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Show ..... legal notices 1 Proposed Confltitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6. A Joint resolution proposing an mrnd mont to Section 5 of Article 11 of tht Constitution of the State of Vtah. ro intlnic to municipal corporations. Be It enacted by the Lir1Ialure of th State of ftoh two thirds vote of all the1 members elected In the two Houses con i curriny therein: B4 tlon I That It Is propod to ajnnd Section I of Article XI of tho Tonstltu-: tlon of the itte of l'tah. ro that thi i BAino will read as follows Sec 5. Corporations for municipal pur pones shnJI not be created by special lawn ! Tho Lerlslutur.- by ircn.-ril law., shall j.ro-vlle j.ro-vlle for the Incorporation. orKerilmtlon and rtasalflrntion of ritlei nn.l tOWni In proportion to population, which law moy bo nltcred. amended or repealed. Any clly may frum- nd :oio,, char ter for Its own government In the foi lowing mnnnrr The legislative authority of the rity may, by two-thirds votn of Its memheri nnd upon petition of .jnatlflcd "le. ors to the number of 10 pei rent of all votes cat at the next precrrt i lection for the of flee of the mayor thall forthwith provide by ordinance for ii..- .submission to the .l-cfnm of th.- question hall s Com mission he chosen to frtlm i 'n-irtcr'" Th" ordlnanc- -hi..l! require thai the qui I tlon be piihmltted to the electors at the next rvirit-vr municipal 'lection Tlr l I lot containing 6ich question .Oial! ajso cont.Hln the n.amcs of 'candidate for n bi rs of the proposed Commission, but Without Party deHignatlon Such candidates candi-dates shall be nominated In tho same ninnn. r aj requln-d by lav for nom!n il on of city offi.-ers. If a mnlorltv of the elec torn voting on the Question of choorlng a Commission sh-ll vote In the affirmative th'.n the fifti'en cejdldntcs recelvlnfi a majority of the votes cuat at fiuh election, elec-tion, shall constitute the chr-irtor Commission, Commis-sion, and shall proceed to frame a char ter Am charter so frsmed shell be submitted sub-mitted to the qualified electors of 1 1. c ci'v at an election to he heW.l nt a time to be determined by the charter Ccnnnb -!...n. which .hall he not less than tl.lrt;, day-; subsequent to its completion and dictn button amons the electors and not more than ono jear from such date Alternative Alterna-tive provisions may also be submitted t. be voted upon separately The Commls wlon b1v make proMslons for the distri button of copies of the proposed charter and of an altamatlro provisions to the qualified electors of the city, not less than sixty days before the election at whl. h It Is voted upon. Surh proiosd charter and such alternative provisions as arc ap-proved ap-proved by a majority of the electors voting vot-ing thereon, ehall become an organic law of such cltv at such time as moy be flxe-3 therein and hall supersede any existing charter and all lawj affectlniT the organization organ-ization and government of sui fa city which are now In conflict therewith. Within thirty dayw after It3 approval a copy of sui h charter adopted certified by the mayor and cltj recorder and authentlcal ed by the serl of such city, shall DO made in duplicate and deposited, one In the office of-fice of the Secretary of State and the other In the office of the City Recorder, and thereafter all courts shall take Judl clal notice of such charter. Amendments to any such chsrter may be framed and submitted bj the charter Commission In the same manner us pro-lded pro-lded for maUlnp of charters or m: be proposed by th" lefrlnatVe authority of the cltj upon a two thirds vote thereof, or by petition of qualified electors to a number equal to one tenth of the total vote crut for movor on the next preceding election, and any such amendrien' maj bo -ubmltted at the next regular election and having been approved by the majority of the electors votlnr thereon, shall be come a part of the charter at the timo fixed In such amendment and shall be cer tlfled and flld a.s provided In case of charters. Each city forming Its charter under this Section shaJl bare nd Is hereby prr'irit.-d the authority to BXereJse all powers relating relat-ing to municipal aff nn, nnd to adopt and enforce within its limits, local police sanitary and similar regulation not to con fllct with the genernl law, and no enumeration enumer-ation of powers In this constitution or any law shall be deemed to Mmlt or restrict the general grant of authority hereby con ferred- but this grant of authority shall not Include the power to regulate thi; eerv-Icu eerv-Icu or charges of public utilities so long as such regulation j provided for by ten-ernJ ten-ernJ law, nor be deeme-d to limit or restrict re-strict the pwor of the legislature lit matters mat-ters of public or general interest nor thOM relating to Stote affairs. The power to he conferred upon the cities cit-ies hy this Section ehal! include the foi lowing: (a) To lovy, ass3s and collect taxes end borrow money, within the limits prescribed pre-scribed by general law. nod to levy and collect special assessments for benefits - conferred. (b) To furnish all local public services: ; to purchase, hire, construct, own. maintain main-tain and opvrate, or lease, public utilities local in exUnt nnd use; to acquis b condemnation, or otherwise, within or , without the corporate I'mlts. pnpt rtj I necessary for anv such purposes, subject to restrictions Imposed by general law for th.- ;rotectlon of other communities arid to grant IocjiI public utility franchises and r. t-Ml.ii. tin exercl.se thereof subject to the continuing; power of regulation of pub lie utilities their rates and service, by the State, as Is now or may hereafter be. pro vlded by funeral law. (c) To make locnl public Improvements and to acquire by condemnation, or other-Wise, other-Wise, property within Its corporate limits lim-its necessary for such improvements; ond also to acquire an excess over that needed for any such Improvement and to sell or lease such excess property with restrlc tlons. In order to protect and preserve the Improvement. (d) To Issue and sHl bonds on the security se-curity of any such exceas property, or of any public utility owned by the clt. or of the revenues thereof, or both. Including. Includ-ing. In the case of a public utility, a franchise fran-chise stating the terms upon which. In case of foreclosure, the purchaser may I operate such utility. Sc. 2. The- Secretary of State Is here I by directed lo submit the proposed amend ment to the electors of the State at the n-xt rrentrul election in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Sec 3. If adopted by the electors of this Stale, this umendment shall tko ef feet on January 1st. 1021 Approved March 18. 1919. 1 Proposed Constitutional Amend- W ment No. 2. E SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. . ' A resolution proposing an amendment to H Section 7. Article 12 of the Constitution of the State of rtah. relating to tax H rrie for State purposes Be It resolved by tbe Legislature of the H State of l'tah. two thirds of all the H m mbers elected to each House concur H ting 1 tlon I That It Is propooed to amens EL Section 7, of Article XIII of the Const!- H tution of the State of l'tah so that the B snr.ii will ri.id SJ follow:, S. - The rate of taxation on proper H ty for State purposes shall never exceed H ft mills on each dollar of valuation to b apportioned as follows. Not to excend Ih on each dollar of valuation for fl general State purposes; not to exceed I H mills on at h .loliar of valuation for .!le trl.-t achool purposoa; not to exceed U H mill on each dollar of valuation for hlgn school purposes, that part of the State H tnx apportioned to hirh school purposes H shall constitute . fund U be called the H High 8chool PUnd nd ahull be appor- H tlonexl to tho Cities mil hoot district H maintaining h'11 srhoo'.o In the manner H the Lesjlslature provide. And when- H .ever the taxable property within the 8tt H shall amount to 1400,000,000.00, tho rates H shall not exceed on dollar f valua-lion valua-lion two ano fourtenth mills for fffnerai Slate purposes, two tenths of one mill fot H hii:h school purposes, and s';ch lery foi district school purposes wOl ralne an- H nually an amount which, added to any H other State funds avM.ilav.ile for district H , school purposi equals 125.00 for each person of school ago In the Stttu. shown H i by the lost prccodlnf school census, un- H less n proposition to Increase such rate H or rates. sp clflnt; the rate or rates pro- posed and the tin.. .Hinnir which the same H shall be hvled. b- first submitted to a .vote of such of the qualified electors of I the State, as. In the year next prcced- H InK such election, shall hav paid a prop- H erty tax assessed to thorn within the State, H and the m.ijonty of .ore olini: tberc.-( 1 shall vote In favor thereof. In such man- H ner as may be providad hy law. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is di. H , rccted to cause this proposed amendment to be published at required by the Coh- stitutlon and to be submitted to the eleo JH tor- of the state .it the next cititui elee tlon In the manner provided by law. H j Sec. 3. If approved by tTie electors of the H State, this proposed amendment shall tl ICC effect on the 1st day of January, f- Approved March 1$. HI. k , Proposed Constitutional Amend- ment No. 3. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION fr' NO. f. W ' A concurrent resolution providing an amendment to Section 1. Article XIV. H of the Constitution of the. State ot H I l'tah relutlnp to State debt limitation. H i Tie It enacted hy the Legislature, of the H State Of Utah, two Ih.rd.- of all the :nem- H I hers elected to each of thu two Houses H concurring therein H Section 1 That it is proposed to amend H Section 1. Article H. of the constitution H I of the State of l'tah, so that the .same H i will r.'id as fe.llowi. I Section 1. To meet casual deficits or H I failures In revenue, and for nccesary ex- I pendlturcx for public purpo.oH, Including fl the er. ction of public hulldlnftM, and for the payment of all terrltorl.il Indebtedness 'assumed by the State, the State may con tract debts, not exceeding In the aggrv- 'rate at any one time, an amount equal to B 1 2 porcentum of the value of the taxable property of the State, as shown 1 the Ixst assessment for State purposes H previous to the incurring of sueh lndebt jedncss But the State hail never con- M tract any lndnbt-diiess except as in the H jnext section provided. In excess ol H such amount, and alt moneys arlsina H fr(m loans herein authorized, shall be ap H plied solely to the purposes for which they were obtained I Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is hereby i directed to submit this propose amend jM j ment to the electors of the State at tho ln.-xt general election In the manner pro law I Sec. 3 If adopted by the electors ol H 'the Stele, thl.s amendment .hall take ef feet January 1. 1921. Approved March IX. 1919 H .Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 4. S SENATE CONCURRENT RE30LUTION I A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to the Com stitutlon of th H State of l'tah by amending Section 5, H Article XVI, relating to rights of ac- H tlon to recover damages for Injuries re. H iftltlng In eieitth H Be It resolved and enacted by the Tci- H lature of the State of l'tah, two tlurii H of all the members elected to each ol the two Houses concurring therein H S.- tlon 1. That It Is proposed to amend H Section 5, Article 16. of the Constitution of the State of l'tah. so that said soctlor H shall read as follows. "Tho right of action to recover damage! H for Injuries resulting In death, shall novel be abrogated, end the amount recoverable hall not be subject to any statutory llmi tation, except in cases where compenaa tlon for Injuries resulting In death Is pro M vlded for by law." H Section 2. The Secretary of State 11 H hereby directed to submit this proposed amt ndment to thu electors of the nta to H at the next general election in the man 1H ner provided by law. Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors nl H the state, the amendment shall take efcel H January 1H. B Approved October 9. 1019. M I. Harden Bennlon. Secretary of State. of tho State of t'toh. do hereby ccrtlfj that the foregoing Is a full, true and cor net copy of ail Constitutional Amend ments pionosoel by the regular and spe H clal sessions of the Legislature of 1919 oa tho same appear of record In my of In witness whereof. have her- unto sei my hand nnd affix- d the (Jreat Seal of th State of l'tah. this 1st day of September. (Seal) HARDEN BENNION, Secretary of Slate |