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Show PROPOSED LEGISLlITIVE PLATFORM FOR THE UTAH FEDERATION CONVENTION \OHENS' CLUBS, TO BE PRESENTED AT THE STATE OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL IN VERNAL, UTAH, MAY 1965 of Busines$ is The following Legislative Platform ACTION two 1nto sect10ns, d1v1ded 1S Platform The Clubs. d Professional Womens' be made effort and a concerted that continuing items action The require POLICY. member the these items support to have bills introduced covering rece1ve membershould 1tems The law. into enactment their P011Cy to insure proposed.for.te Uth Federation, d and, subequent ship ship support. ACTION ITEM I: o position of women of the State of Utah to provide equal work bill, providing for equal pay for equal women employees and prohibiting employers from discriminating in the payment of wages. between the sexes Advance ,the pay for an Utah ACTION ITEM II: Support Leg i.s Iat.Lon to r-epeal Sections 75-3-17 and 7e-4-5, Code Annotated to serve as an 1953, 'which limit the right of a married woman executrix or administratrix. "When an unmarried woman, appointed 75-3-17 now provides: the court or executrix, marries, judge thereof may, upon motion of any person interested in the estate, revoke her authority and Section in her appoint another person place.****" 75-4-5 now provides: IIWhen an objection is made by any in an estate, a married woman must not be interested person administratrix. When an unmarried woman appointed appointed administratrix marries, the court may, upon the motion of any such interested person, revoke her auhority and appoint another Section person in her place.1I BOTH OF THESE SECTIONS SHOULD BE REPEALED. ACTION ITEM III: Support legislation to provide the allowance of an income tax an employed person, regardless of income, for the' costs of the care of dependents because of such employment deduction to * * * * * *' POLICY ITEH I: Support a resolution for a Consti t LonaL Amendment to provide that the. Utah Legislature convene each year. POLICY ITEM II: Suppor-t legislation to increase the salary of state legislators to a degree coensurate with the time and service required of them, thus to encourage persons with the highest qualifications to seek such offices. The following policy statements are submitted: 'That we continue our efforts 'to standards for the empl?yed woman through legislation in the fields elevat of bus1ness and professions, vocations, science, education and labor; that we uppo:t legislation for the protection and welfare of infants, minor children, Juvelles, young adults and women; and that we oppose legislation harmful and detrlmental to the living standards of our communities and state. the |
