Show constitutional no I 1 1 av u 1 AMENDMENT A JOINT resolution PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10 OF ARTICLE VII AND TO SECTIONS 2 3 5 6 and 12 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE constitution OF THE STATE OF UTAI UTAH H RELATING TO THE SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS HOW constituted TERMS OF OFFICE qualifications OF JUDGES jurisdiction JUDGES PRO TEMPORE CHANGE OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BY THE legislature SE SELECTION LECTION OF JUDICIARY AND EFFECT ON INCUMBENT JUDGES be it enacted by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of wi embers elected to each of the yh houses au uses x voting olinc in fa favor vor thereof section 1 it is proposed to amend section 10 of article VII of the constitution of the state of utah as follows see sec 10 the governor shall nominate and by and with the consent of the senate appoint all state and district officers whose offices are established by this constitution ution or which may be created by law and whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for if during t the recess of the senate a vacancy mccu occurs rs in any state or district office the governor shall appoint some fit person to discharge the duties thereof until the next meeting of the senate when he shall nominate some person to f fill ill such off office ice if the of office f ice of secretary of state state auditor ete treasurer attorney general superintendent superintendent ET of p public u alic ins action be vacated by death resignation or otherwise it shall be the duty of the governor to fill the same by appointment and the appointee shall hold his office until his successor shall be elected and qualified as may bo be by law provided section 2 that it is proposed to amend sections 2 3 5 6 and 12 of article VIII of the constitution of the state of utah as follows sec 2 the supreme court shall consist of five judges judge which number may be increased or decreased by the legislature but no alteration or increase shall have the effect of removing a judge from office A majority of the judges constituting sti the court shall be necessary to form a quorum or render a decision if a justice of the supreme court shall be disqualified from sitting iti in a cause before said court the remaining judges shall call a district judge to sit with them on the hearing of such cause every judge of the supreme court shall be at least thirty years of age an active member of the bar in good standing 0 learned in the law and a resident reside nt of the state of utah for the five years next preceding his selection the judge having the shortest term to serve not holding his office by selection tion to fill a vacancy before expiration pi ration of a regular term shall be the chief justice and shall preside at all terms of the supreme court and in case of his absence the judge having in like manner the next shortest term shall preside in his stead sec 3 judges of the ru ireme reme court and district courts be acted 1 for such terms and in my manner as shall be provided I 1 claw law provided however that s selection election shall be based solely upon consideration of fitness tor for office without regard to any partis partisan arl political considerations and free from influence of any person whomsoever and anc provided further that the method of electing such judges in effect when this amendment is adopted shall be followed until changed by law sec 5 the state shall be divided into seven judicial districts for ach of which at least one judge shall be selected as hereinbefore provided until otherwise provided by law a district court at the county seat of each county shall be held at least four t times imes a year all civil and criminal business arising in any county must be tried in such county unless a change of venue be taken in such 1 v s as may be provided by law constitutional no 1 KT l 2 I 1 AMENDMENT A JOINT resolution PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 9 ARTICLE vl VI OF THE constitution OF UTAH RELATING TO compensation OF MEMBERS OF THE legislature be it resolve dby the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all bemb members rs elected to each 0 of f the two houses voting i favor thereof section 1 that it is proposed to amend section 9 article VI constitution of the lie state of utah to read section 9 the members of the legislature shall receive such compensation pensa tion and mileage as the legislature may provide art exceeding per year end ten cents per mile forthe for the distance necessarily essar traveled going to and returning from the place of meeting on the most usual route and they shall receive no other pay or perquisite section 2 the T h e secretary of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed aen amendment dment to the electors of the state of utah at the next general election in the manner as provided tor for by article 23 section 1 constitution of utah section 3 if adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect the first day of january 1945 I 1 E E monson secretary of state of the state of utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy cf the constitutional amendment proposed t by the first special session of the legislature of 1944 as the same appears of record in my office P in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto I 1 set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah is day of august 1944 E E MONSON kecty of state each judge of a district court shall I 1 be at least twenty five years of I 1 age an active member of the bar in in good standing learned in the law a resident of the state of utah three years next preceding his selection I 1 and shall reside in the dis brict for which he shall be selected any district judge may hold a district court courtin in any county at the request of the judge of the district and upon a request of the governor it shall be his duty to do so any cause in the district court may be tried by a judge pro tempore who must be a member of the bar sworn to try the cause and agreed upon by the parties or their attorneys of record sec 6 T the h e legislature may i i change the limits of any judicial district or increase or decrease the number of districts or the judges budges thereof no alteration or increase shall have the effect of removing a judge from office in every additional district established a judge or judges shall be selected as provided provided in section 3 of this article see sec 12 the judges of the supreme and district courts shall receive at stated times compensation I 1 for their services which shall not be increased or diminished during the time for which they are selected section 3 T the h e secretary 0 t f state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state of utah at the next general election in the manner as provided for by article 23 section 1 I constitution of utah section 4 if adopted by the electors of the state this amendment me nt shall take effect the first day of january next succeeding a determination by the board of state canvassers of the result of the election n designated in section 3 hereof 1 I E E monson secretary of state of the state of utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of the constitutional amendment proposed by the regular session of the legislature of 1943 as the same appears of record in my office in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto st s t my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah this day of august 1944 E E MONSON kecty of state |