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Show LEGAL NOTICES d J.R- No. 2 By Messrs. G. Douglas Taylor, Edward C. Larsen and Howe ' , iniNT RESOLUTION PRO-s PRO-s 'poSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 11 OF ARTICLE ARTI-CLE XIII OF THE CONSTI-v CONSTI-v TUTION OF THE STATE s- np UTAH RELATING TO 1. cvsTEMS OF PUBLIC AC-(. AC-(. rOUNTING UNDER THE s TAX LAWS OF THE STATE. - ?t it resolved by the Lcgisla-' Lcgisla-' '(IC of the State of Utah, ;' uco-thirds of all members ' tleded to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: cation 1. It is proposed to ,TVnd Section 11 of Article j of the Constitution of the I :'ate of Utah so that the same ;.'jU read as follows: I Section 11. There shall be a i ;-3te Tax Commission consist--of four members, not moie -ai two of wnom shall be- ; C, to the same political jrty. The members of the . 'emission shall be appointed rthe Governor, by and with :'e consent of the Senate, for rch terms of office as may be --ovided by law. The State Sx Commission shall admin-';er admin-';er and supervise the tax of the State. It shall as- is mines and public utilities s ad adjust and equalize the i !iluation and assessment of -ruperty among the several I eunties. It shall have such other powers of original assess-ment assess-ment as the Legislature may provide. Under such regula-t'"s regula-t'"s ,ln su cases and within such limitations as the Legislature Legis-lature may prescribe, it shall review proposed bond issues, revise the tax levies of local governmental units, and equalize equal-ize the assassment and valuation valu-ation of property within the counties, the duties imposed upon the State Board of Equalization Equal-ization by the Constitution and Laws of this State shall be performed by the State Tax Commission. In each county of this State there shall be a County Board of Equalization consisting of tne Board of County Commissioners Commis-sioners of the said county. The cuntv Boards of Equalization shall adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment of the real and personal property wiuiin their respective counties, coun-ties, subject to such regulation rnd control by the State Tax Commission as may be prescribed pre-scribed by law. The State Tax Commission and the County Boards of Equalization shall each have such other powers as rmy be prescribed by the Legislature. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this oroposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1959. UR. No. 2 I By Messrs. Stringham and Hopkin I JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF UTAH PROPOSING PRO-POSING TO AMEND SECTION SEC-TION 3 OF ARTICLE X OF - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, PROVIDING FOR PRO-r PRO-r CEEDS OF SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS AND ROYALTIES FROM MINERAL MIN-ERAL LEASES OF SCHOOL LANDS TO BE A PART OF THE STATE SCHOOL FUND. liit resolved by the Legislature Legisla-ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two buses voting in favor J thereof: Section 1. It is proposed, to send Sec. 3 of Article X of -. Constitution of the State ,'. - Utah to read: Sec. 3. The proceeds of the ies of all lands that have an or may hereafter be :ated by the United States : this state, for the support ;: the common schools, royal-3 royal-3 received by the state as 'result of mineral leases of ads that have been or may -after be granted by the "ted States to this state for : , ?port of the common schools, j -1 five per centum of the net Steeds of the sales of United s public lands lying with-:;:.we with-:;:.we state and sold by the ated States subsequent to the admission of this state into in-to the Union, shall be and remain re-main a permanent fund, to be called the State School Fund, the interest of which only, shall be expended for the support sup-port of the common schools. The interest on the State School Fund, the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by the escheat or forfeiture, all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation corpora-tion incorporated under the laws of this state, the proceeds of the sales of timber, and the rentals received by the stats from school and state lands, other than those granted ior specific purposes, shall, with such other revenues as ths legislature may from time to time allot thereto, constituie a fund to be known as the Uniform Uni-form School Fund, which Uniform Uni-form School Fund shall be maintained and used for the support of the common and public schools of the state and apportioned in such manner as the legislature shall provide. The provisions of Section 7, Article XIII of this Constitution Constitu-tion shall be construed as limitation limi-tation in the rate of taxation on tangible property, for district dis-trict school purposes and not on the amount of funds available avail-able therefor, and, further, no moneys allocated to the Uniform Uni-form School Fund shall be considered con-sidered in fixing the rates of taxation specified in Section 7 of Article XIII. 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. U.R. No. 7 By Mssrs. Hopkins, J Gunther, Wangsgaara, , Welch and Sheffield 'i ADJnJ.NT RESOLUTION PRO-v PRO-v TOSING TO AMEND AR-" AR-" TICLE XIII, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION O. i JHE STATE OF UTAH, Rij-' Rij-' ENG T0 TANGIBLE PROPERTIES EXEMPT ."OM TAXATION. ;i -8 it resolved by the Legisla-"re Legisla-"re of the State of Utah, - wo-thnds of all members elected to each of the two s "Ws voting in favor j thereof; t i0lclio? l- li is proposed to :?id Article XIII, Section 2 " i m u onstitution of the State ' utah, to -read as follows: fe, 2- All tangible prop-iLl prop-iLl I u e state- not exempt : ;;aer the laws of the United in f, under this constilu-y constilu-y . snail be taxed in propor-,;' propor-,;' w its value, to be ascer-T.as ascer-T.as Provided by law. The ,: :-.;Pty of the state, counties, ;-3.towns, school districts, ,. "Ml corporation and .'n'7 libraries, lots with the : 'eiv fgs thereon used exciu-... exciu-... y tor either religious wor-, wor-, J r charitable purposes, .;'!: UsP'Haes of burial not held ; e hi 2T Private or corpor-, corpor-, bV,-f:t. shall be exempt :,-che Water rights, '.' ,c a n a 1 s , reservoirs, y- ii P ants Pumping plants, ' imP 10n lines' Pipes and :id,Lwned and used by in-"ais in-"ais or corporations for :'ncrt kg and within the state rDn" tDy such individuals or i ?,s' 0r individual t S thereof, shall not be J -4 i? Ltaxed as long as i 4siv owned and used "Wniy 0r such purposes. t lri lin Power transmis-S transmis-S .aj ,nes and other property t Vm? derating and de-? de-? n flecti'ical power, a p"rnishi which is used for Y ,J,g power for pumping I water for irrigation .purposes on lands in the State of Utah, may be exempted from taxation taxa-tion to the extent that such propery is used for such purposes. pur-poses. These exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under such regulations as the legislature may prescribe. The taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may be provided by law. The legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation of homes, homesteads, and per--onsl property, not to exceed 32 000 in value for homes and om-steads, and all household fu'-n'shings, furniture, and equipment used exclusively by the owner thereof at his place of abede in maintaining a home for himself and family. Property not to exceed $3,0iW in valua, owned by disabled persons who served in any war in the military service of the United States or of the State of Utah and by the unmarried widows and minor orphans ot such persons may be exempted as the legislature may provide. The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, suf-ficient, with other sources of revenue, to Jcfray the estimated esti-mated ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year. For the purpose of paying the state debt, if Miy there.be, the legislature shall provide for le'vvinT a tax jtnnually, sutn-oicnt sutn-oicnt to pay the annual, interest inter-est and to pa5- the. pnncipal 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 pronosed 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 state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1959. |