I Constitutional Amendments' Amendments i Constitutional Amendment No 1 PROCEEDS OF OP LANDS AND OTH OTHER ER PROPERTY PROPERTY PERMANENT PI lU NT FUND- FUND UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FUNDA A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND END SECTION 5 s 3 ARTICLE 10 OF THE TilE CONSTITUTION OF THE ST STATE OF UTAH REL iT RELATING ING TO TILE THE PROCEEDS OF LANDS L AND ND OTHER PROPERTY AND TING CREATING A It PERMANENT FUND AND IND A I UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FOR Fon TIlE THE COMMON AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah two-thirds two of all the members elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 That it is proposed to amend section 3 of oC Article 10 of the Constitution of the state of Utah as amended by the vote of the tho electors at the general election of 1030 1930 to read as follows Sec 3 3 The proceeds of the sales of ot all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted grante by the United States to this state for lor tho the support of the common schools and five he per of the net proceeds of the sales of United States public lands lying within the state an and sold by the United States subsequent to tho the admission admission admission ad ad- mission of this te st into the Union shall bo be and remain a permanent fund to be called the State School Fund Fond the interest t of which only shall be expended for Cor the support of f the common common common com com- mon schools The interest on the State School Fund tho the proceeds of all nil property property property prop prop- erty that may accrue to the state by I escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed shares and dividends of an any corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- II tion incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds of the sales of timber and the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of minerals or other property from school and state lands other than those granted ranted for specific purposes shall with such other revenues as the Le Legislature may i from time to time allot thereto constitute constitute constitute con con- I a n fund to be known as the I Uniform School Fund which Uniform School Fund shall be maintained and used for the support of the common and public schools of the state and apportioned apportion d in n such manner as the Legislature shall provide The provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of Section 7 Article XIII of this Constitution shall be construed as a limitation on the rate of taxation taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion on tangible property for Cor district school purposes and not on the amount of funds available and further further further fur fur- ther no moneys allocated to the tho Uniform Uniform Uniform Uni Uni- form School Fund shall be bo considered in fixin fixing the rates of taxation specified specified specified fied in Section 7 of Article XIII SECTION 2 The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided b by law SECTION 3 3 If adopted by the electors of the s state ste. this amendment shall take effect the first day of oC January 1939 I Constitutional Amendment No 2 RATE OF TAXATION TAXATION PURPOSES PURPOSES DISTRIBUTION A 1 JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO THE TIlE RATE OF TAXATION PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION Be it by the Legislature of the tho State of Utah two-thirds two of all of the members elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 That it is proposed to amend section 7 of oC Article 13 of the Constitution of oC the state of Utah as amended by the vote of the electors atthe at atthe atthe the general election of 1930 to read as follows Sec 7 7 The rate of oC taxation on tangible tang property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four- four tenths mills for general state purposes two tenths of one mill for high school constitute the purposes urpo es which shall high school fund Cund said furd shall be apportioned in the minner the Legislature Legis Legis- Le Legislature s- s lature shall provide to tho the districts districts districts dis dis- maintaining hl high h schools and such levy for tor district school purposes which together with such other funds as may be available for Cor district school purposes will raise annually an n amount which equals 25 for each person of school age in the state as shown by the last preceding school census the same samo to bo be distributed among trio the school districts according to the last preceding school census and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this his purpose by the Lc Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- is- is lature shall be 5 for each person of oC school ago age as shown by the last preceding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding school census said equalization fund shall be apportioned to the school districts in such manner as ns the Le Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- ls- ls lature shall provide Said rates shall not be bo increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the rate or rates proposed and the tho time during luring which the same shall be bo levied be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of oC the state as in the year next preceding such election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of oC those voting thereon shall vote in 10 favor thereof in such manner as may be provided by law SECTION 2 The secretary of oC state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of oC the state in in the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 3 If adopted by the electors of the state this amendment I shall take effect the first day of January 1939 Constitutional Amendment No 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS A it JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 6 s ARTICLE is 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH RELATING TO HOURS lIOURS OF WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS Bo it resolved by the Legislature of o othe the state o of Utah two thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof SECTION 1 That it is proposed to amend section 6 of article 16 of ot the tho Constitution of oC the state of Utah Sec 6 The Legislature shall determine de determine determine de- de termine the hours that shall constitute constitute constitute tute a days day's work on all works or undertakings s carried on or aided bythe by bythe bythe the state county or municipal government government government govern govern- ment and the Le Legislature shall pass laws to provide for the health and safety of oC employees ees In factories smelters and mines and shall determine determine determine deter deter- mine the tho number of maximum hours of service per day SECTION 2 That the secretary of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors electors elec elec- tors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 If adopted by the electors of this state this amendment shall take effect the first day of J January 1939 I E. E E E. Monson Secretary of State of the State of Utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of the 3 Constitutional Amendments proposed by the re regular ular session of the legislature of 1937 as the same appears of record in my office I further certify that they will appear on the official ballot at the general election November 8 1938 under the number and title herein designated In witness whereof I have hereunto hereunto hereunto here here- unto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah this day of August 1938 OL Secretary of State Ancient AncIent Chess st rs Greco of Italy was ranked as the greatest chess player in the Seventeenth century and Francois Andre Philidor a of the champion Frenchman was the Eighteenth century