Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-14
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
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pie Of Utah will vote FOR two state and
fuii lists Of county officers in sheir res.
pectlve counties: not only Tor these
bu; for or against i've proposed consil'
tuiionai amendments These have not
received sufficient attention ~ FAR. and
q IL time thar those who are not famil-
lar with them should become 90 In or
der that they may be able 10 vote in-
tciiiFcntiy thereon. They have boon
published weekly or posted up In COM
aplcuoua places In every county bui
everybody n not presumed 90 read The
papers In which the proposed amend
merits have appeared. nor 90 have
passed the places whore the posting has
been done. Certain II II that there u a
lack OF familiarity with the provisions
which the suggested changes 60 oui
charter contain. and In view OF the I'M
poriancc VI the subject and the near
meas Of the election. the press generally
should come 10 the rescue.
Tho first amendment u Senate Join,
resolution No. o." wmeh/ proposes 60
amend section ten OF article seven 10
that II shall read as follows;
section 10. The Governor shall nom
!nnte and, by and with the consent u
the Senate, appoint all state and dia.
trict officers whose Offices are oatab-
ilshcd BY this Constitution. or which
may be created by law. and whose np-
polntment or election IL not otherwise
provided for"
This IL simply a rcl,orason VI tho
Constitution aa far as - goes. The
amendment provides that ", during n
recess Of the Senate. vacancy shall
occur In any state or district oiiicc. tho
Governor shall nominate some ~ per-
Hon TO hold she ofllcc al interim. but
he shall nominate no one who was pre-
vlouHly rejected by tho Senate for the
same place. this provision being the
gravamcn OF the amendment. the de-
sign being Of course 70 prevent the
executive from taking advantage Of the
recess OF the senate 10 make an APP
f'oln,ment upon which that body had
aet the seal OF It's condemnation.
The next amendment IL 20 section six.
article ten. and provides as followHi
sec. 9. In cities u the fra, and Sec
ond class the public school system shall
be controlled by the board of education
OF such cities. separate and apart from
che countlcaIin which said cities are To-
Gated"
The only change In this from the pres.
ent reading Is the omission VI the words
maintained and" before she word
controlled" The object T. plain; %
means that there shah BE- sort OF tax.
alton without representation outside ~
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their respective eounties-thai r.. the
country districts may be required 10
contribute 10 tho support ~ the city
schools. but tho latter nhail De con-
trolled by tho board Of education OF
those cities respectively
The next proposition ~ na o. article
nlS.to which Il h proposed 10 add a new
section as follows:
"scotlon a.. Every bin and Joint roso-
81 each house ~ tho Legislature. a.
provided IN section twrHgy.f0nr of this
article. ana signed by the Governor or
passed by both houses over his obicr-
tiona,na provided In section eight, artl-
Gle seven % this Constitution. and de-
Poaltcd In the ONCE OF the secretary of
Eiate shall, In all cuurta, be taken and
treated ha conclusive evidence uf IT,
due enactment ana authenticity,
Number four proposes an umcndmen,
90 section nine. article eight. which
when amended viii rcad as follows:
Tho Supreme and district courts
shall have such appellate jurisdiction uH
may be provided by law provided, that
from all anal judgments Of the dlririoi
courts. there shall be a right of appeal
10 the Supreme court"
The Constitution al present dennss tho
Juriidiotional powers u tho courts IN a
toierably lengthy section. The amend
ment would leave all that. with the
single exception Of preserving the right
81 appeal from the final judgments of
the district courts. In the HANDS VI the
lawmakers. This amendment was tho
cause of considerable discussion iu com.
mlttee ana IN open session uf the last
Legislative Assembly. and arose out 1f
the claimed necessity FOR some means
" invoking tho rrvlslry power
81 tho supreme court available
In such eases where attorney
or parties are dissatisfied with
lnterlocuiory orders or proceedings. ln-
terior 90 anal judgment. Ths amend.
mont Is decidedly sweeping. a. n, look
at it,and breaks down hulwariiwhleh u
would seem should be essentially main.
talned, however much 10 mlsh, need
Improvement IN detail.
The hf,h ~ the series proposes an
amendment TO section s. article -. so
that Il shall read AZ follows.
"The Legislature shan provide by law
uniform ana equal rate OF assessment
ana taxation on an properly la the
state, according 20 Ia value In money.
and chan pr scribe by general law such
regulations as shan secure "a just yalul-
ton for taxation 90 AN property. go
that every person and corporation shall
pay a tax In proportion TO the value
Of hls, her, or M property; provided
that a deduction VI debts from credits
may be authorized and that no tax shall
be collected ON household furniture
when the value of the same II two
hundred dollars 90 less; provided. fur.
ther. that the property OF the United
States, Of the State, counties. cities,
towns, school districts. municipal cor
poratlcns and public llbraries. lots with
~. buildings thereon used exclusively