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Show Page Proo)(p Qianfsos inn State of Utah OF Salt Lake cut THE SECRETARY OF STATE Dear Fellow Citizens: The Legislature of the State of Utah has entrusted me with the responsibility for publishing the folloiving 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 very serious nature of these Propositions which your State Legislature has caused to be plowed before you, I urge that each of you study the text of the Propositions in full . urge you to consult with your .friends, neighbors and local civic leaders in, order that you may gain all information necessary to render a just and wise decision. Sincerely, CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State PROPOSITION NO. 1 PROPOSITION NO. 2 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS COMPENSATION OF LEGISLATORS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOINT RESOLUTION ARTICLE VI, SECTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2 AND SECTION 16, OF THE CONSTITUTION 9 OF THE CONSTITUOF THE STATE OF THE STATE OF TION OF UTAH, RELATING UTAH, RELATING TO TO COMPENSATION TO THE TIME AND DURABE PAID TO MEMBERS TION OF SESSIONS OF OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR THEIR SERVICES THE LEGISLATURE. AND THE PAYMENT Be it resolved by the LegOF EXPENSE AND islature of the State of Utah, MILEAGE ALLOWtwo - thirds of all members ANCES. elected to each of the two Be it resolved by the Legishouses voting in favor therelature of the State of Utah, of: two - thirds of all members It is proposed elected to each of the two as follows: Sec. 2. Sessions of the Legislature shall be held annually at the seat of government and shall begin on the second Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as fol- 1. to amend Article VI, Section houses voting in favor there2 and 16, of the Constitution of: of the State of Utah to read Monday in January. A general 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 resolution passed by of the members elected odd-number- ed two-thir- ds 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 elec- tion 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, 1969. lows: Section 9. The members of 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. 3 INVENTORY TAX REPEAL A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE XIII, SEC- TAX FOR TAN- TION 2, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO AN AD VALOREM EMPTION EX- GIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONST- ITUTING INVENTORY AND HELD FOR SALE IN THE 1. It follows: August 30, 1968 Section 1, 1937, and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the members elected to each for levying a tax annually, house of the Legislature. All is proposed the state for each fiscal year. the purpose of paying the to amend Article XIII, Sec- For state debt, if any there be, tion 2, of the Constitution of the legislature shall provide the State of Utah to read as Section OFFICE tola's Conslftiiition 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 Section 2. All tangible property in the state, not exempt under the laws of the United States, or under this constitution, shall be taxed in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as provided by law. The property of the state, counties, cities, towns, school sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. 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 the first day of January, ary revenue received from taxes on income or from taxes on intangible property shall be allocated to the support of the public school system as defined in Article- X, Section 2 of this Constitution. 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. - districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, 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. benefit, shall be exempt from taxation. Tangible personal property present in Utah on PROPOSITION NO. 5 PROPOSITION NO. 4 January 1, m., which is held MANDATORY for sale or processing and AGRICULTURE which is shipped to final desRETIREMENT OF LAND TAXATION JUDGES tination outside this within twelve months may be A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOINT RESOLUTION deemed by law to have acPROPOSING TO AMEND SECquired no situs in Utah for ARTICLE XIII, ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTI3 OF THE TION of purposes ad valorem propCONSTITUTION OF STATE OF THE TUTION exand erty taxation may be THE STATE OF UTAH PROVIDE TO OF such UTAH, empted by law from ADDITION OF BY THE DESLAND ALL THAT manufacwhether taxation, SECTION 28, AUTHORAGRICFOR IGNATED tured, processed, or produced ULTURAL USE MAY IZING THE LEGISLor otherwise originating withATURE TO PROVIDE BE ASSESSED FOR ALL Tanstate. the without in or FOR THE MANDATORY TAX PURPOSES ON gible personal property presRETIREMENT AND ent in Utah on January 1, m., THE CONSIDERATION FOR REMOVAL OF held for sale in the ordinary OF ONLY THOSE FACTORS RELATIVE TO JUDGES FROM OFFICE. course of business and which constitutes the inventory of SUCH AGRICULTURAL Be 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 each livestock raiser may be deemelected to of the two of the State of Utah, houses ed for purposes of ad valorem lature therein favor voting two - thirds of all members to be taxation of: property elected to each of the two exempted. Water Section 1. It is proposed in favor there-of- : ditches, canals, reservoirs, houses voting to amend Article VIII of the of the State of power plants, pumping Section 1. It is proposed Constitution transmission lines, of Secaddition the by Article XIII, Sec- Utah 28 pipes and flumes owned and to amend read: to tion used by individuals or cor- tion 3 of the Constitution of Section 28. The LegislaState of Utah to read as porations for irrigating land the ture may provide uniform within the state owned by follows: for mandatory restandards such individuals or corporaSection 3. The Legislature for removal of and tirement 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 effective date of the quent purposes. Power 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 removal a judge erating and delivering elec- taxation of such property, so from office shall be subject to trical power, a portion of that every person and corand to both law as review, which is used for furnishing poration shall pay a tax in the Supreme Court. power for pumping water for proportion to the value of his, facts, by is additional section This irrigation purposes on lands her, or its tangible property, and cumulative with, the in the state of Utah, may be provided that the Legislature to, of jusof removal methods exempted from taxation to may determine the manner tices and judges provided in the extent that such property and extent of taxing transient 11 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, State of the State in value for homes, home- vide. Provided that if intan- retary ofDO HEREBY CERof Utah, steads, and all household fur- gible property be taxed as TIFY that the foregoing is a and property the rate thereof nishings, correct of true and full, equipment used exclusively shall not exceed five mills on the constitutional copy amendby 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 1967, and Legislature, ily. Property not to exceed income therefrom shall be Sesthe Second Special by $3,000 in value, owned by dis- taxed under any tax based on sion held in as 1966, appears abled persons who served in incomes, but when taxed by on record in office. my of servas the in Utah war the State propmilitary any IN 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 as a result of such service cent of net income. No excise may be exempted as the leg- tax rate based upon income Secretary shall exceed four percent of islature may provide. of The legislature shall pro- net income. The rate limitavide by law for an annual tax tions herein contained Jot 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- - state rights, plants, plants, furniture, |