayne shall constitute the Twenty-second Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. ! The County of Garfield shall constitute the Twenty-third . Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. 1 The County of Iron shall constitute the Twenty-fourth Representative Repre-sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Washington shall constitute the Twenty-fifth Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Kane shall constitute the Twer.ty-sixth Representative Repre-sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of San Juan shall constitute the Twenty-seventh Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. ' SENATORIAL DISTRICTS Until otherwise provided by law, the Senatorial Districts shall be constituted and numbered as follows: The Counties of Box Elder and Tooele shall constitute the First District, and be entitled to one senator. The County of Cache shall constitute the Second District, and be entitled to one senator. The Counties of Rich, Morgan, and Davis shall constitute the Third District, and be entitled to one senator. The County of Weber shall constitute the Fourth District, and be entitled to two senators. ).., ft site si-te til The Counties of Summit and Wasatch shall constitute the Fifth District, and be entitled to one senator. The County of Salt Lake shall constitute the Sixth District, and be entitled to five senators. The County of Utah shall constitute the Seventh District, and be entitled to two senators. The Counties of Juab and Millard shall constitute the Eighth District, and be entitled to one senator. The County of San Pete shall constitute the Ninth District, and be entitled to one senator. The Counties of Sevier, Wayne, Piute, and Garfield shall constitute the Tenth District, and be entitled to one senator. The Counties of Beaver, Iron, Washington, and Kane shall constitute the Eleventh District, and be entitled to one senator. The Counties of Emery, Carbon, Uintah, Grand, and San Juan shall constitute the Twelfth District, and be entitled to one senator. Article XIX, Sec. 1. All Institutions and other property of the Territory, upon the adoption of this Constitution, shall become the Institutions and property of the State of Utah. Article XIX, Sec. 2. Reformatory and Penal Institutions, and those for the benefit of the Insane, Blind, Deaf and Dumb, and such other institutions as the public good may require, shall be established and supported by the State in such manner, and under such boards of control as may be prescribed by law. Article XIX, Sec. 3. The Public Institutions of the State are hereby permanently located at the places hereinafter named, each to have the lands specifically granted to it by the United States, in the Act of Congress approved July 16, 1894, to be disposed of and used in such manner as the legislature may provide: First: The Seat of Government and the State Fair at Salt Lake City. Second: All other institutions of the State to be located at such places as the legislature may provide except as otherwise specifically set forth in this constitution. |