Show constitutional amendments constitutional amendment nol no 1 resolution RELATING TO PILLING VACANCIES IN legislature A joint resolution renol atlon proposing an amendment t to 6 section 13 13 of article V VI I 1 of 0 the constitution ot of tin the state of utah re latini to vacancies va cancle in he legislature no B it resolved by the legislature of the st slat to of utah tw two thirds of all m mem L in asere bera elected to c each h house confarr concurring ins th therein ere in SECTION I 1 sections to bo be amended that it ft is proposed to amend section 18 13 of ar t aclo VI of the constitution of the state of utah so HO that the same bame shall read as 68 follows SECTION 13 vacancies to he bo filled va neis that may occur in house of the legislature shall be filled in uch such manner an aa may iray be provided by iby law SECT ON 2 secretary of state to pub lish the I 1 he secretary Bec rotary of state Is a directed to c conae this athla proposed amendment nt to ie be published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the rectors cc tora of the tha stata at the tha next nett general election in the manner law SECTION 3 in effect when it if ap prove proved dby by the electors of tha state tilts this proposed propos pd amm bm shall take effect on the nv ef cf janvary Jan 1931 1031 with the secretary of state february 31 2 1 1030 2030 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING LATING nE TO REVEN REVENUE UE AND TAXATION A joint res 1 prop osne an amend ment larnt to 2 cili and 3 of article 13 of the cenit of the t io state of utah relating to rt rc venue anil and taxation be it by the ace of the stain of utah two thirds or of all all mem lors elected to each house con concur c ur birc tl t e ehi SECT IrIN 1 sections proposed to that it is proposed to sections 2 and 3 ot of article XIII of the of the state of utah to so that the tamo will read as follows 2 Tan tangible Ta neSbIe cible property to be tamed how billue ial to provide annual tax dempt fer or state all tani ziMe ili 0 o property in the tha state not exempt under the tha laws of the united states or under this constitution shall bo be tiit 1 in proportion to its value to be b l ca as provided by law the property r Y ce t the united staci of the state co pron 1111 towns school districts ii tl corrm allom tind and hunlie librae rles lots iota with the thereon for either religious worship or ahn charl taba talie ingros and placid a of burial not ot ri 1 id 13 or buzed for private or corporate bedrit h nicil bt bi exempt from tax aton atlon water ric lits ditches canals reservoirs power pan fc puni ping plants transmission ems rines end and flume owned and clod by individuals or corporations for ir larda the tha state owned by such individuals or corporations or the tha I bembers nem bers B thereof shall not be sis as long lone as 03 they shall be owned and mel exclusively for such soch purposes power plants power tram mission lines linca and other property used toed for generating era ting and del Nering electrical power a portion of is ig used for power for pir pun liping pini water tor for irrigation purposes on laries landa in the tha state of utah ma may y be ba exempted from taxation to the extent that such properly is used tor for tuch ouch purposes these exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the th users of witter so co drimped primped under such 1 regulations emulations ca ace the legislature way nay prescribe the taxes of the indigent por may lie bes remitted or cc abated at such tims tim g and in fit such buch manner as may ha be provi Id hy by liw law tin legislature may provide bor to the exemption from taxation tai atlon ot of homes hoines homesteads ond aid personal ial property not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars I 1 tn for foi homes and homesteads and one hundred dollars for personal arop erty property not to exceed S in value owned by disabled persons persona who served in any war ar in the tha mili tarl iry service of the united states or of thi th 3 state ol of utah ard and by the unmarried widows and oi persons persona may exempted no ea the legislature may provide the tha shall provide pr ovile by law for an annual tax sufficient with other ces ot of rove revenue to defray the ordinary expenses of ct via tha state for cach fiscal year yea for tha purpose of the state della if any there theia be the lezaola ture shall provide for levying a tax annually to pay the annual interest and to pry the principal of such debts debt within twenty years from the final passage of the law creati cr catina nir the debt SECTION 3 clit and taxation of cf dwir property n rats deduct as exemptions personal income box tat dispositions ef cf revenues the tha shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and tax taxation Ui aton on all tangible property po perty in the tha state according to its valve value in ironey and shall by law such revelations reg lations as ai shall secure a just valuation for taxation ot of such property 3 so no that every person and cor carton crr ton shall II 11 pay a tax in proportion to cie value ot of his her or its tangible prop nty provided that tho the legislature nicy may determine the manner and extent of taxing transect lians tran sent live liva stock and live stock being tod fed for slaughter to be used for human consumption property may lie be exempted from tax taxation atlon Es cs property pr perty or it nay may be taxed in such buch wanner end and to such extent as the tha legislature may proe provided that it if inan sible property la be taxed as pro property nerty the rate inte thereof eh rhall 11 ll not no axce A tiva five mills on en each dollar ot of valuation uton when exempted from taxation as property the tha ta taxable able income shall bics pe taxed under any tax based on incomes but when taxed ta ced by tha of utah as aa property the tha income shall not also be ba tn bcd the legislature may provide for deductions exemptions empt ions andor on any tax based upon income the personal pero onal income tux tax rates shall be graduated but tle tl o maximum rute rate shall not excecil six per cent of net income no excise enelse tax irate ite based upon income shall exceed four per cent of net income the rate limitations herein contained for taxes based on income and for fer acs on intangible property shall be effective until january 1 1937 and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of the majority mao rity of the members elected to each house of the legislature all rev eluo received from taxes on income or from taxes on intangible property shall be allocated as all follows 75 76 per thereof to the state district school fund and 25 per r cent thereof to the state gen fan ral 1 fund and ad the state stat iv levie for such buch purposes shall ir be reduced annually in proportion to the revenues revenue a BO allocated pr provided aided vided that any i u r plus ab above 0 IQ the revenue denue required for tl t e state di t chool fund as aa brov provided bcd in section 7 of this article shall bo be paid into the state general fund SECTION 4 2 secretary of state to publish ilie secretary of state la is directed to caw cause tilts tills proposed amendment to lo be 10 published ns as required reou ired by the constitution ani and to he be submitted to tho the cloa cleaton tors of the state at the next heit he it gameral B nral election la in the th manner provided ly by law SECTION 8 3 to take effect when if approved by the tha elce elector tors of the tha state this proposed amendment shall take effect un on the lot day of january 1031 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1930 co constitutional A amendment m no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND ANU AND MANNER OF distributing INTEREST OF SUCH FUND A I 1 joint resolution providing for argend ments menta to house joint resolution liuni clurn iera bers three and eight passed by the iff in 1929 proposing to amend 3 article X and section 7 article XIII of at the conati constitution of tho the state slate of utah to the state school fund end tho the manner tit liner of distributing dla the in forest tit of buch fund fond and other revenues of the several school districts of van sante i be it ro rov solved cil by the legislature of the state slate rf ef two thirds of all th the to members ina elected to each house can con concurring C currine therein 1 resolution solution ne proposed to und emend that it Is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 3 passed by the legislature in 1923 proposing to amend section 3 of artial 10 of the constitution of the state of utah so that the same will 1111 rend read cs as follows SECTION suction 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds perpetual fund the proceeds of all lands landa that have been or may be granted B anted by the united states to this state for the support of the common schools ncr the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by er 0 forfeiture nil all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the I 1 ha laws of this st te tho the proceeds of the sale of timber mineral or other property from school and state stata lands other than those granted for specific purposes acs anil and live iivo per of the net proceeds e do of tho the sale gale of public lands ads lying within wiehl a tle the tl e state which shall ba sold by the united states subsequent to the tha admission of tins this state stata into the union onlin shall bo be and remain a perpetual fund to to called the state school fund tho the interest of which only shall be ba distributed amona an ons the tha several school districts according accor dins to the last preceding school census SECTION 2 atoo elution proposed to amend that it is proposed to arend amend ar end house joint resolution reso luton on number 8 pa ise d by the legislature in 1029 to amend section 7 of article XIII of th 3 con ti tion tin n of the state of utah so BO that the same I 1 will rend read as follows SECTION 7 rate kate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution tho the rate rata of taxation on tangible tan property shall n net 0 t exceed on each dollar of valuation vocation two and four mils mills for general state purposes two tenths of one on mill for high school purposes purpose which shall constitute the high school fund said fund shall be ba ap portion portioned cd in the tha manner the legislature shall brill provide to the tha school districts maln main taini taming nir high schools and such levy for district school purposes which together with the interest interests on the permanent school fund and such buch other funds as way may be available for purposes raise annually an amount which equals 2500 for each person of school nse ape in the tha state as shown by the last preceding school census the same earna to bo be distributed smon ainone 9 the tha school districts according to tho the lost last preceding r school census and in addition nn an equalization fund which when arlda to other revenues provided tor for this pur poso by the legie legislature lature shall be b for each parloa ot of school age as shown by the tha last preceding school census said equall shall be apportioned to school districts in such euch latiner cs as the lei leg shall provide said rates shall not bo be increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the tha rate or and tha tame duricic hica the tha sane same shall bo be levid levi d be ba first fiat submitted to a vote of such ouch of the tha qualified electors of the state ns as in in the year next pro casinir such election rhall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the tha state and the majority ma bority of those voting thereon shall beall vote in ili favor thereof la in such manner as aa maybe may bo provided by law SECTION 3 2 secretary of state to pub lish the of state is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published dished as required by the constitution and to bo be submitted to the electors elc toia of the state at tho the next general election inthe in the manner provided by law as one proposition in lieu of 11 II J 11 numbers 3 and 8 passed at tho the regular session s assion of the tha lath legislature SECTION 4 to take effect when it if approved by the electors of the state the Pro proposed rosed amendment shall tate talce effect on the tha first dy day of january 1031 1931 filed roth the secretary of state february 25 1920 30 constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO THE TAXATION OP OF MINES AND MINING A joint resolution reso lutian providing for an amendment to section 4 article 13 of the c of the state of utah relating to the of mines and mining property do be it resolved by the th legislature of the state of utah two thirds ot of a all 11 th the a members member elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 sections propose I to amend that it to proposed to amend section 4 article XIII mil of the constitution of the state of utah so go that the same will read ss as follows SECTION A 4 mines and claims to be b assessed bells basis and multiple what to be assessed Bies Bcd as tangible tan cible property all ferous mines or mining claims both placer and reset roe t in place smi ie be assessed as aa the legislature shall ahall provide provided pr ovied the basis and multiple now used in determining ter mining the value of mines for taxation purposes and the additional assessed aai essed value lf it per acre thereof shall not be ba changed before january 1 1988 2935 nor thereafter until otherwise provided by law AU ali other mines or claims claim and other valuable mineral deposits depo alt including ine ludine lands containing coal or hydro carbons and all machinery used in and all property or improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or cr claim I 1 and the value ot of any surface bato me made d of ml mining ning claims or prop arty ort for other than mining purposes shall la assessed as other tangible neblo ta property SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub lelh the secretary tary of state Is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be ba published as required by the constitution and to be ba submitted to the electors elector of cf the tha state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if p proved by tha th electora ot of the state this propos td amendment amendment shall take effect on the lit let day of january 1931 2931 filed with the secretary of 0 state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution KESO LUnON CREATING A STATE TAX commission A joint resolution proposing propos lne an amendment to section 11 of article 13 of the th constitution of the state of 0 utah to re lating to revenue and taxation be it resolved by the tha legislature arf ot of the tha state of utah two thirds of all member elected to each house concurring therein 1 SECTION 1 sections section proposed propos eil to amend that it is proposed to amend section 11 of article XIII of the tha constitution of the state of utah so that the same eama will read as 03 follows SECTION 11 II creation of suta stata tax commission membership governor to up point terms term duties county boards dutie duties d itice there shall be ba a state tax commission nv consisting of four members not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party the members of the commission shall tie be appointed by the governor co vernot by and with the consent ot of the senate for such terms of office as may be provided by law lav tho the state tax commission shall administer and supervise the tax laws of the tha state it shall chall assess mines and public utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment of property among the several counties it shall have such other rowers of original assessment as th the legislature leg slature may provide under such regulations in such cases and within 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