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Show RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution Relating Relat-ing to Counties, Cities and Towns, for the purpose of Prescribing Manner Man-ner of Creating New Counties and Changing Boundaries. BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED ENACT-ED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF TUB STATE OF UTAH: r Section 1. Tho followln proposition propo-sition to nmend tho Constitution of tho Stato of Utah la horely submitted sub-mitted to tho qualified elootors of the Statu for their uppruval or disapproval, dis-approval, nauiply: That Section 3 of Artlnlo XI of the Constitution of the Strto of Utah bo nnd tho samo is hereby amended to tend as followa: "Section 3 Tho Lealslaturo ohall Iihvo power to miuot lawa creating now counties out of territory taken from out) or moro of tho existing oouutit'H of thlB State, and dotlnlug, tho duties nhdr fftll TgHlToTiaif "an y buoIi now county, aa between ituclf and any county from whinh territory is taken in ita creation." Also to onno; lawa changing tho boundaries of any oouuty, t Section 2. Tho Secretary of Stato ia hereby ordered to catiBO this pro position to bo published in at leaat one nowapnpor in every county of tho Stato whoro n newspaper la published, for two months immediately proood-ing proood-ing tho next general eleotion. Section 3. This proposition shall bo submitted to tho electors of this Stato nt tho next gonoral election, for their approval or disapproval. dis-approval. All oilloial ballots used ut fiiioh election shall havo printed or written thereon ttio wordy, "For tho nmondmont of Section 3, Artioio XL of tho Constitution," and "Against tho amendment to Section 3, Artioio XI of tho Constitution," together with euoh other tltlo designating des-ignating such amendment as may bo provided by law. Snid ballots ahull bo recolrod, and anid votna ehall be token, counted, canvassed nnd ro-turna ro-turna thereof bo made in tho samo manner and in nil reapcuta n9 is provided pro-vided by law in the case of tho olootion oloo-tion of Stato olilcorB. Section 1. Thio nmondmont, If adopted at uaiil eleotion, shall tako olfeot and ho in force from and after tho ilret duy of January. A. D. 1000. Stnto of Utuh, Office of tho Beoro-tary Beoro-tary of Stato, es. I, Charles S. TIngey, Seoretary of Stutn of tho Stuto of Utuh, do horoby certify that tho foregoing is n full, .truo and correct copy of a resolution proposing an amendment to Section 3 of Artiole XI of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to ooun ties, cities and towns, for tho pur-pouo pur-pouo of prescribing manner of creatine crea-tine new countios and changing boundaries, pustod at tho coventh ro-gular ro-gular scfaslon of tho Legislature of this Stato. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I havo horeunto set my hand and nfilxed tho Croat Seal of tho 'Boa!.) Stato of Utah, ut Salt Lako City, thia 24th day of Aug-ufit, Aug-ufit, 1908. C. S. TlNQEY, Sooretary of State. (First Aug. 28 Last Pot. 30.) |