Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT I A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOSING PROPOSING PRO PRO- POSING TO 10 AMEND Al ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTI ARTI- CLE XIII SECTION 2 OF THE rIlE CONSTITUTION O 0 OF F T THE H E ESTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO TANGIBLE PROPERTIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION Be it resolved by the Legislature Legislature Legis Legis-I lature of the State of Utah I two-thirds two of all aU members elected elected elected elect elect- ed to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article XIII Section 2 o of the constitution of the State of Utah h to read as follows All tangible property in the state not exempt under the laws of the United States the State of Utah or under tl thus this s constitution shall shan be taxed in in proportion to its value to be ascertained as provided by law state counties counties counties coun coun- The prof property erty of the ties cities towns school dis- dis municipal corporations and and public libraries lots with mth the buildings thereon used exclusively exclusively exclusively ex ex- f for either cither re religious worship or charitable purposes and lond places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit shall be exempt from taxation Water Vater rights ditches canals reservoirs power plants I plants transmission pumping I owned lines roes pipes pIpes and flumes and use used by ind individuals duals or corporations corporations corporations cor cor- i for irrigating lands within the state owned by y such individuals or corporations orthe or orthe orthe the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as asas oj owned and be shall ton long as they use used exclusively for such pur- pur power plants power poses transmission lines and other property used for generating delivering electrical power a of which is used for portion for pumping fu furnishing power on irrigation purposes water for lands in the tho State of Utah may maybe be ti exempted from taxation to the extent that such property These hose is used for such purposes the exemptions shall accrue to of water of the users benefit pum pumped d under such regulations regula- regula so the legislature ma may Lions as prescribe The taXes laws of the thom be he remitted or enl poor loor may inay in abated at such luch times and in be provided such Buch manner as may law The legislature may provide pro pro- by from the exemption vide for taxation of or homes homesteads and personal property not to exceed 2000 in value for homes and homesteads and all household furnishings furniture and equipment used exclusively by the owner thereof at his place of abode in maintaining a home for himself and family Property not to exceed O Oin in value owned by disabled persons who served in any war warIn warin warm In m the military service of the United States or of the State of Utah and by the unmarried widows and min minor r orphans of such disabled persons or of or persons persons persons per per- sons who while serving in the military service ice of the United States State or r. r the S State ate 0 of Utah lItah were killed in action or died as asa asa a a. result of such service may be exempted as the legislature may provide The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax x sufficient sufficient with other sources of or revenue to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the State for each fiscal year For the purpose of paying payin the s state debt if any there be the le legis lis- legislature is- is lature shall provide for levying a tax annually sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such d bt within with with- in twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt Section 2 The secretary of or state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors electors electors elec elec- tors of the State te of at Utah in the next general election in the manner provided b by law Section 3 If adopted by the electors of this state this amendment shall take alee effect the first day of January 1961 1061 I LAMONT F. F TORONTO Secretary of State of the State of Utah DO HEREBY CERTIFY CERTIFY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full true and cor correct copy o of the constitutional amendment proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed by the regular session of the Thirty Third Legislature 1959 as ns appears of or record in my office IN WITNESS WHEREOF I Ihne have hn hereunto set my hand land and anda a affixed the Great Seal of the State o of Utah at Salt Lake City this day of August 1960 1060 LAMONT F. F TORONTO Secretary of State SEAL |