Show Constitutional Amendments Amendments' Constitutional Amendment No 1 PROCEEDS OF LANDS LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY PROPERTY PROPERTY-Pf PROPERTY PERMANENT PERMANENT FUND- FUND UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FUNDA A rt JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO END AMEND SECTION 3 9 ARTICLE f 10 OF TilE THE CONSTITUTION OF TilE THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING RELATING ING TO TIlE THE PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY AND CREATING A 11 PERMANENT FUND AND A 1 UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FOR THE TIlE COMMON AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Be it resolved by the tho Legislature of the state of Utah two-thirds two of all the members elected to each house therein herein SECTION 1 That That- it is proposed to amend section 3 of Article 13 10 of oC the Constitution of oC the state of Utah as ns amended by the vote ote of the electors at the general Jeneral election of 1930 to read as ns follows Sec 3 The proceeds of the sales of all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to this state for tho the support of ot the common schools and five the per of oC the net proceeds of the sales of United States public lands lying within the state and sold by the United States tates subsequent to the admission admission ad ad- admission mission of this stile state into the Union shall be and remain a permanent fund Cund to be called the State School Fund the interest t of which only shall shaH be expended for the support of the common common com com- mon 1 n schools The lle interest on the tlc State Duna the of 01 all ail proceeds au property property property prop prop- erty that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed shares and dividends of oC any corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds of oC the sales of oC timber and the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of or minerals or other property from Crom school and state lands lands- other other- than those granted for Cor specific purposes shall with such other revenues as the Legislature may from Crom time to time allot thereto constitute constitute constitute con con- a fund to be known as the Uniform School Fund which Uniform School Fund shall be maintained and used for the support of the common and public schools of the state and apportioned in such manner as the theLe Le Legislature shall provide The provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of Section 7 Article XIII of oC this Constitution shall be construed as ns a limitation on the rate of taxation taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion on tangible property for district school purposes and not on the amount of oC funds available and further further further fur fur- ther no moneys allocated to the Uniform Uniform Uni Uni- form School Fund shall be considered in fixing the rates of taxation specified specified fied in Section 7 j of Article XIII SECTION 2 2 The fhe secretary of or state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at nt the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 If adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect the first day of January 1939 Constitutional Amendment No 2 I IRATE RATE OF TAXATION TAXATION PURPOSES PURPOSES DISTRIBUTION A t JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 ARTICLE XIII OF THE TIlE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION OF TIlE THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO TIlE THE RATE OF TAXA TAXATION TION PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION ON Be it by the Legislature of the State Slate of af Utah two-thirds two of all of the members elected to each house concurring concurring therein SECTION 1 1 That it is proposed to I amend section 7 of Article 13 of oC the Constitution of the state te of oC Utah as amended d by the vote of the electors at the general election of 1930 to read as follows Sec 7 The rate of or taxation on tangible property shall not exceed d on each dollar of oC valuation two and four- four tenths mills for general state purposes two-tenths two of oC one mill for high school I purposes which v shall constitute the high school fund said furs fur shall be apportioned in the manner the L Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- Jis- Jis lature shall provide to the districts districts dis dis- dis maintaining hi high h schools and such levy for district school purposes which together with such other funds runds as may be available for district school purposes will raise annually an nn amount which equals equal 25 for Cor each person of oC school age in the state as shown by hv the last school census the same to be bo distributed among the school districts according to the last receding preceding school census and in in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose b by the Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature sh shall ll be 5 for each ench person of school age as shown by the last preceding pre ceding school census said equalization fund shall be apportioned to the school districts in such manner as the Lc Legislature Legis- Legis is- is lature shall provide Said rates shall shall shaH not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same the rate or rates proposed and the the time Mme during which the same shall be levied be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of or the state as in the year next preceding such election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in m favor thereof in such manner as may may be provided by law SEC SECTION ION 2 The secretary of or state is is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of oC the state in the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 If adopted by the electors of oC the state date this amendment I shall shaH take effect the first day of January 1939 Constitutional Amendment No 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 6 ARTICLE 16 15 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH RELATING TO HOURS OF WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS Bet Be Bc it t resolved by the tile Legislature o of the state of Utah two-thirds two of all members elected to each of the two houses U. U B voting yoting in tn favor thereof SECTION 1 That it is pr proposed posed to amend section 6 of article 16 of the Constitution of oC the state of ot Utah Sec 6 The Legislature shall de determine determine de- de termine the hours that shall shaH tuto tute a days day's work on all works or undertakings carried on or aided by the state county or municipal government government government govern govern- ment and the Legislature shall shaH pass laws to provide for the health and safety of ot employees in factories smelters and mines and shall determine determine determine deter deter- mine the number of maximum hours of or service per day SECTION 2 That the secretary of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors electors elec elec- tors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 If adopted by the electors of oC this state this amendment shall shaH take effect the first day of or January 1939 I I E E. E E. E Monson Secretary of State of oC the State of or Utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is is a full true and correct copy of the 3 Constitutional Amendments proposed by the regular session of the legislature of 1937 as the same appears of oC record in my office I further certify that they will appear on the official ballot baBot at the general election November 8 1938 under the number and title herein designated In witness whereof I have hereunto hereunto hereunto here here- unto sot set my hand end and nd affixed the Great Seal of oC the State of or Utah this da day of August 1938 e l Secretary of State i |