Utah Constitution

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:admittedToUnion January 4, 1896
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1895
gptkbp:amendedBy Over 100 amendments
gptkbp:amendmentApproval Majority of voters in a general election
gptkbp:amendmentProcess Legislative proposal and voter approval
gptkbp:article1 gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights
gptkbp:article10 Public Institutions
gptkbp:article11 Counties, Cities, and Towns
gptkbp:article12 Corporations
gptkbp:article13 Revenue and Taxation
gptkbp:article14 Public Debt
gptkbp:article15 gptkb:Water_Rights
gptkbp:article16 Labor
gptkbp:article17 militant
gptkbp:article18 Forests, Waterways, and Public Lands
gptkbp:article19 Mines
gptkbp:article2 State Boundaries
gptkbp:article20 Public Buildings and State Institutions
gptkbp:article21 Miscellaneous Provisions
gptkbp:article22 Schedule and Temporary Provisions
gptkbp:article23 Amendments
gptkbp:article24 gptkb:Compact_with_the_United_States
gptkbp:article3 State Capital
gptkbp:article4 Elections and Right of Suffrage
gptkbp:article5 Distribution of Powers
gptkbp:article6 gptkb:Legislative_Department
gptkbp:article7 gptkb:Executive_Department
gptkbp:article8 gptkb:Judicial_Department
gptkbp:article9 Education
gptkbp:containsBillOfRights Yes
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Enabling_Act_of_1894
gptkbp:governs gptkb:State_of_Utah
gptkbp:guaranteesFreeSpeech Yes
gptkbp:guaranteesReligiousFreedom Yes
gptkbp:guaranteesRightToBearArms Yes
gptkbp:guaranteesRightToJuryTrial Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Utah Constitution
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Utah
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 24
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Utah_State_Archives
gptkbp:preamble We, the people of the State of Utah, grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, in order to secure and perpetuate the principles of free government, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
gptkbp:prohibitsPolygamy Yes
gptkbp:purpose Establishes the framework of government for the state of Utah
gptkbp:ratifiedBy gptkb:Utah_Constitutional_Convention
November 5, 1895
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Utah_Organic_Act
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Enabling_Act_of_1894
gptkbp:significance Required for Utah's admission to the Union
gptkbp:startDate January 4, 1896
gptkbp:website https://le.utah.gov/xcode/constitution.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Utah_State_Senate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6