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Show legal notices Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6 A Joint resolution propo.lnc an amendment amend-ment to Section S of Article 11 of the J ontltutlon of the State of I tah re iitlng to munlelpal eorporatlorm b. . ny.,Mb' ,h I?gllature of the Htat of T.tah. two thirds vote of all the member elected In the two Hotine eon-eurrlna- therein: Section 1 That It i propoed to amend Section 5 of Article XX of the r-ongtltn-tlon of the Statu of Utah, to that tht eame will read an followa. Sec. 6. Corporation. for munirlpal pnr rosea uhnll not he rrated by nperlal lawn The Ilslatur by iceneral laws nhall pro'.' vide for the Incorporation, organization an.l clarification of elUee and towns In proportion to pipulation. which laws mav J be altored. amended or rcponi, ,i Anv city may frame and adopt a char 1 ter for lis own (rovernment in the foi , lowtnir manner The leiylelatlva authority of ihe cltv may. bv me thirds vote ,., tt members and upon petition of qualified electors to' the number of 10 per rent of all votes eaet at the naxt preceding election for the Of flee of the mayor, aholl forthwith prorldf hy ordinance for the submission to (he electors of the question. "Shall a Com mission be chosen to frnme a charter?" The ordinance uhall require that the nues tion be Biibmltlfvl to the electors at the next reg-ular municipal election The bal lot contalnlnr BUch question shall also eontaln tho names of candidates for members mem-bers of the proposed Commission, but without party designation Bueh cndl-dales cndl-dales shall he nomlnmerl 1n tho same maftner as required hy law for nomination of city offlrers. If a majority of th.. torr. voting on the question of choosing a Commission shall voto In the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receiving a majority of the votes cast at such elec tion. shall constitute the charter Commli slon. and hall proceed to frame a charter. char-ter. Any charter so framed shall be sub mltted to ihe qualified eleotora of the city at an election to bo held at a time to be determined by the charter Commission, which shall be not less than thirty dava subsequent to Its completion and dintrl button among the electors and not more than one venr from ; uch date Alternative Alterna-tive provisions may also he suhniltted to be voted upon separately The Comntfl sion shall make provisions for ihe dlatrl butlon of copies of the proposed charter and of anv alternative provisions to the qualified electors of the city, not leas than sixty days before the election nt which It Is voted upon Su; h proposed charter and such alternative provisions as are approved ap-proved by a majority of the alectors vot. In thereon, shall become an ortpinlc lw Ol Much city at BUCh tltne as m.T. I" (le, therein, and shall Micrdele any existing ' barter and all laws affecting the orjcari I a tion and government ol such city which are now In conflict therewith. Within thlrt)' days HgOer 113 approval a copy of auch charter as adopted certified h the mayor and city recorder and authentlcat ed hy the seal of such e'.ty t-holl be made ; In duplicate and deposited, one In th. m i flee of the Secretary of Stale and th i other in. the of f ! e of the City Recorder, and thereafter all cOtirta shall take jnrli clal notice of such charter. Amendments to any such charter ma he framed and submitted by the charter . Commission In the same manner as pro .' vlded for miiklne of charters, or mav he proposed by the legislative authority of the city upon a two thirds vote thereof, or by petition of qualified electors to a number equal to one-tonth of the total vote cast for mayor on the next preceding election, and any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular election and having been approved by the timJorlt of tho electors voting thereon, shall be-! be-! come a part of the charter at th time fixed In siif.h amendment and shall be cer-I cer-I tlfled and filed as provided In case of charters. Bach pity forming Its chartnr undir this i Section shall have, and la hereby granted. the authority to exerce all powers rolat - ing lo municipal affairs, and to adopt t and enforce within Its limits, local police ; sanitary and similar regulation not to con-' con-' flict with the general law, and no enumer atlon of powers In this constitution or any law shall be deemed to limit or restrict the general grant of authority hereby con fcrred. but this K-nnt of authority shall not Include tho power to regulate the serv Ice or charges of public utilities so long as such regulation Is provided for by geh-i geh-i oral law. nor b deemed to limit or re-htrii re-htrii t the Mir of the Legislature In mat-i mat-i tors of punllc or general interes. nor ' those relating to State affairs. The power to be conferred upon the cities cit-ies by this Section shall Include the foi , lowing fa) To levy, assess and collect taxes j and borrow money, within tho limits prescribed pre-scribed by general law. and to levy and ' collect special assessments for benefits ; conferred. fh) To furnish all local public services: to p-.rchase. hire, construct, own, main ; tain and operate, or lease, public utilities 1 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 restrict Ions imposexl by general law for the protection OI other communities; and I to gTant local public utility franchises and j 1 regulate the exercise thereof subject to ' the continuing power of regulation of pub i He utilities, their rates and service, by the State, as is now or may hereafter be. pro- I vlded by (general law (c) To make local public improvements! j and to acquire by condemnation, or other- I wise, property within its corporate Urn- I Its necessary for such Improvements, and I ; also to acquire an excess over that needed I for any such Improvement and to se.ll or j lease such excess property with restrlc tlons, in order to protect and preserve the improvement. (d) To Issue and sell bonds on the security se-curity ol any surh excess property, or of any public utlllt owned by the city, or of tho revenues thereof, oi both. Including, Includ-ing, Id the case of a public utility, a franchise fran-chise stating the terms upon which. In case of foreclosure, the purchaser may operate such utillt Sec. 2 The Secretary of Sta to is here by directed to submit the proposed amend- . ment 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 this State, this amendment shall take cf feci on January 1st, 1021 Approved March Id, 1019. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 2. j SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8. f A resolution prorivsirn an amendment to Section 7. Article u, of the ConstltuMcn of the State of I'tah, relating to tax rates for State purr-oars. H Be It resolved by the legislature of th State of t'tah. two-thirds of all th erH members elected to each House concur- H ring therein. 7l Section 1 That it Is proposed to amend i Section 7, of Article Mil of th- Conetl- Kitlon of the State of I'uh so that the I same will read SS follows. b BSC 7 The rate of t.i ration on propar if tv for State purposes .hall nev-r exceed KsS s mills on each dollar of valuation to bo gafeaV apportioned as followa: Not to exe-ed ggg n mills on esrh dollar of valuation for geV general State put-noses; not to exceed Lfgaffl mills on each dollar of valuation for dls LKaV trlct school purposes: not to excoad V ajH mill on each dollar of valuation for high KkV school purposes; that part of the State tax apportioned to high achool purposes KeV shall constitute a fund to be called th- gH High School Fund .ind shall be appor M tlum-d to the cities anl school districts Wm maintaining hlph schools In tb manner IJjgH tie- Legislature nn,. provide. And wher ever the taxable property arlthtn th- state i shall amount tc $400.000,000 00. the rate shall not exceed on each dollar of valu geV tion two and four-tenths mills for general State purposes, i o tenths of one mill for high school purposes. ;md sv.eh levy for district school purposes as will raise an KeV nually an amount which, added to all) Kga other State funds available for dlstrb aH school purposes. equaLi $25.00 for each person of school age In the Stsle. hown by the last preceding school census, urj H leas a proposition to increase suoh rate or rates, specifying the rate or rates pro poeed and th time during which the am- sfl shall be levied, be first suhniltted to a vote of such of the qualified -lectors of tho State, as. In the year next preced lng such election, shall have paid a prop I erty Lh.x assessed to them Within the Stele I and the majority of those voting thereon H shall vote In favor thereof, In such man H ner as may be provided by law. H I Sec. 2. The Secretary of state la dh gaaaal rected to cause this proposed amendment ggggga to be published as required by the Con-stltutlon Con-stltutlon and to he submitted to the elec tors of the Stat- at th- next general ee, tion in the manner provided h leu I "'e. ; If 8ppr.iv m I leeloiM of the f. Mate this proposed amendment shah tr.ke eflect on the 1st dn. of ,liinu.ir, I Approved March 18. gl Proposed Constitutional Amend- If ment No. 3. . SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Ir NO. 6. I I A concurrent resolution providing n amendment to Section 1 Artl.-t- XT IM of the Constlttilion of the State of gH l'th, rulatlnu to State debt limitation j He It enacted by the legislature, OtW' ' -ii. inv .ilium .71 an ine in. -ii j.. pen elected to each of the two Housc-j L concurring therein gH Section 1. That It Is proposed to amend gH Section 1. Article 11 of the . onstltutlon t of the State of I'tan. so that the sanm will road as follows. H Section 1. To meot casual deficits or BJ failures In revenue, and for neceoaary cx ABBBsl pendltures for public purposes, lncbtdlnv Lbbb1 the erection ol public hulldings, and tc I th'- p.ivmeni nl nil f-rritorlal Indebtedness i asaumed by the State, the State may con I i tract debta, not exceeding In the aggr- I gato at an on.- tlma un amount equal to 2 porccntum of thu value of the taxable H property of the State, as ahown by i the last assessment for Stato purpofles. t bH previous to the Incurring of such Indent jj ednoss. Rut the State shall never con- I tract any Indebtedness exc-pt nt in th I next section provided, In excess o( such amount, and all moneys Hirisini! J fr.ni luHn- herein authorlxed. shall he ap piled solely to the purposes for which they IH obtained. SBSSSSSI Bee I The Secretary or State Is hereb: directed to submlf this proposed nmen.l : ment to the electors of th- State st the next general election In the manner pro vid-d by law H Sec. 3 It adopt-d by the electors of the State, this amendment shall tke e' bTH feet January 1. 1921. Approved March 18. 1919. H Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 4. JIIH SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Ii NO. 1. j A concurrent resolution proposing ae , nl rtieri l to the Constitution of thS State of I'tah by amending Section .fM Article XVI, relating to tight" or .- - 1H tion to r-cover damages for Injuries ro- lasssssal sulllng In death. Jfl Re it resolved and enacted by the l.egls- B lature of the State of I'tah, two third! Ti of all the members elected to oach of V tho two Hiiu;.. s concurring therein: kl Section 1 That It is pr,iiOSel to Hin-lul ill Section 5. Article 1C. of the Constitution of thi State Ol I'tah. so that said sce'i. t ILffl shall read as follows: j H "The right of ai lion to recover damage) f.ir Injuries resulting In death, shull never m LH be abrogated, and th- stnonnt reroierabln shall not be subject to any statutory limi V tatlon. except In cases where compensa mt lion foi Injurlei resulting in .ie ,tii i-ro i vlded for ny law." H Section 2. The Secretary of State If gS hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment ti the electors of ihe ataS kj at ihe next general election in the man- JH ner provided by law. 1 Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors ol the state the amendment shall take effect H January gkS Approved October 0. L'19, H I. Harden Bennlon, Secretary or stnte. H of the State of I'tah. do hereby certify gH that tin- foregoing Is a full, true and cor afksV rect copy of all Constitutional Amend- j II men's proposed by the regular and spe- clal sessions of the Legislature of 1919, ftH as the same appear of record In my of gtTSSSSn M In witness whereof, 1 have hi r unto ael afl my hand and affixed the Great Seal of th U State of T'tah. this 1st dav of September, gggggggS (Seal) HARDEN BENNION. . of State.- jH |