Show constitutional amendments constitutional amendment no 1 resolution RELATING TO killing VACANCIES IN legislature A joint on proposing an ameni amen ment to sect on 13 of art cle VI of the constitution of the stat state of utah ng no to vacancies va cancie in the leg stature slature be it resolved by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all m no ben berm elected to each house co curr 9 there n SECTION I 1 sections to be amended ahat it is proposed to amend section IS 13 of art cle VI of the const tut on of the state of utah so that the same shall read as follows SECTION 13 vacancies to be filed flied Va cances es that may occur in ether e ther house of the legislature shall be filed f lied in such manner as may be brov ded by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub lish fish the secretary of state is d erected to cause th a proposed amendment to le r pub shed as red by the constitution a and nd to be suba eted to the electors ot of th the S state tate at the next general elect on io in tb the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when it if 4 op P proved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st dai of january 1931 fled F led w th the secretary of stat state february 21 1930 2930 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resolution reso luton on pro propos poong ng an amend ment to sections 2 and 3 of article 13 or of f the th conati constitute tut on of the state of utah relating to revenue and taxation so B it resolved by the th legislature of 0 the state of utah two th ads of all members elected to each house concur ring therein SECTION I 1 sect one on proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend sect sectors one 2 and 8 of art cle XIII of the const tut on of the state of utah so that the same w 11 II read as follows SECTION 2 tangible property to he taxed how value ascertained properties exempt legg leg lature to provide annual tax for or state all tangible tang ble property in the state not exempt under the laws of the un anted ted states or under th the a constitution shall be taxed in on to ts to val e to be ascertained as provided by law the th property of the un ted states of the th stat state count es cit es towns school district districts municipal corporations corpora corporal tons ons and public libra ries rice lots ath w th the bu id thereon used exclusively for ether e ther rellious rell gous ou worship p or char table purposes end and place places of burial n not 0 t held or used for private or cor corporate be belef t shall be exempt from on water rights d daches canals reservoirs power plants pumping plants planta transmits tran sion slon lines pipes and flumes owned and used by india duals or corporations corporal corpora tons ons fo for r ir it righting ri rIga tinB lands within the state owned by such ind visuals or corporations or the ind adv vi f lual fuel member thereof shall not be separately taxed as long ae as they shall he be owned and used exclusively for such suh pur poses power plants power tra er or ss as on an lines and other property used for generating and delivering electrical power a portion of which Is used tor for furnishing ur power tor for pumping water for irrigator irrig irrigate aton on purposes on lands in the state ot of utah may be exempted from taxat on to the th extent that such property is used tor for such p purposes these exemptions shall accrue to the benet t of the user users ot of water so pumped under euch such regulations as the leg may be the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted renit rem ted or abated at such times a d in such manner as mar may be provided by law the legislature may provide tor for the th exemption from taxation of homes homesteads and personal prop erty arty not to exceed two hundred fifty dol lars in value for homes and homesteads and one hundred dollars for personal prop arty property not to exceed ta in value owned by disabled persons who served in any war in the military service of the un ted state states or of 0 the stat state ot of utah and by the unmarried widow widows and minor orphans of such persons may way be exempted as ins tn legislature leg slature may provide the legislature hall shall provide by law for an n annual tax sufficient with other sour ces ce of revenue to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state tor for each fis tl eal cal year for the purpose of paying the state debt it if any there be the th legisla ture lure shall provide for or levying a tax an dually sufficient to pay the annual inter mot and to pay the principal of such debt with n twenty years from the t f no nal passage of the law creating the debt SECTION 2 3 assessment and taxation of tangible tang ble property regulation rate deduction deductions exemptions personal in come tax rates dispositions of f revenues the legislature shall brov de by law a un form and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all toughie tang ble property in the state accord ng to its value in money and shall half cresar be by law such regulations ai as nall shall saurs a just valuation for taxation of such property so that every person and corp corporan cor oraton on shall pay a tax in proper tion to the value of h a her or its to tan gible property provided that the legisla tare lure may determine the manner and efte extent t of taking taxing transient live stock and if live 0 stock being fed for slaughter to be asod used for human consumption intangible p prop ro P erty may be exempted from taxation as a p property perty or it may be taxed in such nan anro ner and to such extent as the legislature may brov de provided that it if intangible property be taxed as property the rate thereof shall not exceed five mills en on each dollar of valuation when exempted from taxation as property the taxable income shall be taxed under any tax based on incomes but when taxed by the th state of utah as property the income shall not riot also be taxed the legislator legislature may provide tor for deductions ex eruptions empt lons andor offsets on any tax based upon income the ile personal income tax rates shall be b graduated but I 1 a me baxt 2 I 1 mum rate rat shall not exceed sli six per beet e t of net not income no excise tax rat rate based upon theome shall exceed four per cent of net income the rate rat limitations herein contained for taxes based on income and for taxes on intang his bl property shall be effective until january 1 1937 1987 and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of ef the majority of the members elected to each house of the legislator legislature all rev ones received from taxes on income or from taxes on intangible property shall be allocated as follows 75 per cent thereof to the th state district school fund and 25 per cent thereof to the stet state gen era t f nd and the stat state levies tor for such purposes pur poNee shall be reduced annually 1 in on to the revenues reve nuee go so al bated brov ded that any arty surplus above he rev denue red for or the state d sin t a hool f fund u nd aa as brov ded in sect of on 7 of th a ar t cle ele shall be paid into the state general fund SECTION 2 secretary of state to pahl sh th see detary of state a direct d to cause th a proposed amendment to be pul I 1 sh d as red by the const tut lot 0 and to be suba eted to the electors of tl a state at the next gen al lect elect on a the nia me ncr ner brov ded by aw SECTION 3 to take effect wl en if U approved by the electors of the state th a proposed amendment hall shall take effect on the 1st day of january 1931 filed ath the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF distributing IN TEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing provi dint for amend ments inato to house jo nt resolutions num nuin ben berm three and eight passed by the let ie in 1929 to amend section S 3 art cle X and section 7 ar ax tide XIII at of the conati tut on of the state of utah no to the state school fund and the manner of d buting the in terest of such fand fund and other revenues of the th several school district districts of the state be it resolved by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all the mem ben hers elected to each house concurring therein SECTION I 1 resolution proposed to amend that it Is to proposed to amend house joint resolution number 3 8 passed by the legislature in 1929 propos ng no to amend section 8 of art cle 10 of the const aution of the state of utah so that the ire same me will read as follows SECTION 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds per letual fund the proceeds of all lands that have been or may be granted by the un t e ed d states to th a state tor for the support of the common schools the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture forte ture all med shares and dividends div bends of any corpora corporation tinn incorporated under the laws of the th s state the proceeds of the sale of timber mineral or other property from school and state lands other than those granted for spec f a purposes and five per of the ret proceeds of the sale of public ian lands do lying within the state which shall be sold by the united states subsequent to the ad mission of this state into the onion uni an shall hall a be and rema n a perpetual fun fund d to be ko called the state school fund the interest of which only shall be distributed among the several school districts according to the th last pieced ng school census SECTION 2 resolution proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend house joint resolution reso luton on number 8 passed by the leg slature in 1929 proposing to amend section 7 of art cle XIII of the cons titu t on of the state of utah so that th the same will read as follows SECTION 7 rat rate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution the rate of taxation on toughie tang lie property shall not mot exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths m mile for general state purposes two tenths of one mill for high school purposes which shall const tute the high school fund sa so d fund shall be ap portioned in the manner the legislature shall brov de to the school dmitr eta main ta to ning high schools and such levy for district school purposes which together with the interest on the permanent school fund and such other funds a as e may be available tor for d district school p purposes r poses w 11 raise annually an amount which which equals 25 00 for each person of school sch D I 1 age in the state as shown by the last pro preceding e adf ff school census the same to be dietr buted buted among the school districts according accord ng to the last preceding school census and in addrion add tion an equal zat on fund wh ch when added to other revenues prodded brov ded tor for th the s pur pose by the lega leg slature lature shall be 5 00 tor for each person of school age as shown by the last pieced ng school census sa so d equal squall bation fund shall be apportioned boned to the school d str acts in such manner as the leg Isla turo shall brov de said rates shall not be increased unless a pro propos poston t on to increase the same spec fy ng the rate or rates proposed and the time dur ng no which the same shall be lev ed be t f rat suba t ted to a vote of such of the ed elec else tors of the state as in the year next pre ced ng such elect on shall have pa d a property tax assessed to them w th n the state and the majority of those vot ng thereon shall vote in favor thereof in su on b manner as may be brov ded by law SECTION 3 secretary of state to pub lish fish the secretary of state is erected d erected to cause th a proposed amendment to be published as red by the const aution and to be suba eted to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law as one pro posit on in lieu of Q H J R numbers 8 and 8 passed at the regular sess seas on of the legis legislate latu e SECTION 4 to take effect when it if approved by the electors of the state the proposed amendment shall take effect on the first day of january 1981 filed w ath th the secretary of state fob feb rua 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO TAXATION OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution brov d ng ns for an amend ment to section 4 article 13 of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the taxation of mine mines and manint property be do it resolved by the legislature ol 01 the state of utah two thirds of all the mem bers born elected to each house concurring therein i SECTION 1 section sections proposed to amen amend d that it Is proposed to amend see tion 4 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so that the same am will read as follows SECTION 4 mines and claims to be b as se seemed basis and multiple what to be b assessed as am tangible tani ible property all mo mines or miring min ng clams cla ms both placer and rock la in place shall be assessed as the leg lega slature lature shall pro de prodded brov ded the basis and multiple now used in de term n ng the value of metal ferous m nes for taxat on purposes nd the add t onal tonal assessed value of ta 5 00 per acre mere thereof shall not be changed before january 1 1935 nor thereafter I 1 otherwise pro v ded by law all other mines or min ng da cla ma me and other valuable in depos ts to include ng lands con a n ng coal or hydrocarbons and all mach nery used in m n no and all property or surface improve improvement men a upon or appurtenant to in nes or mining clams ela ms and the value ol 01 any surface use made of m n ng cla n s or m birg prope ty for other than m n ng purposes shall be asses ed as other tang ble his property SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub I 1 sh the secretary of state a d reeled to cause th tb a p posed amendment to be pub I 1 shed as red by the const tut on and to be suba eted to the electors of the state at the next general elect on in th manner brov ded by law SECTION 3 in effect when if ap proved by the electors of 0 the state thi this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st day of january 1931 fled F led ath w th the secretary ot of state february as 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A jo nt on propos ng an amend ment to sect on it 11 of art cle 13 of the const tut on of the state of utah refat r ng to revenue and taxation be it resolved by tl if a e legislature of th the state of f utah two thirds of all mem bers hers elected to each house concurring there n SECTION I 1 section sections proposed to amend that f r 9 proposed to amend section 11 of artcle art cle XIII of the conet const tut on of the state of utah so that the same will ill read as follows SECTION 11 croat crest on of state tax corn com m a ss on mem bersh p governor to ap po nt terms duties county boards duties there shall be a state tax corn com miss on cons st at ng of four members not more than two of whom shall belong to the same pol heal party the members of the comm ss so on shall be appo anted by the governor by and w tb th the consent of the senate for such terms of off ce as may be provided by law the state tax commis sion slon shall adm n ster and supervise the tax laws of the state it shall assess ro nes and pahl c ut I 1 11 t ea es and adjust and equal ze the on and assessment of property among amons the several counties it sl all have such other powers of original assessment as the legislature leg slature may pro v de Is under such regulations in a uch cases and n th n such I 1 in lations as the legislature leg slature may preserve pre be it shall 1 sh systems of accounting review proposed bond issues revise the tax levies and budgets of local governmental unit units and equalize equal ze the assessment and valuation of property w tl n the count es the du do t es imposed upon the state board of 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