The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-05-09
Article XIV.


Section l. In order that no incon.
| venience may arise by reason of the
change from a Territorial Co state
| government, II Is hereby declared that
| all writs, actions, prosecutions. judy
| ments, claims and contracts, as well of
| individuals ms Of bodies corporate. both
public and private, shall continue as II
no change had taken place; and all
| process which may issue, under the au-
| thority of the Territory Of Utah, pre-
vious to its admission into the Union.
shall be as Salid as " issued in the
name of the State Of Utah.
Sec. g All laws OF the Territory of
Utah now IL force. not repugnant to
this Constitution. shall remain in force
until they exDire by their own llmlta-
tions. or are Uttered or repealed by the
Legislature. The act OF the Governor
and Legislative Assembly Of the Ter
ritory of Utai, entitled, AN Act to
Punish Polypmy and other Kindred
Offenses." approved February 4, A. ID.
1892. In so fal as the same defines and
imposes penalties for polygamy, Is
hereby declaed TO be In force In the
State Of Utal
Sec. 3. AMI person who. at the time
OF the admission Of the State into the
Union, may Ne confined under lawful
commitments or otherwise held To an
swer for ALLEGED violation OF any Of the
criminal lawsDf the Territory Of Utah
shall continueto be so held or confined
until discharge therefrom by the prop
er courts OF t. State.
Sec 4. Alianes. penalties and for
FIXTURES accrU1g to the Territory of
tory shall be valid against te State
States in theCerritory of Utah, shall
inure to this ftate. and all debts. liza
bilities and oligations of said Terri
tory shall be valid against the state
and enforced IS may be provided by
law.
Sec 5. All ecognlzauces heretofore
taken or whn may be taken before
the change frm a Territory to a State
government. sail remain valid. and
shall pass TO nd be prosecuted I'm the
name of the Safe; and all bonds exc
cuted in the n'ue OF the state. and all
bonds execute. to the Governor of the
Territory or any other officer or
court In his orheir official capacity. or
to any official oard for the benefit of
the Territory Utah. or to the people
thereof shall ass to the Governor or
other officer. DIRT or board and his or
their successof I'm office. for the uses
therein respect ely expressed. and may
be sued on al. recovery had accord
lngly Assesst taxes and all revenue.
property, real. PERSONAL or mixed, and
all Judgment bonds. speclalties.
chooses in aptis claims and debts. OF
whatsoeverydV llption and all records
and public artJes of the Territory of
Utah. shall istt and vest In the State
OF Utah. and Nay be sued for and re-
covered In thstlme manner and to the
same extent II the State of Utah as
the same cou1 have been by the Terri
tory OF Utah: I'D all fines. taxes, pen
alties and forIttures due or owing to
any county. Municipality or school dis
trict therein. the time the State
shall be admt(ed into the Union, are
hereby respectfully assigned and trans
ferred. and IA same shall be payable
to the county, or school
district. as thllcase may be, and pay
ment thereof Nforced under the laws
of the State.
Sec 6. All 1minal prosecutions and
penal actions Which may have arisen,
or which mays rise before the change
from n Territ1ial to a State govern
ment. and whth shall then be- pending,
shall be prose uted to judgment and.
execution I'm tlh name Of the state. and
In the court bving Jurisdiction there
Of All offensk committed against the
laws OF the TArrltory Of Utah. before
the change rom Territorial to a
State government, and which shall not
have been Teosecuted before such
change, may bt prosecuted In the name
and by the Authority OF the State OF
Utah. with like effect as though such
change had ND taken place and all
penalties INCURRED slioll remain the
same as II this Constitution had not
been adopted.
Sec. Z. All adions, cases, proceedings
and matters pending in the Supreme
and District Courts of the Territory of
Utah. at the ume the State shall be
admitted into the Union and all files.
records and Indictments relating there
to. except as otherwise provided herein,
shall be appropriately transferred to
the Supreme AID District Courts Of the
state respectively; and thereafter all
such actions. matters and cases shall
be proceeded With I'm the proper State
courts. All actions. cases. proceedings
and matters which shall be pending In
the District CdIrts Of the Territory of
Utah at the time of the admission OF
the state into the Union. whereof the
United States Circuit or District
Courts might have had Jurisdiction
had there been a State government at
the time OF the commencement thereof
respectively, shall be transferred 10 the
proper United States Circuit and Dis
trict Courts respectively: and all files,
records. indictments and proceedings
relating thereto, shall be transferred to
said United States Courts: Provided.
That no civil actions. other than causes
and proceedings OF which the said
United States Courts shall have eN-
jurisdiction. shall be trans
ferred to either cf said United States
Courts. except upon motion or petition
by one OF the parties thereto, made un-
der and In accordance with the act or
acts of the Congress OF the United
States, and such motion and petition
not being made. all such cases shall be
proceeded with In the proper State
torial to State government the seal IN