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  1. Overview: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
  2. Full Record: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Session: 1895-05-03 09:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)

Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled to Adopt a Constitution for the State of Utah

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Session 7398: 1895-05-03 09:00:00

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Article on Counties, Cities, and Towns [Article XI]

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ARTICLE XI

COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS

Section 1. The several counties of the territory of Utah, existing at the time of the adoption of this constitution are hereby recognized as legal sub-divisions of this state, and the precincts and school districts as now existing in the said counties as legal subdivisions thereof, and shall continue until change by law in pursuance of this article.

Sec 2. No county seat shall be removed unless two-thirds of the qualified electors of the county voting on the proposition at the general election shall vote in favor of such removal, and two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposition shall be required to relocate a county seat. A proposition of removal shall not be submitted in the same county more than once in four years.

Sec 3. There shall be no territory taken from any county unless a majority of the voters living in such territory as well as of the county to which it shall be attached shall vote therefor, and then under only such other conditions as may be prescribed by general law. Every county which shall be enlarged or created from territory taken from any other county or counties shall be liable for a just proportion of the existing debts and liabilities of the county or counties from which said territory shall be taken; transcribed, that in such accounting neither county shall be charged with the debt or liabilities then existing incurred in the purchase of any county property or in the purchase of any county buildings then in use or under construction, which shall fall within and be retained by the county.

Sec 4. The Legislature shall establish a system of county government which shall be uniform throughout the State, and by general laws provide for precincts or township organizations.

Sec 5. Corporations for municipal purposes shall not be created by special laws, but Legislatures, by general laws, shall provide for the incorporation, organization, and classification in proportion to population of cities and towns, which laws may be altered, amended, or repealed.

Sec 6. No municipal corporation shall in any manner, directly or indirectly, lease, sell, alien or dispose of any water works, water rights or sources of water supply now or hereafter owned or controlled by it, but all of such water works, water rights and sources of water supply now owned or hereafter acquired by any municipal corporation shall be preserved maintained and operated by it for the supply of its inhabitants with water at reasonable charges: provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any such municipal corporation from exchanging any water rights or sources of water supply for other water rights or sources of water supply of equal value and to be devoted in like manner to the public supply of its inhabitants.

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