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Show I, LEGAL NOTICES Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. . A Joint resolution propoKlni; n amend ment to Ruction 6 of Article 11 of th ConatltUtlofl of the StAte of I'tah. re-lntlng re-lntlng to munlclp.! rorporutlons. Be It ennctenl by the I y cUli t ' i. x of the Rtata of t'tah. two third rote of all the member c-t.l In the two Houses con-1 currlnc thcr. ln' Section 1. That It I propojoil to amend PJeetlon 5 of Article XI of the Constlt'i Hon Of the StAtc of f 'tah, eo that thi j name will ri:xd follows. Sec 5 Corporation! for municipal pur I posoB Ahull noi n- ereatad by ppe-jrvi lr, The Leglelature t- general laws shall pro-V.eie pro-V.eie for the Incorporation, organization and claaalflcatlon of citlea end towns In proportion to population, which ".aws may be altorrd amended or repealed Any city may fmmc and adopt n char tr for Its own ovrnnient In the fnl lowing mannerr The legtalatlYe authority of the cltv may by two ihirda vot of Its metnlx re and upon p-t" , n of qualified cjeors to the number of 10 per rent o' all vote . -nt the next preceding election 'or th" Of flee of the mayor, shall forthwith provide by Ordinance for lh .ubni' 'slon to the elrrtotn of the T.-itlon "Shall a Com-mlaalfln Com-mlaalfln chosen to frame o charter" Th anUnanee ah:.ii require hat the quea ', tlon be aubmlttod to the elector rt the. ne.xt regular mun'clpa) ele-ttc-n. Th" bnl- i lot contilnlno1 such question atvil! also contain the nama.i of candldntei (or mam ; hers of the proposed Commission, 'out ' without party deaipnnllon. Such candl-date candl-date shall M nominated In tha sume mnrnr rs renuired by law for nomination of city officer.-! If a majority of the U C tors votlntr on the question of choosing a Commission sh:ill vote In thf afflrmatlva then the fifteen candidates reCelrlni a ' piajoilty of th votrs c(i;t at auch election elec-tion shall eonstltute. the charter Comrnls . rlon. ar.d shall proceed to framo a char tcr. Any charter so framed shnll he mib-mlt'iid mib-mlt'iid to the qualified electors of tho city et an election lo be held nt a time to he determined be the charter Commission, which shall be not less than thirty dayn subsequent to Its completion and ellatrl-button ellatrl-button amonir the electors ar.d not more thsn one year from RUCh dat" Al'erna t'. provl :'ons may also be submitted to r voted upon eeparetely Th" commie s'on ihall niake provisions for the rllatrl hu'.'on of copies of the proivjieel ch', riet and of ajav alternative provisions to th qualified alectpri of th'- city, not less th.-r nlxty days iF-fo"' the election .at which is voted upon, Su.-h proposed charter n aiieh :.:-mat' nrovlrb.r.s is er.- an -., ed l majority of the elector- m- inp thereon, shall become an organic law n' -ii h city at such time as mnv Ivc flT'd therein, end ?hall :.upersed- ar.y ox!i"nr charter and all Iiiwb affec-.'nr the rrcin laatlon and ccvemment of ,-u. b city whU h aro now In comllct therewith W tl n thirty davs after Its approvnl a copy of u. b charter a adopted, certified bj the mayor vnd city recorder and nuthentl il ed by the teal of lUCh city shall b- tr.arln In duplicate rind dejislteel one In the of- i flee of the Serret.arv of State .and th other in the ofrice of the city Recorder, and fliei-u'.t'-' e l ""ni shall tak- Judicial Judi-cial not.-r. r.r such charter Amendments '.o any lUCh ehsrter may be framed .and submitted by the charter! Commission In the tame manner as pit-vlded pit-vlded for making cf I burters. or may be propos.yi bv the legislative authority of the city upon u two 'birds .ot. t!i reof or v petition of qualified electors to n , number equal to one tenth of Ihe lot', vote en.sl for m.nor on lh n-xt preeedlnr election, and any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular election, and havinK l,!rn approved by 'he majority of tho electors votlnr thoreon. ."hall become be-come a part of the charter al tile time fixed In t-uch amendment and shall be cor-tlfled cor-tlfled and fll?d as provided In case of ihai-ters. Ea.-h city form'.nrr It? charter und r this Section shall have nnd Is hereby gmnted, the nnthorlty to CXCrclSS all powers rel-.t inir to municipal affalra, ami o .viont ?nd enforce within Its limits, local police sanitary and similar regulation not t-i conflict con-flict with the f.-enecal law anJ no enui er Mtion pi powers in this constitution oi anv law shi'it be deemed In 'nV.t or restrict the ireneral irrr.nt oi nuthorlly hereby eon ferrcd hut this mant of authority shall not Include ihe power to r rilate the senr i Ice or ibatcts of public utilities so l. iiT' as such regulation Ip provided for bv general gen-eral law. nor be deemed m limit or restrict re-strict the power cf the Legislature in mat-: ters of public or Rcnevl Interest, nor j those relating to State affairs The power to be conf rr d UPOtl the clt-! i. h. iviio sf.rtie.ii shell Include Ihe foi iro u i".o """"" lowinS' (a) To lew, assess ond collect taxes and borrow money, wlihln the limits prtv scrlbed by generaJ lav . .and to levy and coll ct special assessments for lnetite conferred. (b) To furrish .all local public services; to P'.n-hase. hire, construct, own. main- ' tain and operate, or lease, public utllltli 1 local In extent and use; to acquire- by condemnation, or otherwise, within or, without the corporate. limits property necessary lor any such purposes subject to r- -trl. tlons lni,,ov, .1 .v f-. neral law lor the protection of other communities, and to fcrarit local public utility franchises and regulate the exercise thereof subject to the oi.tinu.nK power of regulation of pub- I lit- utilities, their ratOS fnd service -by the State, as Is now or muy hereafter be. pro vlded by Kt-neral law. (c) To in ike lo. "i public Improvements l and to acquire by condemnation or other wise property wlthli Its corporate llm-; Its necessary for such Improvement! and also to acquire an excess oyer that need' d for anv such Improvement and to sell or lease such excess properly ,vlth r.-.stric lions In order to protect and preserve the improvement, (d) To Issue and sell bonds on the security se-curity of any such excess property, or of any public utility owned by the city or of the revenues thereof or both. In; lud Ing in the case of a public utility, a frun chla5 atatins the terms upon which In caao of foreclosure, the purchaser may j op rate auch utility. sc 2 The Secretary of State Is here I bv directed to submit the proposed an 1 ! nient to the electors oi the State, ut the , next peneral election In the manner pro- vlded bv low. i Sec 3 If adopted by the electors Of I this State, this amendment shall t.ake effect ef-fect on January 1st. 1921 Approved March IK, 1818 Proposed Constitutional Am trod- j ment No. 2. BBNATI JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8. A reiolutlnn prcro:.lntr nn amendment to Section 7 Artirlf- 18 Ol the Constitution of Ihe Stste of I'tnh rolatlnK to tax rates for Slate purposes. H Fie It resolved by the legislature of tha State nf Utah, two-thirds of all tha SBBBH members elected to each Houuc concur bbbbbH rlnir therein- I Section 1 That It la proposed to amend I Section 7. of Article Xin. of the Constl- I tutlon of the State of Ctah so that tha same read oa follows: H 7. The rate of taxntlon on property proper-ty for Stat purposes shall never exceed H 8 mills on each dollar of valuation to b H nprort.oned follows: Not to exceed 4 V mills on saoh dollar of valuation for H general Btats purpoaaa: not to exceed 3 H mills on sacfa dollar of valuation for dls H trlct school purpowa: not to exceed U. mill on each dollar "t vatuotloo for hlsh PH school purposes; thnt part of tha State H tax apportioned to htijh school purposes H eonstltuts a tuna to be called tha H Fund anil shall txs appor-tloned appor-tloned to 'b nnl s.-hool dlstrlctd PH main ts inlr c hlul- schools .In the manner H the Legislature, may provide. And when- J ever the tnxable property within the State shall amount to HOG, 000. COO. 00, the rates PH .hn.li not excei on each aoi'sr of vahia H t'on two an. i four-tenths mill for general State purvcuM-. two tenths of one mill for hlph schix- purpose I and such levy for H district school purposn e will raise an rH nually an amount ' added to any pH other State funds availaule for district H m hool ptirpoi ' 1C5.00 for tsach H person of school ikc In 'he State, ahown H by the l.tst prei ding .-' hool census- nn H less a propoaltlon to Im-reaee st i h rate 1 or rates, specifying the rate o M pro- 1 posed and the time during which 'w H shall be levied, be first subn to a H vote of r.urh of the .lualifleel elei tors of H the State, as. In the year next precjd H Ing such election, shall have paid a prop- H ertj tax i to 'te mi within the State, nnd the majority of those ollng thereon H shall vote In favor thereof. In uuch man H ner aa may be provide! by law. 1 I The W ratary of State ! di- t ih's proposed amendment to be published bj rcciutti by tho Con Btltuilon and to be submitted to tho electors elec-tors of the BtatS nt th.. next general olec tion in the manner provided by law. .Sec. 3, If approved by the electors of the State this proposed smendment shall . fleet on t'ne 1st day of January, Approved March IS. 191$), H Proposed Con' Cutiona Amendment Amend-ment No. 3. SENATE CONCtHRCNT RESOLUTION v cmeutrent resolution providing an H amendment to Section 1. Article XTV H thu Constitution nf the Stato of sjjbjsbbj Utah, relating to State debt limitation bjjbjjsjj 11.- It enacted by the legislature of tha H State ol I tnh two thirds of all the mem BBBBH hers elected to each of the two Houscj sH con- Hiring therein: Section 1 Th it It Is proposed to amend bjsbbbjbb Section 1 Article H. of the constitution PH of the State of ' tah o that the sumo BbbbH read as follows- H Section 1. To meet casual deficits or H failures in reri nue. n for necessary ex r endlture- for public purposes. Including L'H the or-ction of public buildings, and for the payment ol .ill t-n itorial lndebtodneas H d h the SI it tb.- State may con- H tract deb not exceeding in the aggre H Kate ot anv one lime, an amount equnl to BpH the tralue of the taxable BH property of the State, as shown by H the Inst aaaeSSmcn; fo' Mite purposes previous to the Incurring of such Indebt PH ednesa. But the st.-ite shall never con H tract .in;. Indebtedness except as in th.- H next aactlon provided. in excess ol PH SU h amount, and nil moneys arisins H fr, m Mins herein authorized, shall b ap SH plied solely to the purposes for which they H were obtained. Yh Seeostary of state is horohv H direct 1 to Bubmil this riroposed amend H ment to the electors of the State at thi H n -t sit ' 'Ion In the manner pro BBBfl ildcd bv law. See. . If adopted by the electors ol PBBBJ the State " Intent shall take of H feet January f-'-'-'-'-H Approved Uareh ms. H Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO 1 BSSSSSSSl ' BBBBJ A concurrent re-olutlon proposing ao amondm nl to the Constitution of the pssssssssj State of ' tah by amending Section i. H Article XVI. relating to rights of sc- H i ,.n recover damages for injuria re. sjjbjbsjj solting in death, H Be it reso'v.-l nn.J enected by the l,eg1 BH lature of lb" Slate of Utah, two thlrdl BBBBJ I of all the members elected to each ol H the two. Houses concurring therein: J Be Hon 1 That it Is proposed to amond Section R. Ac i-'- 16. of the ConsUtutlnri SH of the State of Utah, so that sold aeclloa H shnll road as follows: H ' Tho right of action to recover damaget H for Injuries resulting in death, shall nnvet H be abrogated and the amount recoverable 1 shall not be subject lo nny statutory llml H latlon. except tn cases where compensa- 1 tlon for Injuries resulting In death Is pro- 'vlded for by law" iH Section I Chi Becretary cf state ii hereby directed to submit ihls proposed amendment to the el tors of the stats H .it ths nexl en in the manner man-ner provided by law. Sec. 3 If udo;ji-d by the electors ol BH thi tit'-'1" imend nl .;hall take e'fect January iafafafaffl Approved October 9. 1919. Sl I, Harden Reunion. Secretary of State, of the State of Utah, do horcby certify fgf-H I that tho foregoing is a full, true and con H : rect copy of al) Constitutional Amend- H proposed by --ular and special spe-cial sessions of the Letdslature of 1919, H I as the same appear ol record In my of bbbbsbbI In witness whereof, l have hereunto pel my hand fl l a d the Ore-s.t 8eal of th Btats of i lab. this 1st day of September. 1 i (.-..:. ii HARDEN BBNKION. 1 Seer, t try of Stata . |