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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Constitutional Amendments such purposes shall be reduced annually in proportion to the revenues so allocated ; provided that any surplus above the revenue required for the State district school fund as provided in Section 7 of this Article shall be paid into the State general fund. SECTION 2. Secretary of State to publish. The secretary of State is directed to cause tnis proposed amendment to be published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election in the manner provided by law. SECTION 8. To take effect when. If approved by the electors of the State this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st day of January, 1931. Filed with the Secretary of State February 25, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 1 RESOLUTION RELATING TO KILLING VACANCIES IN LEGISLATURE A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 13 of Article. VI of the constitution of the State of Utah, relating to vacancies in the legislature. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the of ail memState of Utah, bers elected to each house concurring therein : SECTION 1 Sections to be amended. That it is proposed to amend Section IS of Article VI of the constitution of the State of Utah o that the same shall reaT as two-thir- follows : claims and other valuable mineral deposits, including lands containing coal or hydrocarbons and all machinery used in mining and all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines cr mining claims, and the value of any surface use made of mining claims, or mining property for other than mining purposes, shall be assessed as other tangible property. SECTION 2. Secretary of State to publish. The secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as required by the constitution and' to be submitted to the electors of the State at the nest general election in the manner provided by law. when. If apSECTION 8. In effect proved by the electors of the State, this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st day of January, 1931, Filed with the Secretary of State February 25, 1930. SECTION 13. Vacancies to be filled. Vacancies that may occur in either house of the legislature shall be filled in such manner as may be provided by law. Constitutional Amendment SECTION 2 Secretary of State to pubNo. 3 lish. The secretary of State is directed to RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND Constitutional Amendment cause this proposed amendment to lie AND MANNER OF DISTRIBUTING INNo. 5 published as required by the constitution TEREST OF SUCH FUND. A RESOLUTION CREATING A STATE and to be submitted to the electors of the A resolution amendfor joint providing COMMISSION TAX State at the next general election in the ments to house joint resolutions num- A joint resolution proposing an amendmanner provided by law. bers three and eight passed by the legment to Section 11 of Article 13 of the when. If apSECTION 3. In effect islature in 1929, proposing to amend constitution of the State of Utah, reproved by the electors of the State, this Section 3, Article X, and Section 7, Arto revenue and taxation. proposed amendment shall take effect on ticle' XIII of the constitution of the State Belating it resolved by the Legislature of the the 1st daj of January, 1031. of Utah relating to the State school fund State of Utah, of all memFiled with the Secretary of State Feband the manner of distributing the inbers elected to each house concurring ruary 21. 1020. terest of such fund and other revenues therein : of the several school districts of the SECTION 1 Sections proposed to amend. State. CcRctitutional Amendment That it is proposed to amend Section 11 of Be resolved it the of the by Legislature No. 2 Article XIII of the constitution of the Slate cf memof all the Utah, State of Utah so that the same will read RESOLUTION RELATING TO REVENUE bers elected to each House concurring as follows: AND TAXATION therein : amendSECTION 11. Creation of State tax comA joint resolution proposing an SECTION 1. to mission ment to Sections 2 and 3 of Article 13 emend. That it is Resolutionto proposedhouse governor to apmembership amend proposed duties terms of State the of constitution the county boards Utah, joint resolution number 8 of point the passed by duties. There shall be a State tax comrelating to revenue and taxation. in legislature to amend 1929, proposing mission consisting of four members, not Be it resolved by the Legislature of the Section 3 of Article 10 two - thirds of all of the State of Utah so of the constitution more than two of whom shall belong to of State Utah, will same the that g concur-rinthe same political party.' The members members elected to each House read us follows: ef the commission shall be appointed by SECTION 3. Proceeds of lands and other the to SECTION ' 1. Sections proposed governor, by and with the consent of cent of per per- the senate, for such terms of office as may proceeds amend. That it i3 proposed to amend propertyfund. The lands of all that proceeds petual be provided by law. The State tax commisSections 2 and 3 of Article XIII of the have been or be granted by the Unitsion shall administer and supervise the constitution of the State of Utah so that ed States to may this the for support State, tax laws of the State. It shall assesB : the same will read as follows of the common schools ; the proceeds of all mines and to he public utilities and adjust and SECTION 2. Tangible property accrue to that State the property equalize the valuation and assessment of taxed how value ascertained properties by escheat or may forfeiture ; all unclaimed property among the several counties. It exemnt legislature to provide annual tax chares and dividends of any corporation shall have such other powers of original for State. All tangible property in the incorporated under the laws this of State; assessment as the legislature may proState, not exempt under the laws of the the proceeds of the sale of timber, mineral vide. Under Buch regulations in such United States, or under this constitution, or other property from school and State cases and within such limitations as the to its value, lands, other than those shall he taxed in proportion for specific legislature may prescribe, it shall estabto be ascertained as provided by law. The purposes ; and five per granted of the net lish centum systems of public accounting, review of the United Sta'es, of the State, proceeds of the sale of public lands lying prop-rl- y counties, cities, towns, school districts, within the State, which shall be sold by proposed bond issues, revise the tax levies and budgets of local governmental units, municipal corporations and public libra- the United States subsequent to the adequalize the assessment and valuation ries, lots with the buildings thereon U3ed mission of this State into the Union, shall and property within the counties. The duexclusively for ci.her religious worship or be and remain a perpetual fund, to be of charitable purer e?, and places of burial called the State school fund, the interest ties imposed upon the State board of equalization by the constitution and laws not held or used for private or corporate of which only, shall be distributed among benefit, shell be exempt from taxation. the several school districts according to of this State shall be performed by the State tax commission. Water rights, ditches, conas, reservoirs, the last preceding school census. In each county of this State there shall power plants, pumping plants, transmis2. Resolution SECTION to be a county beard of equalization consion lines. rine3 and flames owned and amend. That it is proposed to proposed amend house board of county commissionused by individuals or corporations for ir8 passed by the sisting of the resolution number joint rigating lands . within the state owned by legislature in 1929, proposing to amend ers of said county. The county boards of such individuals or corporations, or the Section 7, of Article Xlil of the constitu- equalization shall adjust end equalize the individual members thereof, shall not be tion' of the State of Utah so that the same valuation and assessment of the real and personal property within their respective separately taxed as leng as they shall be will read as follows: owned and used exclusively for such pursubject to such regulation and SECTION 7, Rate of taxation not to counties, Power plants, power transmission exceed by the State tax commission as poses. distribution. The rate control purpose lines and other property, used for gen- of taxation on tangible property shall not may fca prescribed by law. The State tax and the county boards of erating and delivering electrical power, a exceed on each dollar of valuation, two commission shall each have such ether portion of which is used for furnishing aqd mills for general State equalization as powers may be prescribed by the legpower for pumping water for irrigation purposes, of one mill for high islature. purposes on lands in the State of Utah, school purposes, which shall constitute the SECTION 2. Secretary of State to pubmay he exeimted from taxation to the high school fund; said fund shall be apextent that ouch property is used for such portioned in the manner the legislature lish. The secretary of State is directed to causa purposes. These exemptions shall accrue shall provide, to the school districts main- liched this proposed amendment to be pub as required by the constitution and to the benefit of the users of water so taining high schools, and such levy for be to the electors of the pumped under such regulations as the leg- district school purposes which together to islature may prescribe. The taxes of the with the interest on the permanent school State at the next general election in the indigent poor may be remitted or abated fund and such other funds as may be manner provided by law. SECTION 3. To take effect when. at such times and in such manner as may available for district school purposes, will be provided by law. The legislature raise annually an amount which equals If approved by the electors of the State, amendment shall this take effect proposed provide for the exemption from taxation $25.00 for each person of school age in the the 1st day cf January, 1931. of homes, homesteads, and personal prop- state as shown by the last school on preceding Filed vilh the Secretary of State Feberty, not to exceed two hundred fifty dol- census ; the eame to be distributed among lars in value for homes and homesteads, the school districts according to the last ruary 25, 1SG0. and one hundred dollars for personal prop- preceding school census; and in addition erty. Property not to exceed 53,000 in an equalization fund which when added Constitutional Amendment value, owned by disabled persons who to other revenues provided for this No. 6 served i.i any war in the military service pose by the legislature shall be $5.00 purfor OF of the United States or of the State of each person of school age as shown by the RELATING TO THE LOCATION AND STATE STATE PRISON THE Utah and by the unmarried widows and lost preceding school census ; said equaliINSTITUTIONS minor orphans of such persons may be zation fund shall be apportioned to the joint resolution proposing an amendexempted as the legislature may provide. school districts in such manner as the leg- A ment to Section 3, ef Article XIX of the The legislature shall provide by law for islature shall provide. Said rates shall constitution cf the State of Utah, rean annual tax sufficient, with ether sour- not be increased unless a proposition to to the location cf the State Prison. ces cf revenue, to defray the estimated orincrease the same specifying tha rate or Belating it resolved by the Legislature of the fiseach State of the for rates and expenses tha dinary time during which proposed State of Utah, of the members cal year. For the purpose cf paying the the same shall be levied, be first submitelected to each house concurring thereState debt, if any there be, the legisla- ted to a vote of such of the qualified elecin: ture shall provide for levying a tax an- tors of the State, as in the year next preSECTION 1. Section proposed to amend. nually, sufficient to pay the annual inter- ceding such election, shall have paid a That it is proposed to amend Section 3 of est and to pay the principal cf such debt, property tax assessed to them within the Article XIX of the constitution, of the within twenty years from the final passage State, and the majority of those voting State of Utah so that the same will read of the law creating the debt. thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such as follows : SECTION 3. Assessment and taxation manner as may be provided by law, SECTION 3 Location of public instituof tangible property regulation rate SECTION 3. Secretary of State to pub- tions and disposition of lands. The public indeductions lish. The secretary of State is directed to institutions of the State are hereby perexemptions personal come tax rates dispositions of revenues, cause this proposed amendment to be pub- manently located at the places hereinafThe legislature shall provide by law a uni- lished as required by the constitution and ter named, each to have the lands speciform and equal rate of assessment and to be submitted to the electors of the State fically granted to it by the United States, taxation on all tangible property in the at the next general election in the manner in the Act of Congress, approved July 16th, State, according to its value in money, and provided by law, as one proposition in lieu 1894, to be disposed of and used in such shall prescribe by law such regulations as of H, J. R. numbers 3 and 8, parsed at manner as the legislature may provide: shall secure a just valuation for taxation the regular session of the 18th legislature. First: The seat of government and tha of such property, so that every person SECTION 4. To take effect when. State fair at Salt Lake City. and corporation shall pay a tax in propor- If approved by the electors of the State Second : The institutions for the deaf and tion to the value of his, her, or its tan- the proposed amendment shall take effect dumb, and the blind, and the State reform school at Ogden City,- in the county of gible property, provided that the legisla-- on the first day of January, 1931. tore may determine the manner and extent Filed with the Secretary of State Weber. y of taxing transient live stock and live 25, 1930. Third: The Utah State hospital at Prostock being fed for slaughter to Be used vo City, in the county of Utah. for human consumption. Intangible prop, SECTION 2. Secretary of State to pubConstitutional Amendment erty may be exempted from taxation as lish. The secretary of State is directed to No. 4 manbe in taxed such or it may property cause this proposed amendment to be pubner and to such extent as the legislature RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE lished as required by the constitution and may provide. Provided that if intangible TAXATION OF MINES AND MINING to be submitted to the electors of the PROPERTY property be taxed as property the rate election in the State next at the thereof shall not exceed five mills on each A joint resolution providing for an amend- manner provided bygeneral law. ment to Section Article of 4, the 13, dollar of valuation. When exempted from when. take effect constitution of the State of Utah relat- If SECTION 3. To , taxation as property, the taxable income by the electors of the State, ing to the taxation, of mines and mining thisapproved therefrom shall be taxed under any tax proposed amendment shall take effect property. based on incomes, but when taxed by on the 1st day of January, 1931. the State of Utah as property, the income Be it resolved by the Legislature of the Filed Febwith State of Utah, of all the mem- ruary 25, 1930.the Secretary of State therefrom shall not also be taxed. The bers to elected house each exconcurring legislature may provide for deductions, therein : emptions, andor offsets on any tax based M. Secretary of State of SECTION 1. Sections proposed to theI, StateH.ofWelling, The personal income tux upon income. Utah, do certify that rates shall be graduated but the maxi- amend. That it is proposed to amend Sec- the foregoing is a full,hereby true and correct mum rate shall not exceed six per cent of tion 4, Article XIII, of the constitution of copy of Constitutional Amendments Nos. net income. No excise tax rate based the State of Utah so that the same will I, 2, 8, 4, 5, and 6 as proposed by the session of the legislature of 1930 upon income shall exceed four par cent of read a3 follows: SECTION 4. Mines and claims to be as- special as the same appear of record in my ofnet income. Tha. rate limitations herein what to fice. basis and multiple contained for taxes based on income and sessed In witness whereof, I have hereunto set for taxes on intangible property shall be be assessed as tangible property. All meeffective until January 1, 1937, and there- talliferous mines or mining claims, both my hand and affixed the Great Seal of shall be assessed in rock and State of Utah, this 1st day of Septemthe place, after until changed by law by a vote of placer ber, 1930. the majority of the members elected to as the legislature shall provide; provided, dethe basis and multiple now used in All reveach house of the legislature. enue received from taxes on income or termining the value of metalliferous mines from taxes on intangible property shall be for taxation purposes and the additional allocated as follows : 75 per cent thereof to assessed value of $5.00 per acre thereof1 ' the state district school fund and 25 shall not be changed before January otherwise proper cent thereof to the State gen- 1935, nor thereafter nntilmines or mining (SEAL) Secretary of State. eral fund and the State leviee for vided by law. 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