Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-24
RESPECTING MAYORS VETO.
New Law Does Not Require lmme.
diate Action or Councils.

An act amending section lg Of the Re-
viscd Statutes Of Utah, 1885, and relating
to the mayors veto ln cities Of the FIRST
and second class. BE It enacted by the
Legislature OF ne State Of Utah.
Section TIM section l9j Of the Re-
vised Statutes OF itau 1898. be- and the
same Is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows
lsj-ln cities Of the first ana second class
every resolution adopted or contract app
proved by the city council appropriating
or involving the expenditure ut money
and every ordinance passed shall within
n hours after the action Of the city c0un-
ell, be presented so the mayor Tor his app
prevail; If he approves the ordinance, res-
olulon or contract as the case may be-
be- shall sign the same II not be- shall re-
turn n with his objections 10 writing 10
the city recorder, who shall present the
same 10 the city council al the next rcgu-
lar meeting thereof The council shall
cause the objections OF the mayor 10 Doe
entered at large upon the minutes. and
proceed to reconsider the ordinance, resO-
luton or contract. as the case may be-
which shall stand for consideration as
though motion for reconsideration had
been made and carried and the Orlln-
anCe, contract or resolution shall be open
for debate or amendment the same as u
on final passage IN the first Instance. The
question shall bee stated In the following
LNIlNt EllnN kNt 0INlUhflitt ihlllIhNl OF
resolution as the case may De, pass not
withstaudlng the objection Of the mayor
therefor The vote ON this question may
De postponed one week but not longer If
the ordinance. contract or resolution as
the case may be- - amended or changed
In any manner 10 may be again passed
by @ majority vote and sent 10 the mayor
Tor his approval and n signed by him, 10
shall become valid as II never vetoed A
second veto shall take The same course as
the Nrst. IT, when the question VI the
passage of The ordinance contract or reso-
hutton over the veto is put two-thirds
OF an the members OF such council vote
IN the affirmative the presiding officer
shall certify that fact ON the ordinance
contract or resolution. attcstlng the same
hy HE signature The ordinance. contract
or resolution thus certified shall be de-
posted iu the Office OF the city recorder
as an authentic act, and shall Doe valid
and become an ordinance. contract or res
olution in the same manner ana with IKE
effect as " 10 had received the approva,
of the MAYOR. n the mayor shall IAN for
five days % return 10 the city recorder
the ordinance resolution OF contract SGD
presented 90 him Tor bis approval the
same shan thereafter become valid ln ike
manner as " 10 had been approved 10y
him. provided. that ~ any such resOiu-
ton. contract OF ordinance contains sey-
pral items ~ appropriations of money he
may object Co one or more of such Items
while approving other portions of 'he ore
cu3uce. in such case hc shall append t1
the ordinance at the time ~ signing d.
statement of the item on Items which
be- declines 90 approve together with his
reasons therefor ana such Item Or items
shall uOt take effect unless passed over
thN mayors objection Zoo The same man
ucr as orlln9nces appropratng OF iu-
yUiyug the expenditure Of money are
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