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Show THURSDOCTOBER 17, lg46 THE LEIII SUN, LEIU, UTAH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1946 c Vote Y&s! on Amendment 8... and , Make it possible for Utah to buy the $14-million BUSHNELL HOSPITAL M $100 'lOO fully equipped brick-concrete? steel buildings on 400 acres of irrigated irri-gated farm land--ideal for housing State institutions. t You can't lose by voting YES. The opportunity . will never come again-' ' 1 ' (Paid political advertisement by UTAH 'CITIZENS COMMITTEE FAVORING AMENDMENT 8 Glen S. Humphreys, chairman Brigham City, Utah) ( 1 Spotlighting UTAH carelessness while In the field, i tion's Secretary, , and thereby save u . uvea oi hunters. Sportsman are reminded of regulations which demand that all deer in transit must be proper! prop-er! v tacreed or be consficated. More than a thousand special wardens will be employed in the field when the deer season Utah's expanding industry and opens to enforce hunting laws, increasing tourist influx demands , IIouse centennial Visitors more and better roads, Governor! Herbert B. Maw told the Utah! IIow to furnish housing for Automobile Dealer's Association Utah's 1947 Centennial visitors is recently assembled in Salt Lake the major problem to toe aired at City. the First Annual Convention of CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS HES M&.O BANC 3rd Annual Sale I Pure-Bred HEREFORDS Richfield, Utah Tuesday, October 29 - - -1 p. m. 4f This interesting sale will be held in the SALES PA V1UON - -a sheltered and comfortable place, where we will oiler the following follow-ing at auction: 60 Top Pure-Bred Registered HEREFORD Bulls, age 15 to 18 months. Range-fitted, f !i All from blood lines related to the top I M 1 I .M:.MI f 4Iia llnitArl Ctatec I if !20 Yearling Registered Heifers. Age 15 to 18 months. r 10 Weaner Female Hereford Calves. This well established annual sale offers you an educational and money-saving program. These animals are the best-and the best are the cheapest.' We are proud to present a sale so- much worth-while and so full of opportunity for breeders of Heretords. ' '"" Ranch locations: Salina and Emery, Utah Main Office: 171 West South Temple - - Salt lake City, Utah An Increase in the state gaso-; the Utah Motor Court Associa line tax of two cents a gallon tlon, to convene in bait Lake would finance a $60,000.00 road city, Novmeber 1st. program to be carried out in tne Members of the Association next five years, he explained, but f rom au sections of the state will declined to recommend or cori-;hp n. attendance, announces demn such a raise. "It is entire-1 Racrlel Petty Lunt, the Associa-1 determine what shall be done". "Good roads built to properly promote scenic areas, would bring as high a financial return to Utah as does Geneva Steel and all its statellite industries com bined", he said. - This Year's Hunt Biggest The 1946 deer hunt is expected to be the biggest in the history of Utah. Thousands of G I's with itchy and well trained trig ger fingers are eagerly awaiting an opportunity to "get into the hills" to replenish the family meat larder. Ross Leonard, Utah State Fish and Game Director appeals to every sportsman to avoid all Scheduled to speak at the con vention is Dr. Royal L. Graff, University of Utah Professor of Speech, who will discuss "public relations". William C. Winder and David K. Mann of the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial In-dustrial Development will ad dress the Motor Court operators. Thomas Axelson, Salt Lake Ad vertislng Club President will dis cuss motor court advertising, and Thomas T Taylor, Jr., Chairman of the Utah Chapter of the National Na-tional Home and Property Owners Own-ers Foundation will discuss the work of the Foundation. David R. Trevithic of the Centennial Committee will report on Centennial Cen-tennial plans. Utah Drought Continues The U. S. Geological Survey report that the Utah stream runoff run-off for September was only 47 per cent of normal, practically the same as has been recorded for the past several months. So far this year, the San Juan River has only produced 51 per cent of its longtime average flow. Key gauging on the Green River, principal tributary to the Colorado Colo-rado reveals the year's flow to be only 74 per cent normal. Despite this situation, irrigation storage reserves are still in satisfactory condition and the level of Bear Lake is considerably higher than it was a year ago. The Deer Creek Reservoir has a fourth more water than a year ago. Access Ac-cess precipitation in northern Utah, during March and May, is rreriiteri with nreservlne the hiah levels of Bear Lake and the Deer METAL MINING INDUSTRY OF UTAH Creek Reservoir. , i. .V brine t.r .t.to. , . u..cr Mut Yield When buying nuts in their shells, homemakrs sometimes are uncertain uncer-tain as to how much "meat" they will yield. This yardstick will help eliminate guesswork: one pound ot Unshelled almonds yields about one cup of shelled kernels; one pound of filberts, about one and one-third cuds: one Dound of peanuts, about two cups; one pound of pecans, al most one and one-half cups; one pound of English walnuts, a little more than one and ope-half cups halved kernels; and one pound of black walnuts, about one-half cup broken kernels. Remove Vase Spots Brown stains which sometimes re main in glass vases after flowers have been left standing in them. may be removed by rubbing the spots with tea leaves that have bra moistened with vinegar. rtMCTTTUTlONAL T t I title thereto shall have been ex .rnvrrrr AXO tineuished by the United States, , AntH the game ghaH be an(i remaln A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS- subject to the disposition of the ING TO AMEND SECTION 2, OF United States, and said Indian ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTI- lands shall remain under the ah- ttttton OF UTAH, RELATING solute jurisdiction and control tt and AUTHORIZING TAXA- 0f the Coneress of the United TION OF UNITED STATES PROFEKi i in Be it resolved by the Legisla-f Legisla-f the State of Utah, two- thirds of all members elected to each of the two nouses vuuiig m States. The lands belonging to citizens of the United States, re siding without this State shall never be taxed at a nigner rate than the lands belonging to residents resi-dents of this State; but nothing in this ordinance shall preclude favor thereoi. this state from taxins. as other Section l. inai ii ,and are taxed any Big Paper A single edition of a large New York newspaper requires 13 tons of colored inks, 22 tons of news black and 52 tons of gravure ink. Ink accounts for 3 to 5 per cent of I total printing expenses. H 1 r f i s 7 A. ' fc Pi f' J ' "r 1 ' i j " r twVhrfl - - - v. 1 .: . ,' ELECTRIC BLANKETS give you a new kind of sleeping comfort! No more sUverlng ia "icy" sheets! No table. Now, with new improvements, more hunting for'extra blankets oa electric blankets arc avaikblc again - freezing nights! Sleep cozy as -a reasonably priced. And the cost of kitten.- all night long - with a operation is so low you'll hardly new" electrically heated blanket. Sleep notice it. See your dealer. Get com- in summer - weight night clothes "with windows wide, open, if yu plete information and you, too, will change to this modern way of Better ish -and bepletely comfort living ElectricaUy. A- UTAH POWER Sftuy From Yow dealer Enjoy Better Living Electrically LIGHT COMPANY MESSAGE to amend sertion 2, Article xaiM of held b a Indian constitution of the state of Utah severed his tribal re- to read: nations, and has obtained from o O All taneible Property in tua niiA 5tatoc nr frnm nmi the state, not exempt under tne person( Dy liatent or other grant, laws or tne unueu a title thereto, save ana except der this constitution, snan De sucn iandS as nave been or may taxed in proportion to its value, be granted to any Indian or Into In-to be ascertained as provided by (jians under any act of Congress, law. The property ui uie B"lc containing a provision exempt-counties, exempt-counties, cities, j towns, school ing the ands thus grantcd from districts, municipal roipuiauuus taxation, which last mentioned and public libraries, lots with lands shall be excmpt from tax-the tax-the buildings thereon used ex- ation so long and t0 such ex. clusively foi eitner religious wur- tent as ia or may De provided ship or charitable purposes, and in the act o congress granting nlaces ot Dunai nui, uu w tne sarne. for private or corporate Denem, Third All debts and liabilities shall be exempt from taxation. 0f the Territory of Utah, incurred Water rights, ditcnes, canais, res,- Dy authority of the Legislative prvoirs. nower plants, pumping Assembly thereof are hereby as- plants, transmission lines, pipes sumed and shall be paid by this and numes owneu iiu uku y3 biaie individuals or corporations for Fourth The Leeislature shall irricatins' lands within the state make laws for the establishment owned by such individuals or an maintenance of a system of mnrfltions. or the individual nublic schools, which shall be members thereof, shall not be 0pen to all the children of the separately taxed as long as they state and be tree from sectarian shall be owned and used exclus- control. IvpIv for such purposes. Power Section 2. The secretary of plants, power transmission lines state is directed to submit this and otner property useu iui gen- proposeu araenumeni 10 me eiec delivering electrical tors of the state at the next pen power, a portion of which is used eral election in the manner pro for furnishing power for pump- vided by law. inz water for irrigation purposes Section 3. If adopted by the on lands in the state of Utah, electors of the state this amend may be exempted from taxation ment shall take effect the first to the extent tnat sucn prupeny may oi January, vji, is used for such purposes, inese exemptions snan accrue iu me CONSTITUTIONAL itr w benefit of the users of water so AMENDMENT IM O. -3 pumped under such regulations as the leeislature may prescribe. A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS The taxes of the indigent poor ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC may be remitted or abated at TION 7 OF ARTICLE XIII OF such times and in such manner THE CONSTITUTION OF THE as may be provided by law. The STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO legislature may proviae ior tne kuitjktiuim ut state juw-exemption juw-exemption from taxation of TRIBUTION TO SUPPORT MINI-homes, MINI-homes, homesteads, and personal MUM SCHOOL PROGRAM III property, not to exceed $2,000 in PORTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL value for homes ';and home- , SYSTEM steads, and $300 for personal Be it enacted.by the Leglsla-property. Leglsla-property. Property not to exceed ture of State of utah( two.thirdj3 $3,000 in value, owned by dis- of all members elected to each abled persons who served in any o tne tw0 houses voting in favor war in me miuiaijf aeivitc ui thereof: each cf the two houses voting In favor thereof: Secfon 1. It Is proposed to amend sec. 3 of Article XIII of the constitution ot the state of Utah as follows: See. 3. The Leeislature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on an tangioie property prop-erty in the State, according to t value in money, and shall pre scribe by law such reguiauons as shall secure t just valuation for taxation of such property, so that every person and corporation corpora-tion shall pay a tax in proportion propor-tion to the value of his, her. or its tangible property, provided that the Legislature may determine deter-mine the manner and extent of taxing transient live stock and live stock being lea ror siaugn ter to be used for human con sumDtion. Intangible property may be exempted rrom xaxauon as property or it may be taxed in such manner ana to sucn ex tpnt as the Leeis ature may pro vide. Provided that if intangible nronertv be taxed as property the rate thereof shall not exceed fivr mills on each dollar or vai nation. When exempted from taxation as property, the taxable income therefrom shall he tax nndor anv tax based on incomes hut when axed tv tne sxaxe vi Utah as property, the income tiwpfrom shall not also be taxed. The Legislature may provide pro-vide for deductions, exemptions, andor offsets on any tax basea upon income. The personal in- nnma tav Mips snail ue Eiauu- ated but the maximum rate shall not exceed six per cent oi net income. No excise tax rate based upon income shall exceea four per cent of net income. The rate limitations nerein cumaurcu for taxes based on income and for taxes on intangible property proper-ty chaii vip offwtlve until Janu- 1W7 and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the members elected to each house of the Legislature. All revenue received from taxes on income or from taxes on m-tantrihlp m-tantrihlp nrouertv shall be allo cated to the support of the public school system as aennea in ar ticle X, Section 2 oi tnis wnsu tiiTirti Qnntinn 9 The secretary of statp is hereby dii'ectcd to sub mit this proposed amendment w the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided for in section 1 of article XXili oi ine consmu tion of the siate of Utah. fleers as provided in all laws en acted pursuant to this Constitution, Constitu-tion, shall oe in full for all services serv-ices rendered by said officers, respectively, re-spectively, m any official capac ity or employment during ineir respective ierms of office 4 No such officet shall receive for the performance of any official duty any tee for his own use. but all fees fixed by law ior tne oer-formance oer-formance by either of them of any official duty, shall be collected col-lected in advance and deposited with the State Treasurer month ly to the credit of the State, The Legislature may provide for the payment or actual ana necessary expenses of said officers while traveling in tne aiaie in me performance per-formance cf official duty. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec tors OI tne Ftaie ai vne nei sen-eral sen-eral election in the manner pro vided by law Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment amend-ment shall ake effect the first) day of January, 1947. No, 7 the United States or of the state of Utah and by the unmarried widows and minor orphans of 6uch persons may be exempted as the legislature may provide. The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, suffi-cient, with other sources of revenues, rev-enues, to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year. For the purpose pur-pose of paying the state debt, if any there be, the legislature shall provide for levying a tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage pas-sage of the law creating the debt Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the state at the next general gen-eral election in the manner provided pro-vided by law. CONSTITUTIONAL. . AMENDMENT No. 2 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS ING TO AMEND ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION UK THt STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO ORDINANCE FOR THE TAXA TION OF LANDS AND EXEMPTIONS. Ee It enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of Utah, two thirds of al! members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article III of the Consti tution of the state or utan as roi lows: The following ordinance shall hp irrevocable witnout tne con sent of the United States and the people of this state: First Perfect toleration of re ligious sentiment is guaranteed. No inhabitant of this State shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her mnrio of reiieious worship: but polygamous cr plural marriages are forever prohibited. Second The people Inhabiting this State do affirm and declare that thpy forever disclaim all rRht and title to the unappropri- Section 1. It is proposed i amend sec. 7 of Article XIII of the constitution of the state of Utah so that the same shall read as follows: Sec. 7. The rate of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed ex-ceed on each dollar of valuation, two and four-tenths mills for general State purposes, and such additional levy as the Legislature Legisla-ture may provide for the State's share of the support of a portion of the public school system as defined in Article x, section & of this Constitution, such portion consisting only of kindergarten schools, common schools and high schools. , The state snan contribute not more than 75 of the total cost of operation and maintenance of a minimum school program in the State as such, nroeram shall from time to time be determined upon by the Legislature. Not more than 757o or me State's portion of the revenue necessary to finance tne operation opera-tion and maintenance of such minimum school program shall be raised by a State property tax lew and the remainder thereof shall be raised from other State sources. The Legislature shall determine by law the method of allocation of the State's con tribution to the various senooi districts. Section 2. The secretary of state is hereby directed to submit sub-mit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next genera' election in the manner providec" for in section 1 of article XXIII of the constitution constitu-tion of the state of Utah. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect the first of January, 1947., . , f CONSTITUTIONAL TJ0 C A JOINT RKSOLUTION PROPOS ING TO AMEND SUUTIUIN ju, Aimri.E VIII. OF THE CONSTI TUTION OF THE STATU VX UTAH, RELATING TU liic PI.KCTION AND DUTIES OF COUNTY ATTORNEYS AND FIX TNG THF TERM THEREOF. Be it iesolved by the Legisla te of the State of Utah, two thirds of all members elected to each house voting in favor there of: Section 1. That it is proposed to ampnd section 10. article VIII, of the constitution of the state of Utah to read; ' Section 10. A county attorney shall be elected by the qualified voters of each county who shall hold his office for a term of four years. The powers and duties of county attorneys, and such .6th-er .6th-er attorneys for the state as the legislature ''may ' provide, shall be prescribed by law. In ail cases where the attorney for any county,-or for 'the state, fails or re fuses to attend and prosecute according to law, the court shall have power to appoint an at tornev pro tempore. Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec tors oi tne state at tne next gen eral election in the manner pro vided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state this amend ment shall take effect the first day of January, 1947. No 8 No. 4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOS-ING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION SEC-TION 12 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO SALARIES OF THE JUDGES OF THE SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS Be it enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of Utah, two thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend sec. 12 of article VIII of the Constitution of the state or Utah to read: Spc 12. The Judees of the Su-l prerne and District Courts shall: receive at ntated times compen-j sation for their services, which shall not be diminished during! the term for which they are se-i lected. ! Section 2. The Secretary oi State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the eleo tors of the state at the next gen- eral election in the manner pro vided by law. Section 3. ir adoptea dv tne- electors of the state, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect the first day of January, 1917. , , , . t CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS ING AN, AMENDMENT TO SEC-! TION 3 OF ARTICLE XIX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO LOCATION OF PUBLIC , , INSTITUTIONS ' Be it enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: i Section 1. It is proposed to amend sec. 3 of article XIX of the constitution of the state of Utah, to read: Sec. 3. The public Institutions of the State are hereby permanently perma-nently located at the places hereinafter named, each to have the lands specifically granted to It by the United states, in tne Act of Congress approved July 16, 1894, to be disposed of and used in such manner as the legislature leg-islature may provide: t ' First: The Seat of Government and the State Fair at Salt Lake City., Second: All other Institutions of the state to be located at such places as the legislature may provide except as otherwise specifically spe-cifically set forth in this const!-;' tution. Section 2. The secretary of state is hereby directed to submit sub-mit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided tor in section 1 of article XXIII of the consti-, tution ot he state of Utah. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect the first day of January. 1947. atpri nublic lands lying within the boundaries hereof, and to all ! within said limits) lanua V TJ:. f ,ua c,at r,f ITtah. two Indian teibes, and that until the thirds of all members elected to CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOS-ING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION SEC-TION 3 Oi ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RFI.ATING TO ALLOCATION OF REVENUES RECEIVED FROM TAXES ON INCOME AND ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY Be it enacted by the Legisla- A JOINT RKSOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOS-ING TO AMEND SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TC COMPENSATION COMPEN-SATION OF STATE OFFICERS Ee it enacted by the legislature legisla-ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend sec. 20, article VII of the constitution of the state of Utah to read: Sec. 20. The Governor, Secre tary of 3tae. Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney - General, Superintend ent of Public Instruction and such other State and district of ficers as may be provided for by law, shall receive for their serv ices monthly, a compensation as fixed by law. The compensation for said of- I. E. E. MONSON. Secretary of State of the State of Utah, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the tore- going is a full, true and correct copy of the three constitutional amendment; proposed by the regular session of the Twenty-Sixth Twenty-Sixth Legislature. 1S45. and also a full, true and correct copy of the five constitutional amend-ments amend-ments proposed by the Tirst Special Spe-cial Session of the Twenty-Sixth Legislature 1946. as appears or record in mv office. ,' IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set m;- hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 17th dav of August, 19-1G. (SEAL) Secretary, of StaU. |