Show A resolution proposing Propos ingan an amendment to action 8 article XI of the con on relating to counties cities and towns for the purpose of prescribing manner of creating new neav counties and changing boundaries be it resolved and enacted by the legislature of the state of utah see sec I 1 the following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of utah is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the bbate baat e for their approval or disapproval namely that section 8 of article XI of the constitution of the state of utah be and the same is hereby amended am end to read as follows sec 3 the legislature shall have power to enact laws creating i now new counties out of territory taken from one or more of the existing counties of this state and defining the duties and obligations of any such new county as between itself and any county from which territory is taken in ia its creation also to enact laws changing the boundaries of any county see sec 2 the secretary of state is hereby ordered to cause this proposition to be published in at least one newspaper in every county of the state where a news P paper aper is published for two months immediately preceding the next general election see sec 3 th proposition shall be submit to the electors elecio rs of this state at the next general election for their approval or disapproval all official ballots used tided at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words for the amendment of section 3 article XI of the constitution ution and against the amendment to section 3 article XI of the constitution er with such other title designating 0 such amendment as may be provided by law said ballots hall be received tind said votes shall be taken counted canvassed and returns ther eoff be made in the same salue manner and in all respects as is provided by law in the case of if the election of state officers sec 4 this amendment if adopted at said election shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of january A D 1909 state of utah office of the secretary of ss state I 1 CHARLES see sec rotary of state of the slata of utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and cor copy of a resolution proposing an an amendment to section 3 of article XI of the constitution of the state of utah r relating to counties cities and towns for the purpose of prescribing man nor ner of creating now counties and changing foundries bound boun dries ries passed at the seventh regular session of cf the legislature of this state in testimony where off I 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of atah at salt lake city this i day of august A OS CS rheal secretary of state A resolution proposing an amendment to section 7 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the rate of taxation bo be it resolved and enacted by the legislature of the state of utah sec 1 that it is is proposed to amend section 7 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so that the same will read as follows 7 the rate of state taxation on property for state purposes shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation four and one half mills on each dollar of valuation for general state purposes three mills on each doll dollar ar of valuation for district school purposes one half mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes and whenever the taxable property within the state shall amount to pour four hundred million dollars the rate shall never thereafter exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation unless a proposition to increase such rate specifying the rate proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied bo be first submitted to a vote of such euch qualified electors as shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state in the year next preceding such election and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor ther eoff in such a manner as may be provided by law see 2 the ahe secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by I 1 law aw sic sac 8 3 if adopted by tho the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect january ls ast 1st 1909 state of utah office of the secretary of as state 1 I CHARLES S g see sec rotary of state stake of the state of utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a f full true and correct copy of a resolution proposing an amendment to section 7 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the rate of taxation passed at the seventh regular session of the legislature of this state in testimony where off I 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah at salt lake city this day of august 1908 OS CS SEAL secretary acre tary of state |