Show I Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendment No 1 PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY PROPERTY PERMANENT PERMANENT FUND- FUND UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FUNDA A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION J 3 3 ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF TIlE THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING RELATING RELATING ING TO THE PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY AND CREATING A PERMANENT FUND AND A UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FOR THE TIIE COMMON AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS B Bs B. it resolved by the thi Legislature o othe of 0 the state tate of 0 Utah two thirds of o all th the members elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 1 That it Is proposed to amend section 3 of Article 10 of the tho Constitution of the state of Utah as amended by the voto vote of the electors at the general election of 1930 to read as follows Sec 8 8 The proceeds of the sales of all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to this state for tor th the support of the common schools and five per of the net proceeds of the sales of United States lublic public lands lying within the state an and sold by the United States subsequent to the admission admission admission ad ad- mission of this state into the Union shall be bo and remain a n permanent fund to be lie called the State School Fund the interest o of which only shall shaH be expended for the support of the common common common com com- mon schools The interest on the State School Fund the proceeds of all property property property prop prop- erty that ma may accrue to the tho state by escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion Incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds of the sales sales' of timber and the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of minerals or other property from school and state lands other than those granted for or specific purposes shall with such Buch other revenues as the Legislature may from time to time allot thereto constitute constitute con con- a fund to be bo known as the tho Uniform School Fund which Uniform School Fund shall shaH be maintained and used for lor the support of the common and public schools of the state and apportioned in such manner as us theLe tho the Le Legislature Legislature shall provide Theof The Tho provisions provisions pro pro- visions of Section 7 Article XIII of this Constitution shall sall be bo construed as aa t limitation on tho the rate of taxa taxation taxation taxa- taxa tion on tangible property for district school purposes and und not on the amount of funds available and further further further fur fur- ther no moneys allocated to the Uniform Uniform Uniform Uni Uni- form School F Fund und and shall be bo considered in fixing the rates of taxation spear specified specified fied tied in Section 7 of Article XIII SECTION 2 2 The secretary of state stute la is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of tho the state at the next general election in tho the manner provided by law SECTION 3 3 If adopted by the electors of tho the state this amendment shall take effect t the tho 0 first day of January 1939 Constitutional Amendment No 2 RATE OF TAXATION TAXATION PURPOSES PURPOSES DISTRIBUTION A t JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 ARTICLE XIII I OF THE CONST CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION I- I OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO THE RATE RiTE OF F TAXATION PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION I B Be it resolved by the tho Legislature of 0 the State o of 0 Utah two thirds of all 1 the tho members ers elected to each tad house concurring i therein SECTION 1 1 That it Is la proposed to amend section 7 of Article 13 of the tho Constitution of the tho state stalo of Utah as amended by the tho vote of the electors at atthe atthe atthe the general election of 1930 to read as follows Sec 7 7 7 The Tho rato of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed on each coals dollar of ot valuation two an and four tour I tenths mills for general state purposes two tenths of 01 one mill for high school purposes which shall constitute the tho high school fun fund said furd shall bo apportioned in the minner manner the Legislature Legislature Legis Lesis- lature shall provide to the tho districts dis dis- districts maintaining high schools and such levy for district school purposes which together with such other funds as may be bo available for district school purposes will raise annu annually illy an amount which equals 25 26 for or each person of school age in the tho state as shown by the last preceding school census the tho same to be distributed amon among the tho school districts accor according ins to to the last preceding school census and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues revenue provided for this purpose b by the Legislature Legis Legis- lature laturo shall shaH bo be 5 for each person of school ago as shown by the last pr pre preceding ceding school census said equalization fund shall be apportioned to the school districts in such manner a as s tho the Legislature Legislature Legis Lesis- lature shall provide Said rates shall not be increased unless a proposition to Increase the tho same specifying the tho rato rata or rates proposed an and the tho time timo during which th tho same shall shaU bo be levied be first submitted to a vote of such of th the qualified electors of the state as ns In the year year ear next preceding such election shall shall have paid a property ty tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thereon shall hall vote voto in m favor thereof in such Buch manner as may be bo provided by lc law w. w SECTION 2 2 The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to tho the electors of tho the state in the next general election In the manner provided by law SECTION 3 3 If adopted by tho the electors of the state this this amendment shall take effect the te first day of January 1939 Constitutional Amendment No 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS A 1 JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 6 a ARTICLE lG 16 OF TIlE THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH RELATING TO HOURS OF WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS Be Bo it resolved by the Legislature o othe of the state o of Utah two-thirds two of all members a elected sated to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof SECTION 1 1 That it it is propose proposed to to amend section 6 0 of article IG 16 of tho the Constitution of the state of Utah Sec 6 Tho The Legislature shall shaH de dc- the hours that shall shaU constitute constitute constitute tute a t. days day's work on all nil works or undertakings carried on or aided by bythe bythe bythe the state county or municipal government government government govern govern- ment and the Legislature shall pass laws to provide for or the health and safety of employees in factories smelters and mines and shall determine determine determine deter deter- mine the number of maximum hours of service per er day SECTION SECTION 2 That the tho secretary of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to tho the electors electors elec elec- tors tars of the state at tho the next general election in the tho manner provided by by law SECTION 3 If adopted by the electors of this state this amendment shall shaH take effect the tho first day of January 1939 I If E E. E E. E Monson Secretary of ot State Stata of tho the State of Utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full uH true and correct copy of the tho 3 Constitutional Amendments proposed by the tho regular session of the tho legislature of 1937 n aa as the tho same appears of record in my office I further certify that they will wUl appear on the tho official ballot at tho the general election November 8 1938 under the number and title herein designated In witness whereof I have hereunto hereunto hereunto here here- unto set my hand and affixed tho the Great Seal of the tho State Strite of Utah this day of August 1938 ry J rp t of State Secretary |