Show Constitutional Amendments II C Constitutional Amendment Nol RESOLUTION RELATING TO FILLING V VACANCIES IN LEGISLATURE A Joint proposing an amendment amendment amend amend- ment to Section 13 of Article VI of the constitution of the State of Utah re- re to vacancies In the legislature Se De it t resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah two thirds of all aU mem mem- members ben bers elected to each house con concurring currin It therein SECTION 1 Sections to be he amended it is proposed to amend Section 13 of Article VI of the constitution of of the State of Utah Ulah so that the same shall ahall read u as follows SECTION 13 Vacancies to be filled Vacancies that may occur In either cither house of th the legislature shall be fill filled in such manner as ns may nay be provided by law SECTION 2 Secretary of State to publish pub pub- fish lish The s secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to l-e l published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the theS S State at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 In effect when If It HP- HP proved by the electors of the State thu this thil proposed nm shall take effect effect- on the let 1st da of January 1931 Filed with the Secretary of State February February Feb Feb- J 21 21 1930 J Constitutional Amendment j No 2 J RESOLUTION RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION I 1 amendment amend amend- II A joint resolution proposing an 1 ment meat to Sections 2 and 3 of Article 13 of the constitution of the State of Utah r relating to revenue And nd taxation Be Se it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah two two thirds thirds of all members elected to each House Ilous concurring concurring concur concur- ring therein SECTION 1 I. Sections proposed to te amend That it is proposed to amend Sections 2 and 3 of Article XIII of the constitution of the State of Utah so that th the same Will read rend ns as' as follows follo SECTION 2 Tan Tangible ible property to be he taxed value taxed how value ascertained properties ascertained properties exempt exempt legislature legislature t to provide annual tax tangible property in sn the for Cor ox- ox State All AU State not exempt under the laws lawa of the United States or under this constitution shall be taxed in proportion to its value InThe The to be ascertained as us provided by In law property of the United States of the State coun counties ies cities towns s h districts is I II municipal corporations ons ana and public tibia tibia- l I ries lots Iota with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes and places of burial e not held or used for Cor private or corporate benefit shall be exempt from Water rights ditches canals reservoirs power plants pumping plant plant- transmission transmission sion lines pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for ir irrigating irrigating ir- ir lands within the state owned by such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such pur pur- poses Power plants power lines and other property used for or generating gen gen- crating craUn and delivering electrical power a portion of which is used for furnishing power for pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands in the State of Utah may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property is used for such purposes These exemptions shall e to the benefit of the users of water BO so pumped under such regulations as III the legislature leg leg- may prescribe The taxes tans of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at lit such times and in such manner as may mayb mayba b bs ba provided by law The legislature may provide for Cor the exemption from Crom taxation of homes homesteads and personal property prop prop- erty not to exceed two hundred bundred fifty dollars dol dol- lars tars in value for or homes and homesteads and end one hundred dollars for Cor personal prop prop- I erty Property not to exceed in value owned by disabled persons who served in any war in the military service of the United States or of the State State of 01 Utah and by the unmarried widows and minor minor orphans of such persons may be exempted as liS the legislature may provide Th The legislature shall provide by law Coran for Cor foran foran an annual tax sufficient with other sour ces cea of revenue to defray the estimated ordinary ordinary or or- expenses of the State for each ench fiscal fis lis- us- us cal eal year For the purpose of paying the State debt if IC any there be the legisla- legisla ture tune shall provide for levying a n tax annually an an- sufficient to pay the annual Interest interest inter Inter- est eat and to pay the principal of such luch debt within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt SECTION 3 3 Assessment and taxation regulation rate of tangible property rate regulation deductions exemptions u personal In In- In Income come tome tax rates dispositions of revenues revenue The legislature shall provide by law a uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form and equal rate of or assessment and taxation on all nil tangible property in the th State Slate according to iU its value in money and shall prescribe cribe by law such regulations n nt as shall I secure ure a just valuation for taxation of such property so that every person and corporation shall ahall pay a tax in proportion proportion proportion tion to the value of his her ot or its ita tangible tangible tan tan- gible property properly provided that the the- legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture may determine tho the manner and extent of taxing transient live stock and live livestock livestock livestock stock being fed for slaughter to be used for or human consumption Intangible property properly property prop prop- erty erly may be exempted from taxation a as al property or it may be taxed in such manner nan man 10 ner nor and to such extent as ns the legislature may provide Provided that If it intangible property be taxed as property the tate rate thereof shall not exceed five mills en cn each dollar of valuation When exempted from taxation as ns property the taxable income shall ahall be taxed under any tax based on Incomes Income but when taxed taxed by bythe bythe the State of Utah sa as property the income shall Ihan not also alao b be taxed The legislature may provide for deductions deduction ex exemptions ex- ex or and/or offsets offet on any tax based upon income The person personal III income tax tux rates shall be graduated but te e MU maximum meal maxi mum rate shall not exceed six aix per er cent of net income No excise excle tax rate ba based baled cd upon income shall exceed four pr par cent o ot net income The rate limitations herein contained for taxes tases based on income and for taxes on intangible property shell shall he Sc e effective until January 1 1 1937 1931 and thereafter there there- after aCter until changed b by law by be a vote of the majority of the members member elected to each elleh house of the legislature All An revenue revenue revenue rev rev- income or received from taxes on be from taxes on intangible property shall Ihan cent thereof to allocated as follows t 75 16 per the state staw district school fund and 25 26 per cent thereof to tho the State Stat general general general gen gen- eral fund film and the tha State levies for such purposes shall uc ue reduced d annually in proportion to the revenues 40 o 0 allocated provided that any surplus above the be revenue revenue rev reY- required for the State district school fund Cund as provided in Section 7 i of thu Artick Article Article Ar Ar- tick shall be paid pai Into the State general fund SECTION 2 Secretary ot ut State to publish The secretary of State Stale is il directed to cause th this proposed amendment t to be published as required by the constitution in sad to he toe submitted to the elector of or tI the tte Stale State at lit atthe atthe the next ral genc-ral lection iii lu th the manner provided by law la SECTION 3 To take effert elfert effert when If approved by the electors of the thc State this thu proposed amendment shall take effect un n the let 1st day of January 1931 Filed with the Secretary of State Slate February February Feb Feb- February 25 1930 Constitutional Amendment No 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF DISTRIBUTING INTEREST INTEREST INTEREST IN- IN TEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amendments amendments amend amend- ments menu to house houss joint Dumbers numbers numbers num num- bers three and eight passed paned by the I legislature legislature leg leg- cl c- c l lature in 1929 proposing to amend Section 3 Article X X and Section 7 7 1 Article Ar Ar- title tide XIII of the constitution of the State of Utah relating to the Stat State school fund and the manner of distributing the In Interest Interest In In- terest of such luch fund and other revenues revenue of the several school district of the State Be De it resolved by the Legislature Legislature- of the Slat State of Utah two thirds of all nU the members mem mesa i ben bers beu- beu elected to each House concurring therein therrin SECTION 1 1 Resolution proposed to amend That it is proposed to amend house bouse joint resolution number 3 passed by the legislature in 1929 prop proposing in to amend Section 3 of Article 10 of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will read as III follows SECTION 3 Proceeds Proceed I of lands land and other property per cent of proceeds perpetual per per- fund Cund The proceeds of all nil lands that i have been or may be granted by the United United United Unit Unit- ed Sta States to this State for the support of the common schools the proceeds of all property that may accrue t to the State Stute by escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws law of thU State Stale the proceeds of the sale of timber mineral or other property from school and State lands other than those ose granted ranted for specific purposes and five th per of the re net rei pro proceeds of the he sale of f. f pu public li lands lying i within the State which shall be sold b by bythe bythe the United States subsequent to tn the admission admission admission ad ad- mission of this State into the shalbe shall be and remain a perpetual uld to to te called the State school fund the interest of which only shall be distributed unions the several school districts according to the last preceding school census SECTION 2 Resolution proposed to te amend That it is d to amend house joint resolution number 8 passed by the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend Section 7 7 of Article XIII of the constitution tion lion of oC the State of Utah so that the same will read as ns follows SECTION 7 Rate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution The rate rato of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and tenths four mills for general State Stae purposes two-tenths two of one mill for Cor high school purposes which shall constitute the high school fund Cund said fund Cund shall be apportioned ap ap- ap portioned in the manner th the leg legislature shall provide provid to the school districts maintaining maintaining main main- taming hi h schools and such auch levy for district school purposes ses which together with the Interest on the permanent cho fund and such other funds as may be available for Cor district school purposes S will raise annually an amount which equals 2500 for each person peton of school schol age aile in the state stale as au shown by the last preceding school census the same to be distributed among the school districts according to the lat la t preceding choul census and ii in addition a an nn equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for Cor this pup pu- pu purpose p pose se by the legislature shall be for Cor each person of oC school age as l shown b by he I last preceding school census said equalization i ration fund chall hall be apportioned to the school districts in such manner as a. the e- e shall provide Said rates shall hall not be increased unless a B proposition tl to increase the same seine specifying the rate or rates proposed lI and d tha the time Juring which the same sae shall ha be levied be first submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted to a vote of oC such of the qualified electors electors elec elec- tors tots of oC the State Stale as liS in the time year yar next preceding pre pro ceding such lIuch election shall have paid a property tax as assessed to them within tIe the State and the majority of or th those e voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof In luh manner as may be bl provided by law SECTION 3 Secretary of State to pub pub- lid lish lIh The Time secretary of State is directed to cause this thia proposed amendment to be published published pub pub- as a. required by tho the constitution and anti to be submitted to the electors electoN of the Stale at the next neat genera general election in n the manner provided provid od by law as 1111 one proposition in lieu of II J. J R. R number 3 and 8 passed It at atthe the re regular session of the legislature S SECTION 4 To take effect when If approved by the electors of the State StaLe the proposed amendment shall take I effort effect rt I Ion on the first day of January 1931 Filed with the Secretary of Stats February Feb Feb- 25 1930 Constitutional Amendment N 4 RESOLUTION RELATING TO TUB TAXATION TION OF IF F MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing for an amendment amendment amend amend- ment to Section 4 4 Article 13 of the constitution of th the State of Utah relating raid raid- log Inc to the taxation of saints mine and mining pro property pert Be as it resolved by the Legislature of the he h State of Utah two thirds of all 11 the memo mem ben bare elected I to each ach hou bou house concurring therein SECTION 1 I. SectIons Section proposed 1 to ta amend That it is proposed to amend Section Section Sec See tion Lion 4 1 Article XIII of the constitution n of tho the State of Utah s so that the tame same will read reed as III follows follow SECTION 4 Stint Mines and claims claim to b be as- as ceased cased basis banis and arid multiple what InIa lo to lob tobe b Ia be aliened e u a. tangible property All m me mints mine or mining claims both placer and rock In place shall dull ba shall provide provide provide-I. a as the legislature used in determining de le- the basis basi and multiple now the value of mines mine for taxation purposes nd the additional assessed value lIlue of per acre thereof there'd hall shall not be changed b before fore January I J 1935 nor the thereafter until otherwise provided provided pro pro- vided by law All other mines minva or mining claims and other valuable mineral deposits including land lands containing coal or hydrocarbon hydrocarbons hydrocarbons hydro hydro- carbons carbon and all nil machinery used in mining and all aU property or surface Improvements improvement upon or appurtenant nant to mines or r mining claims and the value of aD any surface use awe made of mining claims or mining property property prop prop- erty for other than mining purposes shall be assessed as III other tangible property SECTION 2 Secretary of or Stat State to pub pub- lish The secretary of State is directed to cause this v. v pp J sed ed amendment to be published published pub pub- a l I required by the constitution and cad to b be submitted to the electors elector of the State at the next general election in th- th manner provided by law SECTION 3 In effect when U If approved p ap- p. p proved by the electors elector of the State this thU proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st Tat day o of ot January 1931 Filed |