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Show LEGAL NOTICES . Proposed Constitutional Amend raent No 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6 A Jilnt renlntlnn DrOPOSlnK H amend nient to Section C of Article. II of the Constitution of the state of Utah, re latlng to municipal corporations. n" It cnni ted by the IKlnlaturo of the State of Utah, two thirds vote of nil thc-meinhers thc-meinhers leeted In th..- two llou."-:i con currlnK therein: Section 1 That it Is proposed tn amend ctlon o of Article XI of tre ConstUu Hon of the Stutc of i'lnh, so that tht same mil rood ns follows! Sec, C. CorKrntions for municipal P'it POees shall not be created bv special laws. The Legislature by (.enei-al laws shall pro-v'ldo pro-v'ldo lor Uie Incorporation, ot p-inl7-ition and classification of cities and towns in proportion to population, which laws may be altered, amended or "-epealed. Any city mav frarre and adopt n chnr ter for its own poverr-moit In tho foi lowlnp manner: riu !.cl'.,;ve autho-div of the city may, by two thirds vole of Its members end upon petition or iuallfled electors to the number of 10 per cent of all votes cast at tho next pr. r.-ointr - lection for the of flee, of the mayor, sha'l forthwith provide by ordinance for the rubml.s-ilnn to the electors of the question. "Shall a Commission Com-mission be chosen to finme n charter?" The ordinance shell require ihnt the question ques-tion bu submitted fo the electors at the next regular municipal election. The hul-lot hul-lot conlalnlnc such question shail also contain the names of candidates for mem bers of tho proposed Commission, but iitnoui parly d .sl-Tiatlon. inch candidates candi-dates ho II bo nominated in the same manner as required by law for r.omlnatlon Ol city officers. If u majority of the elec tors ollng on the question of choosing a Commission shall vot.' in the r.ff imiatlvo, then th fifteen firulltlstss recelvlns e majority of tho votes cast at such election. elec-tion. huii constitute the charter Commission, Commis-sion, and shull proceed lo frame a charter. char-ter. Any chatter so framed shall be sub-I sub-I milled, to the qualified' electors of the city at an election to be held at a time to In del. rniined by the charter Commission, which Fhall be not less than thirty days subsequent to its completion and distribution distri-bution among the electors and not more than one year from such date. Alternative Alterna-tive provisions may also bo submitted to be voted upon separately The Commission Commis-sion shall make provisions for the distribution distri-bution of copies ot the proposed charter and of any eltornatlTe provisions to the qualified electors of the city, not less than sixty days before Iho election ut which it lis .teJ upon. Such propos.-U charter und I, such alternative provisions as are approved ap-proved by u majority of the electors vot-Ing vot-Ing thereon, shall hecomo an organic law of such city at such time as may be fixed I therein, and shall supersede any existing charter and all laws affecting, the organ Izallon and gOTt nunent cf BUCh city which re now In conflict therewith. Within ' thirty day, after Its approval a copy of i sin h i barter as adopted, cc; titled by the I mayor und city recorder and authenticated authenticat-ed by the seal of such city, shall bv made In duplicate and deposited, one In the of flee of the Secretary of Stato and the other in th of lice of the Cltv Recorder, snd thereafter all courts shall lake Judicial Judi-cial notice of such charier Amendments lo any such charrei .ii&y be framed and submitted by tho charter Commission In tho samo manner as pro- I vlded for making of charters, or may be proposed by the legislative authority of tho city upon u two thirds vote thereof, 'or by petition of qualified electors to a I number equal to one-tenth of the total, vole ast lor muyor on tho next preceding election, and any such amendment may be submitted at ihe next rcfjulur election, end having been approved by the mojorlly 0( Iho electors voting thereon, shall become be-come a part of the. charter at tho tlmo fixed In such amendment and shall be certified cer-tified nnd tiled us provided In ciuo of charters. Each city forming Its charter under this Section shall have and is hereby gran ted. ' the authority to exercise all powers relating relat-ing to municipal uf talis, and lo adopt and enforce within lis limits, local police, sanitary and similar regulation not to conflict con-flict with the general law, and no enumeration enumer-ation of powers In thlj constitution or any law shull be deemed to limit or restrict the g. n.-ial hrant of authority hereby con Iferred: but thlj grant of authority shall not Include the power lo regulale the service serv-ice or churges of public utilities so long-as long-as such regulation Is provided for by gen cral law. nor bo deemed to limit or restrict re-strict the power of the Legislature In mat tcrs of public or general Interest, nor thoso relating to Mate affairs. Tho power to bo conferred upon tho cities cit-ies by this Section Ahull Include thu following: fol-lowing: (a) To lev, assess and collect taxes and borrow money, within the limits pio 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 und operate, or Icicse. public utilities, local in extent and use; to acquire by condemnation, or otherwise. Within or: without tho corporate limits, property I necessary for any such purposes, subject ' to restrictions Imposed by general law for 1 tho protection ol other communities; and to giant local public utility franchises und rogululo tho cxerclso thereof subject to the continuing power of regulation ot public pub-lic utilities their rates and service, by the Stato, as is now or may hereafter be, pro- I Vlded bl K li' I al law. (c) To mako local public Improvements and to acquire by condemnutlon. or othnr- I wic. pro pert) within its corporato limits lim-its ncccssury for such Improvements: nnd also to acquire un excess over thut needed for any such Improvement and to sell or i lease such excess properly With rcstrlc- . lions, fli order to protect and preserve the Improvi mcnt. (d) To issue and sell bonds on the se j runty of any such excess property, or of 1 my public utility owned by the clt or 1 oi uio leveiiues iiicn-oi. or uolli. including. includ-ing. In tho caso of a public utility. a Iran-chiso Iran-chiso staling tho terms upon which, in cat'i of foreclosure, tho purchaser mav opci. itc such utility Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is hereby here-by directed to submit the proposed amend-I amend-I tnent to tho electors of the State ut tho I next general election in tho manner pio- vld.-d by law. , Si al if adopted by tho electors of thla Stale this amendment shall tako cf feci on January 1st. l'JM Approved March IS, 1919. j I Proposed Constitutional Amend- ment No. 2. i SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1"" jj I A resolution prdfjOslns; un amendment to section 7 Article 13 of the Constitution of th- State of Utah, relating to tax i rates for State purposes. ,: II " olved by the Legislature of tbe.r . State of I tnh. two-thirds of all tho' t members elected to each House concur ring therein: Section l 'hat it is proposed to amend section 7, of Article XIH ot the Coust'i lutlor. of the State of Utah so that tb same will read as follows: ec 7. The rate ot taxation on proper"" ' i state purposes shall never exceed i " , ft mills on each dollar o( valuullou to be apportioned ua follows. Not to excesdV , . 4' mills on each dollar of valuation lor general State purposes not to exceed "J ' J I mills on each dollar of valuation for dl bool purposes: not to exceed W ''' (mill on each douui of valuation for high- school purposes; that part of the State i.:: t.-ix appoi tloncd ',o high school purposeu , H it-hill constitute a fund to he called the High School Kund and shall bo appor-oned appor-oned to the cltl.-g and school districts ; maintaining nigh schools in the manner ' the legislature may provloe And whem-.i - H e-.i r U,. tsx.ibl-i pioperly ultliln the State,,. hall amount to S4o0.OuO.ij01). 00. the ratc-j shall not exceed on each dollar of valua- H tion two und lour-leiiths mills for general' '. btate purposes, two tenths ot one mill for i high bchooi purposes, und such levy fof ' H win raise ai nuall) an omounl which, added to sn.. other State fuuds available for district, Dvnuui purioscs, equals i.a.uu lor eu.ji h ,)- rson ol r.-ehoul age In the State, sitowlj by the i t. i pr ceding school census; un 1 j less a proposltiua to Increase such rati ,' B or rates, specifying the rate or rates pro- B l ox.-d and the lime during which tho same " HHpJ shall be levied, to first submitted to 4- .ii vote of sucn of the qualified electors ol HBpJ the State, SS, In the e.ir next pieced HJ Ing such election, snail have paid a prop-' HSpJ cny t ix eascssed to them w ithin the SUittT'" J and lh. majority of those voting thereof - HBpJ shall vote in favor thereof. In such riiaor. .'T HBpJ Bet as may be provided by law HBVJ Sec 2 The Secretary of State Is dl- reeled to cause this pi oOb d niendne HJ , to be publirh' d s required by Uie Con- H (stltuilon ana to be suomltted to tho eleeji BAVJ 1 tors of the State at the next general clc-lion clc-lion In the manner provided by law. , Sec. 3. II approved by tho electors of thj ' BJ osi i ii ndmi ni ihsni .take eflecl ol Uie 1st duy of' January, .., - 1111, l Approved March 18. 1919. Proposed Constilutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 3. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A concurrent resolution providing a' ' amendment to Section 1. Article XIV" of tho Constitution of the State oi" M L'luh. relating to State debt limitation,: ' Bi II enacted by thi Legislature of then i State of I'tah. two third.- of aJI the incui , j in 1 1 - ci d to e.u h of the two Houses concurring llicreln: Section 1. That 11 Is proposed to amend-Section amend-Section 1. ArUclo 14, of the constitullo:i of the State of Clan, so thut tho soxue read 's follows. H Section . To meet casual deficits or failures In revenue, and for necessary ex,-; pendlturcs for public purposes. Including the erection of public buildings, and for . ihe payment of all l.-rrltoilul Indebtedness assumed by the Stale, the State may con- tract debts, not exceeding in tho aggret" Kate at nn one time, an amount equal to 2 pcrcentum of tho vaiuo of the LuxabK property of the State, as shown by,. tho last assessment for Stato purpose, H previous to the incurring of such indobf " dneaa. But the State shall never con! tract any Indebtedness except as In the' next section pro"ided, in excess Of" H such amount nnd all moneys arising H from loans herein authorized, shall bo ap: - H piled solely to tho purposes for which they H I were obtained. J Sec. 2. The Srcrocary of State Is hereby J i directed to submit this proposed amend- ii. i nl lo the electors of tho Slate at tin. H next K' H. ral election In tho manner pro H Sec. S. II adopted by the electors of E the .stale, this amendment shall luko ut, H 'feet January 1, 19X1 BBBI Approved March IA 1919. BBBI Proposed Constitutional Amend- -ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A concurrent resolution proposing in H amendment to tho Constitution of thi? H State of Utah by amending Section Si . , H Article XVI. relating to rights of ac- tion to recover dumages lor injuries re- H suiting In death. iQ'A Lbbbbbbb! Be it resolved and enacted by the Lcgls H laiuru of iho Stale of l'luh. two-thirds H of all the members elected to each of H ti .. two Hous..a concurring therein: H Section 1. That it is proposed to amend H Section &. Article 16, oi the Constitution BBE of the Stute of Utah. - Aid scv.llo.-i H ball read as follows: BBBE "The right of action ro recover damages H for lnjurle-j resulting In death, shall never H bo abrogated, and the uinounl recoverable .shall not bo subject lo uny statutory llmi H tatlon. except In where compensa- H lion for injuries resulting in doalh Is pro- H Section 3. Tho Secretary Of. State Is hereby directed to submit this proposed H amendment to it".- SleCtOXS ol the Stal H ai the next general election in the man- H net piovided by law. H Sec. 3 It adopted by the electors of H the i. ii. tin- amandment shall take effect H Junuury 1st, 1911, H Approved October 9. 1919. BBBBj I I, Harden lclUi1on. Secretary of State. of the State of L'tnh, do hereby cerUfy BBBBJ thai the lorcgolng It a lull, true und cor- BBBJ reel copy of all Constitutional Amend- BBBn men's pixipoied by tho regular and Spe- BBBJ clal sessions of tho legislature of 1919, BBjBJ us the same appear ol record in my of- BjBjBja BjBBBJ In witness whereof, I have hereunto sot BjBjBja my hand und ailUed the Great Seal of tho BBjBJ Stale ol Ltuh. lids l:.t da ol September. BjBjBjB ISeui) HARDEN BBNNION of stutc. 1 1 BBfl |