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Show THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ,1946 THE LEHI SUN, LEHI, UTAH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1946 THE LJEHI SUN : ' - -.1 ; Issued each Thursday at tehiutah by the LEHI SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second Class Matter August 5, 1914, at the post Office at Lehi, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. KUTH S. BANKS, Editor, Publisher, Owner , . ': CATIONAL DITOMAL r i a nr i ati om Subscription Rate $1.00 Per Year Advertising Rates furnished on request. Go economically, comfortably by AIR-CONDITIONED SUPER-COACH! Compare the low fares below with any other means of travel Then call the Overland Greyhound Grey-hound Agent for the most convenient con-venient time to leave. You'll discover there's a bus leaving when you are ready. - EXAMPLES OF LOW FARES Los Angeles - - - $10.53 Portland 15CQ Kansas City - - - 2O.C0 Chicago .... 2S.0S Denver - - - - 9.S0 PLUS TAX STATE STREET DRUG CO. 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If you're a man with vision and are thinking of your own future don't let October 5th pass without with-out fully investigating the benefits bene-fits offered by enlistment in the new U. S. Army! You must enlist on or before October 5th to be guaranteed full educational benefits under the G. I. Bill of Rights. If you wait to enlist after October 5th benefits bene-fits under the G. I. Bill of Rights will accrue only as long as the period of emergency exists. When war is officially terminated theje ueneuis cease! Never before has education been so important to success. Never before has specialized training been so essential to gainful employment. -Both of these vital phases of your training train-ing for life work are yours at Government expense under the G. I. Bill of Rights. More than a full five year college course or the equivalent course in a trade or business school will be entirely entire-ly paid for by your Government if you enlist before October 5th. Don't neglect taking advantage of this golden opportunity! Act mow! See your nearest Army Re cruiting Station at once! 106 WEST CENTER ST. PROVO, UTAH Hospital 1leu?A Isaac Harman received' medical medi-cal care Wednesday and Thursday Thurs-day of last week. Mrs. Joseph Manning underwent under-went a major operation Thursday. Calvin Beveridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Beveridge, received re-ceived medical treatment Sunday Sun-day and Monday. Little Mary Jo Stein entered the hospital Tuesday for medical care. . . " . Mrs. Richard Bone returned to her home Tuesday, after ten days' medical care. GAS' Legal Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN PETER MERRITT, and LILLIAN E. MERRITT, Decendents. Creditors will present verified claims with vouchers to the undersigned un-dersigned Administratrix at the office of O. DeVere Wootton, At-fv.rnev.sifc At-fv.rnev.sifc law. 12-14 Bank of American Fork Building, Ameri can Fork, Utan, on or Deiore November 29, 1946. JEANETTE O. MERRITT, Administratrix First publication Sept. 26, 1946. Last publication October 17, 1946. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL T , AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS-ING PROPOS-ING TO AMEND SECTION 2, OF ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONST1-TUTION CONST1-TUTION OF UTAH, RELATING TO AND AUTHORIZING TAXATION TAXA-TION OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY IN UTAH. Be it resolved by the Legislature Legisla-ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds two-thirds of all members elected to each qf the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. That it is proposed to amend section 2, Article XIII, constitution of the state of Utah to read: Sec. 2. All tangible property in the state, not exempt under the laws of the United States, or under un-der this constitution, shall be taxed in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as provided by law. The property of the state, counties, cities, .towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively ex-clusively for either religious worship wor-ship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used lor private or corporate benefit, shall be exempt from taxation. Water rights, ditches, canals, reservoirs, res-ervoirs, power plants, pumping plants, transmission lines, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating 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 exclus-ively for such purposes. Power plants, power transmission lines and other property, use,d for generating gen-erating and delivering electrical power, a portion of which is used for furnishing power for pump ing 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 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 o f homes, homesteads, and personal property, not to exceed $2,000 in value lor homes and home steads, and $300 for personal property. Property not to exceed S3.000 in value, owned by dis abled personr who served in any war in the military service of the United States or ot 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 suffi cient, with other sources of rev enues, to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state tor each fiscal year. For the pur pose of paying the state debt, if any there be, the legislature shall provide for levying a tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final pas sage of the law creating the debt. Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec tors of the state at the next general gen-eral election in the manner pro vided by law. CONSTITUTIONAL . AMENDMENT No. 2 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS ING TO AMEND ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO ORDINANCE FOR THE TAXA TION OF LANDS AND EXEMPTIONS. Be it enacted by the 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 ni of the Constitution Consti-tution of the state of Utah as follows: fol-lows: The following ordinance shall be irrevocable without the consent con-sent of the United States and the people of this state: First Perfect toleration of re-ligioys re-ligioys sentiment is guaranteed. No inhabitant of this State shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her mode of reiigious worship: but polygamous cr plural marriages are forever prohibited. Second The people inhabiting this State do affirm and declare that they torever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated unappropri-ated public lands lying within the boundaries hereof, and to all lands lying within said limits owned or held by any Indian or Indian tribes, and that until the Re-Enlist In Army Before October 5 Approach of the October 5 deadline marking the last day upon which recruits in the United Unit-ed States Army may take advantage ad-vantage of the full provisions of the G. I. Bill of Rights was brought to the attention of all prospective enlistees in this area today by Lt. Col. Rogers in charge of the local recruiting station. After this deadline he emphasized, em-phasized, the G. I. Bill of Rights provisions will apply only for the title thereto shrill have been ex tinguished by the United States, tne same shall be and remain subject to the disposition of the United States, and said Indian lands shall remain under the absolute ab-solute jurisdiction and control of the Congress of the United States. The lands belonging to citizens of the United States, residing re-siding without this State shall nevpr hf tax-prf at a hiphor rate than the lands belonging to resi dents of this State; but nothing in this ordinance shall preclude this state from taxing, as other lands are taxed any lands owned or held by any Indian wno nas severed his tribal relations, re-lations, and has obtained from the United States or from any person, by iiatent or other grant, a title thereto, save and excent such lands as have been or may be granted to any Indian or Indians In-dians under any act of Congress, containing a provision exempting exempt-ing the lands thus granted from taxation, wnicn last mentioned lands shall he oxomnt from tax. ation so long, and to such ex-1 tent, as is or may be provided in the act jf Congress granting the same. i Third All debts and liabilities of the Territory of Utah, incurred by authority of the Legislative Assembly thereof are hereby assumed as-sumed and shall be paid by this State. Fourth The Lecislature shall make laws for the establishment and maintenance of a system of public schools, which shall be open to all the ehildron of thp state and be tree from sectarian control. Section 2. The sorrptarv. nf state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec tors oi me state at me next general gen-eral election in the ma nnpr nrn. vided by law. bection 3. If adopted by the electors of the state this? ment shall take effect the first day of January, 1917. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 3 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOS-ING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION SEC-TION 7 OF ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO PROPORTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTION CON-TRIBUTION TO SUPPORT MINIMUM MINI-MUM SCHOOL PROGRAM Lt PORTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL , SYSTEM Be it enacted by the Legislature Legisla-ture of State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: ' Section 1. It is proposed t amend sec. 7 'of Article XIII of the constitution of the state of Utah so that the same shall read as follows: Sec. 7. The rate ot taxation on tangible property shall not exceed ex-ceed on each dollar' of valuation, two and four-tenths mills for general State purposes, and such additional levy as the Legislature Legisla-ture may provide for the Slate's share of the support of a portion of the public school system as defined in Article X, Section 2 of this Constitution, such portion consisting only of kindergarten schools, common schools and high schools. The State shall contribute not more than 75 of the total cost of operation and maintenance of a minimum school program in the State as such program shall from time to time be determined upon by the Legislature. Not more than 757e of the State's portion of . the , revenue necessary to finance the operation opera-tion and maintenance of such minimum school program shall be raised by a State property tax levy and the remainder thereof shall be raised from other State sources. The Legislature shall determine by law the method of allocation of the State's contribution con-tribution to the various school districts. Section 2. The secretary of state is hereby directed to submit sub-mit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next generaf election in the manner providec" for in section 1 of article XXIII of the constitution constitu-tion of the state of Utah. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect the first of January, 1947. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 4 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOS-ING AN AMENDMENT PO SECTION SEC-TION 3 OI1 ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RFI.ATING TO ALLOCATION OF REVENUES RECEIVED FROM TAXES ON INCOME AND ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY Be it enacted by the Legislature Legisla-ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds two-thirds of all members elected to duration of the emergency and will automatically cease upon official termination of the war which may come at any time. . , Specifically this means that those who enlist after October 5 will be granted these rights only In proportion to the time they have served before the official termination. For example, if a man enlisted October 6 and hostilities were to be officially terminated November Novem-ber 6, he would receive only one month's education at government govern-ment expense at the end of his enlistment. The man who enlists on, or before, October 5, however, is guaranteed one month's government govern-ment paid education in the college, col-lege, trade, or business school of his choice for every month serv each cf the two houses voting in favor lv root: Secfon 1. It Is proposed to amend s?c. 3 of Article XIII of the constitution of the state of Utah as follows: Sec. 3. The Legislature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment antf taxation on all tangible property prop-erty in the State, according to u. value in money, and shall pr-scribe pr-scribe by law such regufTiMons as shall secure t just valuation for taxation of such property, so Chat every person and corporation corpora-tion shall pay a tax- in propor-tion propor-tion to the value of his. her, or its tangible property, provided that the Legislature may determine deter-mine the manner and extent of taxing transirnt live stock anl live stock being fed for slaugh ter to be used for human consumption. con-sumption. Intangible property may be exempted from taxation as property or it may be taxed in such manner and to such extent ex-tent as the Legislature may provide. pro-vide. Provided that if intangible property be taxed as property the rate thereof shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of val uation. When exempted from taxation as property, the taxable income therefrom shall be taxd under any tax based on incomes, but when 'axed by the State of Utah as property, the income therefrom shall not also be taxed. Tne Legislature may pro vide for deductions exemptions, andor offt-etj on any tax based upon income. The personal income in-come tax rates shali be graduated gradu-ated but the maximum rate shall not exceed six per cent of net income. No excise tax rate based upon income shall exceed four nor cent of net income, ine rate limitations herein contained for taxes based on incoms and for taxes on intangible proper-ty proper-ty shall be effective until January Janu-ary 1, 1937 and thereafter until Changed by law by a vote of the maloritv of the members elected to each house of the Legislature. All revenue received from taxes on income or from taxes on in tancible property shall be alio cated to the support of the public school svstem as detined in Ar tide X, Section 2 of this Consti tution. Section 2. The secretary of state is hereby directed to sub mit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election Jn the manner provided for in section 1 of article xxiu oi tne constitution constitu-tion of the state of Utah. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No, 5 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOS-ING TO AMEND SECTION 10, ARTICLE VIII, OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND DUTIES OF COUNTY ATTORNEYS AND FIXING FIX-ING THF TERM THEREOF. lie it jesolved by the Legislature Legisla-ture of the State of Utah, twG-thirds twG-thirds of all members elected to each house V3ting in favor there of: Section 1. That it is proposed to amend section 10, article VIII, of the constitution of the state of Utah to read: ' Section 10. A county attorney shall be elected by the qualified voters of each county who shall hold his office- for a term of four years. The powers and duties of county attorneys, and such other oth-er attorneys for the state as the legislature may provide, . shall be prescribed by Jaw. In all cases where the attorney for any county, coun-ty, or for the state, fails or refuses re-fuses to attend and prosecute according to law, the court shall have power to appoint an attorney at-torney pro tempore. Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the state at the next general gen-eral election in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state this amendment amend-ment shall take effect the first day of January, 1947. ' CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 6 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOS-ING TO AMEND SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO COMPENSATION COMPEN-SATION OF STATE OFFICERS Be it enacted by the legislature legisla-ture of the State of Utah, two-thirds two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: bection 1. It is proposed to amend sec. 20, article VII of the constitution of the state of Utah to read: Sec. 20. The Governor. Secre tary of Stae, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney - general. Superintend ent of Public Instruction and such other State and district of ficers as may be provided for by law, snan receive tcr their serv ices monthly, a compensation as nxed oy law. The compensation for said of ed, up to forty eight months. . . . equivalent to over 5 ordinary school years. Not only will the government pay for this college course, Lt. Col. Rogers concluded, but, in all probability, the present overcrowded over-crowded conditions In colleges will be eased by that time, assuring as-suring the student of greater individual in-dividual attention under vastly pleasanter conditions than exist NOW! Mrs. Kenneth E. Hayward of Tucumcari, New Mexico, and two sons, Billy and Dick, are visiting with Mrs. Hayward's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Harvey, having come to attend the golden wedding wed-ding celebration of the Ilarveys. ficers as provided in all laws en acted puis iant to this Constitution, Constitu-tion, shall be in full for all services serv-ices rendered by said officers, respectively, re-spectively, in any official capacity capac-ity or employment during their respective ierms of office.! No such officet shall receivr for the performance of any official duty any tee tor his own use. but all fees fixed by law for the Der-formance Der-formance by either of them of any official duty, shall be collected col-lected in advance and deposited with the State Treasurer monthly month-ly to the credit of the State. The Legislature may provide for the payment of actual and necessary expenses of said officers while traveling in the State in the performance per-formance cf official duty. Section 2. The Secretary ot State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec-! tors of the state at the next gen- eral election in the manner pro-; vided by law Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amend-1 ment shali ake effect the firstj day of January, 1917. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT , No, 7 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOS ING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC-; TION 12 OF ARTICLE VII! OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE. STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO' SALARIES OF THE JUDGES OFi COURTS Be it enacted by the Lcgif la-J ture of the State of Utah, two-' thirds of all members elected ten each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to' amend sec. 12 of article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: ; Sec. 12. The Judcres of the Su-', prcrne and District Courts shall receive at stated times compensation compen-sation for their services, which shall not be diminished tlur.ng the term for which they are se-, lected. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this, proposed amendment to the elec-. tors of the state at the next gen-, eral election in the manner pro-, vided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the-electors the-electors of the state, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect the first, day of January, 1917. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Ho, 0 A JOINT RESOLUTION TROPOS- ING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION SEC-TION 3 OF ARTICLE XIX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO LOCATION OF PUBLIC, . INSTITUTIONS r-Ee r-Ee It enacted by the Legislature Legisla-ture of the State of " Utah, two- thirds of all members elected to each of the cwo houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is propose! to amend sec. 3 of article XIX of the constitution cf the state of Utah, to read: Sec. 3. The public Institutions of the State are hereby permanently perma-nently located at the places hereinafter named, each to have the lands specifically granted to it by the United States, in the Act of Congress approved July 16, 1894, to be disposed of and used in such manner as the legislature leg-islature may provide: i Hrst: The Seat or Government and the State Fair at Salt Lake City. Second: All other Institutions of the state to be located at such places as the legislature may provide except as otherwise spe cifically set forth in this constitution. consti-tution. Section 2. The secretary of state is hereby directed to sub mit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided for in section 1 of article XXIII of the constitution consti-tution of he state of Utah. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amend ment shall take effect the first day of January, 1947. I, E. E. MONSON, Secretary ot State of the State of Utah, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the tore-going tore-going is a full, true and correct copy of the three constitutional amendment? - proposed by the regular session of the Twenty-Sixth Twenty-Sixth Legislature, 1945. and also a full, tru and correct copy of the five constitutional amendments amend-ments proposed by the First Special Spe-cial Session of the Twenty-Sixth Legislature 1946, as appears of record in mv office. , IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set m;' hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 17th dav of August, 1945. (SEAL) Secretary of SUtw |