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Utah Constitution, Article XXIV

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All articles217 Art. I27 Art. II1 Art. III0 Art. IV10 Art. V1 Art. VI31 Art. VII23 Art. VIII27 Art. IX3 Art. X13 Art. XI6 Art. XII19 Art. XIII12 Art. XIV7 Art. XV2 Art. XVI7 Art. XVII1 Art. XVIII1 Art. XIX2 Art. XX1 Art. XXI2 Art. XXII2 Art. XXIII3 Art. XXIV16

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Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 1 Actions, contracts, etc., to continue
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In order that no inconvenience may arise, by reason of the change from a Territorial to a State Government, it is hereby declared that all writs, actions, prosecutions, judgments, claims and contracts, as well of individuals as of bodies corporate, both public and private, shall …
Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 2 Territorial laws continued
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All laws of the Territory of Utah now in force, not repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitations, or are altered or repealed by the Legislature. The act of the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, entitled…
Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 3 Prisoners to be held
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Any person, who, at the time of the admission of the State into the Union, may be confined under lawful commitment, or otherwise lawfully held to answer for alleged violation of any of the criminal laws of the Territory of Utah, shall continue to be so held or confined, until dis…
Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 4 Fines, etc., due the territory. Debts of the territory
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All fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing to the Territory of Utah, or to the people of the United States in the Territory of Utah, shall inure to this State, and all debts, liabilities and obligations of said Territory shall be valid against the State, and enforced as may be…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 5 Recognizances. Judgments. Records. Fines due counties, etc

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All recognizances heretofore taken, or which may be taken before the change from a Territorial to a State Government, shall remain valid, and shall pass to and be prosecuted in the name of the State; and all bonds executed to the Governor of the Territory, or to any other officer…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 6 Criminal prosecutions begun and crimes committed before statehood

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All criminal prosecutions, and penal actions, which may have arisen, or which may arise before the change from a Territorial to a State Government, and which shall then be pending, shall be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the name of the State, and in the court having jur…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 7 Transfer of causes, records, etc

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All actions, cases, proceedings and matters, pending in the Supreme and District Courts of the Territory of Utah, at the time the State shall be admitted into the Union, and all files, records and indictments relating thereto, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be appropr…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 8 Seals of courts

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Upon a change from Territorial to State Government, the seal in use by the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah, until otherwise provided by law, shall pass to and become the Seal of the Supreme Court of the State, and the several District Courts of the State may adopt seals fo…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 9 Transfer of probate causes to district courts

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When the State is admitted into the Union, and the District Courts in the respective districts are organized, the books, records, papers and proceedings of the probate court in each county, and all causes and matters of administration pending therein, upon the expiration of the t…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 10 Officers to hold office until superseded

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All officers, civil and military, now holding their offices and appointments in this Territory by authority of law, shall continue to hold and exercise their respective offices and appointments, until superseded under this Constitution: Provided, That the provisions of this secti…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 11 Election for adoption or rejection of constitution, and for state officers. Voters

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The election for the adoption or rejection of this Constitution, and for State Officers herein provided for, shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, 1895, and shall be conducted according to the laws of the Territory, and the provisions of the Enabli…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 12 Id. Officers to be elected

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The State Officers to be voted for at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be a Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Members of the Senate and House of Representatives, three Supreme …

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 13 Contest for district judgeship, how determined

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In case of a contest of election between candidates, at the first general election under this Constitution, for Judges of the District Courts, the evidence shall be taken in the manner prescribed by the Territorial laws, and the testimony so taken shall be certified to the Secret…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 14 Constitution to be submitted to voters. Ballot

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This Constitution shall be submitted for adoption or rejection, to a vote of the qualified electors of the proposed State, at the general election to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1895. At the said election the ballot shall be in the follow…

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 15 Election of officers not provided for herein

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The Legislature, at its first session, shall provide for the election of all officers, whose election is not provided for elsewhere in this Constitution, and fix the time for the commencement and duration of their terms.

Utah Const. art. XXIV, § 16 When Constitution in force

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The provisions of this Constitution shall be in force from the day on which the President of the United States shall issue his proclamation, declaring the State of Utah admitted into the Union; and the terms of all officers elected at the first election under the provisions of th…