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Show LEGAL NOTICES Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No L SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6. A Joint resolution proposing an amend ment to Section G of Article 11 of the Constitution of the State of Ltah. relating re-lating to municipal corporation. Be It enacted b the Legislature of the Stale of l tah two third vote of alt the members elected In the two Houses concurring con-curring therein: Section 1 That It I proposed to amend Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitution Constitu-tion of the State of Ftah. so that tin same will read as follows. Sec. 5. Corporations for jnunlclpal pur poses shall not be created by special laws. I be L- k'l.-ilature general livvc ohall inn. vide for the Incorporation, organization find classification of cities and towna In proportion to population, which laws may be altered, amended or repealed Any cltj may frame and adopt a char ter for Its ow n i;ov rnni'-nt in the following fol-lowing manner The l'Klslntlve authority of the cltv may. by two thirds vote of Its members, and upon petition of qualified eleoton to the number of 10 per cent of all vote cast at the next preceding election for the of flee of the mayor, Bh all forthwith provide I by ordinance for the submission to the ; electors of the question. Shall a Com-I Com-I i-ils- lon be hnsen in frame i charter-" The ordinance shall require that the Quea I tlon be submitted to the electors at the next regular municipal election. The bol lot containing such question shall also i contain the names of candidates for mem-I mem-I bers of the proposed Commission, but without party designation Such candidates candi-dates shall he nominated In the same 'manner as required h law for nomination I of city officers. If a majority of the elOC tors votlnsr on the question of choosing a Commission shall vote In the affirmative then the fifteen candidates receiving B majority of the votes cast at such elec tlon. shnll constitute the charter Commission, Commis-sion, and shall proceed to frame 'i chat ter. Any charier so framed shall be sub mltted to the qualified electora of the cjly at an election to be held at a time to be determined by the charter Commission, which shall lie not less than thirty days i subsequent to Its completion and distil hutlon among the electors and not more than one year irom such date Alternative Alterna-tive prOVtalona may also he -submitted to be voted uon separately The Commit) sion shall make provisions for the distribution distri-bution of copies of the proposed charter and of any alternative provisions to the qualified electors of the city, not less than fiixiv nays Dei Ore me election at wnicn n It voted upon Such proposed charter and such alternative provisions as are ap I proved by a majority of the electors voting vot-ing thereon, shall become an organic lnvv of such citv at such tlnm ns may be fixed therein and shall supersede any existing charter and all laws affecting the organ izntlon and government of BUCn city whiiii are now in conflict therewith. Within thirty days after lis approval a copy of such charter as adopted certified by tho mayor und city recorder and authentlcal ed by the seal of such citv, shall be made In duplicate and deposited, one in the office of-fice of the Secretary of State and the other in the office ol" the City Recorder, and thereafter all courts shall take Judl clul notice of such charter. Amendments to any .uch charter may be framed and submitted by the charter Commission In the same manner as pro-villi pro-villi d for making of charters, or may be 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-tenth of the total vote coat for mavor on the next preceding election and any such amendment may be submitted at the next regular election, and having been approved by the majority Of the electors voting thereon, shall become be-come a part of tho charter at the time fixed in such amendment and shall bo certified cer-tified and filed as provided in case of charters ESat b city forming Its charter under this Section shall have, and la hereby granted, the nulhorltv to exercise all powers relating relat-ing to municipal affairs, and to adopt nnd enforce within lis limits, local police sanitary nnd similar regulation not to conflict con-flict with the general law, and no enumeration enumer-ation of powers In this constitution or any lnvv shall be deemed to limit or restrict the gc-noral grant of authority hereby con-ferredi con-ferredi but this grant of authority ahall not include the power to regulate, the service serv-ice or chargea Of public utilities so long as such regulation is provided for by gen erul law, nor be deemed to limit or restrict re-strict the power of Iho Legislature in mat ters of public or general interest, nor those relating to State affairs The power to be conferred upon tho rlt lea by this Section shall Include the fol lowing (a) To levy assess and collect taxes and borrow money, within the limits pie-serlln pie-serlln d b general law, and to lev anil collect special assessments for benefits conferred (b) To furnish all local public services; to purchase hire, construct, own. main tain and operate, or lea6C, public utilities, local in extent and use; to acquire by condemnation, or otherwise, within or without the corporate llmlta property necessary for any such purpose, subject to restrictions imposed by general law lor the protection of other communities nnd to grunt local public utility franchises and regulate the exercise thereof subject to the continuing power of regulation of public pub-lic utilities, their rales and service, by the State, as now or ma hereafter be. pro vided by general low fc) To make local public improvements and to acquire by condemnation, or other wise, property within Its corporate llm Its necessary for such improvements mid also to acquire un excess over that needed for any such Improvement and to sell or lease such excess property with restrictions, restric-tions, in order to, protect and preserve the Improvement (d) To Issue and Bell bonds on tho security se-curity of any such excess property, or of any public ut il 1 1 v. owned by the city, or of the revenues thereof, or both, including, includ-ing, in the case of u public utility, a fran , liL.e stating the terms upon which. In case of foreclosure, the. purchaser may operate such utility. Sec. 2. Tho Secretary of State Is herein here-in directed to submit Ihe proposed amend ment to tht- electors of tho 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 ef feet on Januarv lit 19X1 Approved March 18. l'J19. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No, 2. I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. A resolution proposing an amendment to Section 7. Article 13, of the Constitution H of the State of I'tah. relating to tax, H rates for State purposes. I Be It resolved by the Legislature of the H State of l tah, . two thirds of all the H members elected to each House concur- H therein H I Section 1. That It is proposed to amend' H I Section 7. of Article XIII. of the Consti- H Itutlon of the State of 1 tah BO that tin same will read aa follows'. H See. 7. The rate of taxation on proper, ty for Stale purposes shall never exceed js mills on each dollar of valuation to ho ' LH .apportioned as follows Not to exceed " i4Vi mills on each dollar of valuation for i general State purposes; not to exceed 3, H ! mills on each dollar of valuation for dls-trlc-t school purposes: not to exceed V- H null on each dollar of valuation for high school purpoaea; that part of the State " H I tax apportioned to high school purposes-I purposes-I shall constitute- a fund to lie called the .High School Fund and ahall be appor-,., B tluncd to the cities and school districts B maintaining high schools In the manner'.. JBVJ I the Leglatature may provide And when- JBl ever the taxable property within the State;- " shall amount to $ 100.000, 000,00, the rates sliall not exceed on each dollar of valua- BVH tlon two nnd four-tenths mills for general HBa State purposes, two tenths ot one mill for high school purposes, and such levy for JBVJ 'district school purposes as will raise un JBVJ Inually an amount which, added to nnv HBa other State funds available for district,,' HBVJ ei hool purposes. equals $25.00 for each HBVJ person of school age In the State, shown"' BVH by the last preceding school census; un- HB less a proposition to increase such rate' " HB or rates, specifying thi'rate or rates pro- I posed and the time during which tho same HB shall be levied, be first submitted to a LSBb vote of such of the qualified electors of j the State, as, in the year next prcced-"' ' BVH lng such election, shall have paid a prop- IBV ertv tax assessed to them within the Stale. and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote In favor thereof, in such man- . I nor as may he provided by law. I See. I, The Secretary of State Is dl I 1-,-i ti-d to erui.se this proposed amendment HBV , to be published ns required by the Con . stltutlon and to he submitted to tho elec- H I tors of the State at tho next general elec;-1 elec;-1 1 ion in the mariner provided by law. BBV j Set if approved by the electors of the BBS I State, this proposed amendment shall BBB I take effect on the 1st day of January . BBB 1021. mmm Approved March 18. 1919 BJ Proposed Constitutional Amend- j ment No. 3. BEN ATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION I NO 6 i A concurrent resolution providing nn HBJ I amendment to Section 1. Article XIV. B I of tho Constitution of the State of BBI Utah, relating to Stale debt limitation. BBV no it cnact-d by the Legislature of the BBJ State of Utah, two-thirds of all the mem- BBa tiers elected to each of the two Houses BBh concurring therein- BBV Bi ctlon 1 That it is proposed to amend BBb Set tlon I. Article It, of the constitution BBB of Ihe State of I'tah, so that the same BBB I will read as follows: BBB Section 1. To meet casual deficits or BBB I failures In revenue, and for necessary ex- BBB pendlturea for public purposes. Including BBB I the erection of public buildings, and for the payment of all territorial Indebtedness BBB assumed by the State, the State may con- fj BBB tract debts, not exceeding In the aggre,.' i gate al uny one time, an amount equal to BBB 2 p.ercentum of the value of the taxable BBB I property of the State, as shown by BBB the last assessment for State purposes. 'previous to the Incurring of such indebt BBB Redness. But the State shall never con- BBB .tract any Indebtedness except as in tho BB next section provided, In excess of BB I such amount, and all moneys arising BBB from loans herein authorized, shall be ap- BBB 'piled solely to the purposes for which they BBB I were obtained. Sec 2 Tho Secretary of State Is hereby BBB directed to submit this proivoscd amend- BBB ! ment to the electors of the State at the BB next general election In the manner pro BBB vldcd by law. BBB Sec. 3. If adopted by the clectora of BBB i (In- State, this amendment shall tuke of- BB I fect January 1. 1931, Approved March 18, 1919. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION " NO. 1 A concurrent resolution proposing an BBB amendment to the Constitution of the BBB State of Utah by amending Section 5, " . BBB Article XVI, relating to rights of ac-- - BBB tlon to recover damages for lnjurlca re- BBJ suiting In death. BB Bo it resolved ami enacted by the Iegis- BBB lature of the Stat,- of l tah, two thirda Ol ull Iho members elected to each of the two Houses concurring therein. Section 1. That it is proposed to amend Section 5. Article 16. ot the Constltutloa Bl of the State of Utah, so that said section BB shall read as follows: Bl "The right of action to recover damages BB for Injuries resulting in death shall never BBB bo abrogated and the amount recoverable BB shall not be subject to any statutory llml- BB tallon. except In cases where compensa- BBB tlon for Injuries resulting in death Is pro- BB vldcd for by law." BB Section 2. Tho Secretary of State Is BB hereby directed to submit this proposed BBB amendment to the electors of the state BBJ at the next general election In the man- - BBJ ner provided by law. BB S,e If adopted by the electors of BB the slate the amendment shall take effect ' BB January 1st, 1921 Approved October 9. 1919. BB I. Harden Bennlon Secretary ot State, B of the State of I'tah, do hereby certify BB that the foiegolng Ij a lull, true and cor- B rect copy of all Constitutional Amend BB meats proposed by tho regular and spe- BBJ ctal sessions of the Legislature of 19111. BB as the same appear of record in my ol- BBJ 'flee 1 In witness whereof. I have hereunto set BB mi hand :mi. 1 . -iv ,( il,, i ,i Se il of the State of Utah, this 1st day of September. BB (Seal) HARDEN HKNNION, BBB Secretary of Stale. ,'. BBJ |