| Show constitution OF THE STATE OF UTAH PRE PREAMBLE we the people of the state of utah grateful to almighty god foi for ou our freedom in order to secure ita its blessings instine domestic tranquillity and form a more perfect government do establish this constitution anti ARTICLE I bin BILL OF RIGHTS sedi SEO A all men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights which hiah are life liberty and tho the pursuit of happiness t SEC all free governments aro are founded on tho the authority of the people peo ae and instituted for their equal protection and benefit lt wa SEC the right of trial by jury shall remain forever inviolate SEC tho the right to worship god according to the dictates of conscience shall never bo be infringed nor shall any person be compelled to attend or sup port any form of worship nor shall any control of or interference with ith the rl rights of conscience be permitted nor any preference bo be given by law to any re religious jets establishment or mode of wor worship no religious test or property qualification shall be required for any office offic of public trust nor for any vote at an any election nor shall any person bo be incompetent to testily on account of ous belief 11 the privilege lego of the writ of habeas corpus shall not bo be suspended unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require SEC excessive bail ball shall not bo be required nor excessive fines a imposed nor shall cruel or unusual punishments bo be inflict inflicted edo SEO SEC all persons shall be by sufficient sureties unless for capital of fences when the proof is evident or the presumption great SEC no person shall be hem beld to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment resentment or indictment of a grand jury except in cases arising in the ur land nd and naval forces or in tho the militia RILIA when in actual service in time of war or public danger nor shall any person for the same offence offense te be twice put in jeopardy nor bo be compelled in any cri criminal case to bo bb witness witness against himself nor bo be deprived of life liberty oi or property without due process recess of law nor shall private property erty bo be taken for public uso use without juat jutt compensation P in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy tho the right to a il eady and public trial by an impartial jury of the tile State statland and district wherein the crime shall have been commuted committed which district shall have been previously sly ascertained by law and to be informed of the na uro are and cause of fire the accusation sadon to be confronted with the witnesses against jilin to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance of coi counsel insel for his big defence I SEC 10 the slate state shall pass no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press bress or the right of tho people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for the redress of or grievances government SEC ec 11 tho the military shall be subordinate to the civil power SEC 12 no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor in time ol 01 of war except in the manner tobe to be prescribed by law SEC 13 representation shall be apportioned according to population SEU SEC 14 there shall be no imprisonment for debt except in cases of fraud SEC 15 foreigners who are or who may hereafter become bonafide aona fide residents of this state shall enjoy tile same rights in respect to the possession enjoyment transmission and inheritance of property as native born citizens SEC 16 the right of the people to bo be secure in their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall shah not he be violated and no warrant shall issue but on probable cause supported by oath or affirmation particularly describing the place or places to bo be searched and the person or persons and thing or things to be seized SEC 17 treason against tile state shall consia only in levying war against it adhering to its enemies or giving them aid and comfort and no person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to tho the same overt act or on confession in open court SEC 18 the tight right of citizens to keep and bear arms for common do fence shall not be questioned s the blessings of free government can only be maintained by a fi firm rm adherence to justice ice moderation temperance frugality and virtue and by frequent recurrence to fundamental arinel principles SEC 20 this enumeration of rights s abhau not bo be construed to impair or deny others retained by the people aati II RIGHT op SUFFRAGE cJ every citizen of the united states not laboring under tASE the disabilities il atles named in this constitution of the ago of avent twenty one years and over who shall have resided in the state six months and T the coun county thirty days next preceding any election shall be entitled to vote vot borall for all officers cers that now are or hereafter may be elected by the people and upon all questions submitted to the electors at such election provided that no person who has been or may be convicted of treason or felony in any stale slite br or territory of the united states unless restored to civil rights shall be entitled to the privileges of an elector SEC during the day on which any many general election shall be held no elector shall be obliged to perform military duty except in time of war wa r or public danger BEC size all elect elections lons by the people shall bo be b by secret ballot iseck sr ca provision shall be made by law for for r the registration of the n names modulf of the electors within the counties of which they may bo be residents and for foe tho ascertainment proper proofs of the persona persons who shall be entitled to the tile right of suffrage ARTICLE III distribution OF or POWERS SEC the powers of the government of the state shall be di dl three separate departments the legislative the executive and the judicial and neither of said departments shall exercise any functions appertaining gainin ito to either of the tile others except in the cases herein expressly di directed or dr permitted AnTi anticura cra IV legislative department S SEC th the le legislative gi sin ve aill authority u orty oft of this h I S state ato shall b bo vested in a legislature u e which chabal shall ce consist ns of a senate n aa and he house a a of cepres representatives on Wives and the sessions th thereof of shall ha be held at the seat at of g government vern in t SEC th the sessions on of th the IM legislature t shall 1111 11 11 be biennial nialand and except capt at the ft first t session si th thereof or of shall hall commence in ra en ce on n tl the second it d I monday I in january neten next ensuing ul n gt tho I I election let c n of mo members lb r oft of the he h house of rep representatives presenta tives unless the e governor s shall ban a co convene vene the leg legislature altura ture b by y pro proclamation lavation la mation ef SEC theme the members mb e ra of the house of representatives shall except at the first election be chosen biennially by the qualified electors of their respective spec tive districts on the first monday in august and their term of office shall be two yeara years from the day lay next after their election SEO SEC the senator senators shall be chosen by the qualified fied electors of their respective districts at the same time and places as the members of the house of representatives and their term of office shall be four years from the day next atter after their election except as herein otherwise provided SEO SEC tho first legislature shall consist of thirteen senators and awen ty six representatives tue the number of senators and representatives may be increased but the senators shall never exceed thirty in number and the number of representatives hhall never be less than twice that of the senators senator S the ap apportionment and increase of tho the members of both house houses shall be as prescribed by law SEO no person shall boa bo a senator who shall not riot have attai attained ried the age of 01 twenty five citizen years ears nor shall any person be a senator or representative who shall not be a citizen of the united states and who except at the first el electron ec shall not have bare been two years a resident of this state and for one year next p preceding din his his election a resident of the district in which he be Is elected no vo person he holding din beels any state office except off officers leers of the state militia c commissioners m ners of deeds and notaries not aries public and no executive or judicial officer officer shall hall have a seat in the legislature SEC SE the members bera of the legislature shall before entering upon their y adeata duties au eata take an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the united dr F and ot of this state and faithfully th fully to discharge the duties of their respective re offices isec s each honse house audgo of the qualifications elections and returns of its awn members mem bera may punish them for disorderly conduct and with the of two thirds of its whole number ex expel ei a member aih SEC 91 no member of the legislature shall during the term for which he T dball lb have been elected el be es ellb aten e appointed to toan any civil office of profit under h this state which shall have bare been created or t the e emoluments of which shall have been during such term except such office as may be refilled filled by election by tho the pr people ople SEC y 10 members of the legislature in all cases except treason felony H dr breach of f the ang once shall hall bo be privileged from arrest during the session of the legislature for days next before the commencement and after the termination thereof SEC s E neece 11 when w h e a vacancy c occurs r in either house tho the over nor shau shall asu governor order ord r an a election n to t fill n such ch vacancy vasy SEC 12 A majority of all the members elected to each house shall constitute a quorum to transact business but a smaller nur number aber may adjourn from I ay to dav and compel tha the attendance of absent members in such manner and under under such penalties as each bouse may prescribe SEC 13 each house shall establish ita its own rules keep a journal of own pr proceedings me e d in gs a and n a p publish u bli ab t them n ON except ce p sue such parts part S as require secrecy and an d th tho beasa yens and n d na nays of ill the in members b 01 r of f ell e r hou house se on oil any question shall hu a at th tho desire I r of any y th three re in members in her present r t bo be entered ill on the journal ac 14 th the door of each I I he bouso shall h b be 11 kept le pt open durin during g its session ses siou except c tt the h so senate n to while h sitting in ex executive so session on and neither r house shall without ithe butth the co consent t of f th the other t e r adjourn it f for in all than r n three days nor any other place than that in which I it may bo be holding session six IS 15 the enacting clause of every law shall bo be as follows bo be enacted by tho the legislature of the tile state of utah SEC sem 10 16 any bill or joint resolution may originate in cither either house the legislature and shall be read three times in each house before the tile passage thereof and shall not become a law without the concurrence of a majority of all tho the members elected to each house on the final passage all blila bills the voto vote shall be by yeas leas and nays bays which shall bo be entered on the journal SEC 17 no law shall bo be revised or amended by reference to its title only but the act aa as revised or section as amended shall be enacted and published at length SEC 18 all bills or joint resolutions resolution passed by the legislature shall be signed by the presiding officers of the respective houses SEC 19 the legislature shall not agn grant nt any special privilege or bill of divorce nor authorize any lottery gift enterprise or game of e chance tance SEO 20 kb no money shall be drawn from the treasury except as appropriated by law SEC 21 provision shall be made by law for bringing suit against the state SEC 21 22 the first regular session of the legislature may extend to one hundred and twenty days flays but no subsequent regular session shall exceed sixty days bior nor shall any session convened by the governor exceed twenty days SEC 23 the members and officers of the legislature shall receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law and no increase of such compensation shall take effect during the term for which the members mein bers and officers of cither either house shall have been elected SEC 24 every bill passed by the legislature shall be pro presented son ted to the governor vernor if ho he approve it ho he shall sign it whereupon it shall become a sian ff law I w but if not he shall return it with h hh objections to the tile house in which it originated which house shall cause such objections to be entered upon its journal and proceed to reconsider it if after such consideration it again pass both houses by a vote of two thirds of the members elected to each house eam ouse it shall become a law notwithstanding the governors objections if any bill shall not be returned within five days after it shall have been presented to him sunday excepted axce led exclusive of the day on oil which ho he received it the same shall shall be law in like i ke manner as if ho be had signed it unless the legislature by ita its final adjournment prevent such return in which case it shall not become a law unless the governor within five live days after the adjournment journ ment shall file such bill with his approval thereof in the office of the sec secretary y of state ARTICLE V EXECUTIVE SEC the supreme executive power of this state shall bo be vested in a governor SEC tho the governor shall bo be elected by the qualified electors at the time and places of voting for the members of the legislature and adall hold his office for the term of two years and until his successor shall bo be qualified SEC sim no person shall be vIl gible to tile office of governor who is not a qualified male elector and who at the time of such election has not at rt ago of twenty five years and who except at the first election under tinder this thi S constitution shall not have boon been a citizen resident of this state for two yeara years next preceding the election SEC seca the governor shall be commander in chief of the military forces of this state and may call out the same to execute the laws suppress insurrection and repel invasion and when the governor shall with tho the consent of the legislature be out of the state in time of war and at tho the head of any military force thereof he shall continue commander in chlof chief of the military forces of the state SEC lie ile shall transact all executive business for and in behalf of the stam and may require information in writing from the officers of the executive department upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices SEC when any office shall from any cause become vacant and no mode is prescribed by the constitution and laws for filling such stich vacancy the go governor shall have power to fill such vacancy by appointment which shall expire when such vacancy shall bo be filled by due course of law I SEC seca he shall see that the laws are faithfully executed beai tho governor may on extraordinary occasions convene the legislature by proclamation and shall state to both houses when organized the purpose for which they have been convened SEC he shall communicate by message to the legislature at every r regular c ular session tile condition of tn state and recommend such measures asto as bo may deem expedient SEC |
