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Show Constitutional Amendments rlnim and othpr Tluab mfnra dpoiiU, inoluding lands containing foal or hydro carbons nnd all machinery ued in mining and all property or surface improvnnrtiU upon or appurlenpnt to mine or mining claims, and th value of any lurftce dm made of mining claims, or'mining property prop-erty for other than mining purposed, shall be assessed as other tangible propert?. ' -; SECTION 2. Secretary of State tit pots-Hsh.- The secretary of SU is directed to cause this propewed amendment to be pub-Ii?hed pub-Ii?hed as required by the constitution arid to be submitted to the electors of the Stata at the next genera) election In thft mnnT provided bv Inw. ' . , SECTION .1. In effect' ' wW. if proved by- th electors of the State, thii proposed amendment shall take effect ." in the 1st day of January, 1931.- - Filed with the Secretary of State i-'efc- ' mary 25, 1930. . . . Constitutional Amendment - No. 5 - ; ' A RESOLUTION CREATING A STATE TAX COMMISSION . . A Joint resolution proposing an ain torment tor-ment to Section II of Article 15 of Ihi constitution of the State of Utah, .tt-latinr .tt-latinr to revenae and taxation, ..... Be it resolved by the Legislature of tb Stat of Utah, two-tMrd of a'l m-n bers elected to each hooie conrorrint (herein: . ; . , ' ' . SECTION 1 Sections proposed (4 amen1. That it is proposed to amend Section 11 if Article XIII of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the tame will resj as follows : SECTION II. Creation-of State tas.nm. mission membership governor to sp-point sp-point terms duties roanl? batt!i - duties. Ther shall be a State tax com-raipsion com-raipsion consisting of four member?;' -more than jtwo of whom --eh II-- belong'.')) the snme politiral party. . Tin dji-md'otm of the commission shall be appointed lr the governor, by and with the consent' pf the senate, fmwuueh trm of -of.lre as faay be provided by law. The State' tax commission commis-sion shall administer and -supervise, the tax lara of the State. I -shall Mif tinea and public utilities and:- adjuat .-ani equalize the valuation and as jess merit vt property among the several ' coUntieV. li shall have such other rnwui of ortgiiul assessment as t-lie le?ilaure-. fnny', pro-yide.. pro-yide.. - Under such' reuWl ion ' in saib cases ond wllhin- such- limitaUtfns' is "tfle Vgislature may prescribe, it slnll etib-lish etib-lish aystemr' of public" ocUuntftigT -rei'IfV proposed bond issue?, revise . the tax ieviel and budgets of loal' go'ernmepXs ;.nnit, and 'equalize Ihc 'asspssment and valmtio. Of property within ,te rcouuti.ej..' The dii. ties . impoRed utfon the. 8M . board- of equalization by. the constitution - and. TaV- of this State shaM be perfoi med by Ui ; State tax commissiti. ' " ' "' 'i In each county ot-this State "there ihtlt be a county beard of equalisation consisting con-sisting of the board -f county coTnmi?iin era of said county. The. county 'boards of . equalization shall adjust and cqvislize ti.s Valuation and assessment of 1 be real ' personal property Within ibfir .rre:ikt eountieo,. .subject to -such rcgulaiirn' n" control by th State tas - crmmisf '.' in be prescribed by law. ibe S'.at lU commission and the county bosrtis. yt . equalization "shall, each bn- e such-mother-powers as may be prescribed by the'Wg-ialature. the'Wg-ialature. t. , : SECTION 2. Secretary cf State lv lish. The secretary of State is direr te-j to cause this proposed amendment f-j be pul-' lished as required by the eonnttitinn'sM to be submitted to the elector of tb State at ihe next general elect if "n in'.thl manner provided by law.' SECTION $. To take effect '- wlun-If wlun-If approved bythe electors- cf the State,' this propoaci amenJment shall tak? effi-ct on the 1st day of January, iwt. Filed with the Secretary or Stata February Feb-ruary 25, 1930. . Constitutional Amendment ' . . . No. 1 RESOLUTION RELATINO TO FILMNU j - VACANCIES IN LEGISLATURE j . A joint resolution proposing an amend-j amend-j meht to Section 1,1 of Article VI of the I constitution of the State of Utah, relating re-lating (a vacancies in the legislature. Be It resolved by the Legislature of th ( Slate of Utah, two-thirds of all mem-- mem-- hers elected to each house concurring therein : I SECTION 1 Sections to be amended. Thnt it is proposed to amend Section 13 of J Article VI of the constitution of the State I of Utah so that the same shall read follows : SECTION 13. Vecsncls to be filled. ! Vacancies -that may occur In either house 1 f the legislature shall be filled in such manner as may be provided bv law. SECTION 2 Secretary of State to publish. pub-lish. The secretary of State is directed -tn cause- this proposed ' amendment - to '-e published as, required by the constitution and to be submitted to .the elector! of the State at the next general election in the . manner provided by law. SECTION S. In effect when. If p-.rroved p-.rroved by the .elector of the Stat, this proposed amendment shall take -effect on the 1st. da:of January, 1931. Fileft wlth tha Secretary of State Feb-ruary-21, 1330. Constitutional Amendment ' " No. 2 RESOLUTION RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION -A Joint' resolution proposing, an amendment amend-ment to Sections 2 and 3 of Article 13 if the constitution of the State of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. Be, it resolved by the Legislature, of the .Ftalo of Utah. two - third of all members elected t each Boose concurring concur-ring therein: i ' , ' '.SECTION 1, Sections proposed' "to merjd. - That- it is proposed to amend Sections 2 and 3 of Article XTTf of. the constitution of the State of Utah so thst -the same, will read as follows: .SECTION 2.- Tangible property ' to he lazed how ralue - ascertained properties 'exempt legislatnre to provide annual tax 'for State. . .All- tangible, property- in the State, -not exempt 'under .the 'laws -of the 'United' States, or. undeT-'this constitution, sMll be toted in proportion to - its '. vall-r. to bn ascertained aa provided by .law, The .vrouwty of th United States; of the State, CAuntiet. cities, ' towns, sohool -.dislr'pr.1!, munii-lpnl car porkt ions ahd .' public ,libra-..rls,;ToU ,libra-..rls,;ToU With the buildinprs thereon lUsd TClusivly-for--either -rfllrEiotis- w.ifsb;b or rbnrttabJ ' purposes,- and pi sees of, .buj-iil Viot .hftld' .or used for -private -of eorpfriiie benefit, shall be exempt from tnxatJon. Wateii. rights, ditches, canals, reservoirs, power." pl.-int,. pumping plant, transmis-ion transmis-ion lines, pipes ond flumes owned and used by individuals 'or corporations for irrigating ir-rigating lands ' within the state owned' by uch iiidUiduali - or . corporations, .or the individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed as long as they shall ht : owned and used -exclusively for inch purposes. pur-poses. Tower plants, power tram iiMEsicm Vines ' and other' property,, .u.ed' for generating gen-erating and delivering electrics) power, . a portion 'of which is used .for furnishing powfr for pumoing' water for irrigation purposes on lands in the- State of" Utah, msy be exempted from taxation tor .the extent that, such property is used for such purposes,. Those exemptions- sh'nll accrue to ,th benefit of the users of wntCr ' so Dumped under such regulations as ln),-islnture ln),-islnture msy prescribe. The- taxes of the indigent' poor may be remitted or abate.i at such tfmes and in such manner as, msy be provided by law. The legislature ' may provide: for Ihe exemption from taxation of homes, homesteads, and personal property, prop-erty, not to exceed Iwo hundred fifty dollars, dol-lars, in value for homes and horaotteads, and one hundred dollars for-personal property, prop-erty, Fropevty not to exceed $S,000 in value, owned by disabled persons who erved'in any war in the military service ef Ihe. United States, or of the State-of Utah and by the unmarried - widows and minor, orphans of such persons may be Isuch purposes shall be reduced annually in proportion to the revenues so allocated; provided that any surplus above .he rev-1 rev-1 enue required for the State district school fund as provided in Section 1 of thin Article Ar-ticle shall be paid into the Stata general fund. SECTION 2. Secretary of State to publish. The secretary of State Is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as required by the constitution end to be submitted. to the electors of tic State nt the next geni--.il "lection li the manner provided bv isw; SECTION 3. To tat effect when. If approved by the electors of the State this proposed amendment shall take vCfeci on the 1st day of January, 1031. I'.(?d with the Secretary of State ' February Feb-ruary 25, 1930- .' Constitutional Amendment No. 3 , RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF DISTRIBUTING IN- 1 EREST OF SUCn FUND. A joint resolution providing for amendments amend-ments to house Joint ren!u'krt nam-hers nam-hers three ard eight passed by the legislature leg-islature in 1929, proposing to amend Section 3, Article X, and Section 7. Article Ar-ticle XIII of the constitution of the Stata of Utah relating to the State school fund and the manner of distributing the Interest In-terest of such fund and other revenues of the several school districts of the State. Be it resolved by 4he Legislature of thr Stat of Utah, two-thirds of all the members mem-bers elected to each. House concurring therein : SECTION 1. Resolution proposed to amend. That it is proposed to amend house joint resolution number S passed by the legislature in 1929, propesing to amend Section ft of Article 10 of the constitution of the. State of Utah so that the same will read an follows : SECTION 3. Treceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds per- , petuai fynd. The proceeds of all land that have beon or. may be arrantad by the United Unit-ed States to this State, for the .support of the common schools; the proceeds of all property that may .accrue to the Stata by escheat or forfeiture; all' uhcbiimcd aharos and dividends of any corporation 'incoi-porntcd under rthe laws of this State-the- proceeds of the salt of timber,, mineral :or other' property from school and State lands, other than those granted for. specific purposes: and live per centum of tlie r.et proceeds of the sale of public lands lying within", the .State-, which shall be sold by the United States subsequent o the ad-nflsslonf? ad-nflsslonf? this State -into-the Unirui, shell he -and remain' a perpetual fund, to fco .called ,ibe .State school fund, -the- interest of which only, shall be distributed among the sveiol school districts ' according to the last preceding" school census. SECTION. 2- Resolution, proposed to aroeivd. That it is proposed to amend houiti joiiit-'-resolutipn -number 8 passed -by the legislature in - 1W9," proposing, tti amend Section 7, of Article' XIII a( the constitution constitu-tion of the State of Utah so that th same will read- as follows: , SECTION 7. Hate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution. The rate of taxation on tangible -property shall not exceed en each cjollsr of valuation, two and- four-tenths mills for general Slare purposes, two-tenths of one mill for high ; school purposes, which shall constitute the : high. school fund; said fund-shall.be apportioned ap-portioned in the manner the legislature shall provTde. to the school district rnain-taininic rnain-taininic high schools, and such levy for , dish-jct school purposes which - together with the interest on the permanent school fund and such other funds as may he available for district school purposes, will raise annually an amount which equals $i!5.00 for each person of school agen the' state as shown by the last preceding school census: the same to be distributed amor.g the school districts according to the last preceding school census: and in addition an equalisation fund which when added to other revenues provided Tor this pi--pose by the legislature shall be- 5.00 for each pernn of school age as shown by the last preceding school census: said equal!. ation fund shall be apportioned to the school districts iQ .irh manner as the te-islatuie te-islatuie shall provide. Said rate-i shall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the rate or rates proposed-and the time during which the same shall be levied, . be first submitted submit-ted to a vote of such of the qualified .ebc tors of the Stale, as, in the year next pr-cedh.jf pr-cedh.jf such election, shall- have paid -a property tax ass-sied to them within tl.t Mate. and the .majority of those "wiling (hereon shall vote in favor thereof, in suj mnnnor as may be provided bv law SECTION'. 3. Secretary -of State to publish. pub-lish. The. secretary of State i9 directed to cause this pronosed amendment to be published pub-lished as required by the constitution and to-be submitted to the electors of the Stale at the next general election in tile manner provided hy law. an one proposition in lieu of H. J, R. .-number 3 and 8. rnssed at SECTION 4. To take effect when If approved by the electors of the State the proposal amendment shall taK effect On th- first. day of January, 1931 Filed with the Secretary 0f State February Feb-ruary L'j, 1030. Constitutional Amendment ' No. 6 RELATING TO THE LOCATION Of THE STATE PRISON- A Nil STATS INSTITUTIONS ; A Jtint resolution propoinf in aaiertfl-ment aaiertfl-ment to Section .1. of, Article XlX-of tM-constitution tM-constitution of the Stale of 1'taa. re-lalinr re-lalinr to the location ( the State Pri"" Be it reoWed hv the I.-ilatare e-f th State nf Utah, two-thirds flf the members elected to each house eoncorrirr there in : SECTION 1. Section proposed tt) swenrfr That it is proic-ed to own! Section ."' Article XIX of the constitution of v h' Mate .of Utah o thst tbc asme wiU reatl-as reatl-as follows : f SECTION J T.ncfttion of p'uoPr inst'ta ttona and disposition of land. The publ'o" institutions of the .Stata are herebv per--maneiuly local-d a.t ihe olnre,. herflAf-t-r named, cah to have the Isd-U ipi-ftcally ipi-ftcally vrantd to it by the United S'nit. ' n(fi- Art of c,,n"M"1. approved July tth, 191. to be disprv,ed 0f and used irt such nismicr a the IeKilature msr provid:" Fir.it; Tha seat of fO emnmnt and thl olnt fair nf Salt t!ake Citv. Second: The institutions for th rfesf acd dumb, aid tli blind, and rh State r-fom 'cbooi al Ocdv Chsr in - the county ff v eb-r. xe.mpted as the legislature may provide. The legislature shall provide by law. for an annual tax' sufficient, with other sour-'-cs of rovenue. to. defray the estihinted or- dins,r,v'. Jtpflnsea of the State for ench fis-esl fis-esl year. -For tha purpose of paying the State deht, if any there be, the legislature legisla-ture shall provide fur, levying a tax annually, an-nually, sufficient to pay the annual interest inter-est and to -pay the principal of such deb', within twenty yenrs from the final passage of -the law creatine "the debt.1 . .i 'SECTION 3. Assessment anil taxation ef . tsnflhle, property re gu la ti 6 n-rate--dedactlons: exemptions .personal Jni come tat- rates dispositions of reTenpes. The-legislature shall pro-ide by law a unij form nnd equal rate of . assessment and taxation ;an all tangible- pj-f-pcrty .in : the . State, accordjnfr to its value in money, and ehsll prescribe by law such regulations as shall secure a 'Just valuation for taxation of such property, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion propor-tion to the value of his. her, or its tan-gible tan-gible property, provided that the legislature legisla-ture msy determine the manner and extent of tax in (T transient live stock and live toclc beins fed for slaughter to be used for human consumption. Intangible prop- Third: The Utah State hospital at Pro-vo Pro-vo ( ity. in the county of Utah. SUCTION 2. Secretary of Stele t tnfc iwh. The seoretnry of Stale is dirwt.-d to caus. this proposed amendment to be published pub-lished as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the elector of the State at th next Keneial election in ths manner provided by Inw - SECTION 3. To1 tske effect - when. If approved by the electors of the Statfc this proposed amendment shall taVe fft on the 1st day of January. I' tied with the Secretary of Stats February Feb-ruary 25. 1930 ... T, M. H. Welling. Secretary of State of the Stale of Uih, do hereby certify thst th foienoinff j. n f ut I , tnie and correct eopy of Constitiitionsl Amendments No-v 1. 2- S. , R. and fi as pm posed by th" special tension of the leeislstuie of as the same appear of record in my f I fice. In witness tvherenf, I have hereunto my hnnd nr..! ftjSe,( ih (ii-eat Seal of ber ml Pt Utah' th" Ui 6y of SrPt(nl Constitutional Amendment No. 4 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THV TAXATION OP M1NFS AND MIN'INti PROPEUTV A joint resolulion prorldlnr for an amend, ment to Section 4. Article 13, of the constitution of the State of Utah relat-inr relat-inr 1o the taxation of mines and minint property. Be it resolred by the T.efislatura of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all the mem. bers elected to each house concurring therein : SECTION 1. Sections proposed te amend. Thst it is proposed to amend Section Sec-tion 4. Article XllI, of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will rend as follows : SECTION 4. Mines and claims to bs assessed as-sessed - basis and multiple what to be tMMird tanjribl property. All metalliferous me-talliferous mines or mining claims, both placer am) rock in place, shnll be nnsessni as the legislature shall provide; provided, the basis nnd multiple now used in determining de-termining the value of metalliferous mines for taxation purposes and the additional asHossed value of J.'i.OO per acre thereof shail not i rhnnired before January I. tOH, nor thereafter until otherwise pro-Utried-br law, A)I-thsiawia-raiintaa- erty may be exempted trom taxation ns property or it may be taxed in such manner man-ner and to such extent as the legislature may provide. Provided thnt if inianpiblc property be taxed as property the rate thereof shall not exceed five mills cn each dollar of valuation. When exempted from i taxation as property, the taxable iucorre therefrom shall ba taxed under any tux based on incomes, but when taxed by the State of Utah as property, tho Income therefrom shall not also be taxed. The legislature may provide for deductions, exemptions, ex-emptions, andor offset on any tax based Upon income. The persona I income tn rate shall be graduated but ;)t maximum maxi-mum rate shall not exceed six per cent of net income. No excise tax rate baaed upon income shnll exceed four per cent of net Income. The rate limitations herein eontained for taxes based on fneomo and for taxee on Intangible property shall be affective until January 1, 19.17, and thereafter there-after until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the membera elected to ach house of the leeislature. All revenue rev-enue received from taxes on income or from taxee on intangible properly shall be allocated aa follows; 75 per cent thereof to tha Ute district a e hoot fund and 25 Fr cent thereof to the StaU gn-' gn-' -twf -vd -ieni -tjer-l |
