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Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALNo AMENDMENT 1AMENDMENT AMENDMENTA No - KY KYAMENDMENT L - 0 0A - 1 - A JOINT RESOLUTION RISOLUTION : PROPOSING PROPOS PROPOSING PROPOSING ING TO AMEND SECTION 2 OFARTICLE OF OFARTICLE OFARTICLE ARTICLE XIII OF THE THr : CONSTITUTION CONSTI CONSTITUTION CONSTITLJTION TUTION TLJTION OF or UTAH RELATING RELATINGTO RELATINGTO TO AND AUTHORIZING TAXA TAXATION TAXATION TAXATION TION OF or UNITED STATES STATESPROPERTY STATESPROPERTY STATESPROPERTY PROPERTY IN UTAHBe UTAHBe UTAH UTAHBe Be it resolved by the Leglsla Legisla Leglslature Legislature Leglsiature ture ot of the State of Utah two twothirds twothirds twothirds thirds of all members elected to toeach toeach toeach each of the two houses voting In Infavor infavor Infavor favor thereofSectIon thereofSection thereof thereofSection Section 1 That It Is proposedto proposed to amend section 2 Article XIIIconstitution XIII XIIIeonstltutlon XIIIconstitution eonstltutlon constitution of the state of Utahto Utah Utahto Utahto to read Sec readSec 2 All tangible property Inthe in inthe the state not exempt under thelaws the thelaws thelaws laws of the United States or under un under under der this con constitution , > tltutIon shall be betaxed betaxed betaxed taxed In proportion to Its value valueto valueto valueto to be ascertained ascertamed as 'is is ' ts provided by bylaw bylaw bylaw law The property of the state statecounties statecounties statecounties counties cities towns school schooldistrIcts schooldistricts schooldistricts distrIcts municipal corporations corporationsand and public libraries lIbranes lots with withthe withthe withthe the buildings bUlldmg buildinge . thereon used ex exelusively exclusively excluslvely elusively clusively for either religious rellglOus worehiD wor vor vorchin chin or nr . charitable - ind md 'in in ' . - > places laces es.ofburlal esofburlal of ofburial burial not nof held he-ld he ld or usedtor used usedfor usedfor for private pnvate or corporate benefitshall benefit benefitshall benefitshall shall be exempt e'Cempt eCempt ' from taxationWater taxatIon taxatIonWater taxationWater Water rights ditches canals reservoirs res reservoirs reservoirs ervoirs power plants pumpingplants pumpmg pumping pumpmgplants pumpingplants plants transml transmission slOn lines pipes pipesand pipesand pipesand and flumes owned and used by byindIViduals byindividuals byIndividuals indIViduals or corporations for forirrigatIng forirrigating forIrrigating irrigatIng lands within wlthm the state stateowned stateowned stateowned owned by such Individuals or oreorporatlons orcorporations orcorporations eorporatlons corporations or the individual individualmembers individualremembers Individualmembers members remembers thereof shall not be beseparately beseparately beseparately separately taxed as long as they theyshall theyshall theyshall shall be owned and used exclus exclusIvely exclusively exclusIvely Ively for such purposes Power Powerplants Powerplants Powerplants plants power transmission linesand Imes lines Imesand linesand and other property used for generating gen generatmg generating eratmg erating and delivering dellvermg electricalpower electrical electricalpower electricalpower power a portion portlOn of which Is usedfor used usedfor usedfor for furnishing furnishmg power for pumpIng pump pumpIng pumpIng Ing water for irrigation Irriganon purposeson purposes on lands In the state of Utahmay Utah Utahmay Utahmay may be exempted from taxationto ta'Catlonto ta'cationto ta'Catlon taCatlon ta'cation tacation ' ' to the e extent .tent tent > . that such property propertyIs Is used for such purposes These Thesee TheseeiemptionS Theseexemptions e .emptlOns emptlOns eiemptionS > . shall accrue to the thebeneht thebenefit thebenefit beneht benefit of the users of water so sopumped sopumped sopumped pumped under such regulatIOns regulationsas as the legislature may prescnbe prescribe prescnbeThe prescribeThe prescribeThe The taxes of the indigent mdlgent poor poormay poormay poormay may be remitted or abated atsuch at atsuch atsuch such times and in such manneras manner manneras manneras as may be provided by law Thelegislature The Thelegislature Thelegislature legislature may provide proVlde for theexemption the theexemptlon theexemption exemptlon exemption from taxation ofhomes 0 of ofhomes f fhomes homes homesteads and personalproperty personal personalproperty personalproperty property not to exceed $2 2 $ 000 Invalue In Invalue Invalue value for homes and home homesteads homesteads homesteads steads and $300 300 $ for personal personalproperty personalproperty personalproperty property Property not to e'Cceed eCceed exceed exceed$3000 exceed3000 ' $3 3 $ $ 000 in m value owned by dls dis dlsabled disabled disabled abled person " * " who served in any anywar anywar anywar war In the military service of ofthe ofthe ofthe the United Umted States or of the state stateof stateof stateof of Utah and by the unmarried unmarriedwidows unmarriedwidows unmarriedwidows widows and minor mmor orphans of ofsuch ofsuch ofsuch such persons may be exemptedas e .empted empted exempted > . .emptedas as the legislature legiclature legl < ; lature may provide provideThe provideThe provideThe The legislature shall provideby proVlde provide proVldeby provideby by law for an annual tax suffident suffl suffi sufflcient sufficleat cient cleat with other sources of revenues rev revenues revenues enues to defray the estimatedordinary estImated estImatedordInary estimatedordinary ordInary expenses e'Cpenses eCpenses ' of the statefor state statefor statefor for each fiscal year For the pur put purpose putpose purpose pose of paying paymg the state debt if ifany Ifany ifany any there be the legislature legislatureshall legislatureshall legislatureshall shall provide for levying levymg a tax taxannually taxannually taxannually annually ! > sufficient ufflclent to pay the theannual theannual theannual annual interest mterest and to pay the thepnnclpal theprincipal theprincipal pnnclpal principal of such debt withm within withmtwenty withintwenty withintwenty twenty years 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 ofstate of ofstate ofstate state is directed to submit thisproposed this thisproposed thisproposed proposed amendment to the electors elec electors electots tors tots of the state at the next general gen general general eral election in the manner provided pro proVlded provided Vlded vided by law lawCONSTITUTIONAL lawCONSTITUTIONAL . . 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" A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS PROPOSING PROPOSING PROPOSING ING TO AMEND ARTICLE III OF OFTHE OFTHE OFTHE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THESTATE THESTATE THESTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO TOORDINANCE TOORDINANCE TOORDINANCE ORDINANCE FOR THE TAXA TAXATION TAXATION TAXATION TION OF flF LANDS ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONSBe AND ANDEXEMPTrDNS EXEMPTrDNS XEMPTIONS EXEMPTrDNSBe XEMPTIONSBe Be it enacted by the Leglsiature Leglsla Legisla Leglslature Legislature ture of the State of Utah twothirds two twothuds twothirds thuds thirds of all members elected toeach to toeach toeach each of the two t.o to . houses voting infavor In Infavor infavor favor thereof thereofSection thereofSectIon thereofSection Section 1 It is proposed to toamend toamend toamend amend Article Artlcle III of the Consti ConstitutlOn Constitution Constitution tutlOn tution of the state of Utah as fol follows foltows foltows foltowsThe lows tows lowsThe towsThe The following followmg ordinance shall shallbe shallbe shallbe be irrevocable without the con consent consent consent sent of the United States and the thepeople thepeople thepeople people of thI this " stateFirstPerfect stateFirstPerfect state stateFirst First-Perfect First Perfect First - Perfect toleration of re reUglOus reIlgious rellgious UglOus Ilgious sentiment is guaranteedNo guaranteed No Inhabitant ot of this State shallever shaH shall shaHever shallever ever be molested in person orproperty or orproperty orproperty property on account of his or hermode her hermode hermode mode of religious worship butpolygamous but butpolygamou'l butpolygamous polygamou'l polygamoul polygamous ' or plural marriagesare marriages are forever prohibited prohibitedSecond prohibitedSecond prohibitedSecondThe Second- Second SecondThe Second-The Second The Second - The people ll1hablting inhabiting ll1habltingthis inhabitingthis inhabitingthis this State do affirm affum and declare declarethat declarethat declarethat that they torever disclaim all allright allright allright right and title to the unappropri unappropriated unappropriated unappropriated ated public lands lying within withinthe withinthe withinthe the boundaries hereof and to all alllands alllands alllands lands lymglthm lying lymg \ vilthin \\lthm lthm \ ithin said limits limitsowned limitsowned limitsowned owned or held by any Indian or orIndian orIndian orIndian Indian tribes and that until the thetItle thetitle thetitle tItle thereto shall hall have been e\tinguished e tinguished ex cx extlngulshed cxtinguished \ tlngulshed tinguished by the United Statesthe States Statesthe Statesthe the same shall be and remainsubject remall1 remain remall1subject remainsubject subject to the disposition of theUnited the theUnited theUnited United States and said Indianlands Indian Indianlands Indianlands lands shall remain under the absolute ab absolute absolute solute jurisdiction jUrlsdlctlOn and control of the Congress of the UnitedStates United UnitedStates UnitedStates , States The lands belonging tocitizens to tocitizens tocitizens citizens of the United States residing re residing residing siding without this State shallnever shall shallnever shallnever never be taxed ta'Ced taCed ' at a higher ratethan rate ratethan ratethan than the lands belonging to restdents resi rest residents restdents dents of this State but nothing nothingIn 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 relations relations relatlons lations and has obtained from fromthe fromthe fromthe the United States or from any anyperson anyperson anyperson person by iiatent lIatent riatent or other grant granta a title thereto theretc . . save and exceptsuch except exceptsuch exceptsuch such lands as have been or may maybe be granted to ani an3 an ) Indian or Indians In Indlans Indians dlans dians under any act of Congresscontaining Congress Congresscontaining Congresscontaining containing a provision exempt exemptIng ing the lands thus granted fromtaxation from fromtaxation fromtaxation taxation which last mentionedlands mentIoned mentIonedlands mentionedlands lands shall be exempt from tax taxation taxation taxatlon ation so long and to such ex cx cxtent extent . tent providedIn as Is or may be provided providedI I In grantingthe the act of f Congress granting the sameThirdAll same sameThird Thud-AU Thud AU Third-All Third All sameThudAU Third - All debts and l1abBlties liabilities liabilitiesof l1abBltiesof of the Territory of Utah Incurred Incurredby incurredby Incurredby by authority authonty of the Leglslatlve Legislative LegislativeAssembly LeglslatlveAssembly Assembly thereof are hereby as assumed assumed assumed sumed and shall be paid by this -,0 ,0 0 - ' " , : Fourth Fourth-The Fourth The - The Legislature shallmake shall shallmake shallmake make laws for the establishmentand estabUshment establishment estabUshmentand establishmentand and maintenance of a system ofpublic of ofpublIc ofpublic publIc schools which shall beopen be beopen beopen open to all the children of thestate the thestate thestate state and be free from sectarian sectariancontrol sectariancontrol sectariancontrol sectariancontrolSection control controlSection Section 2 The secretary of ofstate ofstate ofstate state Is directed to submit this thisproposed thisproposed thisproposed proposed amendment to the elec electors dec dectots electors tors tots of the state at the next gen general general general eral election In the manner pro proVlded provided provided Vlded vided by lawSectlon lawSection law lawSection Section Sectlon 3 It If adopted by the theelectors theelectors theelectors electors of the state this amendment amend amendment amendmeat ment meat shall take effect the firstday first firstday firstday day of January 1947 1947CONSTITUTIONAL 1947CONSTITUTIONAL . , CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONALN CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT AMENDMEN AMENDMENT 3AMENDMEN 1NO N .L L . 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(7AMENDMENT 7AMENDMENT J JA 3 ( A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS PROPOSING PROPOSING PROPOSING ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC SECTION SECTION SECTION TION 7 OF ARTICLE ' XIII 'XIII OF OFTHE OFTHE OFTHE THE CONSTITUTION COSTITUTION " { OF THE THESTATE THESTATE THESTATE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO TOPROPORTION TOPROPORTION TOPROPORTION PROPORTION OF STATE CON CONTPIBUTION CONTPIBUTION CONTPIBUTTON TPIBUTION TO SUPPORT MINI MINIMUM MINIMUM MINIMUM MUM SCHOOL PROGRAM Iii IN IiiPORTION INPORTION INPORTION PORTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEMBe SYSTEM SYSTEMBe Leglsiature Legislature Legislaturd Be It enacted by the Legisla ture turd of State of Utah two thirdsof thirds thirda thirdsof thirdaof of all members elected to eachof each eachof eachof of the two houses voting In favorthereof favorthereofSection favor favorthereof favorthereof thereof thereofSection Section 1 It Is proposed tamend tJ U tJI Uamend ) I amend see sec 7 of Article XIII o othe * ' the constitution constltutlon of the state of ofUtah ofUtah ofUtah Utah so that the same shall read readas readas readas as follows followsSec Sec 7 The rate ot 01 taxation ta\atlon ta atlon . ' \ on ontangible ontangible ontangible tangible property shall not e'C eC cx e'Cceed cxceed exceed ' ceed on each dollar of valuation valuationtwo valuationtwo valuationtwo two and 'our our ' our tenths mills mUls for forgeneral forgeneral forgeneral general State purposes and such suchadditional suchadditional suchadditional additional levy as the Legisiature Legisla Legislature Legislature ture may provide for the Statesshare State States Statesshare s sshare share of the support of a portionof portion of the public school system asdefined as asdefined asdefined defined in m Article X Section 2of 2 2of 2of of this Constitution such portionconsisting portion portionconsistIng portionconsisting consistIng only of kindergartenschools kmdergarten kindergarten kmdergartenschools kindergartenschools schools common schools and andhIgh andhigh andhigh hIgh schools The State shall shallcontribute shallcontribute shallcontribute contribute not more than 75 75of % of the total cost of operation and andmamtenance andmaintenance andmaintenance mamtenance maintenance of a mmlmum minimum mmlmumschool minimumschool minimumschool school program in the State as assuch assuch assuch such program shall shalJ from time tlme to totime totime I time be determined determll1ed upon by the theLegislature theLegislature theLegislatureNot I ILegislature Legislature LegislatureNot Not more ' than 75 % of theState the theState theState State s portion of the revenuenecessary revenue revenuenecessary revenuenecessary necessary to finance fmance the operatlon opera operation operation tion and maintenance mamtenance of suchminimum such suchmlmmum suchminimum mlmmum minimum school program shallbe shall shallbe shallbe be raised by a State . property taxlevy tax taxlevy taxlevy levy and the remainder thereofshall thereof thereofshall thereofshall taxI shall be raised from other |