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Show LEGAL NUT1CES j Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6 Joint reaolutton proposing an amend o""n.i! ?"rtin B Of Article 11 of the Conatltut'.on of the State of 1 tab r. Intlng to munl-lpal corporation B, enacted l.y the Lectslatuie of the Mate- or t th two thirds vote of all the memrusrs elected In the two Houses con-cnn-lns therein. Section 1 That It la proposed to -mend Section 5 of Arttols XI of the Constitution Constitu-tion of the State of ftah. o that th( same will re,d nf follows Sec. G. Corporntlona for municipal pur I hall not he . retted hy upeclal l.vftj The legislature hy general laws shall pro-vide pro-vide for tho Incorporation, organization Red clarification of cltle? nnd towns In proportion to population, which lnwa ma be altered, ammded or repealed Any city may frame and adopt i rhnr ter for Itn own government In the foi lowing manner: The Icglalativn authority of the city I laj by two thirds vote of Its members und upon petition of qualified electors to the number of in pr cent of all votes cast at the noxt preceding election for the of flee of the mayor, hall forthwith provide M ordinance for the submission to the eioctors of Hie question Shall a Com mission be chosen to frame a charter?" The ordlnnn.-e shall require that the quea ti..n be submitted to the electors nt the next regular municipal o-ctlon. The hnl lot containing auch question shall .,ls,-. contain the names of candldatea for mem-b mem-b rj ot the proposed Commission, but without party designation. Such candldatea candl-datea fhall be nominated In the same manner na required by law for nomination of city officers. If a majority of the clcc tors votins on the question of choosing a Commission whall vote In the affirmative then the fifteen cnndldates receiving a majority of the votes cast at such .-lee lion shall constitute the charter Commia Sion, and .shall proceed to frame a char ter. ny charter so framed shall be sub I mltted to the qualified eh dors of. the i tj at an election to be held at a time to be determined h) the charter Commission which shall b not less than thlrt y dav.. BUbsequeni to Its completion and dlstri butlon among the ejectors and not more thin one year from such date Alternate, Alterna-te, pro-vlslons may tlao be submitted to h. oled upon separately The I'ornmiB .n rhall make provisions for th( dlstri butlon of copies of the proposed charter and of any altornatire provisions to the qualified electors of the city, not less thin Mly .It. before the election nt which It Is oted upon. Such proposed charter and ich alternative provisions as are ap Droved bj a majority of the electors vot-ln,- thoreon shall become an organic law i ' such city at such time as may be fixed : therein, and shall supersede any existing charter and all laws affecting the orgnn . i n.n and gove-nment of Hiich ii n hi. h j -re now in conflict therewith. Within I thlrt days after Its approval a copy of such hnrter as adopted, certifier! b the mayor and city recorder and authenticat , ed by the seal of sUch city, shall be made In .;'ipllcate and deposited, one in the of fie- of the te. retarv of .-t;.te and. th.- i otlcr in the office 6f the city Recorder, ! and thereafter- all courts shall take Judl I inl notice of such charter. Amendments to any such charter may I he framed and submitted by the charter i Commission in the same manner a.i pro-ided pro-ided foi malting of charters, or may he proposed by the legislotlve authority of the city upon a two-third vote thereof, or by petition of qualifiea electors to a I number equal to one-tenth 'of the total vote cast for mayor on the next preceding election, and any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular f lection, nnd hovinK been appro, ed bj the majnnt of the electors voting thereon fhall be ' come a part of the charter at the time fWed In such amendment and shall be certified cer-tified and filed as provided In case of charter. Kach city forming its charter under thla Section shall have, and Is hereby granted, the authority to exercise .ill powers relaf j ltK to municipal affairs, and to adopt and enforce within its limits local police I sanitary and similar regulation not to con-1 I filet with the general law. and no enumcr ation of powers in this constitution or any j law shall he deemed to limit or restrict the general grant of authority hereby con ferrcd; but this grant of authority shall not Include the power to regulate the serv . Ice or charges of public utilities no long as such regulation is provided for by gen I eral law. nor be deenied to limit or re strict the poaver of the Legislature In mal 1 tern of public or general Interest, nor i those relating to State affairs. Tho power to be conferred upon the elf. i ies by this Section shall Include the foi lowing: la) to levy, assess and roller taxes and borrow money, within the limits pre- scribed hy general law, and to levy and ! collect special assessments for benefit. conferred, ibi To furnish all local public ser -ices to pttrchaae, hire, construct, own. main j tain and operate, or lease, public utilities local In extent nnd use- to acquire by condemnation. or otherwise, within or j without the corporato limits. property necessary for any such purposes, subject , to restrictions Imposed by general law for j the protection of other communities: and to Krant local public utility franchises and I regulate tho exercise thereof subject to th.- continuing power of regulation of pub lie utilities, their rates and service, by the State, as Is now or mav hereafter be, pro vided b general law (c To make local pebtic improvements and to acquire by condemnation, or other wise property within Ita corporate 11m its neceasai v for such Improvements: and I also to acquire n excess over that needed for any nuch improvement and to sell or lease such excess properly with restrictions. restric-tions. In order to protect and prcservo the Improvement fd) To issue and sell bonds on the se curlty ol any such excess property, or of any public utility owned by tho city, or of the revenues thereof, or both. Includ Ing. In the rase of a public utility, a franchise fran-chise stating the terms upon which. In case of foreclosure, the purchaser may operate such ulilltj. .sec 2 The Secretary of State Is hereby here-by directed to submit the proposed ami nd-ment nd-ment to the elector of tho State at tho next general election In the manner provided pro-vided by law. Sec. 3 If adopted hy the electors of this State, this amendment shall tak. I fect on January 1st. 191 Approved March IS. 1919. Proposed Constitutional Amend-ment Amend-ment No. 2. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. A resolution proposing an amendment to i Section 7. Article 1.1. of the Constitution 1 of the State of ft.. I relating to tax H rates for State purpose. Be It resolved by the Legislature of th State of l'tah. two thirds of all the I members elected to each House concur- ring therein: H I Section 1 That it Is proposed to amend (Section 7. of Article XIM of the Const tutlon of the State of Utah so that the H same will read as follows: 9"r The rate of taxation on propei 1 1 for State purpovs shall never exceed S mills on each dollar of valuation to be H apportioned as follows: Not to exceed S mills on each dollar of valuation for general State purposes: not to exceed 1 mills on each dollar of valuation for dls tnct school purpoaj.fc. not to exceed i 1 mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes; that part of the State tax apportlonM to high school purposes shall constitute t. fund to he called th- High School Fund and shall be appoi tloned to the cities anl m hcol dlttiicl maintaining high schools In the manner the Legislature may provide. And when B ever the taxable property wltllp. the Staff H shall amount to Jti'iu COO. ufi. H ' shall not exceed on each dollar af -alUa tlon two and four-tenths mills for general H State purposes, two tenths of one mill for 1 high jchool purpoeoa. and a ii levy for district school purposes as will rals- -it. B nually an amount which, adied lo nn H j other State funds available for dint , : I school purposes. equals S25.CO for each person of rchool aire In the Su.te. shown by the last preceding school census: uu i le.-s a proposition to Increase such rate H or rates r.prc!f ing the rnt. or ,i I posed and the timi during which the 9MXt shall be levied, be first submitted to fl vote of SUch of the qualified electors of , the State, as, in the year next preced I Ing auch election, shall have paid a prop erty tux ...! d to th -m within the State. j and the majority of those voting thereon , shall vote in favor thereof, in such man ner as may be provided by law. I Sec. 2. The Secretary of State is dl I reeled to cause this proposed amendment i to be published as required by the Con atltutlon and to he submitted to the e'er i tors of the State at the next general elec tlon In the manner provided bv law . Sec. 3. If approved by the electors of thi .Stite, this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st flay of Jaouari IHH 1921. Approved March 19, i Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 3. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION i A concurrent resolution providing an H amendment to Section i. Article Xl . of the Constitution of the State of f tab. relating to Stnte debt limitation I H" It enacted by the Tegialature of th. 1 Slate of l'tah. two thirds of all the mem bers elected to each of the two Houses concurring therein: Election I, That it la proposed to amend Section 1 Article 14. of the constitution of the State of Utah, so that the same will read as follows: Section 1. To meet casual deflelta or fallures In revenue, and for necessary ex ipendilures for public purposea inciudlny the ore:tion of public buildings, and foi the pin ui. nt of all territorial Indebtedness aysuined by the State, the State mav con tract debts, not exceeding in the .iggre jgate nt any one time, an amount egual to H percentum of the value of the taxable j property of the State. s shown bv the last assessment for State purposes previous to the Incurring of such Indcbl leonese. But the Slate shall never con tract Any Indebtedness ex.-ept as in fh. I next section provided, in excess of ! such amount, nnd all moneys arising fr. ni leans herein authorised, shall be ap plied solely to the purposes for which thev were obtained. See.. Tho i, fZnry of State Is hcreb dliecterl to Sllb; ' this proposer) ., mend ment to the electors of the State at tho next trener-l election In the minner pro vlded by law. Sec. G. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall take ef-feet ef-feet January 1. 1921 Approved March 19. 1919. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1. A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of th state of ftah by amending Section Article XVI. relating lo rights of a' tlon to recover damages for Injuries re suiting In death. Be It resolved and enacted by the Legis laluro of tho Stale of Utah, two thlrdi of all the members elected to each of the two Houses concurring therein. Section 1 Thai It is proposed to amend Section .v Article 16. of the Constitution I of the State of Utah, so that said sc tlon shall rc-ud as follows. "Tho right of action to recover damagei for Injuries resulting in death, shall never l.r abrogated, and the amount recoverable shall not be subject to any statutor hml tatlon, exrept In cases where conipensa tlon for Injuries resulting in death is pro I vlded for by law." ' Section 2. Tho Secretary of State ii hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the atat at tho next general election in the man ner provided by law See. 3. If adopted by the electors ol the state the amendment shall take effect January 1st, 1911 Approved October 9 1919. I. Harden Bcnnlon. Secretary of State. of tho State of Utah, do hereby certify that ihe foregoing Is a full true and cor rect copy of all Constitutional Amend ments proposed by the regular and spe clal sessions of the Iegl.rlature of 1919 a the same appear of record in my of H in witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand und affixed Die Qreat Seal of th State of Utah, this 1st day of September, H 1920 (Seal) HARDEN BENNION. Secretary of State. |