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Show legal Notices I Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 1. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6. Joint resolution proponing nn amend-menl amend-menl to Section s of Article 11 of the Constitution Of the St-it- of Ptnh, re l u Inr in municipal corporations. Be It enacted by the legislature of the State of Ptnh. tWO-thlrdS vote of nil the nit inbera elected In tho two Houses con. eurrlng therein. Section 1 That It Is proposed to amend Section j of Article XI. of the Conatltu tion of the State of Ptnh. -o that thi snrno will road as follows: Sec, 5. Corpora t Ions for municipal pur poseo shall not be created hy special law-K The Legislature by general laws shall provide pro-vide for the im orporat Ion, orgnnlr.n tlnn and Classification of cities nd towns In proportion to population, whieh laws muy be altered, amended or repealed. An ilt inny frame nnd adopt a char ter for its own government In the fob i lowing manner: The legislative nuthorltv of the city ma) by two thirds vote of it.s member and upon petition of qunllfled electors to the number of 10 per cent of oil votes cast t th.- mxt pre,. Mint; election for the of I flee of the m.iyor. shall forthwith provide by ordinance for the submission to the I electors of the question. "Shu II a Com ' mission he c hosen to frame ft charter?" The ordinance shall require that thr inn s tion be submitted to the eleetorn at th-next th-next reciilur municipal election The Dal lot containing such question shall also eontaln the names of candldatex for mem bers of the proponed Commission, hut without party d.-.sljrnatlon. Such candidates candi-dates shall nominated In the same manner ris required le, l.-iw for nomination of city officers. If a majority of the electors elec-tors votlnp on the question of chooslnK Com mission shall vote In the affirmative then the fifteen candldatefl receiving B majority of the votea cost at such c-lec tion. shall constitute tho charter Commls sion, and shall proceed to frame a char ter. Any charter so framerl nhnll be sub mltted to the qualified electors of the city ot n election to be held at a time to be determined by the charter Commission, which shall he not less than thirl . days subsequent to Its completion and distribution distri-bution among the electors and not more than one year from such dote. Alterna tlve provisions may also ! submit ter) to bt vot. i upon separately. The Commission Commis-sion shnll make provisions for the distribution distri-bution of copies of the proposed charter nnd of any alternative provisions to the qualified electors of the city, not less than sixty days before the election at which it Is voted upon. Such proposed) charter and such alternative provisions as are approved ap-proved by a majority of the electors vot-Ing vot-Ing thereon, shall become an organic law o( lUCh city ot such time as may be fixed therein and shall supersede sny existing rharter and all laws affecting the organization organ-ization and government of Such city which ore now In conflict therewith. Within thirty days after Its approval a copy of Such chart.-r as adopted, certified by tho mayor and city recorder and authenUcat e hy the seal of such city, shall be mude In duplicate and deposited one In the of flee of the Secretary of State and the other In the office of tho Cltv Recorder, anrl thereafter all courts shull tako Judl clal notice of such charter. Amendments to nn such charter ni iy be framed und submitted by the charter Commission In the same manner na pro vided for making of charters, or may bo propoflel by the legislative authority of the city upon a two-thirds vote thereof, or hy petition of qualified electors to B number equal to one tenth of the total vote east for mayor on the next precedlnj? election, and nny such amendment may be submitted at the next regular election. :.n.l having been approved by the majority of the electors voting thereon, ehull been, be-en, e n part of the charter at the time fixed in such amendment and shall be certified cer-tified and filed as provided in case of charters. Bach City forming Its charter under thU Section shall have, and Is hereby granted, the authority to exercise all powers relat Ing to municipal affairs, anil to adopt nnd enforce within It.s limits, local police sanitary and similar regulation not to con-fllct con-fllct with the general law. and no enumeration enumer-ation of powers In this constitution or any law shall be deemed to limit or' restrict the general grunt of authority hereby con-(i con-(i rred but this grant of authority shull not Include the power to regulato the service serv-ice or charges of public utilities so long, as such regulation Is provided for by general gen-eral law DOr be deemed to limit or restrict re-strict tho power of the IKllatnro In mat ters of public or general Interest, nor those relating lo State affairs The power lo be conferred upon the cit les by ihls Section shall Include the following-fa) To levy, assess and collect taxes md borrow money, within the limits pie- crlbed by general law, and to levy and collect special assessments for benefits conferred. (b) To furnish all local dubllc service; to purchase, hire construct, own main tnln und operate, Or lease, public utilities, local in extent nnd use; to acquire by -ondemnation, or otherwise. within or (rithout the corporate limits, property leeessarv for any such purposes subject lo restrictions imposed by general law for the protection of other communities, and ;..i grunt loeul public utility franchises and j egulate the exercise thereof subject to he . i, nt inning jHiwcr of regulation of pubic pub-ic utilities, their rates and service, by the I State, as Is now or may hereafter be, pro- 1 .Ided by panoroJ law. lo) To make local public Improvements: md to acquire by condemnation or other- I vise property within Its corporate Units Uni-ts necessary for such Improvements; and tlso to acquire an excess over that needed 'or any such Improvement and lo sell or ease such excess p roper tJ with restrlc-Ions, restrlc-Ions, In order to protect and preserve he improvement. (d) To Issue anrl sell bonds on the sc lUtity of nny such excess property, or of my public utility owned by the cit) or if tho revenues thereof, or both. Inducing Induci-ng In the cose of a public utility, a fran-hlao fran-hlao stating the terms upon which. In ftse of foreclosure, I ho purchaser may iporate such utility. See 2. The Secretary of Slate Is hero-iy hero-iy directed lo submit the proposed amend mint to the electors of tho State at tho text general election In tho manner pro-Ided pro-Ided by law. Sec, 3. If adopted by the electors of) his State this amendment shall toko ef , cct on January 1st, 1981, Approved .March IS. 1019 I Proposed Constitutional Amend- . ment No. 2. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. ' A resolution proposing nn amendment to . Section 7. Article 13. of the Constitution ; of the State of IMah. relating to ts rates for State purposes. H Be it resolved by the legislature of the t State of Utah, two-thirds of all the H I members elected to each House concur ring therein: H I Section 1. That It Is proposed to omeni ' eeS J Section 7. of ArtlNe XIII of the Consri- H tutlon of the State of Ctah so that the"" gH pnine will read as follows: H Sec 7. The rate of taxation on proper- H ty for State purposes shall never exceed gsggggV 8 mills on each dollar of valuation to be Pgggggra apportioned as follows: Not to exceed H 4V4 mills on each dollar of valuation for H general ,i. . not to exceed .1 mills on each dollar of valuation for di's- H trict school purposes: not to exceed 'A mill on each dollur of valuation for hlgti H school purposes; that pnrt of the Stats K tax apportioned to high school purpose! - P shall constitute n fund to he rolled ttu High School Fund and shall be appor- i Honed to the cities and school districts PgH ; maintaining high schools In the manner gf I the Legislature may provide. And when H 'ever the taxable property within the Slate H , shall amount to Oft. 000. 000, 00, the rates H I shall not exceed on each dollar of valuu- tion two nnd four-tenths mllU for general H j State purposes, two-tenths ot one mill for H high school purposes, and such levy for gB district school purposes as will raise on- nually an amount which: added to anv H '.other State funds available for district PgH school purposes. equals $25.00 for each H person of school ago In the state, shown H by the last preceding school census, un- PgH I less a proposition to increase such rati , H ior rates, specifying the rate or rates pro- posed and the time during which the sam H shall he levied, be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of ftaaaaS the State, as. In the year next prcc-d H ing such election, shall have paid a prop H erty tax assessed to them within the State H and the majority of those yollng thereon H ,r.hall vote In favor thereof. In such mail H ner as may bo provided hy law. BSgV Sec. 2 The Secretary of State Ls dl- I reeled to cause thl.s proposed amendment gggggfl i to hr published us required by the . 'nn aV , r.tltution and to be submitted to the elee- H i tors of the State ut the next general elc , Hon In the manner provided by law. H I See, 3 It approved by the eleclors of tl, H i State, this proposed amendment shall H I take effect on the 1st day of January. iiiiiB g-gggV Approved March 18, 1919. 9g"g9J i Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amend-ment No. 3. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION I NO. 6 : A concurrent resolution providing an amendment to Section 1, Article XIV. of the Constitution of the State of ggggB Utah, relating to State debt limitation. Be it enacted hy the legislature of the geH j State of I 'tab. two thirds of all the mem bers elected to each of the two Houses I concurring therein: S H Section 1. Thut It Is proposed to mcne gsgggg Section 1. Article 11. of the constitution' of the State of Ctah, so that the same H read as follows: J Section 1. To meet casual deficits or B I failures in revenue, and for necessary ex-'pendlturcs ex-'pendlturcs for public purposes, including J the erection of public buildings, ahd for H i the payment of all territorial Indebtedness H 'assumed by tho State, the State may con- H tract debts, not exceeding In the aggro H gate at any one time, an amount equal to '. ft 1 2 perccntum of the value of the taxable-' taxable-' property of the State, as shown by H I the last assessment for State purposes, " H I previous to the Incurring of such Inder. t- H I edness. liut the Stale shall nevor con H tract any Indebtedness except as In the' next section provided. In excess of such amount, and all moneys arising from loans herein authorized, shall be Bjp gS 'piled solely to the purposes for which they H were obtained. g Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is hereby directed to submit this proposed amend- H ' ment to the electors ot the State at the H I next general election in the- manner pro-vlded pro-vlded by law. Sec. S. If adopted by the electors of 1 the Stale, this amendment shall taku el- ef feci January 1. 1921. j Approved March IS. 1919. , Proposed Constitutional Amend- ment No 4. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A concurrent resolution proposing an H amendment to the Constitution of tho H Slate of Utah by amending Section 5. gH Article XVI relating to rights of ac- lion to recover damages for Injuries re- H suiting in death Be It resolved and enacted by the Legls H lature of the State ot 1'tah. two thirds H of all the members elected to each of ' H the two Houses concurring therein: , H Section i That It Is proposed lo amend ' Section 5. Article 16, of the Constitution H of tho State of 1'tah. so that suid section shall read us follows: H "The right of action to recover damages for Injuries resulting In death, shall never jH be abrogated, and the amount recoverable U shull not be subject to an statutory Una)- g tutlon, except In cases where compensa- tion for Injuries rcsultliLg In death is pro- 1 vlded for hy law." Pf Section 2 The Secretary of State gH hereby directed to submit this proposed H amendment to tin- I- ctors ot tho st.it. at the next geneial election in the mun; ner provided by law H Sec. J. II adopted by the electors of th.- sl'iit i the amendment hall take effect' January 1st. 1921. Approved October 9. 1919. I, Harden Itennlon. Secretary of Slate. gH of the State of Utah, do hereby certify- ' that the foregoing Is a full, true and cor-,, , reet copy of all Constitutional Amend- . ments proposed by the regulur and spc ' ' clsl sessions of the Legislature ol 191'.' bH as the same appear oi record in m ot- gH gB In witness whereof. I have heicunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the Stat.- oi 1'iuh, tlua 1st .lay oi September, ggggggl HARDEN BENNION. Secretary of Stale. - eH |
