Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-20
THE GOVERNORS VETO.
Executive OFFICE,
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
March Is, 1880.

lion. /. S. Richards, Ffes;deat Of the
Council:
Sir.-I return disapprOved {. F..
/. No. 81, entitled, can Act pTescTib-
ing the qualifications for electors
aud Oflict-hollleTS, providing FOR the
I registration Ul voters, and TegIlat-
Ing thC manner II conducting cleo
tons"
The act is intended 20 90 into
eile-t upon the approval by Con
gress. to supply the legislation re-
/ igTrCd 10 ia congressional acts, and
I supersede the Utah Commission. 1t
/ iurpO:ts 10 cover the subject Of the
/ qualifications Of voters and Office
/ bplders, the registration Of voters,
I Tie conduct OF elections, and the
I canvass and rytuTu % the votes, and
I o supeTsede the existing laws Of
I this Territory relating 10 those sub
Z j-Cis. An act Of this kind, and COW
Z sriHg subjects II such importance,
should lie carefully drawn and he
I quite full and specific in its pruvis-
iUf.S, especially as the special ap-
psoval Of Congress might create
/ dpuJt whether il could be amend-
able without the express approval OF
that body. The a,t : not sufficient
Is clear and full in its provisions TO
meet such requirements. II provides
for a general election in November
"f0r choosing all officers not other
" s. provided for" IL attirmatively
Provides for the election If delegates
10 Congress, and members Of the
Legislative Assembly, and for some
cases Of vacancy, anu 70 that extent
would suEersc,ie any existing law.
All officers are provided iOr'' in
existing law and except rs named
d. not come within the category
"not otherwise provided for" unless
5y virtue Of the rel eiling clause,
which is very careful in its terms.
/ { rcadsas follows:
Sec. IS. The provisions Of all acts
and parts Of acts superseded by or in
conflict with any Of the provisions
II this act are hereby repealed
How far existing laws in respect to
officers provided for otherwise are
superseded, and to what extent laws
existing are in conflict with this act,
Is matter Of conStTuction,andt though
the construction may be to give fun
effect to the act, the act itself should
clearly cover the case. The act
would not s;Ipersede or repeal any
Provisions Of the existing law not
embraced in il or covered by its pro-
visions. The incorporated towns
aud cities Of the Territory include q
considerable part Of the entire popu-
lati1n, and they are increasing in
population faster than the districts
net intlIGei within them. Their
elections are important, and any
general act approved hy Congress
should iuclude provisions for such
elections. The act makes no pro-
vision for city elections, unless IN
section IL, which provides:
IAN elections, except school cleo
tons, shall be held, conducted, and
returns thereof made as in this act
Provided
This either includes city elections,
CT il does not 50 include them. Ifit
includes them, the act makes no
provision for city registration for
conducting the city election or can
ve-sing or returning the votes.
Fhe REGISTRATION provided for.
Enough IL includes city precincts
for the purposes Of the general elsc-
tom is made by and under appoint
ees Of the county court aud its Off
Gers; the appointment Of registration
Officers, boards Of review, judges Of
election, canvassers and the divi-
sion OF precincts, etc., are all the
county machinery. This will not
10 fAr city elections, vet what
would be the construction Of See. IL
II approved by Congress? IL Sec.
II does not reach the case Of CITY
elections, then such elections must
he held under the Old law OF 1878.
which j. not super esie,i or reueal,d.
That act (Sec. 262 CompiIe,i Laws
OF lSSsl provides: 'All municipal
elections shall be held and conduct
Ell an1 the returns and canvass Of
votes thereof made SUI stantiaIly in
accordance with the provisions of
this ast, and IL shall be. the duty Of
TIE city councils Of their Respective
cities TO provide for the registration
OF voters and the appointment or
eit c1Jn OF all officers necessary and
10 frrnish all necessary appliances
Tor the carrying out Of the provisions
OF this section, aud, to aid them
therein, the clerk OF the county
court, on the demand OF the record |
CT OF any municipal corporation.
s'iail, ON payment OF the proper fees.
furnish a certified copy Of tie regis
try list Of voters OF any precinct. or |
ls'rt thereof, within any such NUM- |
\ law for the approval Of Con- |
gFess cannot be complete or adeulats !
u u makes no provision for NUM- |
cipal elections, and leaves them 10 (
re neld under the act Of ISIS. That /
NV contains the old registration
sath, The Old Provisions for the quall-
ne',tion OF voters and office holders.
.ha provisions FOR registration and I
.ne conduct Of elections quite differ
I rht from those OF the proposed act
10 not doubt that the acts az Con
sIess modify the old law rs 10 tie
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