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Show Constitutional Amendments Constitue-iortal Amendment No. 1 A Joint Resolution Proposing n Ameni-nnt Ameni-nnt of Section l.fnf Article VII. of Mm Constitution Relating ta th Stat Eirca-tiro Eirca-tiro Department, the Termi, Reatdrne and Dutieo of Officers. (Superintendent of Public tlnslroctlon.) Be It resolved br the Legislator of the State of Utah, two-third of all the member! mem-ber! elected ta earn house roncurrlnf therein t SUCTION 1. That It la invoed to menil Section 1, of Article VII, of the Constitution of the State of Utah as follows: fol-lows: SECTION 1. The Executive Department hafi consist of Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Stat Treasurer and Attorney-General, each of wham shall hold his office for four years, beginning on the first Monday of January next after hie lection, exvept that the terms of office of those elected at the first election shall begin when the state ehall be admitted Into the Union, and ehnll end on the firsOton-day firsOton-day in January, A. D. 1901. The ofrireri of the Executive Department, during their terms of office, shall reside at th seat of government, where they shall keep the public pub-lic records, books and papers. They shall perform such duties at are) prescribed by this Constitution and aa may be prescribed by law. SECTION 2. The Secretary of Bute Is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elector of the state at the next general election -In the manner provided by law. BECTION 3. If adopted by the elector f the aiate, this amendment shall take effect ef-fect the first day of January next succeeding succeed-ing a determination by the Board of Stat Canvasser of the result of the election designated In Section I hereof. Constitutional Amendment No. 2 A Joint Resolution Proposing an Aaiend-ment Aaiend-ment to Section 10, of Article VII, of the Constitution Relating to Governor's Appointive Ap-pointive Power and the Filling of Vacancies Va-cancies In Certain Office. (Superintendent (Superin-tendent of Pub'ie Instruction.) Be it resolved hy the Legislature ef the State of t'tali. two-thirds of all the members elected ta each house concurring concur-ring therein i SECTION I. That It Is proposed to amend Section 10, of Article V 11, of the Constitution of the Stat of Utah, a follows fol-lows : SECTION 10. The Governor shell nominate, nom-inate, and by and with the consent of the Senate, appoint all State and district officer offi-cer whose office are established by this Constitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointment or tlection Is not otherwise provided for. If. during the recess of the Senate, a vacancy occur la any Stat or district office, the Governor shall appoint some fit person to discharge the duties thereof until the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall nominate some person to fill such office. If the office of justice of the supreme or district court. Secretary of State, State Auditor, Stat Treasurer, or Attorney-General be vacated by death, resignation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Governor to fill the same by appointment, and the appointee shall hold hi office until hi successor shall be elected and qualified, a may be by law provided. SECTION I. The Secretary of State is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to th elector of the state at the next general election in th manner provided by law. SECTION 1. If adopted by th electors of th state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January next succeeding suc-ceeding a determination by th Board of Stat Canvasser of the result of the (lection (lec-tion designated in Section X hereof. Constitutional Amendment No. 3 A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment Amend-ment to Section 8. of Article X, of th Constitution Relating to th Stat Board ef Education. (Superintendent of Public Instruction.) Be it resolved by the Legislature ef th Stat of Utah, two-third of all th member mem-ber elected to each house concurring therein t - SECTION 1. That it I proposed to mend Section 8. of Article X, of th Constitution Con-stitution of th Slat of Utah, a follow: SECTION . The general control and aupervUion of the Public School System hall be vested in a Stat Board of Education, Educa-tion, consisting of such person aa th Legislature may provide. SECTION 3. Th Secretary of State fa hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to th eleotors of th state at th next general election in th manner provided by law. SECTION 1. If adopted by th (lector of the stale, this amendment shall take effect ef-fect th first day of January next succeeding suc-ceeding a determination by the Board of Stat Canvasser of the result of th (lection (lec-tion designated in Section 2 hereof. Constitutional Amendment No. 4 A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment Amend-ment to Section IS, Article XII of th Constitution of the State of Utah, Relating Relat-ing ta Liability of Stockholder of Bank. Be It resolved by the Legislature of the SUt of Utah, two-third of all th member mem-ber elected to each of th twa houses voting in favor thereof: SECTION 1. That it is proposed to amend Section 18, Article XII, of th Con-titution Con-titution of the Stat of Utah, so that the (am will read as follows: SECTION 18. The Legislature may provide pro-vide by law that the stockholders in every corporation organized for banking purpose, pur-pose, or the holders of any on or mora of the classes of stock isnued by any such corporation, in addition to th amount of capital stock subscribed and fully paid by them, shall be individually responsible for an additional amount not exceeding the amount of their stock in such corporation, r th amount of their stock of any parti-1 cular alas In such mn-purattuii, for all Its debt and liabilltie of (very I- nd SECTION 1. The Secretary of Stat it directed to cause this profuuei. amendment to be published a required by the Constitution Consti-tution and to be submitted to the electors of the itate at the next genera' election In the manner provided by law. SECTION a. If approved by the electors of the state, this propored amendment shall take effect on the first day of January. im. Constitutional Amendment No. & A Joint Resolution Proposing t Amend Article Xlll. Section of the Constitution Constitu-tion of th .l(at of Utah, aa Amended at th General Klrrtlun in 10:111 Relating Taxation of Tangible Property. Ascertainment Ascer-tainment of Value, Exemption, and thi Annual Tax for. the State. Be it reaolved by the Legislature of h Stat ef Utah, two-tliird of all members alerted te arh House and two-third el all member ef each House concurring therein ! SECTION 1. That it I proposed to amend Article Xlll, Section i of the Constitution Con-stitution of the Stat of Utah, a amended at th general election in 1U30, to read as follow : SECTION I. Alt tangible property In the State, not exempt under the law of th 'United States, or under this constitution, shall be taxed in proportion to Its value, to be ascertained at provided by law.. The property of th United States, of the State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal mu-nicipal cotporatton iwid public libraries, luts with the buililnirs thereon used exclusively exclu-sively for either religious worship or charitable char-itable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit, bene-fit, ahall be exempt from taxation. WVer right, ditches, canals, reservoir, power plant, pumping plants, transmission line, pipes and flume owned and used by individual indi-vidual or corporation for irrigating lands within the stata owned by such individual or corporations, or th individual mem lie rs thereof, shall not be separately taxed as long as they ahall be owned and used exclusively ex-clusively for u:h purpose. Power plant, power transmission lines and other proper, ty used foi generating and delivering elrr trlcal power, a portion of which is use: for furnishing power for puniuing watet for irrigation purposes on binds In th, Stat of Utah, may be txein ited from taxation taxa-tion to the extent that such property l used for such purpose. These exemption shall accrue to th benefit of the users ut water so pumped under such reirulatiom a the legislature may prescribe. The taxe of the Indigent poor may be remitted oi abated at such times and In such miner a may be provided by law. The legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation taxa-tion of homes, homesteads, and personal property, not to exceed 2,000 in value foi home and homestead, and 1300 for per. sons I property. Property not to exceed 13,000 in value, owned by disable ' persons who served in any war In th military service serv-ice of th United States or of th Stat of Utah and by th unmarried widows and minor orphan of such person may b exempted ex-empted as th legislature may provide. The legislature ahall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated ordinary ordin-ary expenses ot the state for each fiscal year. For th purpos of paying th state d(t, If any there be, th legislature shall provide for levying a tax annually, auffi-cient auffi-cient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt, within tweajy year from th final passage of the law creating the debt. (As amended November Novem-ber 4. 1930.1 SECTION I. The Secretary of State i hereby directed to submit th proposed amendment contained herein, to the elector of th atat in th next general election in the manner provided by law. - SECTION I. If adopted by the elector of toe ttate, this amendment shall have affect af-fect on th first day of Janaarjr next succeeding suc-ceeding a determination by the Board ef Stat Canvassers of th result if th 1 tion designated In section 1 hereof. Constitutional Amendment No. 9 A Joint Resolution Proposing te Amsnd Section t. Article VI ef the ConttltuUoa of Utah, Relating te Compensation ef Member of th Legislature. Be it moires' by tfi Legislator f the Stat of UUh. two-third of all th member mem-ber elected to each of th tw booses voting in favor thereof: SECTION 1. That it I proposed to amend Section IL Article VI, of the Constitution Con-stitution of th tte of Utah, a follow: SECTION (. The, member f th Legislature Legis-lature ahall receive yich per diem and mileage mile-age aa th Legislature may provide, not exceeding ex-ceeding eight dollar per day and ten cent per mil for the distance necessarily traveled trav-eled going to and returning from the place of meeting on the most usual rout, aad they ahall receive no other pay or perquisite. per-quisite. SECTION t. Th Secretary of Stat la hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to th elector of th atot at th next general election in th manner provided by law. SECTION 3. if adopted by the elector of the state, this amendment shall tak effect ef-fect th first day of January, 1937. I, M. H. Welling, Secretary of Stat of th State of Utah, do hereby certify that th foregoing I a full, tru and correct copy of the ix Constitutional Amendment proposed by the regular session of th legislature leg-islature of 1935 as th am appear of record In my office. I further certify that they will appear on the official baiiot at the general eleotion Nov. i. 1936, under th number and titl herein designated. In witne whereof, I hav hereunto set my hand and affixed th Great Seal of th Stat of Utah, thi 1st day of September, Sep-tember, 1938. Secretary of State. CI |