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Show I LEGAL NOTICES B . . j Proposed Constitutional Amend- I ment No. 1. 1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6. A Joint revolution proposing sn amend ment to Section .1 of Article ll of the Constitution cf the State of I'tah re latins to municipal corporations. Be It enncfr-.l by the l-cslalotur" of the State of I'tah. two-thirds ol of all the members elected In tho two Houses concurring con-curring therein Section i ThAl It Is proposed to nmend I Section C of Artie)., XI of te Constltu-, tlon of the State of 1 tih. 10 that tin I sumo will reod as follows: I Sec, 5. Corporations for mun.itpnl pur I' ' Shall not bo created 1 v -pec I. -i I Ihwm The Legislature by general laws shall provide pro-vide lor the Incorporation, organization and Classification o' cltlea and towns in proportion to palliation, which laws may be alien d. amended or repealed. Any city nine frame and adopt ft ehnr ter lor its own gOTSrnalSlt In the fol lowing manner: The legislative r.uthorlty of )- city maj by two thirds vote of Its members on ) upon petition or ouallflej electors to tho number of 10 per cent of all vo',es cast tt Ills net preceding election for the of Ii g of the mayor, sha'l forthwith provide b ordinance for the submission to the electors of the question. "Shall a Commission Com-mission be chosen to fiarn. a charter?" Th. ordinance shull require ib'.t the question ques-tion be submitted to the elector! at the r.ext reiculur municipal election The bal lot containing" such iueetior. shad also I contain tho names of candidates for members mem-bers of the proposed Commission, but without party d- slrnatlon. 1'u. h candl-date candl-date shall be nominated In the same I manner as required ty law for romlnatlon lOf city officers. If a majority of tho ulec i tors voting on the question of choosing Commission shall voto in th- sfflrmStive th'-n the fifteen candidates receiving a majority of the votes cast at sn h BUM tlon. shull constitute tho charter Commission, Commis-sion, and shull proceed to frame a charter. char-ter. Any charter so framed shall lw sub mltted to tho Qualified electors of the city at an election to be held at a time to bt determined by the chartor Commission. I Wnieh shall be not lei I hail thirty days i Inibsequent to Its co-npltlon and dlstrl-i jhution anions the elector. and not more, I than one year from such date. Alternative Alterna-tive provisions may also Le submitted to I be voted upon separately The Commls ! slon shall i.iuke provision for th-- dlstrl I button of copies of the proposed churter and of any alternative pro lelons to tho quitllfled electors of Uic city, not less than I i sixty days b;-fore tho election at which It I lis voted upon. Such proposed charter and I such alternative provisions as are ap- proved by u majority of the electors vot-. Ing thereon, shall become an organic law of such city at such time as may be fixed therein, and shall supersede any existing charter nnd all laws affeclinc the orprin li.t ion and government cf Mich ct v In. Ii are now In conflict therewith Within thirty days after Ito approval n copy of such charter as adopted certified by the I mayor and city recorder and authonl i ed by the seal of such city, shall be mado In duplicate and deposited, one in the of flee of the Secretary of Stale and the other in the office of the City Recorder, and thereafter all courts shall lake Judl cial notice of such charter. Amendments to any such c!iartei ..oy be framed and wutnillt;d by the charter Commission In llio same manner as pi -vldcd for making of charters, or may be proposed by the IcKlslatlvc authority of the city upon : two thtids vote thereof or by petition of qualified clcctora to a n umbei equal to one tenth of the total vote cisi for maor on the next preceding election, and any such amendment may bo submitted at the next regular election, and huvlr.K ben approved b the mujorily of tho electors voting thereon, fliall become be-come a part of the charter al the time fixed in such amendment and shall be certified cer-tified and lib d as pioxided In cade of charters. liach city formlns Its Charter nn.j.-r this Section shall huve. and le hereby granted, the authority to eXSrClse all powers relit Ing to municipal af.alis. and to adopt and enforce within Ito limits, local police sanitary and similar i.'i;ul.iioii nut to conflict con-flict with tin. n. mi i..u in. I no nuiner allon ol powers In thl. constitution or any law shall be det-mi .1 to limit ur restrict the general grant of authority hereby i on ferrcd: but thl.i grant ot authority shall not Include the po. . to Ti g .;.itu ths s-r Ico or charges of public utilities so lonij ns such regulation Is provided for b g.. n oral law, nor be deemed to limit or restrict re-strict tho power of the Id glslaturc in matters mat-ters of public or Ken... al Interest, nor those relutlng to Slate affairs. The power lo be conferred upon the clt les by this Section shall include tho following. fol-lowing. (a) To levy, assess and collect taxes ond borrow money, within the limits pie-scrlucd pie-scrlucd by general law. and lo levy and collect special uitcssnients for benefits conferred. fb) To lurnlsli all local public services, to purchase, hlro construct own. maintain main-tain and operate or leaf.-, public utilities, local In extent and use, lo ucqulro by condemnation, or Otherwise within or without the corporate limits, property necessary lor any such purposes, subject to restriction:; Imposed by general law for the protection of other communities, and to grant local publli Utllit) franchises und rvrulalu the exercise thereof subject to Un- continuing power of regulation of pub lie utilities, ihelr tales und service, by the State, as Is now or maj hereafter be, provided pro-vided by general law i-) To make local public Improvements nnd to acquire by condemnation, or otherwise, other-wise, properly within Its corpora ti limits lim-its QOCeaiar for such Improvements; ind nlo lo ucqulre an excess over that needed for any such Improvement und to sell or lease .-.tub excess properly with restrtc-tlons. restrtc-tlons. in order lo prole i and preserve Un- Improvement. (d) To Issue und sell londs on tho security se-curity of any such excess property, or of Uiy public utility owned by iho city, or 31 the revenues thereol, or both, ini lud ingi In the case of a public utility, a jrun , Mm stating . terms upon which, in I ase Ol lor. I..: irOi ihu purchaser may iperate such utility. Sec. 2 The Secretary of State is hore y directed to submit the proposed amend-aunt amend-aunt to tho electors of the State ut tho i. i K.-ru r.i I election In tho manner pro- I ,'lded by law Sec. 'i. ll adopted by the electors of I his stute this amendment shun tuko ef-ect ef-ect on January ist. loai Approved March IS. 1319 Proposed Constitutional Amend- M ment No. 2. iflyLb S E.N ATE JOIN! RESOLUTION NO. 3 sanlg A resolution iroposlinf Rn amendment to g9 -Section 7. Article 18. of tho Constitution H of the stAte of I'tah rclatlnc lo lax gW r for Stato purposes aH Be It resolved by tho Legislature of tho JH State of ltah. two-thirds of all the WSE? members elected to each Hour-e concur !Hn rlnr; therein gBpS Section . i'hat It is proposed to amend Section 7, of Article XIII of the Coosti-tutlon Coosti-tutlon of tho Stute of Ctah so that the H sumo Will read as follows See. 7. Tho rate ol taxation on proper l.v for State purposes shall nevtr exceed gl ti mills on earn dollar of valuation to bo g4g4gB apportion. d follows: Not to exceed mills on each dollar of valuation for general State purposes; not to exceed "3 mills on each dollar ol valuation for dls- 1 Inct school purposes; not to exceed 'A H mill on each demur ol valuation tor hltfli gH school purposes, that pari of the State tax apportioned to high school purposes B shall constltu;.- a fund to be culled Ihu H High School Fund und shall be -.ppor tloned to the clUes and school districts 1 maintaining high schools in the manner B the Legislature may provide And whew- HBpJ ever the taxable property within the Slate HHBl shall amount to J400.0fai.000. 00. the rates J shall not exceed un bach dollar ot valua- IBpJ Hon two and lour-tcnths mills for general 1 State purposes, two-tenths oi one mill for H high school purposes, and such levy fbr district school purposes us will raise an- H nually an (.mount which, added to any B other State fuuds avullabte for district IBpJ s hool purposes, equals $25.00 for ca'b H (K-isou ot school ago In the State, shown H by tho luot preceding school census; un- paH less a proposition to Increase such rate H or rales, specifying tho rate or nates pro- H posed and the lime during which Ihc sain H shall Ik- levied, be first submitted to 1 vote of sucn of the qualified electors of H the Stale, as. In the year next preccd- 1 Ing such election, thai! have paid u prop- H crty tax asjessed to then) within the Stale, H and in-.- majority of those voting thereon 1 shall vote in favor thereof, in such man- H nor us may be provided by law. H Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is dl. reeled to cause this proposed amendmess gH to be published us lequlrud by the CotV gggj stltution ana to Le submitted to the elea gggj lord of the State ;.t t!...- next en. rul eleC- ftggj lion In the manner provided by law. gH Sec. 3. if approved by the electors of thj gH State, this -o-oscd amendment shall gH Lake cliect ol tin- 1st day of January. SgH gjgjgjTg Approved March 18 1919 Proposed ConstiLutionai Amend- B'i men. No. 3. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Bp' NO 6 A concurrent resolution providing an ftU amendment lo Section 1. Article XIV. flVH of the Constitution of the State of BgH tab. relating to state debt limitation. SJH Be it enacied by the Legislature of the mj Stale of Utah, two-thirds of all the mem- HHH bcrs ell Cted to each ot llio two Houses concurring therein: HHJ Section l That ll is proposed to nmend HHHJ Section 1. Ai t'. If H. of the constitution ol th.- Stale or t'lah, so thai tho same HHJ read follows: JBJ Section . To meet casual deficits or ggH failures In revenue, and lor necessary ex- HHHJ Lend. tun. i lor pnl.li. purposes. Including HHHJ .lie cuction of publk buildings, and for HHJ the puj nu n: of ail t.i i lioiial Indebtedness HHgj assumed b U.e Stulo. the Statu may con- tract debts not . x ng in the aggre- gH gate at un;. urir in i un amount equal 10 Basal j psroantum oi it" traJue ot th.- taxable HHHJ property oi the Stats, as shown by the lust assessment tor State purposes. HHBJ u. listing- of such Indobt- HHHJ edness Uut the State shall never con- HHHJ tract any indebtedness except as In th - HHHJ aaxi section provided. in excess of BHHJ such amount in. I ih moneys arising faBl in, in i" - ned. shall be dp HHHJ piled eolel) to th iui imMa lor which they BBBJ were oblc.ned. HHHJ Sec. 2. Th- S. cie.ary of State Is hereby JBBJ diieci. i lint proposed amend- HBHj to in- the State at tho HHHJ r.cxl 110:1 in the manner plo- I Vlded by gBgB Sec. J. ll adopted by the electors ot the Stui.' thi- un r.i jbull take et- BBBJ feet January 1. 1021. gfllB Approved tfaroh is. 1919. BSpJ rroposea u oubu tu u uiuu nmsnu k ment No. 4 B ' ' SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION K nu I A concurrent resolution proposing an, I I I amendment to the Constitution of Tho Slute ol Utah by aiiK-ndln Section 5. I Article XVI. relating to rights of ac- J Hon to recover damages (or injuries re-' J I suiting in death H 'lie ll resolved and enacted by tho Legls HBBJ lature ot the Statu of Utah, two thirds gBB I oi all ihu members elected to each of BBBsl the two Houses concurring therein: BBBbI I Section 1. Thut it is propound lo amend BBBsl Section 0. Article 16. oi the Constitution BBBs! oi the Slat-- ol 1 lab. so thut said section' BBBs! 'shull read as follows' BBIJ "The right of action to recover aamagres BBIJ I for Injuries resulting In death, shall new BBBbI be abroguted. and the amount recoverabl-i BBBsl i shull not be subject lo any statutory limi-' BBBsl 'tatlon except In cases where conipens-. BBBbI turn lor Injuries resulting In death Is pro- BBBbI Ivided BBbJ , Section -. The Secretary of Stato Is BBBJ 1 her. b dir. cted to Mlbnill tin i propo . I BBBsl amendment to tho electors of the ato;. BBBsl ul the next general election In the man BBBsl ncr provided by law. Sec. 3 It adopted by the electors of BBBsl tho stale the amendment shull tuke affsOt BBBJ junuar 1st. 1911, BBBsl Approved October 9, 1919. BBpl I 1, Harden BSAnlOn, Secretary of Stale. BBIJ ; of the Slate of L'tuh. do hereby certify BBBbI that the foregoing Im a lull, true und cor- BBBbI reel copy of ull Constitutional Aj I BBBsl Intents proposed by the regulur and slh-- I clal sessions of the Legisluluro of lMl'J. BBBjl as Ihu same npia-ur ol record in my of- BBBsl BBBbI In witness whereof, I have hereunto set tny bund and afllxed the Great Seal of tho BBBsl I Stale ot Utah, this 1st day of September BBBbI BBBsl (Seal) HARDEN BKNNION. BBBI Secretary of Stute. BBBB |