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Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PRO-POSING TO AMEND SECTIONS 2, 3 AND 4 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH BY CHANGING THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE MAKING EACH COUNTY OF THE STATE A SENATOHAL DISTRICT, BY REAPPORTIONING REAPPORTION-ING REPRESENTATIVES AMONG THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COUN-TIES OF THE STATE ACCORDING ACCORD-ING TO THE 1950 CENSUS, AND BY AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATURE LEGIS-LATURE TO DECREASE AS WELL AS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPRESENTA-TIVES. Be it resolved by the legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each house concurring therein: ' Section . 1. It is - proposed to amend Sees. 2, 3 and 4 of Article IX of the Constitution of Utah to read: Section 2. The legislature shall provide by law for an enumeration of the inhabitant of the State, A. D. 1905, and every tenth year thereafter, and at the sesmon next following such enumeration, and also at the session next following an enumeration mode by the authority au-thority of the United States, shall revise and adjusV the apportionment apportion-ment for representatives on the basis of Buch enumeration to ratios to be fixed by law. Section 3. The Senate shall consist con-sist of one member from each county coun-ty of the State, and the House of Representatives of seventy-five members. The Legislature may in crease or decrease the number oi representatives, but the number of representatives shall never be less than twice nor greater than three times the number of senators. Section 4. Each county of the state shall constitute a senatorial district. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Until otherwise provided by law, representatives shall be apportioned apportion-ed amonp; the several counties of the State as follows: Provided, That in any future apportionment made by the Legislature, each county shall be entitled to at least one representative. The County of Rnx Elder shall constitute the First Representative District, and be entitled to two representatives. The County of Carhe shall constitute con-stitute the Second Representative District, and be entitled to three representatives. The Countv of Rich shall constitute con-stitute the Third Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. The Countv of WYhor shall constitute con-stitute the Fourth Representative n;..t,.;..f ..,,.1 l.n i,.,i;tl,.,l nitrht representatives. The County of Morgan shall constitute con-stitute the Fifth Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Davis shall constitute con-stitute the Sixth Representative District, and be entitled to three representatives. The County of Tooele shall constitute con-stitute the Seventh Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. The Countv of Salt Lake shall constitute the Eiphth Representative Representa-tive District, and be entitled to twenty-seven representatives. The County of Summit shall constitute con-stitute the Ninth Representative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Wasatch shall constitute the Tenth Representative District and be entitled to one representative. The County of Utah shall constitute con-stitute the Eleventh Representatir District, and be entitled to eignt representatives. The County of Uintah shall constitute con-stitute the Twelfth Representative Distr't. and be entitled to one representative. The County of Juab shall constitute con-stitute the Thirteenth Representative Representa-tive District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Sanpete shall constitute the Fourteenth Representative Repre-sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Carbon shall constitute con-stitute the Fifteenth Representative Representa-tive District, and be entitled to two representatives. The County of Emerv shall eon-Btitute eon-Btitute the Sixteenth Representative Representa-tive District, and be entitled to one representative. " ' The County of Grand shall corf-Btitote corf-Btitote the Seventeenth Representative Represent-ative District, and be entitled to one representative. The County of Sevier shall constitute con-stitute the Eighteenth Representative) Representa-tive) District, and be entitled! to one representative. The Countv of Millard shalPecrr?-stitute shalPecrr?-stitute the Nineteenth Rerreenw-tive Rerreenw-tive District, and be eetitfed! to one representative. The Countv of Beaver sftalT tm-stitute tm-stitute the Twentieth Representative Representa-tive District, and be entitled to one representative. The Countv of Piute shaH emr-stitute emr-stitute the Twenty-first Representative Repre-sentative District, and be entitled The Countv of Wayne shaTT corr-stitute corr-stitute the Twenty-second Retire-sentative Retire-sentative District, and be entitled to one renresentative. The County of Garfield shall constitute the Twenty-third Representative Repre-sentative District. and be entitled., to one representative. The Countv of Iron shalT con stitute the Twenty-fourth Renresentative Renre-sentative District, and be entitled,i to one representative. The County of Wash'non sMhII ' constitute the Twenty-fifth Renre---sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. The Countv of Kane snaTT constitute con-stitute th" Twenty-sixth Renresentative Renre-sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. The Coimtv of Kan Juan sha(7 constitute the Twenty-seventh Renresentative Re-nresentative District, and ba err-tit'"d err-tit'"d to one representative. The County of P'Thesne fthnlj constitute tV" Twenty-eirrh'fi Representative District, irrri he entitled to one rerT!"nt.-itive The Countv of Dawtt sfiarf constitute the Twentv-ninth Rnrr-sentative Rnrr-sentative District, and be entitled to one representative. Section 5. This solution shaT7 he suhmittcl to the electors of the fctate at the general election in 1154 in accordance with Article XXIII. Section 1 of the Constitution Constitu-tion of Utoh. I, LA MONT F. TORONTO. Secretary Sec-retary of Stite of the S'nte of Utah. DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the forepoinp is a full, true and correct copy of the constitutions! constitu-tions! amendment nronos'? hvthe repular session of the Thirtieth Lcpris'iture, 195. as appears of record in mr office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ? have hereunto set mv hand pml affixed the Great Sel of the State of Utah, ft Salt Lalr City, fJiir 20th day of August 1354. LAMONT F. TORONTO Secretary of State. (SEAL) |