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Show LEGAL NUT1CES ! ; Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6. .A Joint resolution proposlnu tin nmervl-n-lent to Section i of ATtlClS 11 of the Constitution or the State r.f Ctnh re Intlnc tr. municipal corporations B it enacted by the Legislature of the St.ite of I tnh two thirds vote Of All tho members elected in the two Houses con CUTTUll therein j Section 1 Thnt It ! pnipc-,r't to menr I Sc. tlon 5 of .Vrtlele XI of the Conntltn-Ition Conntltn-Ition of the State of I'teh. so thnt tht I eame will re.-td as follow I Sec .". forpnrstlons for municipal pur I poses shall not be created by spectal lsws. The Legislature by gonei i laws shall pro- I vide for the Incorporation, organisation and classification of cities nnd towns In proportion to population, which laws may j be altered, oniended or repealed. Any city may frame and adopt a r), ir ler for its own government in the following fol-lowing manner j The loglnlatlvo authority of the city msy. by two thirds vot. of Its member:-.! and upon petition of qualified rlectors to i the number of 10 fjer rent of all votes cast j t the next preceding e.-ron for the of-j flee of the mayor. hIihII forthwith provide ihy ordinance for the submission to tho ! electors of the question. "Shall a Com-j Com-j mission he chosen to frame a chart- r?" The ordln-inee shall require that the qucs-I qucs-I tlon be subnUtted to the electors at the (next regular municipal election. Th.- (Mil lot containing such question rhall also contain the names of candidates for mm-I mm-I bers of the proposed Commission, hut I without party designation. Such cnndl-'dates cnndl-'dates shall be nomlnnted In the same manner as required by law for nomination of city officers. If a majority of the election elec-tion voting on the question of choosing i Commission ehall vote In Ihe afflriimtlve then the fifteen candidates receiving a majority of the votes east at such election, elec-tion, shall constitute the charter Commis slon, and shall proceed to frame a char ter. Any charter so framed shall le sub-I sub-I milted to the qualified electors of the city I in an election lO uo nr-l'l ui a umr rr be determined by the chart' i Commission I which shall be not .-s.-: thin thirty day s I Mibserrli'-nt to Its completion nnd dlstrl Ibutlon among the electors and not more j than one yar from such date. Alternative Alterna-tive provisions may also be submitted to be voted upon separately. The Commls-I Commls-I slon shall make provisions for the distribution distri-bution of -copies of tho proposed charter nnd of nn ulterntitive provisions to the 'qualified electors of the city not less than sixty days before the election ot which It its voted ufon. Such proposed charter and such alternative provisions as are approved ap-proved by a majority of the electors vot-, vot-, ing thereon, shall become an organic law .of such city nt such time as may be fixed therein and shall supersede any existing charter and all laws af filing the organization organ-ization ond government of sUch city which ! are now In conflict therewith Within ' thlrlj days after lis approval u copy of I Such charter as adopted, certified by th- mayor and city recorder and authentic! led by the seal of such city, shall be made In duplicate and deposited, one in tho of-. of-. flee of the Secretary of State and the I other In th office of the City Recorder, i ond thereafter nil courts shall take Judl clal notice of such charter. I Amendments to nny BUCh charter may he framed and submitted by the charter Conimlrslon In the same munner as provided pro-vided for making of charters, or may be 'proposed by the legislative uuthorlty of the cllv upon n two thirds vote thereof, or by petition of qualified electors to a niln.illT equal l" r'le tenth Of 111'' total vote cast for mayor on the next preceding election, ond any such amendment may (be submitted nt the next regular election. and having he.-n approved by the majority of tho electors voting thereon, shall be-i be-i come a part of the charter at the time fixed in euch amendment and shall be certified cer-tified and filed as provided In case of hnrters. Eai h city forming Its charter under this Si 'on thai! have, and Is hereby granted, the authority to exerdes all powers relating relat-ing to municipal affairs, ond to adopt and enforce within Its limits, local police I sanitary and similar regulation not to con- flict with the general law, nnd no cnumer-'atlon cnumer-'atlon of powers ln this constitution or any ! law shall be deemed to limit or restrict the general grant of authority hereby .on iferred; but this grant of authority shall 'not Include the power to regulate the serv ! Ico or charges of public utilities so long 'as such legulatlon Is provided for by gen I eral law, nor be deemed to limit or re I strict the power of the Legislature In mat terj of public or general Interest, nor : those relating to State affnlrs. The power to be conferred upon the clt-lee clt-lee by this Section shall Include the fol-loyvlng fol-loyvlng : (n) To levy assess and collect taxes 1 'and borrow money, within the limits pic-; I scribed by general laiv. and to levy and 'collect special assessments for benefits i conferred. (b) To furnish all local public services: j 'to purchase, hire, construct, own. main I , tain and operate, or lease, public utilities. I I local ln extent and use to acQUiro by I condemnation, or otherwise, within or without the corporate limits, property i necessary for any such purposes, subject to restrictions Imposed hy general law for the protection of other communities: and to grant local public utility franchises and regulate the cxercl.ie thereof subject to tho continuing power of reg-ulntlon of pub lie utilities, their rat. a and service by tho j Slute, ns is BOW 01 iii.y heiniftcr be, pro-' y id-i bv general law. ( To make local public Improvements! end to acquire by condemnation, or other 1 wise, property yy Ithln Its corporate lim i Its neeesssrv for such Improvements; and ! also to acquire an excess ovj-r that needed for nnv such improvement and to soli or I huso such excess property with restrlc lions. In order to protect nnd preserve the Improvement (l) To Issue and sell bonds en the se curity oi nny hih-h i-'-i' juupeiiy or oi anv public utility owned by the city, or Of the revenues thereof or both, Including. Includ-ing. In the case of a public utility, a franchise fran-chise slating the terms upon which In case of foreclosure, the purchaser may operate such Utility, See. 2. The Secretary of State Is here bv directed to submit tho prtqroscd amend ment to tho electors of the State at the net general election In the manner provided pro-vided by law. See 3. If adopted by th" electors of this State, this amendment shall take effect ef-fect on Junuary ll t. IIS Approved March IS. 1010. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 2. j SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. j A rr.-olutlon proposing an amendment to j Section 7. !tir!e 18 Ol Ihe I 'onstlt iltlon of the State of Ptah. relating to tsx H rates for State purposes. Be It resolved hv the legislature of the H Stan- oi Utah, two-thirds of all ih.- members elected to each House concur- ( ring H Section 1. That It is proposed to amend Section 7. of Article XIII of the Constitution Consti-tution of th. State ot Utah so that th" 1 same will rend an follows- Sec. 7. The rate of taxation on proper ty for State purposes Shall never exceed S mills on each dollar of valuation to be H apportioned as follows-. Not to exceed H 4V; mills on each dollar of valuation for H general State purposes: not to exceed 3 H mills on each dollar of valuation for (lis- H trlet school "purposes, not to exceed Vt H mill on each dollr. r of valuation for high IH he.il purpo.-ev th it part of the Stntf. tax apportioned to high s hool purposes HHJ shall constlluti s fund t.. i.e called the High School Fund nnd shall be appOr- HH tinned to the cities and school districts HHJ maintaining high schools In the manner HHJ the Legislature may proy ioe And when HHJ ever the taxable property within the State HHJ shall amount to 400.000.000.00. the rutci HHJ shall not exceed on each dollar ot vain i Hl tlon two and four-tenth.i mills for general State purposes, two-tenths ot one mill fot J high school purposes, and such levy fof HJ district school purposes as will raise an- HHJ nuallv an amount which, added to anir HHJ other State funds nvaliable for district HHJ school purposes equals $25.00 for each person of school age In the State, shown HHJ by the last preceding school census; un- HHJ less n proposition to Increase such rate HHJ iOr rates specifying the rate or rates pro- HHJ posed and the time during which the same HHJ i shall bo levied, he first submitted to vote of such of the qualified electors of HHJ !the State, as, tn the year next preced ling Mich election, shall have paid a prop- HHJ ci ty tax assessed to them wlihln the State HHJ land th-- majority of those voting thereon ehall vole ln favor thereof. In such man-'ner man-'ner as may be provided by law. I Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is dl- LB I rected to cause this proposed amendment HHJ 1 to bo published as required by the Con HHJ istltutlon and to be submitted to the elec- HHJ tors of the State at the- next general clec- HHJ tlon In tho manner provided by law. HHJ Sec 3. If approved by tho electors of th i HHj 'State, this proposed amendment shall I take effect on the 1st day of January, Hj)H I Approved March IS. 1919. Proposed Constitutional Amend- 1 ment No. 3 ; SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION flj . A concurrent resolution providing an hJ amendment to Section 1. Article XIV. of the Constitution of the State of HjjjjjjjfJ 1 I'tah. relating to State debt limitation. . Be It enacted by the Legislature of the HH Stati "i Utah, two-thirds of all the mem- IHJ ben elected to each of the two Houses HH concurring therein: HH Section 1. That It is proposed to ,mend HJ 'Section l. Artni. it. of the constitution of tl'.e State of Ftuh. so that the samo will rend as follows: HH Section 1. To meet casual deficits or HH failures In revenue, and for necessary ex- HHJ I pendltures for public purposes. Including ' the erection of public buildings, and for I tho payment of all terrltotlal Indebtedness. assumed by the State, the State may con- HHJ ( tract debts, not exceeding in the aggro-.. HH i gate at any one time, an amount equal to HHJ J . in iiluin of the value ol the taxable ' property of the Stale, as shown by ' H : he men I foi pu pes H previous to the incurring of such indebt- H I edness. Lut the State shall never con-tract con-tract any Indebtedness except as in tho next section provided. ln excess of H .such amount, nnd all moneys arising 'from loans herein authorized shall be np- piled solely to the purposes lor which they obtained. Sec. 2. The Secretary of Stole Is hereby ! directed to submit this proposed amend-ment amend-ment to the electors ot the State at the next gcnerul election In tho manner pro- vlded by law. t Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors ot the State, this amendment shall tako c(-. f. 1 1 i Approved March IS. 1919 Proposeti Constitutional Amend-ment Amend-ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 1 State ot i tub by amending Section S. 1 Article XVI, relating to rights of ac-tlon ac-tlon to recover damages for injuries re-suiting re-suiting In death. Be It resolved and enacted by the Legts- LS Inture of the Statu of Ptah. two-thirds of all the members elected to csch of the two Houses concurring therein Section 1. That It Is proposed to amend Section 5. Article 16, of the Constitution of the State of Ptah. so that said section shall rend as follows: B The right of action to recover damages for Injuries resulting In death, shall never bo abrogated, and the amount recoverable, shall not be subject to any statutory Hint-to Hint-to tlon, except In canes where compensa-tlon compensa-tlon for Injuries resulting in death Is pro-vlded pro-vlded for by law.' Section 2 Th.- Secretary of State Is her-: h dlr cted lo submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the statu at the next general cloctlon In tho man-ner man-ner provided b) See. 3 If adopted by the electors of the slate the amendment thull take effect Junuary 1st, 1921. Approved October 9, 1919. j I. Harden Bennlon. Secretory of State, I Of the State of Ptah. do hereby certify thnt tho foregoing Is a full, truo and cor-rect cor-rect copy of all Constitutional Amend-nu Amend-nu nts proposed by the regular and spo-clal spo-clal sessions of tho Legislature ol 19P. as the same appear of record In my o(- B I In witness whereof. I have hereunto set I my hand and uf fixed the Great Seal ot the State ol I'tah. this 1st day of September. J I (Seal HARDEN HEN N ION. i rotary of State. |