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Be 6e ' .fine fine . rf rfthe If t resohed the the ] Stateoft State by oft oftUtah of the Utahegtt Utah Leglsla LeglslaBe egtt \ two"of twoof \ 0 o 0jUJ'ed oe e of " elected to tothJ1'h toeach to"Wthe toWthe ' members Ards ofArds jUJ'ed jUJed . of all voting votmg Ineac inNSection in thJ1'h thJ1h ' " of f the theotno two t\\O t O \ \ houses eac eacthereof each thereof ' lavorUOD NSection lavor thereoflavor ( proposedStc"0 proposedStc0 proposedSec "i0 i0 " 1 That it is proposed proposedsutuuon Sec Secend UOD " " sectlon tion 2 Article . XIII 11I cons 10 affiutution tf sutuuon XIIItf end of of the estate state of Utahcons Utaho Utah Utahascertained read readthe 10 o 2 .1l 1l } . tangIble property the theder In InSe Se Seate tateAnotaexemptpunder thetateAnotaexemptpunder ate not e'l.empt el.empt elempt ' . under the thetile tile the s sof States or un unlaws theUnited Umted of the ube ubevalue laws lawsthIS der this thistheUnited con tltutlOn shall be bede de ! thIS to Its value valuetsXie valueed ed d In Iii proportlOn proportion proportionbe tained proviided tsXie ascertained ascertamed as provided byto byjaw by to toThe be The ? he property of the state statelaw statei o law jaw lawties cItIes cWs towns o school schoold schoolSISts \ d ? ; ties cts tS tSo "bi bi corporations"bi " municipal mumcipal " corporationsgnd corporations " libraries lots wIthill withthe with publiC gnd ill illbUIldmg d thereon used evelj exdip cx e\ e ex cxM ' \ . ins bUIldmg building bu 0 the velj foreIther for - 'either either -eIther ' religious rel1glOus worhip wor worhlo M dip dipor andor charitable art ble purposes ses andI andp and andKvate purposesLd Ldses hlo orlocpriva0 or hip hipor Ld ! p 'burIal burIal ' not held or used usedte \ fa locpriva0 locpriva0not Kvate I : ces private of te teor or corporate bcneflt benefit . , , "Jbe Jbe " be exempt e'l.empt el.empt elempt ' . from ta taxationjoirsr taxation .abon abon > . shell ball dItches canals res resIrs aler rights rightsplants plantscanals canalsmprng joirsr Irs ' PO\\ PO POer \ \ er plants pumpmg mprng mprngid pIpesp lints ts transmission nand lines lmes pIpes pIpesd p id pipesff d flumes unies owned ownednand owned and used by bykdgaduollands byKduals d1VldUals . ) or r corpora corporations withintithe tlOns tithe forIrrigatmg for forle kdgaduollands ung lands within within wlthm the state statewned stateowned state"T- state"T stateT state"TI Irrigatmg le owned " wned - I bysuch by b bv "uch uch such " uch individuals or orrpor ororations or the indIvIdual indIvIdualIflWlbers individualmembers IflWlbers members IndividualSs rpor rporb rporatlOnS porahons ttaxedfasshall ttaxedfasshalllong thereof shall not . beIfparatelY be bei IfparatelY ta .ed ed > . as long as they theywall wall gall theygall be owned and used e .clus clus eaclus eaclusfiely > . .cluslely Power Powerplants Powerpuns lely fiely ; for such purposes plants puns po\\er po er \ \ transmlSSlOn nsusedrfor lmes lmesand gens and gensand other property used for gen generaUng eraUng otheranproperty and anproperty anpropertydlivring del1vermg dlivring electrical electricalpoller poller roabrb electricalroabrb roabrbportion RPZ afar a portlOn portion of whIch is used usedfor i for far f'nr fnr ' furnishing furrushmg power POer PO\\ PO \ % \ % er for pumplug pump pumping pumpI ist ing lug ingwater lugwater water for irngition lrrlg\tlon lrrlg tlon Lrrigltron ' \ purposesm purposeson purposes on lands In the state of Utah Utahmay Utahmay UtahBiiv may be exempted from taxabonto taxationto taxation taxabon : to the extent that such propertyIs property ! Is Is used for such purposes These These6effiPuons Theseexemptions Theseaemptions 6effiPuons exemptions shall accrue to thebe1eflt theP the ' la-lent la lent be1eflt - of the users of water sopumped sounder so sois pumped P pd pdof under such regulatlons regulations regulatlonsas regulationsU as U is the legislature may prescribeHe prescnbeThe prescribeThe prescnbe prescribe The taxes of the Indigent poor poormay poormay poornuy may be remitted rerrntted or abated at atIUch atluck attadi IUch luck times urnes and in m such manner manneris mannera.s manneras a.s as . may be provided by law The Thelegislature Thelegislature Thete legislature slature may provide for theesemption the theexempuon theKtmption exempuon esemption from . taxation 0 o oftomes f fhomes fhomes homes homesteads and personal personalproperty personalp-tperty personalp tperty property - perty not to exceed $2000 2000 $2 2 $ 000 In Inyalue invalue Innlue yalue value for homes and home homesteads homeleads homeit steads leads ( ds and $ $300 300 $ for personal personalproperty personalperty personalTOperty property perty Property not to exceed exceedODo exceed(3,000 exceed3000 $3,000 3000 ( $ , , ODo In 1n value owned by dlS dis dlSabled disabled disibled abled person " who ; "served served cerved " many manywar in anywar any anyir war ir In the military mllitary service of ofthe ofthe of'the ofthe ' the United Umted States or of the state stateof state'll statell ' of 01 Utah and by the unmarried unmarriedWIdows unmarriedwidows unmarriedwidows WIdows and minor mmor orphans of ofsuch ofI I exempteda rich such persons may be exempted exemptedTile exemptedU a as U the legIslature may provIde provIdeTne provideThe Tile Tne The legl legislature ! > lature shall provIde provIdebv provideby provideIffliw bv by law for ar annual tax SUffldent suffrdent suffi SUffl suffr dent dent , , with other sources of revenues revenues rev revtniies tniies enues to defray the estImated estImatedordinary estimatedordinary estimatedordinary ordinary expenses of the state statefor statefor statetor for each fiscal year For the purpose pur purpose purpose pose ot of paying paymg the state debt 1fany ifany if 1f ifny any ny there be the legIslature legIslatureshall legislatureshall legislaturehall shall ( provide for levying levymg a taxannually taxannually tax annuallyeuffrctent tnnually annually < sufficient ufflclent euffrctent to pay the theannual theannual the.annual theannual . annual interest mterest and to pay the theprincipal theprincipal theiprincipal principal of sucl debt wlthm within wlthmtwenty withintwenty withinItwenty twenty years from the final fmal passage passage pas pasW sage W e of the law creating creatmg the thedebt thedebt the'debt thedebt ' debt . . debtSection t Section 2 The secretary of ofstate ofstate ofitate state is dllected directed d ected to submit subrrut thIs thIsproposed thisproposed thisproposed proposed amendment to the elec electo electo 10 to s of the state tate at the next genral gen general general eral ( election in m the manner pro proVlded protided pronded Vlded tided bv by lawCONSTITUTIONAL law . . . ' CO CONSTITUTIONALNo CONSTITUTIONAL AM 2AM 2AMENDMENT AMENDMENT AMENDMENT1IOIAT STITUTIONAL STITUTIONALN NDMENT NDMENTo N No 1 KT- KT KTrtAMENDMENT 10 o - . 2 rtAMENDMENT 6 6AIOIM , A AIOIM 1IOIAT 10111 RE RESOLUTION OLUTION PROPOS PROPOSThG PROPOSLvG PROPOS&G PROPOSG . ThG LvG & TO A AMEND ' 1E D APTICLE III OF OFTHE OFTHE OFTHE THE CO\STITUTION CO STITUTION ' \ ' \ OF THE THEITATE THESPATE THESTATE ITATE SPATE OF UTAH RELATING TO TOORDINANCr TOORDINANCE TOORDINANCE ORDINANCr ORDINANCE ; FOR rOR THE TAXA TAXATION TAXATION TAXATION TION 0F 'F F ( ' F LANDS ANDEXEMPTIONS ANDEXEMPTIONS AND ANDEXEMPTIONSBe EXEMPTIONSBe EXEMPTIONS Legisialure Leglslalure Legislatore Be It enacted by the Leglsla Legisla lure tore of the State of Utah two twothirds twothirds twothirds thirds of allmembers al1 all members elected to toeach toeach toMch each of the 1he two houses voting m in inlivor mlavor infavor lavor favor thereof thereofSectIon thereofSection thereofSection SectIon 1 It is proposed toamend toamend to amend mtnd Article III of the Consti Const 'ition ition tOtiOn Consti'ition ConsttOtiOn ' , 'Juan Juan ' of the state of Utah as folOWs tol fol Sol , tollo Soltows tows ( lo OWs s towsThe OWsThe : The following ordinance ordmance shallDe shalloe shall De oe c irrevocable without the consent consent con contit tit sent of the United Jlmted Mnrted , States and theCfOple thecrople the ' "Pie Pie CfOple crople " " of thia thi this : . . itate .tate tate Mate itateFirst .tateFlTStPerfect MateFirstPerfect FlTSt-Perfect FlTSt Perfect First-Perfect First First - Perfect toleration of re rer'tious rertious igjou igloos reigjou reigloos ' sentiment is guaranteed guaranteedpo guaranteedNo guaranteedli shalltver shallever No li Inhabitant of this State shall [ ever be molested in person or orproperty P orP property herm erty on account of his or herft her ftrn rn m ' "r r " e ' of religIOus iSicus worship but butr butj ft butPOl butpalgamou ; POl Polygamous palgamou } gamou . or plural marriages r ( [ prohibitedrixcond marriagesl are marriagesare t forever prohIbited prohIbitedth prohibitedtn5 inhabiting1 declare"tint declaretint declarethat th thSecond tn5 tn5State Second IS " l'1habltmgIS State State _ dotaff dotaffaffirm do rhe fhe affirm people and l'1habltmg l1habltmg ' declare " that ttigy they torever ( orever disclaim all all'Eht allEht 1f all1f 1ft Ight allIght unappropri"ed unappropried unappropriLted ' ' t and title tlUe to the unapproprl unappropri unapproprlthe the the Ltedthe withinTO " Lted allands all"ids allids loundanes boundaries boundaries public land Iand hereolying hereolyingnds hereof " lying and nds ndsdo within do doall to all allJW all limitsianea ands " s lying within said limits limits1n limitswneo JW JWs ianea eo or held lJeld by Indian 1neo any oran or or"rushed 1n Indian orIndian an tribes thetie and that until the tie tbereto thereto "hall hall bhall " have been ex "rushed rushed ngilished Rgeished exngilished exRgeished " States'same Statessame Statese by the United Umted States remainLib e ' same sameshall shall "hall hall " be and remain Lib tilted Libtilted remain"jlect remainjlect " iet ' Statesthe to theand the and disposition said of theed the the"tea IndianlOds "tea tea " ed States tates and said Indian Indian"as Indianas lOds rds Indianrds rdsshall 1 1s 1jurisdiction " ute abute s shall jurisdiction jurisdictionuandr remain uandr uandrcontrol under and the control ab of the Congress of the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States The lands belonging to tocitizens tocitizens tocitizens citizens of the United States re resldmg residing residing sldmg siding without this State shall shallnever shallnever shallnever never be taxed ta'Ced taCed ' at a higher rate ratethan ratethan ratethan than the lands belonging to res resi residents residents I Idents dents of this State but nothmg nothing nothingin nothmgm m in precludethis this ordinance ordmance shall preclude this state from taxing as other otherlands otherlands otherlands lands are taxed any lands landsowned landsowned landsowned owned or held by any Indianwho IndIan IndIanho Indianv \\ho ho v \ \ ho has severed his tribal re lations latons relatlons relations relatons and has obtained from fromthe fromthe fromthe the United Umted States or from any anyperson anyperson anyperson person by latent latcnt or other grant granta a title thereto theretc . save and c\ept c ept except ceptsuch exceptsuch exceptsuch ' \ . ( such lands as ha\e ha e hate \ been or may be maybe granted to an ; ) Indian or In Indians Indlans Indeans dlans deans under any act of Congress Congresscontaming Congresscontaining Congresscontaining contaming containing a provision exempt exemptI I ing exemptIng the land land . . , thus granted from fromta.atlon fromtaxation fromtaxation , mentionedlands ta\.atlon ta.atlon ta .atlon atlon taxation ' \ . which last mentIoned lands shall be exempt from tax taxatlon taxaton taxation atlon aton so long and to such e\ e etent ee eetent e\tent e tent \ ' . providedin tent as Is or may be proVIded in grantingthe the act of Congress granting the sameThIrdAil sameThirdAll same sameThird ThIrd-Ail ThIrd Ail Third-All All Third - All debts and liabilities liabilitiesof of the Territory Terntory of Utah incurred bj by incurredbi incurredbj incurredby authority authonty of the LegIslative LegislativeAssembly Assembly thereof are hereby as assumed assumed assumed sumed and shall be paid by this thisState State StateFourthThe thisStateFourth Fourth-The Fourth The Fourth - The Legislature shall shallmake shallmake shallmake make laws for the establ1shment establishment establishmentand establ1shmentand and maintenance mamtenance of a system ofpublic of ofpublic ofpublic public schools which shall be beopen beopen beopen open to all the children of at the thestate thestate thestate state and be free from sectarian sectariancontrol sectariancontrol sectariancontrol sectariancontrolSection control controlSectIon Section 2 The secretary of ofstate ofstate ofstate state is 1S directed to submit this thispropo thispropo thispropo propo cd ed amendment to the elec electors electars electors tors tars of the state at the next ne'Ct neCt ' gen general general general eral election elechon in the manner pro vlded vided provided provlded by lawSectlon lawSection law lawSection Section Sectlon 3 If adopted by the theelectors theelectors theelectors electors of the state this amend amendment amendment amendment ment shall take effect the fust first day fustday firstday of January 1947CONSTITUTIONAL 1947 1947CONSTITUTIONAL . CONSTITUTIONALNo CONSTITUTIONALN CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT CONSTITUTIONAL 7AMENDMENT M7AMENDMENT 3AMENDMENT AMENDMENT No N 1MO M- M o - . 3 " J JA PROPOSING A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS SECTION ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC TION OFTHE 7 OFRTICLE OF < \ ARTICLE \RTICLE RTICLE XIII OF THE THESTATE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING RLLATING TO TOPROPORTION PROPORTION OF STATE CON CONTP1BUTION CONTPlBUTION CONTPIBUTION MINIMUM TPlBUTION TPIBUTION TO SUPPORT MINI MUM MPORTION Lt7PORTION SCHOOL PROGRAM It Lt7 ( PORTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEM SCHOOLSYSTEMBe SYSTEM SYSTEMBe Legisiature Leglslature Legtslature Be It enacted by the Leglsla Legtsla ture of State ot of Utah two thirds thirdsof thirdsof thirdsof of all members elected to each eachof eachof eachof of thevo the \ two \vo vo houses voting votmg In favor favorthereof favorthereofSection thereof favorthereof thereofSectlon thereofSection Section Sectlon 1 It is proposed t to ' ) toamend tiamend amend sec 7 of Article XIII of ofthe ofthe ofthe the constitution of the state of ofUtah ofUtah ofUtah Utah so that the same shall read readas readas readas as follows followsSec Sec 7 The rate of taxation taxatlOn on ontangible ontangible ontangible tangible property shall not ex exceed exGeed exceed ceed Geed on each dollar of valuation valuationmo valuationtwo valuationtwo mo two and four tenths mills for forgeneral forgeneral forgeneral general State purposes and such suchaddltlonal suchadditional suchadditional addltlonal 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 portlon portion portlonof portionof portionof of the public publ1c school system as asdefIned asdefined asdefined defIned in m Article X Section 2 2of 2of 2of of this Constitution Constltutlon |