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Show H. J. R. No. 7 By Mssrs. Hopkins, Gunther, Wangsgaard, Welch and Sheffield A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PRO-POSING TO AMEND ARTICLE AR-TICLE XIII, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH. RELATING RE-LATING T O TANGIBLE PROPERTIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. Be it resolved by the Legislature Legisla-ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article XIII, Section 2 . of the Constitution of the State of Utah, to read as follows: Section 2. All tangible property prop-erty in the state, not exempt utiiimw the laws of the United Smts, or under this constitu-tvm, constitu-tvm, shall be taxed in proportion propor-tion to its value, to be ascertained ascer-tained as provided by law. The property of the state, counties cities, towns, school districts municipal corporation and mobc libraries, lots with the t Mines thereon used exclusively exclu-sively for either religious worship wor-ship or charitable purposes, a l wlaces of burial not held o uaud for private or corporate corpor-ate benefit, shall be exempt from taxation. Water rights ditches, canals, reservoirs' Power plants, pumping plants' ti iinsmission lines, pipes and Ii itrnes owned and used by in-d in-d "eaais or corporations for ii mating land within the state on!d by such individuals or ct-.fDorations, or the individual n thereof, shall not be st ..wt,.ely taxed as long as .mr mall be owned and used eHcniflively for such purposes. W1Z P'ants- power transmis-si transmis-si m Hnes and other property us 'ul lor generating and delivering de-livering 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 taxa-tion to the extent that such propery is used for such purposes. pur-poses. These exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under such regulations as the legislature may prescribe. The taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may be provided by law. The legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation of homes, homesteads, and personal per-sonal property, not to exceed $2,000 in value for homes and homesteads, and all household furnishings, furniture, and equipment used exclusively by the owner thereof at his place of abode in maintaining a home for himself and family. Property not to exceed $3,000 in value, owned by disabled persons who served in any war in the military service of the United States or of the State of Utah and by the unmarried widows and minor orphans of such persons may be exempted as the legislature may provide. The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, suf-ficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated esti-mated ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year. For the purpose of paying the ' state debt, if anv there be, the legislature rhall provide for levying a tax annually, sufficient suffi-cient to pay the annual interest inter-est and to nay the principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this " state, this amendment shall take effect the first day ol January, 1959 r |
