Show Constitutional Amendments II Amendment I I N I 1 RELATING TING TO FILLING REL y LEGISLATURE 3 g IN proposing an ament- ament 1 VI of the h Article or of 1 on 13 State tom I to fishier the Stale of Utah r r In the legislature III s JI to 10 br the Le Legislature of the it ht two thirds of all 11 mem- mem t rI elected of tD to each eath house houe JI to bf he amended i Section v I 13 of SECTION is ed to amend Section its A It I r proposed constitution tion of the State Stale I 0 of the e shall read rend M as Mj II rid t the same name r h so 50 o th that 0 13 j Vacancies to be filled SEfO SECTiON t may may ny occur in either house t be filled in such shall lI J be provided by law JL ener r 5 may mav Secretary of State to pub pub- 2 SES toN of ot State is directed toIse to secretary sed amendment to I Ie e Ise pro bm reared lulu ired r d by the constitution br A submitted to the electors of the therod Veit rod to lit the next general d ion In the theoE by lo r 3 In effect When If IC HP- HP oE fE IO ro electors of ot the thc State thIs t by amendment th the shan shall take effect on ondA n nf ei v 0 ot January 1931 r It dA the Secretary of f State Feb Peb- with th uy fl 1930 Amendment Kc No 2 nELA RELATING TING TO REVENUE OL SOL AND ND TAXATION resolution proposing an on amend JoI t Sections 2 and 3 of ot Article 13 i. i ri to motion of th the State of Utah oll e con l revenue and t taxation i i Solved Ived ed by the thC Legislature e of the ther II of r Utah two two thirds thirds of all opts note elected to each House Dou concur concur- nut thrum I. I propos proposed to That it ss is proposed to o lend md E 2 t and 3 of Article XIII of the I the State of Utah so that will wUl read as follows me ION L Tangible property to tl he hel E l j ascertained ascertained properties properties lid annual tax to provide pro ST ST. Ie All AH tangible tangle property In In the theA tl At A oi t exempt under t the thc e laws of of th the S 'S constitution ted States State or under this value taxed in proportion to its ii n be provided hy by law The rIf as lIS States part or of the United States of the State y school dist districts cities towns I corporations and public libra libra- J io thereon us used lots MoU with the buildings thereon vely for either cither religious cr cr or fob be pUr purposes and places of burial beld or cr used for private or c. c corporate alit m shall be exempt from m. m ier er tr rights ditches canals reservoirs pumping plants plant pi Pipes pines CS and flumes owned and ald andi aldi i b by individuals or corporations for ir ir- ir Jr- Jr Ilia lands within the state owned by hi individuals or corporations or the members thereof shall not be irately ta taxed d as long as they shall he hed heel used exclusively for such r- r d el and puri p pur- pur i Power PO plants power trou trl sand iu other property used for Benini geni gen Ben fug ini i I and delivering electrical power a aJon aion aion ion Jon of which is used for furnishing er rr ec for pumping water for irrigation poses poses on lands in the State of ot Ut Utah h vibe exempted from taxation to the thc thet at mt t that such ouch property is used for tor such pos poses s. s These exemptions shall accrue tie IIi benefit of ot the thc users of ot water so peg under such regulations as 83 the lege legun leg leg- ture ure un may prescribe The taxes of the sent gent ent poor may be remitted or abated uch Deb times and in such manner as may provided prodded by law The le legislature may Ide ride for the exemption from taxation tomes homes homesteads and persona personal prop- prop not to exceed two hundred fifty delin del del- I LID Lin in value for homes and homesteads one hundred bundred dollars for personal prop- prop S. S Property not to exceed in e. e owned by disabled persons who rd ed aHn In any war in the military service th the United States or of the State Slate of band iid by by bythe the unmarried widows and 0 orji 1 orphans of such persons may be beted ted as lIS the thc legislature may provide be legislature shall provide by law for annual tax tn sufficient with other sour sour- or af revenue to defray the estimated or- or ary expenses of the State Slate for each fis- fis year For the purpose of paying the if it any there be be the legisla- legisla T hall provide for levying a tax an- an to pay the annual Inter Inter- sod and to pay the thc principal of such euch debt im gin twenty years from the final passage the law creating the debt 3 3 Assessment and taxation tanti tangible rate property property regulation rate exemptions personal ina Int inae in- in a ae t tax tn rates dispositions of revenues legislature shall provide by law a B uni- uni n and nd equal rate of assessment and a aUn aton on on all tangible property in the te according to its value in money and JIp prescribe by law such regulations a as ure a just valuation for taxation loch ch property so that every person 1 i corporation shall pay a tax in al to o the value of his her or its tane Un- Un e e J property provided that the legisla- legisla e m may y determine the manner and extent taxing Ing transient live stock and live i being fed for tor slaughter to be used I human consumption Intangible prop- prop fmay be exempted from taxation as ns PErty K J or it may be taxed in such sueh manU man man- sod and U to such extent as ns the legislature 71 provide Provided that if intangible ible Perly be taxed as property the rate tote t shall wall not exceed five mills en cn each of n- n When exempted d from a rein w as Property property the taxable income shall be taxed under any tax Slate on Incomes but when taxed by I of f Utah a as r rif tf property the income tare larom shall ha not a's as also be t taxed The Thc Dinn may my P provide ide for deductions ex- ex S m or and offsets on a any tax based income u The personal income til tax tn a OM shall Fc be but ie ite maxia maxi maxi- rate a f e shall H not exceed six per C cent t of torne e N No D excise tax tox rate rat based shall hall U exceed four Nr cent of ot m blued ta The Te rate limitations heroin herein M for or taxes based on jn income ome and ettive on intangible Pr property Perty shall t be he benta e i nta until D i January 1 I 1937 and ilia I t changed l by y law by a vote of ty of f the members elected toIe to hw II of the Ie feS' feS r legislature All Ml rev- rev Wax t e from taxes on income or Gj i xea On n intangible ible property shall be 00 besa sa I Jor follows ws 75 is per percent cent thereof to tor y district school fund and r th u 25 n il lk thereof to the ill fuad t State gen een- f and nd the State levies for or such luch purposes shall t tx be c reduced In p proportion to the thc annually revenues so allocated allocated- provided that any lur surplus lus above the tho revenue revenue rev rev rev- required for the State district schol school fund as liS provided In Section 7 1 of this thi Article Ar title shall be paid Into the State Stat general fund SECTION 2 Z Secretary of State to publish The secretary of State is directed d to cause CRuse this proposed amendment to be published as lIa required by the thc constitution nol end nd to b be submitted to the electors of tl tl- r State Stale ut at the next next general lection In III the thc manner provided ed by law SECTION 3 3 To take toke effort If It approved by the electors of the thc State this proposed amendment shall take effect on the lot 1st day of or January 1031 1931 Filed with the thc Secretary of State Slate February Feb Feb- 25 1950 1930 Constitutional Amendment No 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF DISTRIBUTING INTEREST INTEREST INTEREST IN- IN TEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amendments amendments amend amend- ments to house hoase Joint resolutions numbers num hUm bers bus three and eight passed by the le legislature leg leg- In 1929 proposing to amend Section 3 Article X and Section 7 Article Ar Ar- XIII of the constitution of the State State of Utah rel relating to the State school fund and the manner of distributing the In Interest In In- terest of such fund and other revenues of the several school districts of 01 the Stale State Be Be- Beit it resolved by the Legislature Lee of the State Slate of Utah two-thirds two of all an the mem mem- bera bers elected to each ench House concurring therein SECTION 1 L 1 Resolution proposed to amend That it is proposed to amend arlend house joint resolution number 3 by the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend Section 3 of Article 10 of the thc constitution of the thc State Stale of Utah so that the same will read as ns follows SECTION 3 Proceeds of lands landl and other property of per cent proceeds perpetual perpetual perpetual per per- fund The proceeds of all nil lands londs that have been or may may be granted by the United United United Unit Unit- ed States to this State Slate for th the support of the common schools the proceeds of all nil property that may accrue to the State hy by escheat or forfeiture all nil unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws Jaws of this State Stale I the thc proceeds of the sal sala of ot timber mineral or other property from school and State lands other than those granted for specific purposes and five eive per of the rae net proceeds of the sale of public lands lying bing within the thc State which shall be sold by the United States subsequent tn to the admission admission admission ad ad- mission of this State into the thc Onn shall be and remain a n perpetual fund uld to to 10 called the State school fund the interest of which only shall be distributed amon among the several school districts according to the last preceding school census SECTION 2 2 Resolution proposed to amend That it is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 passed by the legislature in in 1929 proposing to amend Section 7 7 of Article XIII of the constitution constitution constitution tion of the thc State o of Utah so that the same will read as ns follows SECTION 7 Rate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution The rl rate rata G of taxation on tangible property shall shah not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and tenths four mills for general State purposes purpose two tenths of one mill mil for high school purposes which shall ahall constitute the high s school hool fund und said fund shall ahall be apportioned up- up portioned in the manner the legislature shall provide to the thc school districts district maintaining maintaining main main- taming high schools and such leV levy f for r district school purposes which together with the thc interest on the permanent school fund and such other funds as may be available for district school purposes will raise annually an nn amount which equals 2500 for each person of school age ase in the thc state as shown by the last preceding school census the thc same to be distributed among the thc school districts according to the last preceding school census and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose by the thc legislature shall be for each person of Df school age as shown by the thc thelast thelast last preceding school census said equalization ration fund shall ehan be apportioned to the thc school districts in such manner ns as the leg teg- shall provide Said rates shall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the thc rate or rates proposed and the time Juring during which the same shall be levied be first submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted to a vote of such of the qualified electors electors elec elec- tors of ot the State as in the thc year next preceding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding such election shall shaH have paid a property tax assessed to them within the tile State and the thc majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in su such h manner as ns may be provided by law SECTION 3 Secretary of ot State to pub pub- lish The secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published published published pub pub- as required by y the thc constitution and to be submitted to the electors of ot the thc State at the next general election in the manner provided by law as one proposition in lieu of H. H J. J U. U numbers 3 and 8 8 passed at st atthe the regular session of the thc legislature SECTION 4 I. To take effect when If approved by the electors of the State the proposed amendment shall shaH take effect efert on on the first day of January 1931 Filed with the thc Secretary of State February Feb Feb- rosary 25 1930 Constitutional Am Amendment No 4 RESOLUTION RELATING TO TilE THE TAXATION IF OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing for tor an on amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to Section 4 Article 13 13 of the constitution of the State of Utah relating eat relating eating ing to the taxation of mines mines and mining property De Bo it resolved by the thc Legislature of the State of ot Utah two thirds of all the m mem members mhers m- m hers bers elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 Sections proposed to o 0 amend amen That it is proposed to n amend en Section Section Sec Sec- tion 4 4 Article XIII of or the constitution of of the State Slate o of or Utah so that the same will read as follows SECTION 4 4 Mines and claims to be assessed as- as basis and multiple what to tobe tobe be assessed as tangible p property All me- me both mines or mining claims 0 I II placer I a and rock in place sh shall be assessed ass as s the h legislature shall provide provided the h basis bass and multiple now now used in det determining de- de e- e t the e value of mince mini for taxation purposes nd the additional assessed v value lue of per acre thereof there tan shall not be changed before January I 1 I. I IMS 1935 nor thereafter until otherwise provided pro pro- provided vided vided by law All other mines minI or mining claims including ne la u mg and lands other r v vAluable mn mineral minerai al deposits carbons carboni and all containing coal or or hydro hydro- hydrocarbons machinery used d and Md all n us in mining raining property properly or surface improvements or PP ft nant to mines mIning fining c claims dm and t the or e vol e of any surface surfnee use made of mining claims claim or mining prop erty for other than mining purposes s shall be SECTION assessed DB as i other tangible Property N 2 Secretary tary of lIh Ish nh n The Stale State to pub pub- The sec secretary tary of r State is ill directed to cause cuse this amendment nt to be pub pub- as required by the constitution and nd to be submitted to the electors of the State at t the e next general s election In th th- th manner provided by law SECTION 3 3 In effect when If sp p. p proved by the elee electors ors of ot the thc State Stale this proposed amendment shall take effect the 1st ht day of January 1931 on OD Filed with the Secretary of State Feb 25 1930 Constitutional Amendment No 5 A RESOLUTION CREATING A STATE TAX COMMISSION A Joint resolution proposing proponing an amend ment to Section 11 II of or Article 13 of the constitution of the State of Utah re relating re- re e- e lating to revenue and taxation Be e It resolved b by the Legislature slature of the State of Utah two-thirds two of all bers bete elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 Sections proposed to amend That it is is proposed to amend Section 11 n of Article XIII of the constitution of the thc State of Utah so that the tame same will read as follows SECTION 11 Creation of State tax tu commission com com- mission membership governor to appoint appoint ap ap- ap- ap point terms duties count county boards duties There shall be a 1 State tax commission commission commission com com- mission consisting of four members lotmore lot lotmore more than two of whom shall ahall belong to the same political |