Show constitutional amendments constitutional amendment no nol I 1 resolution RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES IN legislature A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 0 o section 13 of article VI of t the th constitution of the th state slat of 0 utah it go lating latin to vacancies in the legislature lie it resol resolved Ned by the of the state of utah two thirds of oil all roem nitin bers elected to each house concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections section to be amended em ended that it is proposed to amend section 13 19 of article VI of the constitution of the state of utah so 60 that the same shall read as follows SECTION M 13 vacancies to 0 o be filled vacancies that may occur in either house legislature shall ahall bo be filled in uch such manner sis as may be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of state is ia dire directed C led to cause this proposed amendment to he bo published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when it if approved by tho the electors ot of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on the lot day of january 1931 tiled ailed with the secretary of state february 21 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resolution Propos proposing mir an a mend merit ment to sections Z and 3 of article 13 tt of tho the constitution ot of the state ot of utah relating to revenue and taxation ne be it resolved lir by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of nil members elected to each house home concurring therein SECTION 1 I sections proposed to emend amend that it la is proposed to amend sections 2 and 8 of ef article XIII ol of the constitution of tb the e state stata ot of utah a 10 a that tho the samo same will read as to follows aws SECTION 2 tangible property to bo be taxed how ascertained properties leg exempt legislature to provide annual tax for state all tangible property in the state not exempt under tho the laws iowa of tho the united states or under this constitution shall bo be taxed in proportion to its value to he ha ascertained su as provided by law the tha property of tho the united states of the counties cities towns school districts municipal corporations and public libraries lots with the buil buildings dinga thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or oc charitable purposes and places of burial not held or used for private or r corporate corpor nto benefit shall tx be exempt from taxation water rights ditches canals reservoirs power plants pumping plants transmission lines pipes and flumes blumes owned and used by individuals or corporations corpora tiona for irrigating ri lands within the state owned by such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not bo be separately taxed its as long as 03 they shall bo be owned and used exclusively for such purposes power plants rower power lines and other property used for generating and delivering electrical power A portion of which is used for furnis furnishing hitz power for pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands in the state of utah may be exempted from taxation to tho the extent that such ouch property la Is used for ruch ouch purposes these exemptions shall accrue to tho the benefit of tho the users user of water to so pumped under such regulations ej as the legislature m may y prescribe the taxes ol 01 the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such ouch ti times mes and la in such ouch mannor banner 01 88 way may bo be provided by law the legislature may provide for tho the exemption from taxation ot of homes homesteads homestead and personal property properly not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars in value for homos homes and homes homesteads toads and ono one bu hundred indred dollars for personal property property not to exceed MOOD la in value owned by disabled persons persona who served in any war in fri the tha military of tho the united states or of tho the state of cf utah and by the unmarried widows widow and ail minor orphans of euch persons person may bo be exempted as the legislature may provide the legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient with other bour ces of 0 revenue to defray the estimated or dinara expenses of the state for each fiscal year for tho the purpose of paying the state debt if any there be the lazla turo ture shall provide for levying ft a tax annually sufficient to pay the annual inter ot est and to pay the tha principal of uch such debt within twenty years year from the th final passage of the law creating the tha debt SECTION 8 Asse assessment and na taxation of tangible proper property tir regulation rl deductions exemptions exemption personal income tax rates dispositions of denues the legislature shall provide by law A uniform and equal rate rat of assessment and taxation on all tangible property la in the state slate according to its ita value in WOW md and shall prescribe by law such regulations regulation as shall secure a lust just valuation for taxation ol of such property so 0 o that vry every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to tho the value of his bis her ot or its lt toa tn gible property provided that the th icela turo tura may determine the th manner ind and extent of taxing transient live stock td setd live uv stock being feil fed for slaughter la to ir be tor for human buman consumption property may be exempted from tax alon as 02 property or it may ra 17 be la tuch much nan tier and to uch such extent as the th legislature may provide provided that if intangible property be taxed as property the tb I 1 atta ate thereof not list exceed five gullli on 0 tad dollar of valuation when exempted from taxation batien as property the th taxable income shall b do taxed under say inoch tax 8 based cased on incomes but taxed by the state of utah as property the tb income shall rot not alo Is be b taxed the legislature may proved s for deductions deduction ex ions andor offset on any ny tax jd pasca upon pon income tho no personal income tux tax rates ates shall tx be graduated but ti tle maximum rate shall not e exceed x c e ad six per dr c cant e nt of nit lot income no excise e x c W tax rato rate based upon pon income shall exceed tour four pet par ce cent at ot of let income th tha Q rate rata limitations herein contained for ta tadd X based on income and nd for r taxes on n inta property shall be b until january 1 2 1937 2937 and thereafter until changed by law by a vot veto of the tha majority of tho the members member elected to each house of the th legislature all roved canua received from taxes on income ot or ironi itei taxes on intangible property shall hall ix be allocated im fol follows lowas 1 76 75 por par cent thereof to the stata district school fund and aina 26 25 mr der cent thereof to tho the state beneral fund and tin the state staf tot for such ouch purposes shall be reduced annually in proportion to the revenues to so allocated provided that any ny surplus above the revenue required for the state district school fund as provided in section 7 of this thid article shall be paid into the state general fund SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of state is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the state stale at ithe the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION S to take effect glnn it approved by tho the electors of the state this thia proposed amendment shall take effect un the lot day of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1030 1930 j constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF distributing INTEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amendments to house joint resolutions numbers three and tight eight passed by the ler Is latare in 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and section 7 ar XIII of the constitution of tho the state of utah relating latine ro to the state school fund and th tho 0 V a anner of distributing tho the interest of e uch such fund and other revenues of the several school districts of the state be it resolved tit by the legislature anre of ft the be st state of utah two thirds third of all the members elected to ta each h house H concurring S therein th I 1 SECTION 1 resolution alu proposed to amend that it is is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 3 passed by the legislature lesu lature in 1929 proposing prop osine to mond amend section S of article lc 10 of ct the t aution of or the ts state of utah so 60 that the same wm will read so follows SECTION 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds perpetual fund and the proceeds of 0 all lands that have hav been or may bo be granted by the united states to this state for tho the support ot of tho the common schools echo ola the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds proceed of ft the sale alo of timber mineral or other property OI ty from om school and state lands other than those granted for ciria S purposes and te five ver per m of the net proceeds 0 of the sale of public lands lying lains sa s1 within lu ah sl av aich shall lla be 80 sold by sta the un United it 4 subsequent to tho the admission of this state into the union shall be and TH remain a perpetual fund to bo be called ll lu the state school 1 l fund t tho the interest or of which ha only ahall yh shall all bo be distributed amons among tile tho n several school districts according to the last suit preceding school census SECTION 2 resolution proposed to amend that it it Is proposed to amend house joint resolution t number 1 m her 8 passed by the legis slature 1 1 in 19 9 ya proposing to amend end section R SS 5 7 of i article XIII of 0 th tto 1 constitution of the state of utah so bo that tha t the same ame will read as followay fol W lowas SECTION 7 rate rat of f taxation not to exceed r diio distribution the rato rate ot of taxation on en tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar or of valuation two sil and fut four tenths mills mi iw for general state purposes turpo ea two tenths of one mill for high vre school which h shall lall the high 00 fund fd said fund iball be b op P portioned 1 i in tho the manner the legislature sl shall provide pt ovide d to the school districts n main halping 1 high schools icho ola ond and uch such levy lov for school purposes which A torether kether tofe to ether with h th the interest int on the permanent school fund amsa and 1 l such ih other funds ea as may be available for district school P pur P posca will rr raise annually an amount t which equals ls st 0 for bac person of 0 school see ae in the state as shown t by tho the last preceding school lowus cosmi c tto the toa same to bo be distributed among the BW school districts dt according dini to tho the last school I 1 ani and la in addition t art an equalization fund and velch added to other revenues provided tor for this bogs by the th shall ahall bo be for st each pason of cf M age la go shown tn by the last preceding sc school act census sold bald eduali tat fund shall 11 be 1 apportioned to the ll 11 school c hoo 1 districts t f in tu such manner nl as the lei leg to latura shall alah provi ir ovide said rates shall provine je tal not be increased 11 lin ess a proposition to the same the rate or rates S and t the a time during which the sa same shall be b levied bo be first submit tra alt d to a veto of uh such of ot the h qualified elec tors S of 09 tl state st te no in the year next pre ceding ouch election shall have paid q bitao property gd tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thorbon g shall vote in favor thereof manner as may be provided by law SECTION a secretary of state to t pub rah the th marta ra ot of state la is directed to cause came this proposed amen dracut to be published as M required by the constitution and to ba fc submitted to tho the electors of the state at SS the next ya election tec tion in tho the manner provided by law yr as one proposition la in lieu ot of H J E 11 numbers 8 and 8 pasted passed at the lis regular session 1 0 of the ua legislature amat SECTION i 4 to talc take effect when it if by the electors ot of the state the th proposed amendment shall take effect on the tint first day of january 1931 2931 filed with the 1 secretary of state stata feb auary 23 is 2980 constitutional amendment no 4 RELATING TO TITE TIM TAXATION OP NINES MINES AND PROPERTY A joint tion providing lor for an onions emend ment to section 4 article 13 of tho the constitution of the th state of utah tag to the taxation of mints mince and mining property prop Tty be it resolved ly by the legislature of the state of if utah two tiro thirds of all the mcm bars elected to each house cane arring thor tint SECTION 1 sections proposed to amend that list it it is proposed to amend section 4 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah 0 so o tout that the same will read as follows SECTION 4 mints mines and claims to be god a basis and multiple what to be b assessed as tan property all ali me tolli ferous mines or minine claims clai imi both placer and rock in place shall be assessed as a the th legislature shall hall provide provided the basis and multiple now BOW used la in do de the th value ot of mines milieu tor for taxation purposes ac and the additional assessed assef assee sed veit 39 of 1500 oooo per aero acre thereof desil not be b changed before ja january nuary 1 2983 not nor there until otherwise other provided by uw law all other mines or mining claims and other valuable mineral deposits including lands containing coal or hydrocarbons and all machinery used in mining and all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims and tho the value of any surface uso use raade tile of mining claims or mining property for other than mining purposes shall be assessed as other tangible property SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of state is ia directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if approved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take taho effect on the day of january 1081 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 lino 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 11 II of article 13 of 0 the constitution of the state of utah relating to revenue and taxation bo be it reined ly by tho the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of nil all members elected ejected to each house concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend section 11 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so BO that tho the same will read as follows SECTION S 11 creation of state tax commission membership governor rover noc to appoint terms duties county boona boards duties there shall bo be a state tax commission consisting of four members not more than two of ft horn shall belong to tho the same bamo political party tho the members embers in ot of tho the commission shall bo be appointed by 1 tho the governor by and with tho the consent of tho the senate for such terms of office as may bo be provided by law the state tax ta commission ion ball administer and supervise the i ta taa saws laws of the state it shall assess mines and public utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment of property among tho the several |