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Show Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendment No. 1 PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY PERMANENT FUND-UNIFORM 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 gales 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 a,nd 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. Hie 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 aliot thereto, constitute con-stitute a fund to be known as the Uniform School Fund, which Uniform School Fund shall he 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 this Constitution shall be construed as a limitation on the ra.e of taxation taxa-tion on tan-ribte property for district school purposes :nid 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 Btate is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state 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 joist ia:sorATios proposing AV AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE Mil OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION F THE STATE OF UTAH. RELATING TO THE RATE OF TAXATION, PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION Be it resohed hy the Legislature of the State of Utih, tun-thirds of all of the v.crr.hrs e'-'ctcd to each house conrurri::a thrrrn;: SECTION' 1. That it is proposed to amend section 7 o: Article io of the Constitution of the state of Utah, as amended by the vote of the electors at the general election of 1030 to read as follows: Sec. 7. The rate of taxatioR on tangible propertv shall not exceed on each dollar of vacation, two and four-tenths four-tenths miiis for general state purposes, two-tenths of one mill for high tchooi 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 $25 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 notbe 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 fa.vor 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 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. 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 6, ARTICLE IS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH, RELATING TO HOURS OF WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS. Be it resolved hy the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all vicmbcrs elected to each of the two houses votiuq in favor thereof: SECTION 1. That it is proposed to amend section 6 of article 1G of the Constitution of the state of Utah. Sec. 6. The Legislature shall 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 1 the health and safety of employees in factories, smelters, and mines and shall determine deter-mine the number of maximum hours of servire 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 law. SECTION 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect the first day oi January, 1939. I. E. E. Monson, Secretary of State of the Slate 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 legisl-iture of 1937 as th same appears of record in my office. I further certify that they will appear on the official ballot at the rer.eral election November 8, 1938, under the number and title herein lieFignated. In witness whereof, I heve here- i unto set mv hand and affixed the ! Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 26th day of August, 1933. Secretary of gut, j |