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Show Proposed Changes inn Utah's Constitution is proposed the state for each fiscal year. of paying the to amend Article XIII, Sec- For the purpose if state debt, any there be, tion 2, of the Constitution of the shall provide legislature the State of Utah to read as tax a for levying annually, follows: sufficient to pay the annual Section State of Utah OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salt Lakh city Section 2. All Dear Fellow Citizens : The Legislature of the State of Utah has entrusted me with the responsibility for publishing the following Propositions, which relate to changes in the Constitution of the State of Utah. In the beginning of the body of each Proposition we have set forth the Ballot Title of the Proposition as it will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 5, 1968. Because of the vei'y senous nature of these Propositions which your State Legislature has caused to be placed before you, I urge that each of you study the text of the Propositions in full. I urge you to consult with your friends, neighbors and local civic leaders in. order that you may gain all information necessamy to . render a just and wise decision. Sincerely, CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State PROPOSITION NO. 1 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2 AND SECTION 16, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO THE TIME AND DURATION OF SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Be it resolved by the Leg- islature of the State of Utah, two - thirds of all members 2 COMPENSATION OF LEGISLATORS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE VI, SECTION 9 OF THE CONSTITU- TION OF THE STATE OF U T A H , RELATING TO COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR THEIR SERVICES AND THE PAYMENT EXPENSE AND MILEAGE ALLOWOF ANCES. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, of i two - thirds of all members Section 1. It is proposed elected to each of the two to amend Article VI, Section houses voting in favor there2 and 16, of the Constitution of: elected to each of the two houses voting in favor there- of the State of Utah to read as follows: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Section Sec. 2. Sessions of the Leg- 9 of the Constitution of the islature shall be held annu- State of Utah to read as folally at the seat of government lows: and shall begin on the second Section 9. The members of A in genMonday January. eral session shall be held duryears, and ing a budget session shall be held during even numbered years. Legislation not directly related to the state budget may be considered by the Legislature during budget sessions only if permitted by a joint s resolution passed by of the members elected to each house. Sec. 16. No general session of the Legislature shall exceed sixty calendar days, except in cases of impeachment. No budget session shall exceed twenty calendar days, except in cases of impeachment. No special session shall exceed thirty calendar days, except in cases of impeachment. When any session of the Legislature trying cases of impeachment exceeds the number of calendar days it may remain in session as provided in this section. The members shall receive for compensation only the usual per diem expenses and mileage. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, odd-number- ed two-third- the Legislature shall receive compensation of $25 per diem while actually in session, expenses of $15 per diem while actually in session, and mileage as provided by law. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect on January 1, 1969. PROPOSITION NO. ARTICLE XIII, SEC- TAX FOR EXTAN- TION 2, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO AN AD VALOREM EMPTION GIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONST- ITUTING INVENTORY AND HELD FOR SALE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two - thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor 1969. i 3 INVENTORY TAX REPEAL A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND IN THE It tangible property in the state, not exempt under the laws of the United States, or under this August 30, 1968 PROPOSITION NO. 1. constitution, shall be taxed in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as provided by law. The property of the ary I, 1937, and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the members elected to each house of the Legislature. All revenue received from taxes interest and to pay the prin- on income or from taxes cipal of such debt, within on intangible property shall twenty years from the final he allocated to the support passage of the law creating of the public school system as diJined in Article- X, the debt. 2. The Section Secretary Section 2 of this Constitution. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to of State is directed to subthe electors of the state of mit this proposed amendment Utah at the next general elec- to the electors of the State of tion in the manner provided Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section 3. If adopted by by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect the electors of this state, this the first, day of January, amendment shall take effect - state, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipallicorporations and public braries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate 1969. on January I, 1969. shall be from benefit, exempt taxation. Tangible personal property present in Utah on PROPOSITION NO. 4 proposition no. r January 1, m., which is held MANDATORY for sale or processing and AGRICULTURE OF which is shipped to final desRETIREMENT LAND TAXATION tination outside this state JUDGES within twelve months may be A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOIN T RESOLUTION deemed by law to have acPROPOSING TO AMEND quired no situs in Utah for ARTICLE XIII, SECARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITION 3 OF THE purposes of ad valorem propCONSTITUTION OF TUTION OF THE STATE erty taxation and may be exTHE STATE OF UTAH empted by law from such OF UTAH, TO PROVIDE BY ADDITION OF THE DESTHAT ALL LAND taxation, whether manufacSECTION 28, AUTHORAGRICIGNATED FOR tured, processed, or produced IZING THE LEGISLMAY ULTURAL USE or otherwise originating withPROVIDE ATURE TO ALL FOR BE ASSESSED in or without the state. TanMANDATORY FOR THE ON TAX PURPOSES gible personal property present in Utah on January 1, m., T II E CONSIDERATION RETIREMENT AND FOR It E MOVAL OF OF ONLY THOSE FACheld for sale in the ordinary FROM OFFICE. JUDGES TO course of business and which TORS RELATIVE AGRICULTURAL SUCH constitutes the inventory of lie it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, any retailer, or wholesaler or USE. manufacturer or farmer, or of all members Be it resolved by the Legis- two thirds livestock raiser may be deemeach to elected of the two of the State of Utah, ed for purposes of ad valorem lature in houses favor therevoting two - thirds of all members to be taxation of: property elected to each of the two exempted. Water rights, houses voting in favor thereSection 1. It is proposed ditches, canals, reservoirs, of: to amend Article VIII of the pumping Section 1. It is proposed Constitution of the State of power plants, transmission lines, Utah by the addition of Secpipes and flumes owned and to amend Article XIII, Sec-of tion 28 to read: used by individuals or cor- tion 3 of the Constitution Section 28. The Legislaporations for irrigating land the State of Utah to read as ture may provide uniform follows: within the state owned by for mandatory restandards such individuals or corporaSection 3. The Legislature tirement and for removal of tions, or the individual mem- shall provide by law a unioffice. from Legislabers thereof, shall, not be form and equal rate of assess- judges secthis tion implementing separately taxed so long as ment and taxation on all tan- tion shall be applicable only they shall be owned and gible property in the State occurring subseused exclusively for such according to its value in to conduct to the effective date of quent purposes. Power plants, money, and shall prescribe by such legislation. Any deterpower transmission lines and law such regulations as shall mination the retireother property used for gen- secure a just valuation for ment or requiring of a judge removal erating and delivering elec- taxation of such property, so from office shall be subject to trical power, a portion of that every person and corto law as and both which is used for furnishing poration shall pay a tax in review, the facts, by Supreme Court. power for pumping water for proportion to the value of his, This section is additional irrigation purposes on lands her, or its tangible property, and cumulative with, the to, in the state of Utah; may be provided that the Legislature of removal of jusmethods exempted from taxation to may determine the manner tices and judges provided in the extent that such property and extent of taxing transient and 27 of this Sections is used for such purposes. livestock and livestock being Article. These exemptions shall ac- fed for slaughter to be used Section 2. The Secretary crue to the benefit of the for human consumption. users of water so pumped Land used for agricultural of State is directed to submit under such regulations as the purposes may, as the Legis- this proposed amendment to legislature may prescribe. lature prescribes, be assessed the electors of the state at The taxes of the indigent according to its value for the next general election in poor may be remitted or abat- agricultural use without re- the manner provided by law. ed at such times and in such gard to the value it may have Section 3 . This amendmanner as may be provided for other purposes. Intangi- ment shall take effect on apby law. The legislature may ble property may be exempt- proval by the electors of the provide for the exemption ed from taxation as property state. from taxation of homes, or it may be taxed in such homesteads, and personal manner and to such extent CLYDE L. MILLER, Secproperty, not to exceed $2,000 as the Legislature may pro- I, in value for homes, home- vide. Provided that if intan- retary of State of the State of Utah, DO HEREBY CERsteads, and all household fur- gible property be taxed as TIFY that the foregoing is a and property the rate thereof nishings, true and correct copy of equipment used exclusively shall not exceed five mills on tfull, h e amendconstitutional by the owner thereof at his each dollar of valuation. ments proposed by the reguplace of abode in maintaining When exempted from taxa- lar session of the Thirty-Sevent- h a home for himself and fam- tion as property, the taxable Legislature, 1967, and ily. Property not to exceed income therefrom shall be Second Special Sesthe by $3,000 in value, owned by dis- taxed under any tax based on sion held in 1966, as appears abled persons who served in incomes, but when taxed by on record in my office. any war in the military serv- the State of Utah as propIN WITNESS WHEREice of the United States or erty, the income therefrom of the state of Utah and by shall not also be taxed. The OF, I have hereunto set my the unmarried widows and Legislature may provide for hand and affixed the Great minor orphans of such dis- deductions, exemptions and Seal of the State of Utah, at abled persons or of persons or offsets on any tax based Salt Lake City, this 30th day who while serving in the mili- upon income. The personal of August, 1968. tary service of the United income tax rates shall be States or the state of Utah graduated but the maximum CLYDE L. were killed in action or died rate shall not exceed six perMILLER of ais a result such service cent of net income. No excise may be exempted as the leg- tax rate based upon income Secretary islature may provide. shall exceed four percent of of The legislature shall pro- net income. The rate limitavide by law for an annual tax tions herein contained for State sufficient, with other sources taxes based on income and for of revenue, to defray the esti- taxes on intangible property, mated ordinary expenses of shall be effective until Janu- - plants, 1 1 furniture, 9 9 |