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Show TONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL MENDMENTS AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL KT- KT KT4AMENDMENT - 4AMENDMENT AMENDMENT 1AMENDMENT No Lvo 1 * A JOINT RESOLUTION - . . rtTinrr.T rtTinrrT . PROPOS T 2 0 OF OFARTICLE < - > p pARTIci ING TO AMEND SECTION ARTICLE ARTIci JaiIOFJTHE XIII OF THE CONSTI CONSTIlUIl TUTION lUIl n OF * A- A Au - UTAH u . > . RELATING RELATINGTO _ ? _ , . TO AND AUTHORIZING TAXATION TAXA TAXATION TION OF UMTED STATCS STATCSPROPERTY STATESPROPERTY : PROPERTY IN UTAH UTAHBe Be it resolved . by the Legisla Legislature Legisiature ture of the State of Utah two two.thirds twothirds . thirds of all members elected to toeach toeach each of the two h\o h o \ houses voting votmg Infavor In Infavor favor thereofSection thereof thereofSection Section 1 That it is proposed proposedto to amend section 2 Article XIII XIIIconstitutIOn XIIIconstitution constitutIOn of the state of Utah Utahto Utahto to read . Sec 2 All tangible property inthe In Inthe the state not exempt e\empt e empt ' \ under the theIas thelaws Ia\\s Ia s \ \ of the t'1e t1e ' United Umted States or un under under der this constitution shall shal1 be betaxed betaxed taxed in m proportion to Its value valueto valueto to be ascertained ascertamed as provided by bylaw bylaw law The property of the state statecounties statecounties counties cities cltles towns school schooldlstncts schooldistricts dlstncts municipal munlclpal corporatJons corporatJonsand corporationsand and public libraries lots with withthe withthe the buildings bUlldmgs thereon used ex exelusively exclusively elusively for either religious wor worshIp worship shIp or charitable chantable purposes and andplaces andplaces places of burial bunal not held or usedfor used usedfor.pnvate for.pnvate forpnvate . pnvate or corporate beneht benehtsha11 benefitshall sha11 be exempt eempt ' { from taxatIOn taxatIOnWater taxationWater Water rights nghts ditches canals res reservous reservoirs ervous power plants pumpmg pumpmgplants pumpingplants plants transmission lines hnes pIpes pIpesand pipesand and flumes owned o\\ned o ned \ \ and used byindividuals by bymdlVlduals mdlVlduals or corporations corporatlons for forungatmg forirrigating ungatmg lands within wlthm the state stateowned stateowned owned by such individuals mdlVlduals or orcorporatlo'1s orcorporatiois corporatlo'1s corporatlo1s ' or the mdlVldual mdlVldualmembers individualmembers members thereof shall sha11 not be beseparately beseparately separately taxed ta"ed taed " as long as they theysha11 theyshall sha11 be 0\\ 0 owned 0ned \ \ ned and used exclus exclusIvely exclusively Ively for such purposes Power Powerplants Powerplants plants PO\\ PO power POer \ \ er transmission Imes Imesand linesand and other property used for gen generatmg generating eratmg and delivering dehvermg electncal electncalPo electricalpow Po\\ Po Poer \ \ er a portion of which is used usedfor usedfor for furnishing furnlshmg PO\\ PO power POer \ \ er for pump pumpmg pumping mg water for irrigation Irngatlon purposes purposeson purposeson on lands in the state of Utahmay Utali Utah Utalinay nay may be exempted from taxation taxatlon extent that such is used for such purposes purposes These TheseeemptIons Thesexemptions eemptIons ' { shall accrue accrul . to thbenefit the thebenefl benefl t of the users of \ water \ a ter "cpumped cpumped " o opumped pumped under such regulatIOns regulationsas as the legislature may prescnbe prescnbeThe prescribeThe The taxes of the indigent poor poormay poolmay may be remitted or abated at atsuch asuch ) such lures tlrres and in such manneias manner manneras as may be provided by law The ThelegIslature Thelegislature legIslature may provide for the theexemption theexemption exemption from taxation o 0 f fhomes 1homes homes homesteads and personal personalpropert personalproperty propert } not to exceed e\ceed e ceed ' \ $2000 2000 $ in invalue irvalue value fo1 for ' homes and home homesteads homesteads steads and $300 300 $ for personal personalproperty personaproperty ] property Property not to eceed exceed$3000 exceed3000 ' { $3 3 $ $ 000 in value owned by dls dlsabled disabled abled persons person ' " who < " served "erved erved in any anywar an\war an war \ war in the military mlhtary service of ofthe othe ) the United Umtea States or of the state stateof stateof of Utah and by the unmarriedwidows unmarned unmarnedwidOs widO\\s widO s \ \ and minor mmor orphans of ofsu'h olsuch su'h suh ( ' persons nay be exempted exemptedas as provideThe the legislature may provide The legislature shall sha11 provide by provideby law for an annual tax suffl sufflClent suffident Clent with other sources of revenues rev revenues enues to defray the estimated estimatedordmary estimatecordinary ordmary expenses of the state statefor statefor for each fiscal year For the pur purpose purpose pose of paying the state debt If Ifany ilany any there be the legislature legislatureshal1 legislatureshall shal1 provide for levying a tax taxannually taannually ? annually J > sufficient ufflclent to pay the theannual thannual ( annual interest and to pay the thepnnclpal thprincipal ( pnnclpal of suc such debt within withintwenty withlitwenty twenty } ye ers " , rs from the final fmal pas - thidebt thedebt sage passage of the law creating creatmg the debt debtSectIOn thidebtSection Section 2 The secretary ostate of ofstate state is directed duected to submit this thisproposed thiiproposed proposed amendment to the elec electors electors tors of the htate tate at the next gen eral genera general ! election in the manner pro Vlded provided proVlded b bi } law lawCONSTITUTIONAL . . CONSTITUTIONALNo CONSTITUTIONAL No KT KT.AMENDMENT < .AMENDMENT AMENDMENT . AMENDMENT 2AMENDMENT ANt . 2 _ A PROPOSING JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS 01THE OFTHE ING TO AMEND ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THe THISTATE THeSTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING RELTING REL \TING TING < \ TO ORDlNA\CE ORDlNA CE TCORDINANCE TOORDlNACE TAXATION ! \ FOR rOR THE TAXA TAXATION TION OF or LANDS ANDEXEMPTIONS AND ANDEXEMPTIONSBe EXEMPTIONS EXEMPTIONSBe Legisiature Leglslature Be it enacted by the Leglsla ture of the State of Utah two twothirds twothuds thuds of all al1 members elected teach to toeach ( 1 iifa\or iifa or infa each of the \ t\\ t to 1\\0 1 0 \ \ o houses voting votmg in i fa \ or thereofSectIOn thereof thereofSection tamend Section 1 It is proposed to toame'1d t < > amend ame'1d ame1d Constitution ConstltutlOn ' Article III of the Constl tutlOn of the state of Utah as fol 10\\ 10 10s 10The follows followsThe \ s shalbe shallbe The following { ono " mg ordinance ordmance shall 1 be irrevocable without the con sent consent of the United States and the i thipeople thepeople people of thl thia : > state stateFirst stateFirstPerfect First-Perfect First Perfect First - Perfect toleration of re religious religlOU liglOU < ; sentiment sentiment/is sentiment is lis / guaranteed guaranteedNo shalever sha11cver No inhabitant of this thi , State sha11 r cver be molested In person or oproperty orproperty property on account of his or her hemode hermode mode of religiousor religious \\or or \ worship \ hlp but t bupolyg butpolyg polyg marriageire marriages'lre { imuu- imuu imuuor mul . . , - ' or pluralmarriages plural marriages s 'lre lre ' forever prohibited prohibitedSecond Second econd-ihe econd ihe - 1 he people inhabiUnb inhabltintills , this Stcite SteLle do affirm and declare declarthat declarethat that Ii ( I y forever forevt > r disclaim all . a.right aright allright right and title to the unappropr unappropn unappropn'lled ; i ' ited 'lled lled public publit lands withithe wlthllthe the boundaries boundanes lying wlthll\ wlthll \ \ alllands hereof and to all a'lands alands ' lands limiliwned JymgIthin Jymg \ within \\Ithin Ithin sal said hmits s " ) wned or held by any Indian or cIndian ndlan tribes and that until the til - title thereto shall sha11 have been ex extinguished extinguished tinguished by the United Statesthe States Statesthe the same shall sha11 be and remain remainsubject remainsubject subject to the disposition of the theUmted theUnited Umted States and said Indian Indianlands Indianlands lands shall sha11 remain remam under the ab absolute absolute solute jurisdiction Junsdlction and control controlof controlof of the Congress of the UnitedStates Umted UmtedStates States The lands belonging to tocItizens tocitizens cItizens of the United Umted States re residing restding siding sidingVlthout \ without \Vlthout Vlthout this Sfate shall shallnever shallnever . never be taxed at a higher rate ratethan than the lands belonging to resl residents ! dents of this State but nothing nothingin 'In In nothing'In ' precludethis this ordinance ordmance shall sha11 preclude this state from taxing taxmg as other otherlands otherlands lands are taxed any lands landsowned landsowned owned or held by any Indian Indianwho Indianwho who has severed his tribal tnbal re relatIOns relations latIOns and has obtained from fromthe fromthe the United Umted States or from anyperson any anyperson person b } patent or other grant granta a title tltle thereto theretc save and except exceptsuch exceptsuch such maybe lands as have been or may be granted to any Indian or In Indians Indians dians under any act of Congress Congresscontammg Congresscontaining contammg a provision exempting exempt exemptmg mg the lands thus granted from fromtaxahon fromtaxation taxahon which last mentlOned mentlOnedlands mentionedlands lands shall be exempt eempt ' { from tax taxatlon taxation atlon so long and to such e\ e etent e\tent e tent \ ' tent providedin as.Js asJs as . js or may be provided grantingthe grantmgthe in the act of Congress grantmg the * sameThIrdAll same sameThird ThIrd-All ThIrd All Third - All debts and lIab11itles liabilitiesof lIab11itlesof of the Territory Terntory of Utah lDcurred lDcurredb b incurredbi ) authont authority ) of the Legislative Assembly LegislativeAssembly thereof are hereby as assumed assumed sumed and shall be paid by this thisState thisStateFourth I State StateFourthThe Fourth-The Fourth The Fourth - The Legislature shall shallmake shallmake make las law la\\ la \ \ s for the estabhshment estabhshmentand establishmentand and maintenance of a system of ofpUblic ofpublic pUblic schools \ which hlch shall be beopen beopen open to all a11 the children of the thestate thestate state and be free from sectariancontrol sectariancontrolSection sectahan sectahancontrol control controlSechon Section Sechon 2 The secretary of ofitate 'tate tate " ' is dliected diIected to submit thIs thIsproposed thisproposed proposed amendment to the elec electors electors tors of the state at the next net ' { gen general general eral election in lD the manner pro provided provlded vlded by law lawSection ISechon Section Sechon 3 If adopted by the theelectors theelectors electors of the state this amend amendment theI I ment shall take effect the ; first firstday day of January 1947 _ . I CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALNo 7AMENDMENT 3AI.ENDMENT AI\.ENDMENT AI.ENDMENT AI .ENDMENT ENDMENT \ . No A'30 A30 MT ' . 3 J JA A PPOPOSING proposING JOINT RESOLUTION propos ING SECTION AN AMENDMENT TO SEC TION 7 OF ARTICLE XIII Of ' 0THE THE CO CO\STITUTION CO STITUTION \ STITUTION OF THE THSTATE THESTATE T-PROPORTION T PROPORTION TOPROPORTION STATE OF UTAH RELAmG RELATli.G RELATliG ' . THEI TO ( - I PROPORTION OF STATE COi ' . TRIBUTION COISTRIBUTION MiNIMUM TO SUPPORT MINI I I MUM INPORTION IlPORTION SCHOOL PROGRAM Il ! | PORTION OF ' PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEMBe SYSTEM SYSTEMBe Be it enacted by the Leglsla Legisiature Leglslature ture of State of UtahO Utah two \\O O \ \ thud thirdsof : > of all a11 members elected to each eachof eachof of favortt theO the \ two \\O O \ hou houses es voting votmg in lD favor favortr-ereof favortr ereof favortrereofSection tt - ereof ereofSection Section 1 It is proposed tamend t ) > amend sec see 7 of Article : XIII of ofthe ofthe the constitution of the state of ofUtah Utah so that the same shall readas read as fo11ows readI I Sec 7 The rate of taxation ta\atlOn ta atlOn ' \ vII i : tangIble 01tangible property shall sha11 not ex exceed I ceed on each earh dollar of valuation valuationtwo valuationtwo two and four tenths mills ml11s for to ; r ' for'I 'I I general State purposes and such suchadditlOnal sucradditional i Legisiature Leglslature additlOnal levy as the Leglsla ture may provide for theState the , State.share Stateshare . . a share of the support of a portioi portion portionof 1 of the public pubhc school system a as ; asdefined defined : in Article X Section 2 2of : 2 of this Constitution such portior portIon portIonconslstmg i consisting conslstmg only of kmdergarten kmdergartenschools kmdergarterschools schools common schools and anhigh ( high andhigh schools The State shall shallcontnbute shalcontribute contnbute not more than 750/0 750 0 7500of / ? of the total cost of operation and andmaintenance anmaintenance ( I maintenance of a mimmum mimmumschool minimunschool school program in the State as a : i isuch such program shall from time to ttime ( I time be determined determmed upon by the thiLegislature thiLegislatureNot I Legislature LegislatureNot thiStates Not more than 75 750/0 750 0 % / of the ' State s portion of the revenui revenue I necessary to finance fmance the opera operation tIon and maintenance mamtenance of such suchmlmmum suetminimum mlmmum shalbe sha11be school program sha11 I be raised by a State property ta " : levy and the remainder therooshall thereof thereofshall shall be raised from other Statp StatpSources Statisources II shaldetermine shalldetermme Sources The Legislature shall 1 determme by b- b blaw ) - law the metho methoof I Iof of allocation of the State States s con tnbution contnbution to the vari"u variu varinu " . school schoodistricts schooldistricts districts districtsSectIOn Section 2 The secretary of ofstate o r state is hereb hereby ) directed duected to sub submlt submit mlt tothe this proposed prop'Jsed propJsed ' amendment subI to ti I the electors of the state at the thenext thinext next general election in the themanner thimanner manner providei provldecl ? for in section sectlOn 1 1of : 1 . of article XXIII of the constitu constltu constltution tion of the state of Utah UtahSection thii theelectors Section 3 If adopted by the theI thi s I amendment electors of the state this amend firsof fustof ment shall sha11 take effect elIect the fust t of January 1947 . CONSTITUTIONALNo CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALT \T T \ . 4AMENDMENT AMENDMENT No AN 4 A JOINT RESOLUTION Rt-SOLUTION Rt SOLUTION - PROPOS PROPO ING SECTION AN AMENDMENT AMENDME.N1 AMENDMEN1 . TO fO SEC SU . TION 3 OF ARTICLrIII ARTICLE ARTICLr : Mil -III III " ' - OF ) ? I THE CONSTITUTION OF or TIlE ] Tile TIlES1ATe S1ATE OF or UTAH RELATING RFLATlNtJ , TO ( ) I ALLOCATION 0 OF r REVENUE REveNULS ; RECEIVED RICIIVED : : [ , FROM ROM TAXES ON I I INCOME INC'OME ' AND ON INTANCIBI JNTANC'IBI JNTANCIBI ' e " . PROPERTYBe ePROPERTY PROPERTY ONI I Be it cnacti-d cnacti d enactLd - by the Leglsla ture of the Slate , ) tdte of Utah two i thirds of all a11 members elected to t I - . , each of the two houses voting in infavol infavor favol " thereofSectIon thereof thereofSection Section 1 It I is : > proposed to toamend toamend amend sec 3 of Ar Arlcle ic1e XIII of ofthe ofthe the constitution constltuhon of the state of ofUtah ofUtah Utah as follows fo11ows followsSec fo11owsSec Sec 3 The Legislature sha11 sha11proVide shallprovide proVide by law a uniform umform and andequal andequal equal rate of assessment and andtaxatlon andtaxation taxatlon on all tangible prop property property erty in the State according accordmg to its-value its value It . . - value in money and shall sha11 prescribe pre prescnbe scnbe by law such regulahons regulationsas regulahonsas as shall sha11 secure a 3 just valuatIon valuatIonfor valuationfor |