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Show :l legal notices ! j Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6 I A Joint resolution proposing nn amend I ment to Wtlon 5 of Artlrle 11 of th.-Constitution th.-Constitution of the tnt, r,f Utah, re latins to municipal corporations Be it enaeterj by the Ketclwlature of th ; State of Utah, two-thirds vote of all tho members elerte.j in the tsvo Houses eon-currlnic eon-currlnic therein Section I, That It Is propose.! - nmen-1 Section C of Article XI of the Conttltu tlon of the State of Ttah, so that thi same will read as follows See 5 Corporations for municipal pur . pns-s shall not he created by special laws. The IKslaturo y,y general laws shall provide pro-vide for the Incorporation, organization and classification of cities and towns In proportion to population, which lows may he alter. .1 amended or repealed Ans eity may frame and adopt a charter char-ter for Its own government In the foi lowlne manner- The legidintlvc authority of the city mai h- two-thirds vote of Its members, an.l upon petition of qualified 'eetors to .the number of 10 per cent of all votes cast at tho next preeeeHnir election for the of flee of the mayor, shall forthwith provide lhs ordinance for the submleslnn to the electors of the question "Shall a Com mission he chosen to frame n churter?" .The ordinance shall raqulri thai the lues- ' he Submitted to the elf-, tors at the n xt reipilar municipal election. The hril lot containing s.irh question shall also contain the names of ca'ndldates for members mem-bers of the proposed Commission, but without party .l.slgnotlon Such candidates candi-dates shall be nominated In the samo manner as required by lasv for nomination of city officers. If a mirjorlty of the electors elec-tors voting on the question of rhouslnjc : Commission shall vote In the affirmative Ih.-n th flfte-n candidates receiving a majority ol the voles cat at su.-h .le.-tlon. .le.-tlon. shnll constltuto the charter Commls slon. and shall proceed to frame & char ter. Any charter so framed shall be submitted sub-mitted to the qualified electors of the city at an election to be held at a time to bo determined by the charter Commission, which shall be not less than thirty days (subsequent to Its completion ond distrl i bution among the electors and not more .than one year from such date Alternative Alterna-tive prosislons may also ba submitted to .he voted upon separately. Tho Commission Commis-sion shall make provisions for the distrl I bution of copies of the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions to the qualified electors of tho city, not less than 'sixty days before the election at which It lis voted upon. Such proposed charter and I Such alternative provisions as are ap proved by a majority of the electors vol (Ing thereon, shall become an organic law of such city at such time as may be fixed i therein, and shall supersede any existing Charter ami all lasvs affecting the organ izatlon and government of such lty which I arc now In conflict therewith. Within thirty days after Its approval a copy of such charter as adopted, certified by tho (mayor and city recorder and BUthentlcesb ed by the seal of such city, shall be made ! In duplicate and deposited, one In the office of-fice of the Secretary of State and the other In the office of tho City Recorder, and thereafter all courts shall lako Judl Ictal notice of such charter. Amendments lo un BUch churter may I be framed and submitted by the charter Commission In the same manner as pro-I pro-I Tided for making of charters, or may be i proposed by the legislative authority of i j the city upon u two thirds vote thereof J j or by petition of qualified electors to a .number equal to one-tenth of the total I vote cast for mayor on the n xt preceding election, nnd any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular election, and has Ing been approved b the majority of the electors voting thereon, shall become be-come a part of the charter at the time I fixed In such amendment and shall be cer titled and filed as provided In caso of, ! charters. Each city formlnc Its charter under this' Section shal' has.-, and Is h.-rehy granted, ' the authority to exer. ise till powers relit' Ing to municipal affairs, ond to adopt and enloice within Its limits, local police sanitary and similar regulation not to conflict con-flict with the general law, and no enumcr- I ation of powers In this constitution or any lass shull be deemed to limit or restrict the general gTant of authortt h. .el.s . ..n f. rred; but this grant of authority' shall not Include the power to regulate the serv- i Ice or charges of puhllc utilities so long I as such regulation Is provided for by general gen-eral law, nor he deemed to limit or restrict re-strict the power of the legislature In mat- I ters of puhllc or general Interest, nor those relating to State affairs. The power to be conferred upon tho cities cit-ies by this Section shall Include the following fol-lowing (a) To levy, assess and collect taxes and borrow money, within th limits pte-scrlbed pte-scrlbed by general law, and to levy and collect special assessments for benefits conferred. (b) To furnish all local public service. to purchase, hlic conbtruot, own. main tain ana opelale, or lease. pUDUC utilities, local In extent and use; to acquire by condemnation. or otherwise. within or without the corporato limits. property necessary for nny such purposes, subject to restrictions Imposed by general lasv for the protection of other communities; and to grant local puhllc utility franchises and regulate the exercise thereof subject to the continuing power of regulation of public pub-lic utilities, their rates and service, by the State os Is now or may hereafter be, pro-I pro-I I. led by nei al law. fc) To mnk.. local public Improvements and to acquire by condemnation, or other- 1 wise, property within Its corporate llm lit. necessary for such Improvements: und also to acquire an excess over that Deeded for any such Improscment and lo sell oi lease such excess property with rcstrlc tlons. tn order to protect und preserve tho Improvement. (d) To Issue and sell bonds on the security se-curity ol any such excess property, or of any public utility owned by the city, or of the revenues thereof, or loth. Includ Ing, in lh- ca.se of a public utility, a Iran- I chlse Mating tho terms upon which, In case of foreclosure, the purchaser may . operate such utility Sec. 2 The Secretary of State Is hore-by hore-by directed to submit tho proposed amend m. nt to tho olectors of the State at tho ' next general election in the manner pro- i sided by law. Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors of i this State, this amendment shall take ef- i feet on .Innuarv 1st. 1921. Approved March IS, 191'J I : 'I'' iMia ,., -, ,,,,,, ! v . I ! U. I r ini?a. I ' ed at said meeting- Dated: August 11 1920 Uy order of the Board of Directors JAMES ll RILBY.' Cashier of the Pit greo National Hank of I Ogden I'tah Date of first publication- August 11, 1020 Data of last publication: SeptemK-r IS 1020. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior, 1'. S Ijiu.i Office at Salt Lake City. Utah. Beotem bcr 1. 1920. Noii.-e la hereby given that Charles w Brown, of Ogden, I'tah. who. on June 2J." 101 G. made homestead entry o 017v.V. for NE, 4. faction To-.sni.hlp 7 North. Range I Kast. Salt Lake Meridian, ha.-, filed notlco of Intention to muke three-sear three-sear proof, to establish claim to the land abov-Q described, before W II Reeder, Jr., i nitcd States Commissioner, at Og ! den. Utah, on the lfiih das o( October. 1920. ',..-. nnt names as witneascs: D D Dunbar. Lee Shaw, Roberl Mont j Proposed Constitutional Amend- I ment No. 2. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. I A resolution proposing an amendment to J Section 7 Article in. of the Constitution I of the Stnt. of t tnh. relating to tax i rates for State purposes. t Be it resolved by tho L.-isiature of the- , Stale of Utah tsvothlrds of all th members elected to each House concur- ring therein ' 1 I Section 1 That It Is proposed to amend ......H -"Hon 7. of Arli.le m 0f the Consti- 'lutlon of the State of I'tah so that the f same will rend BS folloss: L See 7 The rate of taxation on propers f ty for State purposes al never exceeil !t . mills on each dollar of valuation to be. apportioned as follows. Not to exceed H i'i mills on ach dollar of valuation for- H i general Slate purposes, not to exceed 3 H mills on each dollar of valuation for dls-' H itlict school purpoaeH. not to exceed V' BBBBBBa mill on each dollar of valuation for hlgn I school purposes; thnt part of the State E tax apportioned to high school purpose.. Shall constitute a fund to be called th I High School Fund and shall be appor- H lloned to the cities and nehool districts 'maintaining high schools in the manner 'the Legislature may provlne And whsjli , over the taxable property within the State shall amount to $400.000.000 00. the rates' H .shall not exceed on each dollar of value- Hon tsvo and four tenths mills for general' State purposes, two-tenths of one mill tor- high school purposes, nnd such levy for' H district school purposes as will raise nn- H nnally an amount which, added to nny H other State funds available for district fH school purposes. equals $25 00 for each, fl I person of school age In the State .shown I by the last preceding school census; ui H less a proposition to increase such rate- H or rntes. specifying the rate or rates pre . d and the time .In rintr svhlch the .-am hall be levied, be first submitted to a H vote of such of the qualified electors ot H the State, as. In the .sear next pr.-cert H Ing such election, shnll have paid a prop' .erty tnx ascsed to them svlthin the State. 1 and the majority of those voting thereon'. 1 I shall vote in favor thereof. In such man- H ner as may he provided by law. H Sec 2. The Secretary of State Is dt- fl re. 1.-.I to can?,., this proioscd amendment H to te puhllshed as required by the Con stitution and to be submittal to the el.-c tors of the Slate at the next general el-., B lion In the manner provided by law ! Sec. 3. If approved by the electors of th'jT H State, this proposed amendment shalt ' H t.ke . n..:t on the lat day of January. Approved March 1?. 1919. J : Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 3. ! SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO 6 A concurrent resolution providing an H amendment to Section 1. Article XIv H or the Constitution of the State or H Utah, relating to Stale debt limitation'; Be It enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two thirds of all the mem J bers elected to each ot the two Houses H .-oncurring therein; j jH 1 Section 1. Thnt It is proposed to mend ;H Se tion 1. Article 14 of the constitution H of the State of I'tah, so that the same H will rend as follows: H Section 1. To meet casual deficits or H ! failures In revenue, and for necessary ex- H penditures for public purposes. Including H the erection of public buildings, and for H the payment of all territoi lal Indebtedness ...ssiim.-il the Stale the con tract dehts. not exceeding In the nggre- gate at any one time, an amount equal tbi 2 percentum of the value of the taxable property of the State, ad shown by jH the last assessment for State purposes. iH previous to the Incurring of such lndebt- edness. But the State shall never con- tract any indebtedness except as tn the H next section provided, lh excess of such amount, and all moneys arising Irom loans h.-roin authorized, shall tc ap-pli.-.l -.'l. l- to th-- i vshi.h they were obtained. Sec. 2. The Secretory of State Is hereby directed to submit this proposed amend-ment amend-ment to the electors of the State at the next general election in tho manner pro- Sec. 3. 11 adopted by the electors of th. state, this amendment ahnll take ef- feet January 1, 1921. H Approved March IS. 1919 Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 4 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to tho Constitution of the H State of i'tah by umc-ndlng Section 5, j J Article XV relating to rights of ac- H tlon to recover damages for Injuries ro-' H cultlm- in , . ,'l BBBBBBBl Be it resolved and enacted by the Leglv laluro of the State ot Utah, tsvo thirds' I of all tho members elected to each of the two Houses concurring therein: H ' Section 1. That It Is proposed to amend H jSectlon 6. Article 16. oi . the Constitution of tho State of Utah, so that said section, H shall read us follows: ! I I ' The right of action to recover dnnvage.C for Injuii, i esul to. n m death, .hall never H be abrogated, and the amount recoverable H -ii ,n not be subject to any stututory Hint . j I tatlon. except In cases where compensa- H tion for Injuries resulting In death Is pro- I vlded for by law " H Section 2. The Secretary or State Is H 'hereby directed to submit this proposed'' H umendment to the electors of tho slat, 1 at the next gineial election In the man.- ner provided by Sec, 3 11 adopted by the electors of, f I the state the amendment shall take effect H January IsL 1921 Ap prosed October 9. 1919 H I I I. Harden Bennlon. Secretary of State, H i of tho State of I'luh. do hereby certify H that the forcguing is u lull, true nnd cor- H rect copy of all Constitutional Amend H m.nts proposed by the regular and spe- H clul sessions of the Legislature ot 191'T. H as the suine appear ol record In my of H H In witness whereof. I have hereunto set . ( my hand and affixed the Ureal Seal ot tho I H State of Utah, this 1st day of September. H 1920 l H tSe.il) HARDEN m:NION. Secretary of Slate. Igomcry, Louis Shaw, all of Llberts Utah, H GOI I.U B, BLiAKELET Register. |