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Show I CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL 1AMENDMENT ZAMENDMENT No ND M- M M1AMENDMENT - . 1AMENDMENT 1 Z u - AMENDMENT AMENDMENTA A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS PROPOSING PROPOSARTICLE PROPOS"T PROPOST ING " TO AMEND AMt-Mn AMt Mn - SECTION ST-fTTON ST fTTON - 2 OFARTICLE OF OFTUTON ARTICLE XIII OF OFT THE EOCONSTOI EOCONSTOITUTION CONSTI CONSTITUTION TUTON TUTION OF UTAH RELATING RELATINGTO TO AND AUTHORIZING TAXA TAXATION TAXATION TAXATION TION OF UNITED STATES STATESPROPERTY STATESPROPERTY STATESPROPERTY PROPERTY IN UTAHBe UTAHBe UTAH UTAHBe Be it resolved by the Legisla Legislature Legislature Legisiature ture of the State ot af of Utah twothirds two twothirds ' thuds thirds of af all members elected to toeach toeach toeach each of af the two ' houses hauses voting votmg Infavor in infavor infavor favor thereafsectian thereofSection thereof thereaf , Section sectian 1 That it Is proposedto prapasedto prapased proposed to ' amend section sectian 2 Article XIII XIIIcanstitution XIIIconstitution XIIIconstitution canstitution constitution of af the state of af Utah Utahto Utahto Utahto to read Sec readSec 2 All tangible property praperty in inthe inthe inthe the thelaws thelaws thelaws the state not nat exempt under laws of af the United States or un under under under der this constitution canstitutian shall be betaxed betaxed betaxed taxed in proportion prapartIan to its value valueto valueto valueto to ' be ascertained as provided by bylaw bylaw bylaw law The property praperty of the state statecounties statecounties statecounties counties cities towns tawns schaal school schaaldistricts schooldistricts schooldistricts districts municipal carparatians corporations corporationsand carparatiansand and public libraries lots lats wIth wIththe withthe withthe the buildings buildmgs thereon therean used ex excluslvely exelusively exclusively cluslvely elusively for far either religious rehgIaus war wor warship worship worship ship or charitable purposes purpases and andplaces andplaces andplaces places of af burial not nat held or ar used usedfar usedfor usedfor far for private or ar corporate corparate benefitshall benefIt benefItshall benefitshall shall be exempt from fram taxatIan taxation taxatIanWater taxationWater taxationWater Water rights ditches canals res reservaus reservoirs reservoirs ervaus ervoirs power pawer plants pumping pumpingplants pumpingplants pumpingplants plants transmission transmlsslan lines Imes pipes pipesand pipesand pipesand and flumes owned awned and used by bymdlvlduals byindividuals byindividuals mdlvlduals individuals or ar corporations carparatlans for forIrrigatmg forirrigating forirrigating Irrigatmg irrigating lands within wlthm the state stateawned stateowned stateowned awned owned by such individuals ar or arcorporatlans orcorporations orcorporations corporatlans corporations or ar the individual individualmembers individualmembers individualmembers members thereof shall not nat be beseparately beseparately beseparately separately taxed as long lang as they theyshall theyshall theyshall shall be owned awned and used exclus exclusIvel exclusively exclusiveb Ivel ively for far such purposes purpases Power Powerplants Powerplants Powerplants plants power pawer transmission lmes lines lmesand linesand linesand and other ather property praperty used for gen generatlng generating gencrating eratlng erating and delivering dellvermg electrIcal electrIcalpawer electricalpower electricalpower pawer power a portion portlon of af which is used usedfar usedfor usedfor far for furnishing furnishmg power pawer for pump pumping pumping pumpIng ing water for far irrigation IrrIgatlon purpases purposes purposeson purpasesan an on lands tn In the state of af Utah Utahmay Utahmay Utahmay may be exempted from fram taxationto taxatlanto taxatlan taxation to ' the extent that such property praperty lar for such These ' exemptions shalf shalfa shall a accrue crue to the thebenefit thebenefit thebenefit 'I I 'IexemptIOns benefit of af the users of af water So sopumped sopumped ' pumped under such regulationsas regulatiansas regulatians regulations as the legislature may prescribe prescribeThe prescribeThe prescribeThe The taxes of af the indigent paar poor paarmay poormay poormay may be remitted or ar abated at atsuch atsuch atsuch such times and in m such manner manneras manneras manneras as may be provided praVided by law The Thelegislature Thelegislature Thelegislature legislature may provide pravlde for far the theI theexemptlan theexemption theexemption exemptlan exemption from fram taxation taxatian a o ofhomes f fhames fhomes I hames homes homesteads hamesteads and personal personalproperty personalproperty i praperty property not nat to ' e exceed .ceed ceed ; > . $2 2 $2000 2000 $ 000 In Invalue Invalue invalue value for far homes hames and hame home hamesteads homesteads homesteads steads and $ $300 300 $ for far per personal personalproperty personalproperty < ; anal analproperty property Property not nat to ' exceed exceed$3000 exceed3000 $3 3 $ $ 000 in value owned awned by dis disabled disabled disabled abled persons who ' served many manywar in any anywar anywar war in the military service af of afthe ofthe ofthe the United Umtea Unitea States or ar of af the stateof state stateof 01 of Utah and by the unmarried unmarriedwidaws unmarriedwidows unmarriedwidows widaws widows and minor mmar orphans arphans af of afsuch ofsuch ofsuch such persons persans may be exempted exemptedas as provideThe pravideThe the legislature may provide pravide provideby pravldeby The legislature shall pravlde provide by law for far an annual tax suffl suffi sufflclent sufficient sufficient clent cient with other ather sources saurces of af rev revenues revenues revenues enues to ' defray the eshmated estimated eshmatedardmary estimatedordinary estimatedordinary ardmary ordinary expenses of af the state statefar statefor statefor far for each , fiscal f1'cal f1cal ! ' year For Far the pur purpase purpose purpose pase pose of af paying paymg the state debt If Ifany ifany ifany any there be the legislature legislatureshall legislatureshall legislatureshall shall provide praVide for far levying levymg a tax taxannually taxannually taxannually annually sufficient uffIclent to ' pay the theannual theannual theannual annual interest and to ' pay the theprincipal theprincipal theprincipal principal of af such debt within withintwenty withintwenty withintwenty twenty years from fram the final pas passage passage passage sage of af the law creating the thedebt thedebt thedebt thedebtSection debt . . Section SectIan 2 The secretary af of afstate ofstate ofstate state is directed duected to ' submit thisproposed this thisprapased thisproposed prapased proposed amendment to ' the elec electors electors electors tors of the state at the next gen general gencrab gencral eral crab election electian in the manner prO provided provided ' Vlded vided by laL batCONSTITUTIONAL law la\\ la bat lawCONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT \ \ L . . CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENTNo CONSTITUTIONALNo AMENDMENTN0 AMENDMENT 2AMENDMENT No N0 . 2 2A A PROPOSING JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS OFTHE ING TO AMEND ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THESTATE THESTATB STATB STATE OP OF UTAH RELATING TO ORDII\ANCE ORDII ANCE ORDIIrANCE TOORDNANCE TOORDIIANCE TOORDIIrANCE TAXATION \ FOR THE THB TUE TAXA TION OF or LANDS AND ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONSBe EXEMPTIONS EXEMPTIONSBe.lt EXEMPTIONSBeit Legisiature Legislature Be.lt Belt Be-it Be it Be . - it enacted by the Legisla ture twothirds tthirds tothirds of af the State of af Utah t\\ t \ ta to a thirds of all members elected to toeach toeach toeach each of af the two ' houses hauses voting In favor infavor thereafSectIOn thereofSection thereof thereaf thereofSection toamend Section 1 It is proposed prapased to ' amend Article III of af the Cansti Consti tution Constitution Canstitution tollows fallows foblows of af the state of Utah as fal fob lows lowsThe tollowsThe The shallbe following faIJawing ordinance ordmance shall shallsent be irrevocable wIthaut without the can con cansent consent sent of the United States and the people thepeople of this state statei I l1glOUS ligious i . FIrst-Perfect FIrst Perfect stateFirstPerfect h - taleratlan toleration . lon of af re reNo sentIment Is guaranteed guaranteedNO No shallever ' inhabitant Inhabltant of af this State shall ever be molested malested in person persan or hermode hermade mode hermode orproperty orpraperty praperty property on account accaunt of af his or 0'1 01 ' " her made of af religious ? _ . . _ worship but ou butpalygamo butpolygamois nnl nnlfrlwlM * - " * palygamo\ palygamo polygamois palygamoar frlwl/M frlwl M / , n 1i marriagesare \ . , > ar or plural marriages are forever prohibited inhabitingthis prohibitedSecond prohibitedSecandThe Secand-The Secand The Second The - The pea people pIe Inhabltlng inhabiting thls this State do ' affirm and declare declarethat that they forever disclaim all right allright and title tltle to ' the unapprapri unappropri ated unappropriated unapprapriated public pUbl1c lands lying lylng within withinthe allands alllands the boundaries hereof hereaf and to ' all ] lands limitsowned lying lymg within wlthm said limits owned 0Indian orIndian ed O or I held e'id eid ' by . 3Lny any Indian or ! Indian tribes and that until the title tltle thereto ' shall have been ex extmgulshed extinguished extinguished tmgulshed tinguished by the United Uruted States Statesthe Statesthe Statesthe the same ; shall chall be and remain remainsubject remainsubject remainsubject subject to ' the disposition dlspasItian of af the theUmted theUnited theUnited Umted United States and said Indian Indianlands Indianlands Indianlands lands shall remain remam under the ab absalute absolute absolute salute solute jurisdiction jurisdlctian and cantral control cantralaf controlof controlof af of the Congress of af the Umted United UmtedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States The lands belonging belangmg to tocitizens tocitizens ' cItIzens of af the United Umted States re residing residing residing siding without withaut this State shall shallnever shallnever shallnever never be taxed at a higher rate ratethan ratethan ratethan than the lands belonging belongmg to ' resl resi resldents residents residents dents of af this State but nothingin nathingIn nathing nothing In this ordinance ardinance shall preclude precludethis precludethis precludethis this state from fram taxing as ather other atherlands otherlands otherlands lands are taxed any lands landsawned landsowned landsowned awned owned or held by any Indian IndianwhO Indianwho Indianwho whO ' has se\ se set se\ered se ered seered \ ered his tribal re relatIans relations relations latIans lations and has obtained abtamed fram from framthe fromthe fromthe the United Umted States or from fram any anypersan anyperson anyperson persan person by patent or ar other ather grant granta a title thereto theretc save and except exceptsuch exceptsuch exceptsuch such lands as have been or ar may maybe be granted to ' any Indian ' or 0'1 01 " In Indian Indian Indiano dian . " , under any act of af Cangress Congress Cangresscontammg Congresscontaining Congresscontaining contammg containing a provision pravlslOn exempt exemptmg exemptrng exempting mg rng the lands thus granted fram from framtaxahan fromtaxation fromtaxation taxahan taxation which last mentwned mentioned mentwnedlands mentionedlands mentionedlands lands shall be exempt from tax taxatlan taxanon taxatlon | atlan anon so sa long and to ' such ex extent extent extent providedin praVidedIn tent as is or ar may be praVided provided In grantingthe grantmgthe the act of af Congress Cangress grantmg granting the sameThIrdAll sameThirdAll same sameThird Third ThIrd-All ThIrd All - AH debts and liabilitiesof lIabilitIesaf lIabilitIes af of the Territory Terntary of af Utah mcurred incurred mcurredby incurredby incurredby by authority autharity of af the Legislative Assembly LegislativeAssembly thereof thereaf are hereby as assumed assumed assumed sumed and and-shall and shall andshall and'shall -shall shall - ' - be paid by this thisState thisState thisState thisStateFourth State StateFaurthThe StateFourthThe Faurth-The Faurth The Fourth-The Fourth Fourth - The Le&lslature Lelslature Legislature Legislature & shall shallmake shallmake shallmake make laws for far the estabbshment establishment estabbshmentand establishmentand establishmentand and maintenance mamtenance of af a system af of afpublic ofpublic ofpublic public schools schaals which shall be beopen beopen beopen open to ' all the children of af the thestate thestate thestate state and be free from fram sectarIan sectarIancantral sectariancontrol sectariancontrol sectariancontrolSection cantral control cantralSectIOn controlSection I Section 2 . The TlJ.e TlJe secretary af of afstate ofstate ofstate state is directed to ' submit this thisprapased thisproposed thisproposed prapased proposed amendment to ' the elec electars electors electors tars tors of af the state at the next elecI gen general genera general I eral era ! election electlan in the manner prO provided provided ' vlded vided by lawSection law lawSection a Section Sectlan 3 If adopted adapted by the theI theelectars theelectors theelectors I electars electors of af the state this amend amendment amendment I ment shall take effect the fIrst day firstday of af January 1947 , - - - - CONSTITUTIONALNo CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALt \t t \ . . . CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT .7AMENDMENT 7AMENDMENT 3AMENDMENT AMENDMENTN0.3 AMENDMENT No N0.3 N03 N0.3A ANO . 3 J JA A PROPOSING JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS SECTION ING AN AMENDMENT AMBNDMENT TO SEC TION 7 OF ARTICLE XIII OF THE OFTHE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE THESTATE 01 OF < . UTAH RELATIISG RELATII\G RELATII G RELATIIG \ TO PROPORTION TOPROPORTION OF STATE CON TRlBUTION TRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION CONTRlBUTION TO SUPPORT MINI MINIMUM MUM SCHOOL PROGRAM Il Iii { MPORTION IiiPORTION PORTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEMBe SYSTEM SYSTEMBe SYSTEMBe Legisiature LegIslature Be it enacted by the LegIsla ture of af State of af Utah two ta too t\\ t \ a thIrd thirds thirdsof thirdsof " af of all members elected to ' each eachof eachof eachof of the two houses voting in favar favor thereaf thereof thereafSectIan thereofSection favorthereof favarthereaf favorthereofSection Section SectIan 1 It is proposed praposed tamend t ti tiamend ) amend sec 7 of af Article XIII af of ofthe afthe the constitution canstltutian of af the state of ofUtah Utah so sa that the same shall read readas readas readas as follows fallaws followsSec fallawsSec Sec 7 The rate of taxation ta\.ahan ta.ahan ta .ahan ahan ' \ . an on tangible ontangible antangible property shall not nat ex exceed exGeed exceed ceed Geed valuationtwo valuatlantwO on an each dollar dallar of valuatlan valuation twO ' and four faur tenths mills far for fargeneral forgeneral forgeneral general State purposes and such suchaddltianal suchadditional suchadditional addltianal additional Legisiature Leglslature Legislature levy as the Leglsla Legisla ture may provide pravIde for far the Stateshare State . " oshare share of af the support suppart of af a partIan portion portionof partIanaf af of the public publ1c school schaal system as defined asdefined in Article X Section 2 2of 2of 2of of this Constitution Con"titutIan ContitutIan " such partlOn portion partlOnconSisting portionconsisting portionconsisting conSisting only anly of af hindergarten kindergarten hindergartenschoals kindergartenschools kindergartenschools schoals schools common cammon schools schoals and high andhigh schools schaals The State shall shallcantrlbute shallcontribute shallcontribute cantrlbute contribute not nat more mare than 75 75of % af of the total tatal cost cast of af operation aperatIon and |