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Show THE LEIII FREE PEEs, LL1U, I'TAII Gardeners Urged after the judging to find their entries holding ribbons. Also they To do not know how much the club of officers appreciate By Mrs. Fern Russon Mrs. Fern Ru&son. Gardt-Club the town's flower growers. Presdent, reports that while riding about town during the last week, The distance between summer and she has noticed many beautiful flowers in gardens and windows. winter ranges of mule deer may Many of the owners have never exceed 50 miles, as the crow flies, entered flowers in a show, so do and a round trip may be more not know the joy of returning than 300 in a circuitous route. "The Chcdlenge of Liberty" Added to Library Shelves n other powers of original assessas the Legislature may ment By Messrs. G. Douglas provide. Under such regulaTaylor, Edward C. tions in such cases and within Larsen and Howe such limitations as the LegisA JOINT RESOLUTION PRO- lature may prescribe, it shall POSING AN AMENDMENT review proposed bond issues, TO SECTION 11 OF ARTI- revise the tax levies of local equalCLE XIII OF THE CONSTI- governmental units, and and valuTUTION OF THE STATE ize the assessment within the OF UTAH RELATING TO ation of property SYSTEMS OF PUBLIC AC- counties, the duties imposed COUNTING TAX STATE. Be UNDER LAWS OF it resolved THE THE by the Legisla-- , ture of the State of Utah, of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor two-thir- . ds thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Section 11 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah so that the same shall read as follows: Section 11. There shall be a State Tax Commission consisting of four members, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party. The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, for such terms of office as may be provided by law. The State Tax Commission shall administer and supervise the tax laws of the State. It shall assess mines and public utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment of property among the several counties. It shall have such S.J.R. No. 2 By Messrs. Stringham and Hopkin A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF UTAH PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, PROVIDING FOR PROSALE OF CEEDS O-SCHOOL LANDS AND ROYALTIES FROM MINERAL LEASES OF SCHOOL LANDS TO BE A PART OF THE STATE SCHOOL FUND. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, s of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in two-third- favor thereof : Section 1. It is proposed to amend Sec. 3 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read: 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, royalties received by the state as a result of mineral leases of lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to this state for 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 , H. J. R. No. 7 By Mssrs. Hopkins, Gunther, Wangsgaard, Welch and Sheffield A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING T O TANGIBLE PROPERTIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirof all members elected to each of the two houses voting in thereof: favor 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 in the state, not exempt under the laws of the United States, or under this constitution, shall be taxed in propor- tion to its value, to be ascertained as provided by law. The property of the state, counties, cities, towns, school districts, and municipal corporation with the public libraries, lots Euildings thereon used exclusively for either religious wor-shi- p or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit, shall be exempt from taxation. Water rights, ditches, canals, reservoirs, power plants, pumping plants, transmission lines, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating land within the state owned by such individuals or corporations, or the individual members thereof, shall not be long as separately taxed as and used they shall be owned exclusively for such purposes. Power plants, power transmission lines and other property used for generating and delivering electrical power, a portion of which is used for furnishing power for pumping upon th- " ate Board of Equalization the Constitution and Law. A this State shall be performed by the State Tax Commission. In each county of this State there shall be a County Board of Equalization consisting of the Board of County Commissioners of the said county. The County Boards of Equalization shall adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment of the real and personal property within their respective counties, subject to such regulation and control by the State Tax Commission as may be prescribed by law. The State Tax Commission and the County Boards of Equalization shall each have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Legislature. Section 2. The Secretary of State 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, 1959. the admission 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 schools. The interest on the State School Fund, the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by the escheat or forfeiture, all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws of this state, the proceeds of the sales of timber, and the rentals received by the state 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 a fund to be known as the Uni- form 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 of Section 7, Article XIII pt this Constitution shall be construed as limitation in the rate of taxation on tangible property for district school purposes and not on the amount of funds available therefor, and, further, no moneys allocated to the Uniform School Fund shall be considered in fixing the rates of taxation specified in Section 7 of Article XIII. 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. water for irrigation purposes on lands in the State of Utah, may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such propery 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 of homes, homesteads, and personal property, not to exceed $2,000 in value for homes and homesteads, and all household furniture, and furnishings, 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, with other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year. For the purpose 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 passage of the law creating the debt. Section 2. The secretary of 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 of January, 1959. state BSDAV, SEPTEMBER 18, 1953 the Library Nj. 1 of this volume is entitled "The Challenge to Liberty." while the head- Economic Liberty; Part 3 The Liberty of Children; Part Political Liberty. The volume deals with all phases of liberty: religious ing of Sittion No. 2 is "The liberty, cultural liberty, liberty of to Practice Liberty." political thought, the equality of Added to the shhes of the Challenge Mictions are designated as liberty, liberty and mans nature. Tliese e Lehi Carm-giLibrary recently is "liooks'' and under this heading The work was presented to the the book "The Challenge of Liber-t- " are Lehi as four follows: library by The Heritage Part "parts," by Robert V. Jones. Mr. Jones 1 Intellectual Inc. 2 Part Foundation, Liberty; is a successful attorney and has written this volume in a concise manner which makes it most helpful to the student or anyone making a study of this subject, according to Mrs. Elmo Eddington, of Enter Flowers H. J. R. No. 2 IHl Board-Sectio- 4? i i 'faorn'n, Judge i The following cases were completed and listed in the docket book of City Judge Leland Powell during the past week: Jim Diomanti, Helper, speeding Hester Kane Wilkinson, $15; Siguard, failure to yield $20; Rodney W. Breeze, California, speeding, $15. Dean Kador, Provo, speeding. $10; Junius Peter Baird. speeding. $10; Georgia E. Jones, Texas, speeding, $10; John Ray Vietch, Long Beach, California, speeding police warning only. Lyn-woo- d, Carl Mellor, of the Lehi .Elementary School teaching staff, was awarded his Masters of Education degree at the BYU, in ceremonies held at the close of summer school, on August 22. Mr. Mellor's major is in elementary instruction and his minor is educational administration. He has been a fourth grade teacher in the Lehi Elementary for the past five years, and is now starting his sixth year there. Mrs. Mellor is the former Dimple Aycock of Pikesville, No. Carolina. She holds the position of office clerk at the Sego Lily School. Mr. and Mrs. Mellor are members of the Fifth Ward, where they are active in auxiliary organizations. Mr. Mellor is in the Stake Mission presidency and his wife is Primary president. Most wild sheep don't live more than seven or eight years, but a captive bighorn ram once lived to be 20 years old. No. 14 Escape routes planned in advance can save the lives of your MISS C1IEREE BKVAXT family if fire strikes your home, according to Fire Chief Cloyed Pernod in a special Fire PreventE. ion Week recommendation. g Told for fire emergencChief ies," Penrod, "would says is the of made Announcement of the lives lost engagement and fothcoming mar- save 85 percent annually in home fires. And home riage of Miss Cheree Gay Bryant fires take about 6,000 bves each Miss and Phil Earl Phillips. Bryant is a daughter of Mrs. Erma B. year, National Fire Protection AsHall of Salt Lake City and Floyd sociation records show." He recommends that all families Bryant of American Fork. Mr. Phillips is a son of Mr. and Mrs. follow these rules to avoid being Kenneth Phillips of American trapped in their homes by fire: 1. Plan at least two ways to Fork. out of every room in the house. get be will The young couple 2. Make exit plans for every married Thursday, September 25, of the family, day and member Calvin Swenson of the by Bishop night, and rehearse them regularly Sixth Ward, in the First-Sixt- h Ward Chapel, in the presence of until everyone even the youngest children understands clearly and the immediate families. A reception will follow to which can move through the plan swiftly all classmates, friends, and rela- and smoothly. 3. Keep exit routes clear. Avoid tives are most cordially invited. No further invitation will be sent placing stoves, space heaters, and out. Receiving will be from 8 to furnaces near doors. Fire could start in one of these and block all 10 p. m. Make sure bedroom Mss Bryant is a graduate of the escape. Lehi High School and the LDS windows are large enough and low Seminary. In high school she par- enough to serve as emergency ticipated in the G. A. A., and was exits. a member of the iThespians, the 4. Be sure you know how to Forensics club and also the Span- notify your fire department quickish club. Miss Bryant is a mem- ly and correctly. ber of the Lehi Sixth Ward. Mr. Phillips is a graduate of A duck's visual equipment inthe American Fork High School cludes a transparent membrane and the LDS Seminary, and has which the bird can pull over its spent 4 years in the U. S. Army. He has been stationed in Iceland, eyes while in flight. Germany and in the United States in California during that time. He is a member of the American Fork Second Ward. The young couple are planning to make their home in American Fork, where Mr. Phillips is engaged in construction work. Phil Low, Low Prices! Phillips "Pre-plannin- COSTUME JEWELRY ONE HALF OFF -- ALL WEDDING POSING TO AMEND ARTICLE VI, SECTION 9 OF OF THE CONSTITUTION THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Be it resolved by the Legisla- ture of the State of Utah, of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor two-thir- thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article VI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: Section 9. The members of the Legislature shall receive such compensation, not exceeding $500 a year for the legislative term and expenses as provided by law while actually in session, and mileage as provided by law. Section 2. The Secretary of State 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. This amendment shall take effect upon approval by the electors of the state. Perry 5, Robert 3, and Richard E. ALL WATCHES -- WATCH BANDS ONE-THIR- EXCLUSIVE "INSTANT-STOP- " ONE-THIR- Buy for Christmas and Other Occasions! Sale Now In Progress JE. 5INCE ,795 I !3 i : KELLY PRESTIGE NYLON IT 95 4.70-1- 5 of DRIVING yiiijikii FULLY GUARANTEED BY KELLY ... DETAILS SIMILAR IUCKWUI look for th tign E HE WORLD'S HNESTBQURBOnI g rTTTlO 9W RlTREADmE WIEUBflB WORTHY OF YOUR TRUST enemies. i WORRY-FRE- M. JEWLER AND OPTOMETRIST The Gift Shop Main Street - Lehi If BEAM TUBE-TYP- E TAX AND OFF D 7 Trout often feed in riffles because more food is likely to be available there. However, in a given stream, most trout stay in quiet pools most of the time because these from offer greater protection IIACKWALL, PIUS TAX AND P.ETREADABIE TIRE U BILLFOLDS 24-- J this mother. 6.70-1- 5 PlUt and LADIES' MEN'S TREAD TUIE-TYP- OFF D) Mrs. Florence Jensen of city is Mr. Higginson's WITH TIRE OFF months. KELLY PRESTIGE T MEN'S JEWELRY ALL BABY GIFT ITEMS HERE'S YOUR TOP TIRE BUY! QUAUTY-BUIL- & ONE-THIR- B Economy-minded- ? THE and CLOCKS ONE FOURTH OFF Ray Gardner Am. Fork OFF ONE-TMIM- J Call Dean Higginson was awarded his BS degree in industrial Arts and architectural drawing from Brigham Young University at ceremonies held at the close of summer school on August 22. Mr. Higginson, a native of Paris, Idaho, where he graduated from the Fielding High School, taught last year at the South Rich High School at Randolph, Utah. Mrs. Higginson is the former Marjorie Huffaker of Salt Lake City, and they are the parents of five children, Mike 8, Merrill 7, OFF ALL RINGS Insurance Services Dean Hiaainson Receives Degree and OTHER GIFTS ONE-TKHH- B) Farm Bureau PRO- JOINT RESOLUTION Take Advantage of These Cheree Bryant, For By Mssrs. Brewster, Sheffield, Welch Howe and Bennion A SALE 1 Recomendations Engagement Carl Mellor Receives Degree at BYU R. Fire Chief Makes Fire Prevention y; right-of-wa- H.J. 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