Show Constitutional Amendments I Constitutional Amendment No 1 PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY PERMANENT PROPERTY PERMANENT FUND- FUND UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FUNDA A A. JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 3 S. S ARTICLE 10 JO OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SHE 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 COMMON AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Be 8 B it resolved by bV the th Legislature o othe of 01 the th state tat of Utah two thirds of all aU the th Ch members member erected elected to each ach house home concurring therein SECTION 1 That It is proposed to amend mend section S 3 of Article 10 of the Constitution of tho the state of Utah as ec amended by the vote vota of the electors electon at the general election of ot 1930 to read as a. follows Sec See 8 8 The proceeds of the sales of all lands lande that have been or may hereafter be granted by th the United States to this thia state for tho the support of the common schools and five live per of the net proceeds of the sales of United States public lands lying within the state an and sold by the United States subsequent to the admission admission ad ad- mission of this state into the Union shall shaU be and remain a permanent fund to be called the State School Fund the interest of which only shall 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 may accrue to tho the state by escheat or forfeiture all aU unclaimed shares and dividends of ot any corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds of the sales salea of timber and the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of minerals or ether ther property from school and state lands other than those granted for fop specific purposes shall with such uch other revenues as the Legislature ma may from time to time allot thereto constitute con con- a fund to be bo known as the Uniform School Fund which Uniform School Fund shall be maintained and used for the support of the tho common and public schools schools of the state and apportioned in such manner as aa the Legislature shall shaU provide The provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of ot Section 7 Article XIII XII of this Constitution shall sall be construed as al a limitation on the rate of taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion on tangible property for district school purposes and not on the tho amount of funds available and further further fur fur- i ther no moneys allocated to the Uniform Uniform Uniform Uni Uni- form School Fund shall be considered I in fixing the rates of taxation aped aped- spec fled tied in Section 7 of Article XIII SECTION 2 The secretary of tate state tat Is fa directed to submit this proposed propose amendment to the tho electors of ot tho the state tate at the next general election in th the manner provided d b by law SECTION 3 3 If If adopted by th the electors of the state this amendment shall shaU take effect the first day o of J January 1939 Constitutional Amendment No 2 RATE OF TAXATION TAXATION PURPOSES PURPOSE DISTRIBUTION A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE Of UTAH RELATING TO THE RATE OF TAXATION PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION Bt Be it resolved by bU the Legislature o othe othe 01 th the State Stat o of 01 Utah two thirds of al alt all altof of f th the members member elected to each tach house hout concurring therein SECTION 1 That it is proposed to amend section 7 of Article Article 13 13 of th the Constitution of the state of Utah a as a. amended by the vote of the electors at atthe atthe atthe the general election of ot 1930 to read as follows Sec 7 The rate rato of taxation on tangible property shall shan not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four- four tenths mills for tor general state purposes two tenths of one mill for high school school purposes which shall constitute the high nigh school fund said furd shall ba bo apportioned in tho the manner the Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature laturo shall provide to the dis dis districts trios maintaining high schools and such levy for district school purposes which together with such other funds at as may be available for district school purposes will raise annually lly an as amount which equals 25 26 for each person parson of school age in the state as shown hown by the last preceding school census the same to be distributed among the school districts according to the last preceding school census and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose by the Legislature Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature shall be 5 for each person of school age as shown by the last pr prA ceding school census said mid equalization fund shall hall be apportioned to tho the school districts in such luch manner as the Legislature Legis Legis- Legislature lature shall hall provide Said rates ratel shall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same lame specifying the rate or rates ratel proposed and the time during which the same shall ahall be levied be first submitted to a vote of such luch of the qualified electors of the state at as I in the year next preceding such election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and tho the majority of those voting thereon shall Tote rote in n favor thereof in such luch manner as may be provided by law SECTION 2 Th The secretary of state is II i directed to submit this proposed Amendment to the electors of the state staten in n the next general election in the manner provided b by law SECTION 8 3 8 If adopted by tho the Sectors electors of the state this amendment shall take effect the first da day of January 1939 Constitutional Amendment No 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 6 e ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH RELATING TO HOURS OF WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS H Be it resolved bv by th the Legislature o othe of the ChI tat state ef el Utah two thirds of all member members elected to each aeh of the two hoo hou house voting ng in favor thereof SECTION 1 That it is II proposed to amend section 6 of article 16 of ot the Constitution of ot the state of ot Utah Sec 6 The Legislature shall determine determine determine de de- de- de termine the hours that shall ahall constitute constitute tute a days day's work on all works or undertakings carried on or aided t by bythe bythe the state county or municipal government govern govern- ment meat and the Legislature shall past pass laws law to provide for the health and safety of employees in factories smelters and mines and shall determine determine determine deter deter- mine the number of maximum hours houra of service per day SECTION 2 That the secretary of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electora electors elec elec- electors tors tora of ot the state tate at the next general election in a the manner provided bylaw b by law SECTION S. S If adopted b by the tM electors electora of this state tat this thil amendment shall take effect Ute the 1 first da day et f January 1939 I E. E E. E Monson Secretary of State o of at the State Stat of Utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is II a full fun true and correct copy of the 3 Constitutional Amendments proposed by the regular session of the tho legislature of 1937 1931 as u uthe tho the same sam appears of record in m my office I further certify that they will appear on tho official ballot at the general election November 8 1938 1933 under the number and title herein designated In witness whereof I t have bave nave hereunto hereunto hereunto here here- unto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal Stal of the State of Utah this day of August 1938 i of SuM State Secretary |