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Show Attention of Voters. . , On tbo bottom of tho ufllcal 'ballot to be voted next Tuesday will be found. . Somo Amendments to the constitution. Up to tho present thora has been but llttlo said about these amendments, an 1 for this reason tho voters don't seem to I understand them. Out tho amendmi nt , relating to the maintanlng of put lie schools should be understood nnd to givo tho voters an Idea of what it la we I herewith publish it. j RESOLUTIONS. Proposing an Amendment td Section 6, Article io, of the con-'. con-'. stitution, Relating to the control and Maintenance of Public Schools, BeltrcsoUcd iind enacted by the Legislature of tho Stato of Utah, two-thirds of. all. members thoreof ', concurring tftereln : Section 1. Tho following proposition to amend tho Constitution of tho Stal of Utah is hereby submitted to tho qualified electors ol the Sstat for their approval or disapproval, namely: xiini ijectlun 0 ol Article 10, of tho , Constitution of ttio Stato of Utuh shall " bo amended to rend as follows: Sec. 0. In cities of tho ft rat and icc-' icc-' ond class tho public- school system shall be coutrolcd by tho board of Education of such cities, seperato and apart from the counties in which said cities uro located . Sec. 2. Tho secretary of State Ja hereby ordered to cause thin ptopoahion to bn published in . it least ono news Hin ovoiy county of the State n newspaper is published, for Jtillis immediately preceding the meral election. 3. This proposition shall be eub to tbo electors of this Stale nt t goneral election of their ap-or ap-or disapproval, ill oflleial ballots used at uch ns there shall bo printed: "For icmlulcriuu Section-OrAlfcJlp,' n$Titutionnrtd VjiPi mont to Section (I, Article 10, of nstitution." togother with other sslgnitting such amendments as 3 provided by law. Said ballots e received nnd said votes shall b counted, canvassed mid returns I be made in tho same manner all respects ns is provided by tl cease ol thu election of Stat i. foregoing is designated as No. 2; Imont proposed to Select (I, Artlult-io Artlult-io Constitution, Relating to the and maintnihco of Public . i only change in the above Is in from which the words "au'd lined," after the word "controll-ii "controll-ii vo beon stricken), .o Voters of tho Stato of Utah. ion why all voles on the outside s of first and Second Classes yoto to amend Section 0, Article lie State Convention As such mowrendb: WEALTH CENT-ro CENT-ro exempt from paying County Tax. Should they not be taxed mo ob rural districts? On tho 6th ember, 1000, the people of Utah - a ' vote on :i number of amendments BV to tho State Constitution. Sec. G, Article 10, of tho State Constitution, reads ns mp follows : "In cities of the FIRST and Kg SECOND CLASS the Tublio Schools Kw System shnll tie maintained by the - HE Board of Education of such seperato nnd HH apart from the Counties in which said K cities are located. HR The nmendment.is to strike out the Hr3 woida "maintained nnd" before the B1IP word "controlled." Bfcra Prior to the Stntohood m Utah, rev- DS9 enuo wus raised with which to maintain nB the Free Public Schools in threo ways, 90$ ' namely: By n Stato School Tux, by n HKLa County School Tax, and by u Local or . BBME District School Tax. HUGE Tbeeo three levies wero mado upon nil BHB tho taxable property in tho Stato for the K buucflt of tho bjIiooIs. The burden reat- IHh cJ alike upon all, and nil '.enjoyed First jHK and thu Second Classes wero exomptcd DH irom paying tho County School Tax. EHB Thus leaving such wealth contors but ilfflSS two ourJonc t0 uenri namely : The State jlHR lld Distrirt (or City) School Tax, whilo fHe 4l" other parts of tho Stato must bear $H TIIHEE burdens of taxation for schools H namely: Tho State, the COUNTY and IHB tho District School Tax. I VffimDfK? 1 " |