Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 1 I k A. A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOSING PRO PRO- POSING TO AMEND ARTCLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTI ART CLE XIII SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION 0 OP F T f THE II H E ESTATE ESTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO AN AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION El PRO PROVIDING V I DING THAT TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH IS SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIP SHIP- PED BEYOND THE STATE OF Or UTAH WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR MAY itA Y BE EXEMPTED EXEMPTED EXEMPTED EX EX- EMPTED FROM l AD V VALOREM VALOREM VALOR VALOR- EM TAX Be it resolved b by the Legislature Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture turc of the State of Utah two-thirds two of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof there- there of oC Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article XIII Section 2 of the Constitution of or the State of or Utah to read as follows Section 2 All tangible property property property prop prop- erty in the state not exempt under the laws Q of the United S States tes or under this constitution constitution tion shall be taxed in proportion proportion tion to its s value to be ascer- ascer tamed as provided by law The property of the state counties cities towns school districts municipal corporations and pub- pub lie lic libraries lots with ith the buildings build- build lings ings thereon used exclusively ely for either religious worship or charitable purposes and places of burial not held or used for or corporate benefit shall be exempt from taxation Tangible personal property present present pre- pre sent in Utah on January 1 m. m which is held for sale or processing processing processing pro pro- and which is shipped to toI I final destination outside this state within 12 months ma may be deemed b by law to have hac acquired 1120 no situs in Utah for purposes of ad valorem pro property pert taxation lof and may be exempted by law from such ta taxation ration whether manufactured pro processed or produced pro pro- or otherwise originating within or without the state Water rights ditches canals reservoirs reservoirs power plants pumping pumping pump pump- ing in plants transmission lines pipes and flumes owned a and andu n d u used by individuals or corporations corpora corpora- for irrigating land within tb the state strite owned b by such individuals indi or oc corpo corporations or the individual in me members e m in b e r s thereof shall not be bc separately taxed so long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purposes Power plants power transmission I 1 ines and other property used for generating and md delivering electrical power a portion of which is used for furnishing power for pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands in in the state slate of Utah may maybe maybe be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property is us used d for such purposes These exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the users of oC water so pumped under such regulations as the legislature may prescribe The taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may be provided b by law Jaw The legislature may provide for the exemption f fro from r o m in taxation o 0 f I homes homesteads and personal person person- al property not to exceed 2000 in value for homes and homesteads homesteads homesteads home home- and all alt household furnishings furnishings furnishings furn furn- furniture and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment used exclusively by the owner thereof at his place of abode in maintaining a home for himself and famil family Property not to exceed in value owned b by disabled persons who served in any war in the militar military mili mili- tar tan tary service of or the United States or of the state slate of Ut Utah h and by bythe bythe bythe the unmarried widows and nd minor min mm- or orphans of oC such disabled persons perSons per per- sons or of oC persons who while serving serving- in the military service serice of the United States or the state of Ut Utah h were killed in action or of such service died as a result ce may be exempted as the legislature legislature legis legis- lature ma may provide The le legislature slature shall provide b by law for an annual tax sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- with other sources of revenue to defray the tle estimated ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year ear For the purpose of pa paying ng the state debt if any there be the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature shall pro provide de for levying a tax annually suf sufficient ic ent to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt WIthin within within with WIth- in t twenty enty years ears from the final fatal passage of or the law creating the debt Section 3 The secretary of state stath is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors electors electors elec elec- tors of the state of oC Utah at 31 the next general election in t the h e manner provided by law Section 4 If adopted by the electors of this state t this his amendment shall take effect upon January 1 1965 I LAMONT F. F TORONTO Secretary of State of oC the State Slate of Utah DO HEREBY CERTIFY CERTIFY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a 3 full true and correct cop copy of the constitutional amendment proposed by the regular session of the Thirty-Fifth Thirty Legislature 1963 as appears of record in my office IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my mv hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah at Salt Lake Cit City this day of oC August 1964 LAMONT F. F TORONTO Sec Secretary of or State SEAL |