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Show CONSTITUTIONAL 1J0 1 AMENDMENT v,m 1 i - A JOINT RESOLUTION PRO-, PRO-, POSING AN AMENDMENT TC . SECTION 10 OF ARTICLE VII, , AND TO SECTIONS 2, 3, 5, 6 and 12 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO THE SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS, HOW CONSTITUTED TERMS OF OFFICE, QUALIFICATIONS QUALIFI-CATIONS OF JUDGES, JURISDICTION, JURIS-DICTION, JUDGES PRO TEMPORE, TEM-PORE, CHANGE OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BY THE LEGISLATURE, LEGISLA-TURE, SELECTION OF JUDICIARY JUDICI-ARY AND EFFECT ON INCUMBENT INCUM-BENT JUDGES. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed It amend Section 10 of Article VII oi the Constitution of the State oi Utah, as follows: Sec. 10. The governor shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the senate, appoint all state and district officers whose offices are established by this con-ititution, con-ititution, or which may be created Y law, and-whose appointment or Section is not otherwise provided ;or. If, during the recess of the senate, a vacancy occurs in any tate or district office, the gover-lor gover-lor shall appoint some fit person o discharge the duties thereof un-il un-il the next meeting of the senate vnen he shall nominate some person per-son tO fill Ciih rtff! Je ti-- ... ,f - 7 " me oilice f secretary of state, state auditor, tate treasurer, attorney-general r superintendent of public in-ruc in-ruc ion be vacated by death, re-.gnation re-.gnation or otherwise, it shall be ne duty of the governor to fill the same by appointment, and the ap-oointee ap-oointee shall hold his office until and vided. - ' uc "y law Pro- Section 2. That it is proposed o amend sections 2, 3, 5, 6 and 12 . article VIII of the'constituUon Sece2StatTh0f Utah- as follows: consTst nf fT, ! suPreme urt shall hf may, be lncreased or decreased by the eg,slature, but no ahera- , . le," by i-ach judge of a district com-; fc I be at least twenty-five yk " reT : age, an active member of it; 1 in good standing, learned : ' 1 law, a resident of the state ot' Mac three years next precediwi- Ere pre5 lection, and shall reside in b II be heli tnct for which he shall bee. ore , Any district judge may hold: trict court in any county t request of the judge of thee:: a Witt and, upon a request oi the : osevelt. nor it shall be his duty to i l Any cause in the district h iras a may be tried by a judge pr: te City pore, who must be a me-: the bar, sworn to try the : , and agreed upon bv the t:' i or their attorneys of record a; Sec. 6. The legislature Mrs. Mai change the limits of any ;: with his district, or increase or oe errant v the number of districts, c a ,.h judges thereof. No alterif , " na increase shall have the fe " as removing a judge from of every additional district eff Il'an Tajl, d, a judge or judges 'ding a 17 selected as provided in sf; trif this article Sec. 12. The judges of - preme and district courts w t a decision. If a " " 7 enaei ratatatrfctaiSrtn,83,UdBes sha" dSlr--' shall be a? leL tthn-ff"16 court 'aw, and a residenf Ir ln the Utah for the fivo the state of having the shortest term JUdge not holding his offino . Serve' "on to fill a ,,, "lce by sclec- Piration of a ro,TY tbclore e' be the chief justice " sha" sjde at all term Ceof ?hPShaU pre' 1 court, and in cat nf i-e suPreme ' , ceive nt stated times cocs"- , a is i for thoir services, which . 1 a short fi be increas'cd or diminishM:- his parer,t the time for which they p n Reese lected. Section 3. The secret" JT-state JT-state is directed to flits k!" ,v&s- Gr proposed amendment to nsco w tors of the state of Utah fnoay. next general election i" ',( ner as provided for by r section I, Constitution of l- k ' "or Section 4. If adopted L e mov electors of the state, th!!; : 1 home, ment shall take effect v Lu8hter , day of January next sua r1 Tooljori determination by the boa'.P-- canvassers of the result rf-;Jlr jeld tion designated in Seotif";.f a & n I, E. E. Monson, SL visi State of the State of -Pnt C1, hereby certify that the ;.l is a full, true, and com'T- the constitutional nmei1 LUree r. Posed by the regular r"st m.r" 25th Legislature of 191 ""E s.imo appears of record Preju.,' Ul fice. ..- Wi " ' fo In witness whereof, I 'Y n and unto get my hand and ',' ,;ntptl a , fircat seal of the State .; 'r0n, 0 this 10th day of Aulas'. . contl E. E. MONSON, Sccty. tlng. .eTnhifstat court 'and & f thf elected for sucn C(urts sha" be Jh manner as sha fh Rnd ln by law, provided hm Provided election shall be basod 17?' that consideration of f Hn d S0e uPn without regard to i " SS for office 'itical considnratL y Part'san po-mfluence po-mfluence of any0D"rand frce frm sver and provided fw.n whmso-mf?thod whmso-mf?thod of electW 'uef thnt effect when thb dS08 to opted shall he ?Tndment "hanged by law rUoweo: until edp05setosh 1 wch of which t districts, for ,hall be selected 0,16 Provided. Until o hnr hereinbcfore by la, a distr d W'Se Prided unty seat of "ci cour' at the ,held at least w ?unty Bha A11 civil nnrt "r timcs a year :ris'm: in y busC r.led in such c0nn y' nn,st bo ' hange of venue un, a I |