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Show . LEGAL NOTICES Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. L SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 0. A Jefnt r.o'.it!nn rjrr.rk-.lnir an amanrt mrnt to Srellun S of Article 11 ot tha OonaUtutlon of tha State of Utah, ra-latlnjr ra-latlnjr to munlrliiul corporations. Bo it anai d by iho lyelalature of the State of I tah. two thirds vota of all the member elected In tha two Houses con-rurrinif con-rurrinif therein f Sutton I, That It Is proposed to amend S'.-t'on I of Article XI of the Constitution Constitu-tion of the State of Ctah. ao thnt th ! aama will re-vl aa follows. See. 5 Corporations for municipal pur po'o shall not he created by fie tal laws. Thr Ix-Krislature by a-eneral iaw ahall prol vide for the Incorporation, organization an.t rlnaslficatlon of cities and town In p-ojortlon to population, which '.aws may be altered, rvmended ir repeabd. Any city may fmme and adopt a chnr . ter for Its own govaruue&t In the fol i lowinc manner The loirlslutlva authority of the cllr mev. ti two thirds vote of Mr members en-1 upon petition of qualified b-ctors to tbo number of 10 per cent of nil voles .ast at the net preceding Mention for the of i flrn of the mnjor. ehn.ll forthTlth provide br ordinance for th nihmlsaiT to tha electors of tb n'Jcatlon "Shall a Corn-misslcm Corn-misslcm '.e cbr.een to frame a eharterT" 1 The ordln-mce ahall rerjulre thnt the quea ! tlon be lubmltted to the electors at the I next regular municipal election The bat lot containing such ijuetlon shall aMo contain Ihe names of candidates for mem-I mem-I bers of the proposed Comn'Lsnlon. but without pnrty dcMimtlon. Such oandl-' oandl-' dst-s ah.'ill be nominated In the aame i minner as -eiuln-d by law for nomination ! of clt officers If a majority of the electors elec-tors otlnR on the question of choosinr a C m ml aalOFI ahnll vol.. in the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receiving fv majority of the vote cst at such elec-' elec-' tlon sbnll constitute the charter Commla- nion. an..! : hrl! pn-e. J to fr.iftin a char ter Any charter so framed shall be sub mltt-i to the qualifier) electors of the city I , at an election to h held it a time to , i be determined hy the charter Commission, I which shall b not less than th1rt days' I subsequent to Its completion snd Olstrl button iimorg the electors and not more I than one year from such date. Al'-'"nn tlve provisions ma;, also ho Mibrnltted to. be voted upon separately. The Commls rbn shall make provisions for the dlstrl-1 . butlon of copies of the proposed charter ' nd Of -Jy alternative pro Islnns to the j 1 qn"llfied electors of the city, not less than i , sixty days before, the election at which It , Is voted upon. Su. h proposed rharter and , such alternative provisions as are ap-r.roe-i by ; majoiil of th.- aloe tors voting vot-ing thereon phall be. onit an orrnnlc Ir.w Of SUCll rlly a auch time as may Ve fixed therein, and sh.vll uperiede any existing i charter and all laws affecting the organ-i organ-i Ization rnd irevemment of iruch city Tihlch I are now In conflict therewith Within rjh rt) days a'.t.-r Us approval a copy of sm li . h. rti r a-: adopted, certified h.. the mayor and Mt re. order .m.i anthentlcat ed by the ee.il of ruch city, shall be made In duplies te end deposited, one in the of-' of-' flee of the Secretary of State and the other In the office of the City Ue.-ord.-r ' and thereafter all courts shall take Juril rtr1 notlc. of such rharter. Amendments to any such charter may be framed and nubmltted by tho charter ) Commission In the same manner as pro- vldrd for making of -hsrrerj. or may be ' proposed by the leBiatlve authority of ihe city upon a two-thirds vote thereof, I or by petition of qualified electors to a number qual to one tenth of tho tota! vote cast for mir on the next preceding ' election, and any such amendment may be submitted at the next r rrulur election and hnvln? been approvi-d by the majority of the eh ctors votlnr; thereon, fhall be come a part of the chart. -r nt the time fixed In Mich amendment nnd shnll be cer ' tlfled rfnd filed as provided In eaii of charters. K:i: h city forming Its charer nnd. r this ' Section shall h ive, and Is hereby grr.ntc.d. the authority to ixff'i'e all powers relal i Ing to rnunlcipnl iiffalrs and to t I6pt and onforce within Its limits, local police sanitary and similar rearulatlcn not to conflict con-flict with the Ri-nrral law. and r.o enumtsr-atlop enumtsr-atlop of powers n this t-oustltutlon or any law shall be deemed to Itoilt or restrict , the c.-ncral rraflt of authority hereby con I forred. but this Krant of authority rhell not include the power to reeuia'.e th r. rv ice or charrei of public utilities so long as such rcinilntlon 1$ rr v Ided for bv n oral law nor be d'-r.i d 'o limit or re-ntrlrt re-ntrlrt the rvrrof the Leglalature in matters mat-ters of public or (general Intereat, nor tho.'e relating to S'cte uffulra. Tho power to be conferred upon the cit les by this Section shall Im hide ihe fol lowing: i fa) To levy aae"ss end collect taxes , and borrow money, within the limits prescribed pre-scribed by r.-neml law. end to levy and collect special assessments for b-rienta ' conferred. (b) To furnUh all local public services: to pOrchaea, hlro. construct, own. maintain main-tain and operate, or lea.re. public u'JlltluS, local In exb nt nnd UgOi to acquire by I condemnation, or otherwise. within or i without the corporate limits, projrty nec.ssary for any auch ptirpoaee, BUDject I to restrictions lnipo.iv.l bj general law for ! the protection of oth-T commuhltlaa; and ' to RTant local public utility franrhisea und r.-trulate tho excrcls'- thereof subject to ' the continuing power of reflation of pub ' lie utilities, their rated and service, by the Slate, as Is now or may hercuftcr be, provided pro-vided by general law. I (c) To make locoJ public Improvement ' and to acquire by condemnation, or other-i other-i wise, property within Its corporate, limits lim-its QOeoaeery for soch Improvem. nt . and also to acquire an excess over that needed for anv such Improvement and to eel or ' lease such exec-is property with reatric Hons, in ordT to protect and preserve . tho improvement. (d) To Issue and sell bonds on the s? curity of any such excess property, or of ny public utility owned by the city, or I of the revenues thereof, or both. Including, Includ-ing, In the cose of a public utility, a Iran-. Iran-. hlae statins: the terms upon which. In case of foreclosure, the purchaser may-operate may-operate such utility. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is here by directed to submit thu proposed umend mer.t to the electors of the State at the next general election in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Sec. 3 If adopted by the electors of. I this Stale, this amendment shall taJte ti-i ti-i feet on January 1st. 1M1. Approved March IS 1919 Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 2. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8. A resolution proroalnt an amendment to Section T, Article 13. of the Constitution of the State of I'tah. relating to tax rat j for State purpoeee. He It resolved by the lyrrlslarur of tha State of I tah. two-thirds of all the mMU members elected to each Ifousa concur-rlnr concur-rlnr therein. Soction 1 I'hat It Is proposed to amend Section ?. of Article XIII of the Const!- MMm tullon of tl state of I'iAh ao that tha same will read aa follows Sec 7. The rata of taxation on proper- t for State purpo"a fiholl never exceg j S mills on each dollar of valuation to s 'apportioned as follows: Not to exceed 4 v mills on each dollar of valuation tor general State purposes; not to exceed I imllla on ivach dollar of valuation for dl Itrict school purposoa, not to exceed Uj mill on each dollar of valuation for blgrt at liool purposes: that part of the Stat tax apportioned to high school purpoars shall conatltuta a fund to be caJled Iba gH Mich School Fund nnd shall bo appor tloned to the cities anl school districts I maintaining hlci achools in the manner the l.eclftlutur. may provide. And when- ever the taxable property within the State 1 shall amount to $400 oOft. 000.00, the rate 1 ahall not I Ki oed on each dollar 3f value lion two and four-tenths mills for general State purposes, two tenth? of one mill for , high school purpoeee. and s'reb levy for district school purposes as will raise an nually an amount which addod to anv I other State funds available for district 1 a. hool purposes. equala S2R.04) for each 'person of school age In the State, shown Mm by the lost preceding school cwnsus: un 'less a proposition to increase such rata ! or rates, specifying the rato or rates pro posed and the rime during which the same shUl te levied, bu first submitted to a rot of such of the qualified electors Of the Stato, as. In the year next preced . -i. .i.n ... ... . ii v. . , . n , , . , . aaaaaai erty tax fllfied tO th ID trithtn ihe State. and th-majority of those voting thereon shall vote In favor thereof, in such man I tier as may be provided by law. sec. j. The Secretary of state is di. Lmt reeled to ruoi- this proposed amendment to be published aa required by the Con H stltutlon and lo be submitted to the elec 1 tors of the State at the next ccneraJ elr.- tlon In the manner provided by law. Sec. 3. if approvi d by the electors ot the H Stnte, this proposed amendment aliali H tr.ke offoct on the l.-it day of January. mm Approved March 18, t?l. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No 3. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION mm A concurrent resolution providing an , amendment to Section 1. Article XJY I of the Constitution of the St-te of Utah, relating- to Slate debt limitation Mmm ' Be It enacted by the Legislature of tha Mmm Stife of Utah, two ihlrd3 of all the mem b n g4M I'd o each of the two Houses iH I coneurrlnr therein' I Section 1. Thiil it Is prorced to amend I Section 1, Article 14. of the constitution mmm 'of the State of I'tah. so that the same will rend as follows J Section 1. To meet casual deficits or lfai!urea In rovenue. and for IHireSiajl J ex pendifures for public pUrpOSOa Including the orectlon of public hultdtngs. and for the payment of u'l territorial IndebtedneM n.sumed by the State, thj State may con- tr-art d-bts. not exceeding in the antrre- rate at any one time, nn amount equal n mwM , i percentum of the value of the taxable J property of the Sinte, as shown by J the Inst aaement for State purpoeee. J previous to the Incurring of such Indebt , cdncss. It ut the State shall never con- tract any indebtedness except nr In the next section provtd"d. In excess ol 'such amount, and all monrva arislni; frfm loons heroin luthorised. -hall be ap piled eolely to the purposed for which they were obtained. Sec 2 Tlv- SecjDBtary of State, is hereby Mmm . directed to subm'f th.s propoted amend- ment to the nJectori of the State at the 'nmt general election In tli manner pro- v id. by law Sec J If adopted by the electors ol ihe State, this endmehl shall take ef W fe t January 1. Approved March IS, 1!H9 MMM Proposed Cuustitutional Amend-meat Amend-meat No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION I A concurrent resolution pror-oslng an amendment to the Constitution of th S'- ' of i t.ih by amendlnc Section 5, Article XVI. rotating to rights of ac- MMM in ! lo recover damuges for injuries ro-salting ro-salting In death. M I3e It resolved and enncted by the Legta-latnre Legta-latnre of the State of I'tah. two thlrdl of all the members elected to each of the two Houses concurring therein: S..-'-t 'on 1 Thu It is r.-.'.oj'd to amend Section 5. Article K, of the Constitution MMM of the state 0 Utah, co that said section MMM shall rend ns follows: ' The right of action to recover damages for Injuries resulting in d'ath, shall never I be abrogated, and the amount rerovcrabls h ill , ..t I.. ?- I . J. I., nn) statutory llml 1 Itntlon. except In cases where compensa-'tlon compensa-'tlon for In lurics resulting In death is pro MMM Tided for by law." LbbbbbbI . ctlon 'I. The Secretary of State Is hereby directed lo submit this proposed 'amendment to tho electors of the stats I f.' the next ccn.jrul .i.-tlon in the man-I man-I ner provided by law. mbbbbbbbb! Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors ol Tf the State the amendment shall Luke afec H January let, IM1, Mmu Approved October 9. 1319. M I. Harden Bennlon. Secretary of State, of the State of 1'tt.h. do hereby certify I ihnt the foregoing Is a full, true and cor i reel copy of all Conttltutlonal Amend- ments proposod by the rc-rular and spa-I spa-I clal sessions of the Legislature of 1919, ! as the same appear of record In ray of- MMM In witness whereof. I have hereunto sel my hand and affixed tho Great Seal of th4 Stato of Utah, this 1st day of September, sl HARDKN BENNION. s. cretary of stata |