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Show . . legal notices I Proposed Constitutional Amend-ment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTTON NO. 41. Jt,r"U.Vn ,pTOpo,lnf an arnervd-ment arnervd-ment to Section 6 of Article 11 of tho Constitution of the SUt- of ruh. rl latinj to municipal corpomtlona. Be it enacted by Oie Legislature of the Ptate of Utah, two-thirds vote of all tho SSSTtflrSS ltt,he two Houjtcs con- eetT,OIi 1 , T1 ,H '"Td to amend ertlrm 5 of Article Xf of the rontltu- arne will re a1 aa fotlowa; Soc. 5. Corporations for municipal pur Ie,T Stf. not 60 c-'-ted bv apclal lawa Tne Itnslaturo by -eneral laws shaU pro-" Jt.Sl" .'"corporation, orranlxatlon end classification of cities and to-ns in proportion to population, which laws mav ; be altered, amended or rtpeald Any city may frame and adopt a char ter for Its own government In the f0 lowing manner The legialatlvc authorltv of the dtv ' "' bV two ,'h,-ds vote of It) numbers and upon petition of qualified elector to tbc number of 10 per cent of all votea caet ?iL r nrr, ,'dl"f elation for tho of flee of the mayor, aha!! forthwith provide , by ordinance for the submission to (be electors of the queatlon. "Shnll a Com ; mlBsion be chosen lo frame a chatter?" ! 7 ordinance shall require that !hc ques tion lw submitted to the electors nt tho nxt re ruler municipal election. The bal lft epntalnlnv "uch question r.l.all nlso conlAln the name! of candidotea for mem b. r of tho proposed Commission, but without pArty desi(-natlon Such randl-dates randl-dates shall he nominated In the same , manner us required by law for nomination of city officers. If a n.Hjority of th.- elec tors voting on the question of eboo-iing a Commieelon shall vote in the affirmative il.. n the fifteen candidates receiving a , majority of the VOtei CBJll at sdeh elec-! tion. shall . onstltute the chartnr Commls I Plon. and .-hall proceed to frame a char ter. Any charter so framed shall be sub mitted to ihe qualified electors of the city at an election to be held at a time to ' ,erlrr-l by the charter Commission wnlch IimII b not less than lhlr'. days subse.iucnt to Its completion and dlatn butlor. among the electors ar.l not more j than one year from nJCh date Alternn live provlfilona may also bo submitted to , b voted upon separately The Comml MOI1 "hall rriak- r,ro islons for the dlstrl bution of copies of hr proposed ch ' nnd of unv alternative provisions to the J q'.lnllflc.l e. .. tore of the rlty. not less than sixty days IWore fhe election at v hlch If : In voted upon. BUch proims.-d ehsr'er and i such alternative provisions as nre ap-proved ap-proved b) a n.ajorltv of the elerto- . ot-ing ot-ing thereon, i-h.ill become an orfrnnlc 1r.w Of such city hi audi time as mn- be fixed therein, nnd hull supersede any existing, charter and all laws affeetina; th.- o n l-ation and ircvernment of euch clt which are now In confllet therewith Within thlrt-. dayj after Its approval a fopv of such charter as adoptrd, certified b. the mayor and city recorder and fcuthentlcat ' ed by the seal of mii-h city shall be made in duplicate and deposited, one In the of- flee of the Secretary Of State and the I other in the office of the "tv Recorder and thereafter all courts fhall take Judl clal notice of su.-h chorter. Amendments to any uen ..h..rtT may' be framed and submitted by the charter Commission in ihe same manner as pro Vlded for making of charters or mHV be r.ropoK.wl by the legislative authority of the city upon a two-thirds vote thereof or by petition of qualified elc- lors to n number equal to one tenth of the tota" , vote cast for mayor on the next preceding1 election, and any sucb amendment may be submitted 'it the next regular elc.-tlon. and having been approved bv the majority of the ebctors voting thereon, .'ball become be-come a part of the charter :it the time fixed In such amendment and shall be cer- i tlfled nnd filed as provided In case- of, charters. Bach Ity formlnj: Ms charter und'r this Section shll have and Is h.-rebv (Tented, the authority to exercise all powero relet' Ing to municipal affairs, nnd to adopl and enforce within Its limits local police sanitary urul similar regulation not lo . on-allot on-allot with the gene.nl law, and no enum-r- i allon ol powers In .his constitution or any. - .-.nan i.- uer.i.eu lo 'unil or rr-Sll iC the general grant of authority hereby eon Iferrcd; but this grant of authority shall , not Include the power to regulate the serv-' serv-' Ico or charges of public utilities so long" as sucb regulation Is provided for bv gen-I gen-I eral law nor he deemed to llti.it cr r-! r-! strict the pocr of the Legislature in in it ers of public or general Interest, nor those relating to State affairs Tho power to be conferred upon the dt-! dt-! les by thla Section shall Include the fob lowing To levy, asMM and collect taxes 1 and borrow money, within the limit prescribed pre-scribed by general law, and to levy and collect special assessments for benefits conferred. (b) To furnish all local public services: to purchase, hire, construct, own. maintain main-tain nnd 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.l by general law for the protection of other communities, and to grant local public utility franchisee und regulate the ex-rclee thereof subject to the continuing power of regulation of pub-lie pub-lie utilities, their rate.: and service, by the Slate, as la now or ma hereafter be. pro Tided by general law (c) To make local public Improvements j and to acquire by condemnation, or other wise, property within Its corporate Um its necessary for such improvements; and nlso to acquire an excess over that needed for any such Improvement and to sell or lease such excels property with restrlc tlons. In order to protect and preservo ' the improvement. (d) To Issue and sell bonds on the sc-curlty sc-curlty of any such excess property, or of any public utility owned by the city, or of tho revenues thereof, or both, Includ Ing, In the rase of a public utility, a franchise fran-chise stating the terms upon which, in cose of foreclosure, the pun baser mi' opcraK- such utility. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State is here-bv here-bv dire, led to aiilin.it the proposed UBI nd ment to the electors of the State at the next general election in tho manner provided pro-vided by law. I Sec. 3. If adopted by tho electors of this State, this umendm.-nt shall l.-ke effect ef-fect on January 1st, 19S1 Approved March is, 1919. - - . - j u u ,.. uvwv. aaaMaaaaasiaaia0asasaajaaaSaaa Proposed ConstitutimaJ Amendment Amend-ment No. 2. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION Nt. j V nisolutlUU proposing an amendment to Section 7 ArUcle 11, of the Constitution Of the State of I'Lah. relating to tax t rates for State purposes. Be it resolved by the Legislature of te i Ftat of I'tah. two-thirds of all tba members elected to each House concur rlnf therein: Bectlon L That It la proposed to amend section 7. of Article XTfl of the cmti tution of the State of Utah so that the s same will read as followa: S?"- tl The rtri of taxation on proper t t for- State purposes ahall never exceed 8 ml,, on each dollar of valuation to r- j apportioned as followa. Not to fx ! I H mllla on each dollar of valuaUon U - I general State purposes; not to exceed 3 j mills on each dollar of valuation for d- trict school purpia,js; not lo exceed U- f mill on .-a. h dollar of valuation for hler, P s hool purpoe&a: that part of U)e SUt- r tax apportioned to hlch echool purpose,. L shall eonafltUte a fund to be called th I HiRb S hovl F'.ind and shall be appor . I i Uoned to the cltlea anl school districts 1 I maintaining hlicti schools In the manner f the Lniature may provide And when l ever the taxable property wltilln the State T eh-.ll amount to l-P'i'i.C'On.nr.o.iXi. the rate If I shall not exceed on each dollar of valun tJ tion two ar.d four-tenthl mills for genera' t. tState purposes, two-ten the of ono mill fo- " ft hiKh school purposes, and such levy for n H district school puaoses .a will raise an f nualty an amount which added to an. f other State funds avallanle for district , t sc hool purpoaes. equals J2G.H0 for each f person of school ape In the Slte. shown I by the laat preceding school census: un i M less a proposition to increase such rate or rates, specifying the rate or rates pro posed and the time durlna; whl- h the naxiie H shall be levied. b- first submitted to vote of such of the qualified electors of the Statu, as. In the year next preced F Ing such election, shall have paid a prop- r erty tax assessed to them within the State. n and the majority of those voting thereon hall vote lii favor thereof, In cu.-h man f- ner os may bo provided by law. Sec 2. The- Sei rotary of Suta Is dt rected to cause this proposed amendment t to be publlbh.-d as reiuiier by the Con H stltutlon and to be submitted to the elec i f tors of the Stale at the next rcnoral elec t. tion In the manner provided by law. 3 if approved i. the electors sat the ! State this proposed amendment shan " t, tnl :..'t on the tat dav of January. BBaaBaal Approved March 11 lsi9 H Proposed Constitutional Amend- ' ment No. 3. . SENATE CONCURPLNT RESOLUTION i aaBaaaal A co-rurrent resolution providing an i amendment to Scilon 1. Artlclo XIV of tho Constitution of the 9tate of H I'tah. relatlriK- to State debt limitation bH Be It enacted b) thi Legislature of the t & BI of Utah tv ' birds bf a'l the mem H bers elected to ach of the two Houses coneuirlnit therein Section 1 That It is proposed to amend Section i Article m or the constitution f of the Slate of I'tah. so that the same will rad as follows' y H Section 1 To me. t cnpual deficits or t failure-. In revenue, and for necessary ex L penditurcs for public purposes, Including H the erection of public buildlnKS. and for the iniii.r.i ol all t-rrltorlal Indebtedness ' H assumed b the SI itc the State may con trirct debts, not exceeding In tho aggro- t gate at an;, on. til .r. amount equal to '.' percentutn of th. value of the taxable property o.' the Slate, as shown by the last naesm. nt for State purpo.o. - previous to ihe Incurring of such indebt edness. But the State h.ill never con- trnct mi'. ex. -pt as In thr next section provided. In excess of such amount, and all moneys arising frfm lopns herein authorized, shall he ap plied so'eiy to the purposes for which thev . were obtained. BSC Th, S. c cotary of State Is hereby ; directed to submit! this proposed amend-i:: amend-i:: nt to the .lectori of the State at tho I no! general election in the manner pro Ided hy law B Sec, 3. If adopted by the electors ol the State, this amendment shall take of- H feet January 1. 1(421. Approve.) llAXCh 1 1, 101!) BaaBBaai Proposed Constitutional . Amendment Amend-ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION H A concurrent resolution proposing an an.' i. due nt to the Constitution of th H Slate, of I'tah by amending Section S. i Article XVI, relutlng to right of ac- 1 tion to recover damages for injuries re-salting re-salting In death. Be it resolv. I m l . nicted by the LSgt luture of th. S , e of I'tah two thirds JH of all the members elected to each of J the two Houses concurring therein: Section 1 That It Is proposed to amend I Section 5. Article 16, of the Constitution jH i of the State of Utah, so that said section shall read as follows: M "Tho ricbt of a. on lo recover l;.nni, . for Injuries resulting In death, shall never be abroat.-d. and the amount recovcrabl I -ball not be subject to any statutory limi JB I tatlon, except in cases where compensa- I iH j tion for Inb.rles r.-sulllnt; In .b ath is pro- vlded for by law " -M Se. tion 2. Th. Secretary of State Ii jH hereby directed to submit tbls proposed M amendment to the ..!. tors of trie stato M at the next generul election in tho man- ner provided by law. SH Sec 3. if adopted by the electors of th. tate the amendment shall taiie effect January 1921. aaaBaBaal Approved October 9. 1919. H r, Harden Bennlon. Secretary of 8tate, H of th.- State of I'tah, do hereby certify H thai th.- foregoing is u full, true and cor- H reel copy of all Constitutional Amend- H monts proposed by the regular and ape-clal ape-clal sessions of the legislature of 1919 the same appear of record In my of H m In witness whereof. I hove hereunto set H my hand and affixed the Great Seal of thi B State of Utah, this 1st day of S. ptumber, H (Seal) HARDEN BKNNION. Secretary of State. H |