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Show j legal notices ( j Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6. , A Joint resolution propo-mic an amend I J?'"' o Sr-.-tlon of Article 11 of th. I Constitution of the State of l lah. re latins to municipal corporation. Be it enacted by the Lejriniature of the state of Utah two-thirds vote of all the memhers emoted In the two House con-currfng con-currfng therein j Section u That It Is proposed to amend Beetlon r of Article xi. or th" Constltu tlon of the Rtntn of I't:ih. n thnt th. I fame will read as follow lao, 6. Corpor.itlon for iQunlOltoal pur P""'-s "ha II not h. cicnted l,v ,. Inl law-Th,- Lc-plslature by general laws hall pro-Vlde pro-Vlde lor the Incorporation, oricanlz.i tloa nnd classification of cltle and ioac In jiroporllon to population which laws may he altered amended or i-epe.-cd An city may frame and adopt a chnr ter fo- Its own snvemnv-nt In the foi I lowing manner The legislative authority ol the cltv nta. h two thirds vote of Its memher-ori.J memher-ori.J upon petition of qualified !retor to i iho number of 10 per cent oi oil votes cast nt the next preceding election for the of flee of the mayor, shall forthwith provide b ordlname foi the uhml.s'on to the electors oi the Question shall a com- . mleslon he . hoen to frame a charter?" Th.- ordinance shall requlro that the que tlon ho submitted to the electors at tho next rejpilar municipal He.-tlon. The hal-i hal-i lot rontnlnln? such question shall also .'-ontnln the name of candidates for mem brrs of the proposed Commission, but I without party design.-! tlon. 8uch candl- dates nhall he nomlnnted In the same manner as required by law for nomination of city officers. If a majority of the elec I tors voting on the queatlon of choosing a I Commission shall vote in the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receiving a majority of the votes cat at such elec tlon. shall conntltuto tho charter Commln-nlon. Commln-nlon. and ha)l proceed to frame S char 'er. Any charter so framed shall he submitted sub-mitted to tho qualified electors of the city nt nn election to be held at a time to I he d-frrmlnd h the charter Commission. , which shull be not less rhnn thlrt days I I subaaqoent to its completion nnd distri , billion among the electors and not morel than one year from such flats. AltaYDS Mr- provlalonrt may also U submitted to be voted upon Keparately. The Commls ! slon shall make provisions for the dlstrl- i I btltlon of copier of the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions to the! qualified electors of the rltv. not less than I Sixty days before the election at which It I lis voted upon. Such proposed charter and SUCh alternative provisions as are ap-: proved hy a majorlt.i of the electors vo'-!ng vo'-!ng thereon, shall become an organic law of uch city at such time n.s may be fixed I therein, and shall supersede .my exlstlnc charter and all law affecting the organ .liatlon and government ol such Clt which ore now In conflict therewith Within thirty days after Its approval a ropy of, such charter as adopted, rertlflr-d by th- 'mayor and city recorder nnd authenticated authenticat-ed hv the seal of such cll. i-h.,11 b mudo In duplicate and deposited, one In the office of-fice of the Secretary of State nnd th-other th-other in the office of the City Recorder, i and thereafter all courts shall take Judl clol notice of such charter. Amendments to any such charter may I he framed and submitted by the charter i Commission In the same manner as pro vlded for making of charters, or may be proposed by the legislative authority of the city upon a two-thirds vote thereof, or by petition of qualified electors to a number eriual to one tenth of the total vote cast for mayor on the next preccdlng electlon. and any such arm ndment iohv be submitterl at the next regular election, and having been approved by the msjorlt) of the electors voting thereon, ah ill ( j come a part of the charter at the time fixed In such amendment and shall be err tlfied und filed us provided In case of charters. Each city forming Its charter under this Section shall have, and Is hereby granted, the authority to exercise all powers relit lug to municipal affair, and to adopt nnd enforce within t.s limits, local police sanitary nnd similar regulation not to con. fllct with the general law. and no enumer ntlon of powers In this constitution or nni law shall be deemed to limit or restrict the general giunt ol authontv hereby conferred: con-ferred: but this grant of authority shall not Include the power to regulate the serv i Ice or charges of public utilities so long1 as such regulation Is prov,Jdd for by gen orul law. nor he deemed lo limit or restrict re-strict the power of the- Legislature In mat- . tors of public or general Interest, nor those relating to State affairs. The power to be conferred upon the clt- n les by this Section shall include the following: (a) To lc. SSSTttS and collect taxes and borrow money, within the limits pi. scribed by general low. and to levy and collect special assessments for benefits conferied (b) To turnlsh all local public services; I to purchase hire, Construct, own. main-I main-I tain and operate, or lease, public Utilities local In extent and use; to acquire by Condemnation, or otherwise, within or ! without the corporate limits property necessary for any such purposes, subject to restrictions lmpos.d b) general law for the protection of other comiuuiiltle; and I to grant local public utility franchises and regulate tho exercise thereof subject loth.- continuing power of reg-uUtlon of pub-'lie pub-'lie utilities, th.-ir rates and service, by the Stat.-, as Is now or may hereafter be. pro- I vlded bv gvncrul law. c ) To make local public Improvements, nd to acquire by condemnation, or otherwise, other-wise, property within Its corporate Mm i Its necessary for such Improvements, and also to acquire an excess over that nneded I 'for any ueh improvement and to sail ur lease such excess property with, rest MC Hons, in order to protect and preserve I the Improvement . , (d) To Issue und sell bonds on the se-1 durlty ol any .such excess property, or of any public utility owned by the city, or of the revenues thereof, or both. Including Includ-ing In the ca.se of a public utllll). a fran chlse slating the terms upon which, in case of foreclosure, tho purchaser may operate ouch utility. Sec. 2. Tho Secretary of State Is hero- I by directed to submit the proposed amendment amend-ment to the electors of tne State at the next general election In the munnor provided pro-vided by law. BOC 3. If adopterl by the electors of this State, this amendment shall lake effect ef-fect on January 1st. l'.2 Approved March 18 1913. I Proposed Constitutional Amend- i ment No. 2. I I ;' SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 5 I i , A resolution proposing an amendment to j Section 7 krtlcle 11 of tho Constitution I of the Stntc oi Utah, relating to tlx j rates for State purposes. Be It resolved b th,- legislature of the Stale of Utah two thirds of all the member elected to eurh House concur-ring concur-ring therein: S-ctlon 1. That It Is proposed to amenJ Section i. ot Article M ,,, the Consl .tutlon of the State of I'tah ao that the same will read a follow. Sec. 7. The rate of taxation on proper l for State purposes nhnll never excee'd I h mills on each dollar of valuation to rx apportioned aa follows: Not to exceed ;4',4 mills on ach dollar of valuation for general State purposes; not lo exceed 3 , mills on each dollar of valuation for district dis-trict school purpo?.-.-; not to exceed V I mill on each dollm of valuation for high v hool purposes; thst purt of the StatO tax apportioned to high school purposes-shall purposes-shall constitute fund to he called the High School l-'nnd nnd shall be apportioned appor-tioned to the cities und s-hool districts maintaining high schools in the manner the Legislature may provide And when- lever the taxable property within the Slot shall amount to H0O.000 OOu.00, tho rates shall not exceed on each dollar of valua tlon two and four-tenths mills for general Stale purposes, two tenths of one mill for nigh school purpose, and such levy for district school purposes as will raise annually an-nually an amount which, added to any other State funds available for district school purposes, equals 126 00 for each person of school age In the State, shown I by the last preceding school census; un-. less a proposition to Increase such rate 01 rates, specifying the rate or rates proposed pro-posed nnd the time during which the same shall be levied be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the State, a, in the year next preceding preced-ing such election, shall have paid a prop- ieny tax aase seed to them within the State, and the majority of thoso voting thereon. i shall vote In favor thereof. In such man ner as may he provided by law. Sec. 2 The Secretary of State Is dl--rected to i suae this proposed amendment to be published as required by the CoW-" stltuilon and to be suhmlttcd to tho eleo- -tors of the state at the next general election elec-tion in the manner provided by law. Sec 3. If approved by the electors of th.t State, this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st duy of January. ir-21 Approved March 18. 1313. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 3. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6. A concurrent resolution providing an amendn.. nt to S,-. l r . e XIV of the Constitution of the State of I'tah. relating to State debt limitation. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of t'tah. two thirds of all the mem h-rj. l.it. .i h of the two Houses concurring therein: I Section I, That It Is proposed to -mend Section I, Article M. of the constitution j of th. -!. i "tali, so that the sumo i H I will read as follows. Soctlon 1. To meet casual deficits or I 1 illurea In revenue, and for necessary expenditures ex-penditures for public purposes. Including the erection of public buildings, and for the payment of all territorial Indebtedness j assumed b the Sir.', th.- State may coil- ! tract debts, not exceeding In the aggre- i gate nt any one time, an amount equal to 2 perccntum ol the value ot tho taxable property of the State, as shown by j the last assessment for State purposes, I prat ious to the Incurring of such indebt- j fines. But the Stute shall never con- tract any lnb btedness except as In the j . next section provided. In excess of I such amount, nnd all moneys arising . from loans herein authorised, shall be aj- j plied solel) to thi purposes ior hich they J were obtained. I I Sec. 2. Th' Secretary of State I hereby B directed to subm I this proposed amend- i 1 ment lo the- el., tors e the Stale at tho H ip-xt general - . tlon In the manner pro- vlded by law. Im Sac, 3. if adopted by the slcctore of I the Stat. hi Iracnt shall take of- fj feet Januai j I 1081 1 j Appiox .1 M ireh iv 1313. I V Proposeti Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION I no. i. A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of tho Stat-' of I'tah h amending Section 5, ( LB Article XVI. relating to rights of ac- , tlon to recover damages for injuries re- j gH suiting in death. ( ( Be It resolved and enacted by the I.egls- '-gal lature of the state of Utah, two thirds , j ot all the members elected to each of I j the two Houses concurring therein: i j Bl Ctlon 1. That It is proposed to amend f I : Section i. Article 1G. ol the Constitution j' ' gaV ol the Stute of I'tah, r-o that said section J ' shall read as follows: I "The right of action to recover damages I for injuries resulting In deuth. shall nevor I be abiogateii, and the amount recoverabU I shall not bo subject to any statutory Unit- I tatlon. except in cases where compensa- I tlon for Injuries resulting in death la pro- Hja Vlded ioi by law." r Section 2 The Secretary of State Is H ftorebl directed to submit this proposed ' amendment to the electors of the stati- HJ at the next g re ml election in the map- I MM ner provided by law. I tHJ Sec. 3. If aelopted by tho electors of I the state the amendment .shall tako effect I Mm January 1st. 1321. I Approved October 3. 1313. I I. Harden Bcnnlon. Secretary of Stale, of the State of Utah do hereby certify Igaaa thut the foregoing la a full, true nd cor- H rcct copy of ull Constitutional Amend- MM mcnts proposed by the- regular and spe- iHJ clal sessions of the Legislature of 1913. jfl as the same appear of record In mv of l MM In witness whereof. 1 have hereunto sot my hand and at fixed the Great Seal of tho !HB State of Utah, this 1st day of September iflan (Real) habdicn BENNION. ApJ Secretary of State. ItawJ |