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Show LEGAL NOTICES Lil Proposed Constitutional Amend- I ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6. A Joint resolution propoMns: an amendment amend-ment to Section ." of Article 11 of the ConHtitutlon of tho Stnte of I'tah. rc latlne to municipal corrxrn t lona. Bp It Mi-tl by tho LerUlatiire of tbe State of Etnh two-thirds vote of all the member: elected in the two Ilousca con-ciirrlni? con-ciirrlni? therein: Section 1 That It Is proposed to amend Section 5 of Article- XI of the Constitution Constitu-tion of the state of I'tah. so that tht amc will read is follow? Sec. 5, Corpora tmns for municipal pur poses shall not be created by special laws. The IveRlslature b general invr shall provide pro-vide for the. Incorporation, orcnnlzntlon nnd cinsslficntlon of cltlen nnd towns In proportion to population, which lawa may be altered, n mended or repealed Any city may frnnic and adopt a charter char-ter for its own p-overnment In the following fol-lowing manner: The legislative authority of the city may. by two thirds vote of Its members, and upon petition or o.ualifled lectori to the number of 10 per cent of all votes cast at the next preceding election for the of flee of the mayor, shall forthwith provide by ordinance for the pjjbrr.ls.-ilon to tho electors of the Queatlon. "Shall a Commission Com-mission be- chosen to fiame a charter'.'" The ordinance sholl require that the cjues tion bo submitted to the. electorn at the next regular municipal election. The bal lot. containing such unction shall also contain the names of candidates for members mem-bers of the proposed Commission, but without party riVaimatlon. ''uch candidates candi-dates shall be nominated in the same manner as required ty law for nomination of city officers If a majority of the dec Commission shall vote in the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receivina majority of tho votes cast at such tion. shall constitute the charter Commls elon, and ahull proceed to name u 'hai ter. Any charter so framed shall be sub mined to the qualified electors of the city j at an election to be held at a time to i bf determined by the charter Commission, i which shall be not less than thirty day subsequent to Its completion and dl.strl hutlon among tho electors nnd not more th ,n one year from such date Alt.-rn.i live provisions may also Lo submitted to be voted upon separately. The Commls don shall make provisions for the distribution distri-bution of copies of the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions to the qualified electors of the city, not less than sixty days before tho election at which it Is voted upon. Such proposed charter and such alternative provisions as are approved ap-proved by a majority of the electors voting vot-ing thereon, shall become an organic law of such city at such time as may be fixed therein, and shall supersede anv existing charter nnd all laws affecting ih. organ Izatlon and government cf such cit) v n i are now in conflict therewith W ithin thirty days after its approval a copy of such charter as adopted, certified by tho mayor and city recorder and authentic.-.) ed by tho seal of such city, shall be made in duplicate and deposited, one In the of flee of the Secretary of State and the other tn the office of the City Recorder, and thereafter all courts shall lake Judi clal notico ot such charter Am.-ndments to any such chanei ..my be framed and submitted by the charter Commission in the same manner na pio-vlded pio-vlded for making of charters, or may be proposed by the legislative authority of the city upon a two-thirds vote tht-r.-of. or by petition of qualified elector to .1 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 tho next regular election, and having been approved by tho majority of the electors voting thereon, shall become be-come a purt of tho charter at the time fixed In such amendment and shall be . . i tlfled nnd filed as provldod in cade of charters. , IlBch city forming Its charter under this Soctlon shall huve. and Is hereby granted, tho authority to exercise all powers relating relat-ing to municipal aflalrs. and to adopt und enforce within Its limits, local police sanitary and similar icgulation not to conflict con-flict with the general law. and no enutm r atlon of powers In this constitution or any law shall be deemed to limit or restrict the general grant of authority hereby con ferrcd; but this grant of authority shall not include tho power to regulate the service serv-ice or charges of public utilities so long as such regulation is provided for by general gen-eral law, nor be deemed to limit or restrict re-strict the power of the Legislature in matters mat-ters of public or general Interest, nor i those relating to State affairs. The power to bo conferred upon the clt les by this Section shall. Include the foi lowing. (a) To levy, aaal and collect taxes and borrow money, within the limits pie-scriocd pie-scriocd by goneral law, and to levy and I collect special aasesMiieiits for benefit conferred, (b) To furnish all local public services, to purchase, hire, construct, own. main tain and operate, or lease, public utilities, lo. al in extent and use; to acqulro by condemnation, or otherwise, within or Without the corporate limits, property neceseary for un.i .uch purposes, subject to restrictions iuhosm1 by general law lor i the protection of other communities; and j to giant local public utility franchises and regulate tin exercise thereof subject to the continuing power of regulation ot pub lie utilities, their rates and service, by tho State, aa is now or may hereafter be, pro vlded by gvneral law (c) To make local public Improvements and to acquire by condemnation, or other- I wise, propertj within Its corporate limits lim-its nccessao 'or such Improvements; and also to acquire an excess over thatViecdcd 1 for any such improvement and to sell or leaso such excess property with restrlc tlons, in order to protect nnd preserve the improvement. (d) To issue and sell bonds on the se 1 curlty of any such excess property, or of BA) public utility owned D) the city, oi ol tho revenues thereof, or both. Indud I Ing, In tho case of a public ulllitj, a franchise fran-chise stutitik thl terms upon which, In ' case of foreclosure, tho purchaser, may j operate such utility. Sec, 2. Tho Secretary of State Is hereby here-by directed to submit Iho proposed amend I mont to tho electors ot the State at tho 1 next general election in Uie mannei pio. vlded by law. Sec. 3. If adopted by Uie electors of I this State, this amendment shall take c-f feci OH January Est. 1321. Approved March 18, 1919. i , posed and ihe lime dining which the same. iiiH shall te levied, be flrat submitted to aaLaaaaaaaal vote ot aucn of in. qualified electors of PaaaaaaaaaaV the State, as. in Lht car next prcccd taalH ing such election .hall have paid a prop- I -iJH city tax ass aseq lo tie m within the State.1 IH and the major) i) ot those voting thereon shall vote in thereof, In such mafl f MM nei may Ik; provluod by law. jL 1 I reeled lo .. ptopused amendment 1 K Imm to be published lie icnuited by the Con-, 11 siiiutlon anu o te submitted to the elec- u 1 aaaaaaaaaal tors of Uie fcttate at the next general eleJ- Ba LaBBBBBBBal lion the manner provided l law. llrl Sec. J. ll apk-jCovcd by the electors of th j ' lI J Laaaaaaaaal stale, this i opoaed amendment shall al i take effect ol. ihe 1st dav ol Januar, ( 1 im. I I Approved March IS. 1513. l l esl Proposed Constitutional Amend- a Sfl ment No. 3. n-l SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION J NO. 6. ' IsLaaaaaaaaal A concurrent resolution providing ah Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaal omendmeni to Section 1. Article XIV. IM Of the Constitution Of the StatO Of TPgggggggj Utali. relating to State debt limitation. - Uflj He it enacted by the Lcglalature ot the B State, ol i tab, two thirds ol all tbi mean- WW bcrs elected to each Of tie. two Houses I. j concurring therein 'UUUUM Section 1 That It is proposed to tmcnd mUUmfM .Section 1, Article U. of the constitution Pj-g-fl I of the State of I'tab. so that the same aBaaaaaal J will read -s follows: ppppj I Section v To meet casual deficits or -jPPPPJ :. ill'it. ni i -. im. : nd tor n..e.-sar .-x TwM jpendlturus for public purposes, including wlllaaaal he erection of public buildings, and for a aaaaaaB ! the payment of all territorial Indebtedness M lpl assumed by the State, the State may con- m H I tract debts, not exceeding in tho aggre- LsaaaaaaB I gate af any one time, an amount equal to Bal 2 percentum of the value of the taxable. ILLH I property cf the SLate. as shown by I the last assessment for State purpose, H previous to the incurring ol such Indest ' H ' edness. But tne Slate shall never con- H tract tiny indebtedness except as in th- IH next section provided, in excess of IbBB laucb amount, nnd all moneys arising iH from loana herein authorised, shn be ap H e. the purposes tot which ihey I were obtained. fl J 1 .sec. 2 Th Secrtcary of state la hereby i J Ji directed to lubpill this proposed amend mm Iment to the electors of the Statu al the V, i:. i k-en. i il . l.- tion in tie. manner jio j MM Idi d law, A Sec. 3 If adopted by the electors ot . . ' MW tho state, this amendment shall take et- s 3 MM Appiv.. d M in 'i 18. 1919 3 MM Proposed Constitutional Amend- ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1. J V it e.l'itmn proi ... ' mmWl ami ndmcnt 10 the Constitution i the m Stat i "i i in bj amending N-.-uon a, XVI relating to rights m mm Hon io i i i.j' 1 1 1 i MM 6Ultlng In death MM I Bo it resolved and enacted by the Lcgls- Wmm lature of the Slate ol I'tah, two-thirds of all the members elected to each oi m Mm the two Houaea concurring therein m M Section 1. That il is proposed lo amend' iB Lbibibb Section 5. Article 16. ot the- Lonsti lullciu H of the Slate of I'tah. so that said section H 'shall read as follows: SH I "The right of action to recover damages H for Injuries resulting In death, shall never H be abrogated, and the amount recoverable shall not be subject to any statutory limi-.- tatlon. except tn cases where compensu- Baaaaal lion lor injuries resulting in death is pro iBsbsbsI vlded ior t law MM Section t. The Secretory of State Is MllBaSBl hcrob directed to aubmit this proposed Mm amendment to the eUetors of the state SaH al the next general election in the man flaaSB provided by VLI Sec. 3 It adopted by the electors of jflLaaal the state the amendment shall lake effect SBaasa January 1st. U'21. IsS Approved October 0. 1'JlH. tlMM ' as 1. Harden Uennlon. Secretary of State. of thi State ol i'tah, do herebj e.itiu JkM that the Foregoing la a full, trui and co 9M rect copy ot all Constitutional Ann od ments propo: ed b the r egular and apA' &H clal sessions of the Legislature ot lily, -H as the same appear ol i eeord In nua of Aiaal In witness whereof. 1 have Iter, unto s.-1 . WM my hand and affixed the Great Seal ot lh , . mm State of Utah ibis lat day ot September. 19-0. (Seal) HAIM'EN EENNION, Secretary of Slate imM |