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Show Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendment No. 1 PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY PERMANENT FUND UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION S, ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING RELAT-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 it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all the members elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. That it is proposed to amend section 3 of Article 10 of the Constitution of the state of Utah as amended by the vote of the electors at the general election of 1930 to read as follows: Sec. 3. The proceeds of the sales of all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to this state, for the support of the common schools, and five per centum of the net proceeds of the sales of United States public lands lying within the state and sold by the United States subsequent to the admission ad-mission of this state into the Union, shall 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 com-mon schools. The interest on the State School Fund, the proceeds of all property prop-erty that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture, all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation corpora-tion incorporated under the laws of this state, the proceeds of the 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 specific purposes, shall, with such other revenues as the Legislature may from time to time allot thereto, constitute con-stitute a fund to be known as the Uniform School Fund, which Uniform School Fund shall be maintained and used for the support of the common and public schools of the state and apportioned in such manner as the Legislature shall provide. The provisions pro-visions of Section 7, Article XIII of thi3 Constitution shall be construed as a limitation on the rate of taxation taxa-tion on tangible property for district school purposes and not on the amount of funds available therefor and, further, fur-ther, no moneys allocated to the Uniform Uni-form School Fund shall be considered in fixing the rates of taxation specified speci-fied in Section 7 of Article XIII. , SECTION 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the Btate at the next general election in the manner provided by law. SECTION 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1939. Constitutional Amendment No. 2 RATE OF TAXATION PURPOSES DISTRIBUTION A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XI H OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO THE RATE OF TAXATION, PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all of the members elected to each house envevrriv q thrrin ; SECTION 1. That it is proposed to amend section 7 of Article 13 of the Constitution of the state of Utah, as amended by the vote of the electors at the general election of 1130 to read as follows : I Sec. 7. The rate of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed on each doSlar of valuation, two and four-tenths four-tenths miiis for general state purposes, two-tenths of one mill for high school purposes, which shall constitute the high school fund; said furd shall be apportioned in the manner the Legislature Legis-lature shall provide, to the schoo districts dis-tricts maintaining high schools, and such levy for district school purposes which together with such other funds as may be available for district school purposes, will raise annually an amount which equals $2"5 for each person of school age in the state as shown 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 Legis-lature shall be $5 for each person of school age as shown by the last preceding pre-ceding school census; said equalization fund shall be apportioned to the school districts in such manner as the Legislature Legis-lature shall provide. Said rates shall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the rate or rates proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the state, as in the year next preceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state, and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such ' manner as may be provided by law. SECTION 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state in the next general election in the manner provided bv law. SECTION 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1939. Constitutional Amendment No. 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 6, ARTICLE 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH, RELATING TO HOURS OF WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: I SECTION 1. That it is proposed ! to amend section 6 of article 16 of the j Constitution of the state of Utah. Sec. 6. The Legislature Bhall determine de-termine the hours that shall constitute consti-tute a day's work on all works or undertakings carried on or aided by the state, county or municipal government; govern-ment; and the Legislature shall pass laws to provide for the health and safety of employees in factories, smelters, and mines and shall determine deter-mine the number of maximum hours of service per day. SECTION 2. That the secretary of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by ECTION 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1939. I, E. E. Monson, Secretary of StaU of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the 3 Constitutional Amendments proposed by the regular session of the legislature of 1937 as the same appears of record in my office. I further certify that they will appear on the official ballot at the general election November 8, 1938, under the number and title herein der-ignatcd. In witness whereof, I have Tiere-unto Tiere-unto pet mv hand and af fixrd the Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 20th day of August, 1933. Secretary of Stata. |