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Show LEGAL NOTICES H Proposed Constitutional Amend- I ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6. A Joint repolutlon proposing an amendment amend-ment to Se.-tlon K of Art!, lo 11 of the Constitution of the State of I'tah. re latlnr to municipal eorpora t Ion?. Fo It mnrt.-il bj the L rlsln t ore of Iho State of I'tah. two thirds vote of all the members elected In the two Houses concurring con-curring therein. Bectlbn 1, Th-.t It Is proposed 'o amend Section 5 of Article XI of the Constltu tlon of the State of I'tah. so that th-same th-same will read aa tolloivn Sec. 6. Corporations for municipal pur poses shall not be created by special laws The IcKsl.ture by general law a .hill pro-vidij pro-vidij lor the Incorporation, orcanlzatloa and classification Of cities end towns In pioportlon to population, which laws may be altered, amended 'ir -epealed. Any clt;. may frnn'e and idopt a char ter lor its own government In tho fol-lowlnc fol-lowlnc manner The legislative authority of the city mav, by two-thirds vote of Its members, antl 'iprn petition of nuallfled electors to the number of If) per cent of all votes cast nt the next preceding election for the office of-fice of the mayor, shall forthwith provide by ordinance for tho eubmlsdon to the electors of the qtie.-tlon. "Shall a Commission Com-mission be chosen to name a charter?" The ordinance shall require thnt the quas tlon he submitted to tin ! oi at the next regular municipal election. The bal lot containing such iiucjtion shall also contain tho names of candidates for mem hers ol the proposed Commission, but without party designation Buch candidates candi-dates shall he nominated in the same manner as required by law for nomination of city officers. If a majority of Uk elec tore voting on the question of choosing : Comm!pr.!on shall Vote Iii 'he f ,'irma ti 8 then the fifteen candidal, t receiving a majority of tho otea cast nt such elec tlon. shall constitute the charter Commis i..n and shall proceed lo frame a charter. char-ter. Any charter so framed shall be sub-mUted sub-mUted to the qualified '.-(tors of the city at an election to be held at a time to bt determined by tho charter Commission, heh shall be not leas thai, thirty das eubsc-uutnt to its completion end dlsirl button among the electbrri and not more than one car from such date. Altc rna tlvo provisions may also bo submitted to be voted upon separately. The Commission Commis-sion shall make provisions for the distribution distri-bution of copies of tho proposed chartor and of any alternative provisions lo tho qualified electors of the city, not less than sixty days before tho election at which It is vot'd upon. Such proposed charter and such alternative provisions as aro approved ap-proved by a majority of tho electors voting vot-ing thereon, ehull become an organic law of such i H at such time as may be- fixed therein, nnd shall supersede any exlltlng chartor nnd ail laws alfoctlng the organ Isatlon niKi government el such cit) t'ii.h are now In conillct therewith. Within thlrlv days alter in appro. al a copy c( Mich Charter as adopted, certified by tho mayor and clt, locorder and authentic! ad by the seal ol such city, shull he made In duplicate and deposited, one In tho office of-fice of the Secretary ot State and the other in the office of the City Recorder, and thoreaflcr all courts shall tako Judl dal notice of BUCh charter. Amendments to any ruch cNartcr may be framed and submitted by tho charter Commission in the same manner as provided pro-vided lor making of charters, or may be proposed b tho legislative aiilhoilty ot tne city upon a two-thirds vole thereof, or by petition of Qualified electors to a number etiuul to one-tenth of thu total vote cast, lor mayor on the next preceding election, and any BUcJh amendment may Be ful'inltte-d at the next regular election, and having been upproved by tho majority of the electors voting thereon, shall become be-come a part of the charter at the llmo Ilxed In such amendment tuid nhall be certified cer-tified and tiled us provided In exso ol charters. Each city forming its charter under this Section Bbull have, and it hereb) granted, tho authority to exercise all powers rnl-it lng lo municipal affairs, and to udopt and enforce, within Its limits, local polite sanitary and similar regulation not io ton-ill, ton-ill, i with iho gene-al law, and no enumeration enumer-ation ot powors In thlo constitution or any law dIiuII be deemed to limit or restrict tho general grant of authority hereby conferred; con-ferred; but thU grar.t of authority shall not include' the power to regulate iho serv ice or charges of public utilities eo long us such leguiailoii la provided for by gen eral law. nor bo deemed lo limit or re strict the power of the Lcgltla tui e in mat ten oi public or general Interest, nor those relating to stute attaint. The power lo bo conferred upon tho clt-ic.i clt-ic.i by this Section ohall Include tho foi lowing: taj To lev assess and collect taxes and borrow money, within the- limits pie-scribed pie-scribed by general law, una to levy and collect special usdejsinelila lur benefits conferred. (b) To furnl.ih ull local public services, to purchase, hire, construct, own, main tain und opurutc, or IBS SB, public utilities, lot al In extent and use. to acquire b condemnation, or otherwise, Within or will, out llic. corporate limits, properly necessary lor uny such purposes. BUDjBCt to restrictions imposed by general law lor tho protection ot other communiiica; and to gram local public utility franchises una regulate Hie exercise thereof subject to the tor.tlniiing power ol regulation ot pub lie Utilities, their rates and service, by the State, as la i.ov or muy hereafter be, provided pro-vided by general law. tc) To make locui public Improvements and to acquire by condemnation, or otherwise, other-wise, property within lUt eoioiute limit.-, necessary lor audi luiprov ciiieni-J. and uibo io acquire an excess over tiiut needed lor uny .such Improvement and to nell or lease such excess properly with restriction, restric-tion, in ordi r lo protect and preserve the improvement. td) To Issue and sell bonds on the security se-curity of any such cjcccsa property, or of uny public utility owned By tho dtj or of ihc revenues thcreoi. or boih, including, includ-ing, in the cuae of a public utility, a inui chisc stating the terms upon which. In cafi'i of foreclosure, iIk. purchaser may operate auch utility. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is here by ulrected to submit tho proi-ov.d urnend-ment urnend-ment to tho electors of the state at tno next general election m tho mannei provided pro-vided by law. ,Se. . J. it adopted by the electors of this Stui' this amendment shull luke ef led on Junuurv 1st, 1921. Approved March 18. lfia Proposed Constitutional Amend- ment No H SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. H A resolution propo.-dnc an amendment to H Section 7. Article 13. of the Constitution fgH of the State of I'tah. relating to tax H rates for Stale purposes H Be It r -solii-d bv the T- KlrLature of the H State of Utah, two thirds of all the M members elected to each Houae concur- H Seetion I, hat It Is proposed to amen 1 Section 7. of Article Xlll of the Constl- H tntlon of the State of I'tah so that the H same wKI read us follows: .H See. 7. The rate of taxation on proper- H Itj tor State purposes .hall never exceed H A mills on each dollar of valuation to be H apportioned as follows: Not to exceed 44 mills on each dollar of valuation for H general state purposes; not to exceed 1 H ; mills on each dollar of valuation for dls- H trict school purposes; nol lo exceed V - f j mill on each dollar ol valuation ior high H school purpof.es; that part of the Stat I H 'tax apportioned ;o high school purposed H shall constitute a lund to be called the H iHldi School Fund and yhull bo appor H I tloned to tho Cities and :chool districts H ! matatainMg high schools In the manner H the Legislature may provioe. And when- fJ-H ever th" taxable property within the Stale H Ibhall amount to $400,000,000.00. tho rates H shall not exceed or. each dollar of value- H tion two and four-tenths mills for general H Stato purposes, two-tenths oi one mill for H I high schoo: purposes, and auch levy for H district school purposes as will raise an- H nui'.l1:, an Linocnl which added lo any H ether Stntn funds available for district H I school purposes, equals $25,00 for each H person of school age In tho State, shown H by the laet preceding school census, un- H less a proposition to Increase such rate H 'or mte." specifying tho rate or rates pro- H I posed and the time during which the same H shall be levied, bo first submitted to a 1 vote of such of the qualified electors of U. State, as. in ih year next preced- 1 ing such election, shall have paid a prop- H erty tux ;..sce3a.d to th, m within the Stute. H and tin- mujoriiy of those voting thereon 1 shall vole In favor thereof In such man- H ner as may he provided by law. H Sec. 2. Tho Secretary of State Is dl- r'.t.d tv causi this proposed nmrndmont i I I to bo published us required by the Con- H stltutlon and to be sviomittcd to tho elec- -j tors of Iho State al the next general elec- tlon in the manner provided by law. H StM 8, If approved by the electors of thj Ktate, this proposed amendment shall lake cllecl ol. the 1st duy of January, ssH ! Approved March 18, 1919. flpJF, j Proposed Constitutional Amend- ment No 3. IK SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION aKr NO. 6. H ! , A coneurr nl resolution providing an jrJH I amendment to Section 1, Article XIV M ot ihu Constitution ot tho Stato of i tab. relating to State debt limitation. ssffl Be it enacted bv the Leguluture of tha -sl Stats of Utah, two-thirds of all the mem- H bo rs elected to each of tho two Mouses concurring therein: sH Section 1 Thut it is proposed to amond Section 1. Article 14. of the constitution ppH 'of the Slate of I'tah. so thai tho aumo will read follow j ppH 1 Section v. To meet casual deficits or I failures In revenue, and for necessary ex- ppH 'pendllures for public purposes. Including the erection of public buildings, und lor ppH : tho payment oi .all territorial Indebtedness ' icssumed by the State, the State may coo- ! tract debts, not exceeding in the uggre gate at any one time, an amount equal to 1 I j perccntuni uf the value of the taxblv 'property ol tho State, as shown bj H the last nsseasment for Stato purpos PJI 1 pr. vioua to the Incurring of such Indobt-ednc-.ss. But the State shall never con tract any Indebtedness except as In the pipH next section provided. in excess of . such amount, and all moneys arising H I from loans horeln authorized, shall be op- ppH 'piled soli I. 10 iho purposed lor which they ppH were obtained. J Sec 2. The Secretary of State Is hereby PislslsV directed to submit this proposed amend WBt1 ment lo the electors of the Stato at tho pppj nexi general election in the munncr pro- pppj vide-d by law. I s, , J It adopted bv tho electors of BJjBJBjsn I tho State, this amendment shall tako ef ppH feet January 1 1921. PPB j Approveu Muich 18, 1919. ' HHl '" Proposed Constitutional Amend- Rf ment No. 4 BR- SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Bt - A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to th Constitution of tho Stato of i'tah by amending Section S. Article XVI. rclutlng to rights of ac- 1 tlon to recover dumages (or injuries re H suiting in death ppH Bo It resolved and enacted by the Legls fl luturo of tho Stute of Utah, two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two Houae . s com ui ring therein: Section 1 That it K p-Mi osi-d to amend ;.lSion 5. Article 16, ot the Constitution ot tho Stute of Utah, BO thut &aid section pH shall read as follows: I The light of action to recover damages ! for injuries resulting in death, shall never pl 'be ubrogated. and tne amount recoverable PH 1 shall not be subject to ally t ituton Unit BH latlon. except in eae. when compenaa BH tion for injuries resulting In dealh la pro- ppj Ivlded tor by law." tier Hon 1 Tho Secretary of State Is pppg 1 hereby directed to Submit this proioscd -' pH iiinendmcnt lo tho electors ol the statu Bppi lai the next general election in the mnu . ppH .ner piovide-d by law. BjlVvK See 3 'f adopted by tho electors ot ppH the state tho amendment shall tuke effect 1 January 1st. 1981 Approved Oetober 9. 1919. ppH 1. Harden Bennlon, Secretary of State... of the Statu of I'tah, do hereby certify pppj that the foregoing Is a full, true and cor- pppj reel OOPS oi all Cun.tltuiit.nal Amend 1 ments prcmoicd by the regulur und spe paBaBaBaBaIJ clul aesalona of tho Beglsluluro of ISX'J. -Vppj as Lho same appear ot record In my of pppj H In witness wher.-of. I have hereunto aet aSJBJBJBJJ mv hand and uffixed tho Great Seal of the pH Stato ot Utah, this 1st day of September, Bppj (Seal) lLMRPEN BENNION, Secretary of Stute. PPB -- Mm- |