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Show I CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1AMENDMENT AMENDMENTA S No 1 1WSW PROPOS PROPOSING PROPOSING RESOLUTION WSW A JOINT SECTION 2 OF OFARTICLE OFARTICLE TO AMEND ING ARTICLEXIH-OF'THE ARTICLEXIH OF'THE OFTHE - ' CONSTI CONSTITUTION CONSTITO ARTICLE ; XIII OF THE TUTION CONSTIffif OF UTAH "TAHEELATING TAHEELATING "TAHEELATINGTIONOF " RELATING RELATINGTO TO TO TOAND AND AUTHORIZING AUTHORIZINGTAXA AUTHORIZING TAXA TAXATION , TION TIONOF OF UNITEDPROPERTY UNITED UTAHSTATES STATES STATESPROPERTY STATESBe STATESPROPERTY PROPERTY IN UTAHBe UTAH Be it resolved by the Leglsla Legisla Leglslature Legislature Leg la lathirds . of Utah twoeach two twothIrds ture 'Of Of ' the State < ; tate thirds of all members elected tD tDeach toeach each each of the two houses voting votmg infavor infavor in favor favorthereof -thereof thereof thereofSectIon - thereofSection SectIon T That 1 That hat it is proposedto proposed proposedconstitution to amend sectIOn 2 Article XIII XIIIconstltutlon XIIIconstitution constitution constltutlon of the state of Utahta Utahto Utah Utahto to ta read Sec readSec 2 All tangible property inthe inlaws in inlaws the state t unt not Unitedexemptunder exempt exemptunder exemptunderun under un under the thelaws laws of t the e United Umted States or 'Or ' un unlaw under der thIS constltutlOn constitution shall be betaxed betaxed taxed in propDrtlon proportion to Its value valueto valueto to be ascertamed ascertained as proVIded by bylaw bylaw law The property of the "tate tate state "tatecountles statecounties " statecounties countles counties cities citles towns school schooldistricts schooldistricts schooldistricts districts municipal corporationsthe corporatIonsand corporations and public llbranes libraries lots lotsVIth \VIth VIth with withthe \ VIththe the buildings buIldmgs thereon used ex exelusively exelusively exclusively for either religious rebgIOus worship worplaces wor elusively - " " . . . - i-i-i/ i iiiimr - - / * imr > c'AC cAC ' > and andplaces n-nri n nri nnrifor - ship or chantable burial burialnothelds nothelds notheldsor purposes used usedfor usedfor places places of bUrial not held or for private or corporate benefIt benefItshall benefitshall benefitshall shall be exempt from taxatlon taxation taxatlonWater taxationWater taxationWater Water rights nghts ditches canals res reserVOlrS reservoirs reservoirs erVOlrS ervoirs pOVl power er plants pumping pumpingplants pumpingplants pumpingplants plants transmission lines hnes pIpes pIpesand pipesand pipesand and flumes owned and used by byIndiVIduals byindividuals byindividuals IndiVIduals or corporations for forIrrIgatmg forirrigating forirrigating IrrIgatmg irrigating lands within the state stateowned stateowned stateowned owned by such individuals or orcorporatlons orcorporations orcorporations corporatlons corporations or the mdivldual individual mdivldualmembers individualmembers individualmembers members thereof shall not be beseparately beseparately beseparately separately taxed as long IDng as they theyshall theyshall theyshall shall be owned o\\ned o ned oirned \ \ and used exclus excluslvely excluslively exclusively lvely lively for such purposes Power Powerplants Powerplants Powerplants plants power transmission Imes lines Imesand linesand linesand and other property used for gen generatmg gencrating generatmg eratmg crating and delivering delIvermg electrIcal electrIcalpower electricalpower electricalpower power a portion portlon of which w \ hich hlch is used usedfor usedfor usedfor for furnishing furmshmg power for pump pumpmg pumping pumping mg ing water for irrigation ITrIgatlon purposes purposeson on lands in the state of Utah Utahmay Utahmay Utahmay may be exempted from taxatIOn taxationto to the extent that such property'is propertyis property propertyits its \ ' IS used for such purposes These Theseeemptlons Theseexemptions Theseexemptions e-emptlons e emptlons exemptions " - shall accrue to the thebenefit thebenefit thebenefit benefit of the users of water so sopumped sopumped sopumped pumped under such regulatIOns regulationsas as the legislature may prescribe prescribeThe prescribeThe prescribeThe The taxes ta-es ta es " - of the indigent mdlgent poor poorma poormay poorma may ma be remitted or abated at atsuch atsuch atsuch such tirres times and in such manner manneras manneras manneras as may be pro\ pro provided proIded \ Ided by law The ThelegIslature Thelegislature Thelegislature legIslature may provide for the theexemptiOn theexemption theexemption exemptiOn from taxation 0 o ofhomes f fhomes fhomes homes homesteads and personal personalproperty personalproperty personalproperty property not to exceed $2000 2000 $2'000 $ ' in invalue invalue invalue value for homes and homesteads home homesteads homesteads steads and $300 300 S300 $ for personal personalproperty personalproperty personalproperty property Property not to exceed exceed$3000 exceed3000 $3000 3000 $ in m value owned awned by dls dis dlsabled disabled disabled abled persons who served in any anywar anywar anywar war In the military mlbtary service of ofthe ofthe ofthe the United Umtea Unitea States or of the state stateof stateof stateof of Utah and by the unmarriedwidows unmarrIed unmarrIedIdows unmarriedwidows \\Idows Idows widows \ and minor mmor orphans of ofsuch ofsuch ofsuch such persons may be exempted exemptedas as provideThe provldeThe the legislature may provide provlde The legislature shall provIde by provideby law for an annual tax suffl suffi sufflcient suffident suffident cient dent with other sources of rev revenues revenues revcnues enues to defray the estimatedordinary esttmated estimated esttmatedordmary estimatedordinary ordmary ordinary expenses of the state statefor statefor statefor for each fiscal year ear For the pur purpose purpose purpose pose of pa pacing paying mg the state debt If Ifany ifany ifany any there be the legislature legislatureshall legislatureshall legislatureshall shall provide for levying levymg a tax taxal1Jlually taxanliually taxannually al1Jlually anliually sufficient to pay pa the theannual theannual theannual annual interest and to pay theprincipal the theprincipal theprincipal principal of such debt withm within withmtwenty withintwenty withintwenty twenty years > eors ears from the final fmal pas passage passage passage sage of the law creating creatmg the thedebt thedebt thedebt thedebtSection ' debt debtSectIon , Section 2 The secretary of ofstate ofstate olstate state is directed to submit this thisproposed thisproposed thiiproposed ' proposed amendment to the elec dies diestors electors electors tors of the state at the next gen genera1 general general era1 eral election in m the manner pro proVIded provided provided VIded by lawCONSTITUTIONAL law lawCONSTITUTIONAL . . . I ICONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALAMSNDME CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT AMSNDME AMrNDMr.I AMrNDMrI CONSTITUTIONALN AMENDMENTN0 9AMrNDMr.I AMENDMENT : : . i .t t . iA N0 N O . 9- 9 - 2 2A . I IA A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS PROPOSING PROPOSING PROPOSIKG ING , TO AMEND ARTICLE III OF OFTHE OFTHE 01THE , , THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THESTATE THESTATE THISTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO TOORDINANC TOORDINANCE TCORDINANCE , ORDINANC ORDINANCE FOR THE TAXA TAXATION TAXATION TAXATION TION OF LANDS LA't.DS LAt.DS LAtDS ' . AND ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONSBe EXEMPTIONS EXEMPTIONSBe Leglsiature Legislature Be It enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of Utah two twothirds twothirds twothirds thirds of all members elected to toeach toeach tieach ' lifavor infavor each of the \ two \ 0 houses voting votmg in I favor thereofSectIon thereofSection thereof thereofSection Section 1 It is proposed to toamend toamend tamend J amend Article III of the Consti Constitution Constituhon folows follows tuhon tution of the < ; state tate of Utah as fol ) lows lowsThe folowsThe shabe shallbe The following foHowmg ordinance shall ) II be irrevocable without Vllthout the con consent consent consent . sent of the United States and the thepeople thepeople th people of thl this : > state First-Perfect First Perfect First - Perfect toleration of re I religious reItglOUS ItglOUS ligious sentiment is guaranteed guaranteedNo No inhanitant mhaOitant ot of this State shall shallever shallever shalever ever be molested in person or orproperty orproperty oproperty property on account ol of his or her hermode hermode he : mode of reltglOUsorship religious reltglOUs \ worship \\orship orship \ but butpol butpolygdmur bupoli pol marriagesare polygdmur / { gamuts mUI . . . , or plural marriage marriages : are prohibitedSecond prohibitedSecondThe forever prohibited Second Second-The Second The - The people mhabitIng inhabiting inhabltmithis mhabitIngthis inhabitingthis this declarethat State do affirm and declare declarthat that they lorever forever disclaim all alleight anght ] Ight eight and title htle to the unappropri unappropriated ated wlthmthe withinthe public pUbhe . land lands ! . lying wlthm within withi : the allands alllands boundaries hereof and to all lands lying \ within \ ithm said Itmlts limits Itmltsl ItmltsDwned limitsowned limitowned , Dwned owned or held by any Indian or l cIndian Indian tribes and that until the th title thereto shall have been ex extingul"hed extingulehed extingui'hed extinguihed tingul"hed tingulhed tingulehed ' " by the United States Statesthe Statesthe Statesthe the same shall be and remain remainsubJect remainsubject remainsubject subJect to the disposition dlspositlon of the theUnited theUnited theUnited United States and said Indian Indianlands Indianlands Indianlands lands shall remain under the ab absolute absolute absolute solute jurisdiction jUrIsdichon and control controlof controlof controlof of the Congress of the Umted United UmtedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States The lands belonging belongmg to tocittzens tocitizens tocitizens cittzens citizens of the United Umted States re residing residing residing siding without withaut this State shall shallnever shallnever shallnever never be taxed at a higher hlgher rate ratethan ratethan ratethan than the lands belonging belongmg to resi rest residents restdents residents dents of this thlS State but nothing nothingin nothingm m in this ordinance ordmance shall preclude precludethIs precludethis precludethis thIs state from taxing as other otherlands otherlands otherlands lands are taxed any lands landsowned landsowned landsowned owned or held by any Indian Indianwho Indianwho Indianwho who has severed his tribal re reI relations relations I latIOns and has obtained from fromthe fromthe fromthe I anyI the United Umted States or from any anyperson anyperson anyperson person by b patent dtent or other grant grant'a granta 'a a ' a title thereto theretc save and except exceptsuch exceptsuch exceptsuch such maybe lands as have been or may maybe maybe be granted to any Indian or In Indlans Indians Indians dlans dians under any act of Congress CongresscontaInmg Congresscontaining Congresscontaining contaInmg containing a provision exempt ing exempting the lands thus granted from fromtaxatIon fromtaxation fromtaxation taxatIon which last mentioned mentionedlands mentionedlands mentionedlands lands shall be exempt from tax taxahon taxation taxatlon ahon ation so long and to suc such sucji ex extent extent extent tent as is or may be provIded providedin In grantingthe the act of Congress grantIng the sameThirdAll sameThirdAll same sameThird Third-All Third All Third - All debts and ltabihhes liabilities ltabihhesof liabilitiesof liabilitiesof of thp thl the ' Territory of Utah Incurred Incurredby incurredby incurredby by LegislativeAssembly authority of the LegislatIve Assembly thereof are hereby as assumed assumed assumed sumed and shall be paid by thIS thISState thisState thisState thisStateFourth State StateFourthThe Fourth-The Fourth The Fourth - The Legislature shall shallmake shallmake shallmake make laws for the establishmentand estabhshmentand estabhshment establishment and maintenance of a system of ofpublic ofpublic ofpublic public schools which shall be beopen beopen beopen open to all the children ' of 'Of the thestate thestate thestate state and be free from sectarian sectariancontrol sectariancontrol sectariancontrol sectariancontrolSection control controlSectlon controlSection Section Sectlon 2 The secretary of ofstate ofstate ofstate state is directed duected to submit thIS thISproposed thisproposed thisproposed proposed amendment to the electors elec dies electors diestors tors of the state at the next gen general genoral genera eral oral ! election in the manner pro provIded provided provided vIded by lawSectIOn lawSection law lawSection Section 3 If adopted by the theelectors theelectors electors of the state this amend amendment amendment amendment ment shall take effect the first day firstday of January 1947 1947CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT 1947CONSTITUTIONAL firstI . . , I CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENTNo CONSTITUTIONALNo AMENDMENT 3AMENDMENT AMENDMENTNoe No Noe . 3A 3 3A A PROPOSING JOINT JOI'IT JOIIT ! ' RESOLUTION PROPOS ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC SECTION OFTHE TION 7 OF ARTICLE ARTICL XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THESTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO PROPORTION TOPROPORTION OF STATE CON TRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION MiNMUM M.NMUM TO SUPPORT M.N MN MiN . MUM IiPORTION SCHOOL PROGRAM Ii I i } PORTION OF SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEMBe SlSTEM SYSTEM SYSTEMBe PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOOLSlSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEM Lcgisiature LegIslature Be it enacted by the LegIsla ture of State of Utah two thIrd thirds thirdsof thirdsof " of all members elected to each eachof eachof eachof favorIt- favorIt favorItereof of theO the tvo \\O O two \ \ , houses voting votmg in favor favortl favorti tl ti- ti tiereof " ' - - ereof ereofSection Section 1 It is proposed t to toamend tjamend ) amend sec 7 of Article XIII of ofthe ofthe ofthe the constitution of the state of olUtah ofUtah Utah so that the same shall read readas readas readas as follos follows follow follo\\ follo \ \ s sSec folloSec followsSec Sec 7 The rate of taxation ta-atIon ta atIon " - on ontangible ontangible tangible ontangible property shall not ex exceed excoed exceed ceed coed on each earh dollar of valuatIOn valuatIOntwo valuationtwo valuationtwo two and four tenths mills forgeneral for forgeneral forgeneral general State purposes and such suchaddItional suchadditional suchadditional addItional Legisiature Leglslature Legislature levy as the Leglsla Legisla ture may provide for the State States Statesshare Statesshare s sshare share of the support of a portIOn portIOnof portionof of rte t'le tle he ' public publtc school system dS as ! asdefined dSdefmed defmed defined in Article X Section 2 2of 2of 2of 1 of this Constitution such portionconsisting portion portionconslstmg portionconsisting conslstmg consisting only of kmdergarten kindergarten kmdergartenSChDOls kindergartenschools kindergartenschools SChDOls schools common schools and andhigh high schools The State shallI shallcontribute shall . I contribute not more than 75 % ' of the total cost of operation and andmamtenance andmaintenance anc maintenance mamtenance of a mmimum minimum mmimumschool minimumschool minimurrschool ' school program in the State a as assuch assuch ; such totlme totime program shall from time hme to tcime tlme time ; be determined determmed upon by the Legislature LegislatureNot theLegislature theLegislatureNot theState Not more than 75o 75 % of the th ( ' State States s portion of the revenue revenuenece revenuenecessaiv ' nece neceshaiv necessaiv .al al : . V to f ! nance the opera tion tlon lion operation operatlon operalion and maintenance mamtenance of sucl such suchminimum shallbe minimum mmlmum school schaol program shal shaH shall be raised by a State property tax ta ? taxlevy levy and the remainder thereof thereofshall thereofshall thereo.shall |