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Show COMPLETE TEXT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NUMBER 6 CONSITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NUMBER the State of Utah, may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property k used fur such purposes These exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under such regulations as the Legislature may prescribe (7) The taxes of the poor may be remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may be provided by law (8) The Legislature may provide by law tor the exemption from taxation of not to exceed 45 of the fair market value of residential property as defined by law; and all household furnishings, furniture, and equipment used exclusively by the owner thereof at his place of abode in maintaining a home tor himself and family (9) Property owned by disabled persons who were disabled w the line of duty dunng any war, international conflict, or military training in the military service of the United States or of the State ot Utah and by the unmarried surviving spouses and minor orphans of such disabled persons or of persons who dunng any war, international conflict, or military training in the military service at the United States or the State ot Utah were killed in action or died in the kne ot duty as a result of such service may be exempted as the Legislature may provide (10) Intangible property may be exempted from taxation as property or it may be taxed as property in such manner and to such extent as the Legislature may provide, but if taxed as property the income therefrom shall not also be taxed Provided that if intangible property is taxed as property the rate thereof shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of in Thl Joint resolution oI the Legislature proposes to amend tha Utah Constttutton to add a proparty tax exemption for property not owned but under the control of the state or a political subdivision. This Joint resolution directs the lieutenant governor to submit the proposal to voters and provides an affective date. This resolution proposes to change ttte Utah Constitution as follows AMENDS: ARTICLE XJII, SECTION 2 ot all Be I resolved by the Legislature ot the state of Utah, two-turmembers elected to each ot the two houses voting m favor thereof: Section 1 I k proposed to amend Utah Constitution Article Section 2, to read' XIII, be taxed Value Remittance or abatement of taxes ascertained Exemptions of poor Legislature to provide annual tax Intangible property for state (1 ) All tangible property m the State, not exempt under the laws of the United Slates, or under this Constitution, shall be taxed at a uniform and equal rate in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as provided by (2) The following are property tax exemptions (a) the properly of the State, school districts, and public libraries; (b) Vie property o I counties, cities, towns, special districts, and all other political subdivisions of the State, except that to the extent and m the manner provided by the Legislature the property of a county, city, town, special district, or other political subdivision of ttw State located outside of its geographic boundaries as defined by law may be subject to the ad valorem property tax; (c) property owned by a nonprofit entity which is used exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes; (d) places of bunal not held or used for private or corporate benefit, and (e) farm equipment and farm machinery as defined by statute This exemption shall be implemented over a period of time as provided by statute (3) Tangible personal property present m Utah on January 1 held for sale or processing and which is shipped to final destination outside this State within twelve months may be deemed by law to have acquired no situs m Utah for purposes of ad valorem property taxation and may be exempted by law from such taxation, whether manufactured, processed or produced or otherwise originating within or without the State (4) Tangible personal property present m Utah on January 1 held for sale in the ordinary course of business and which constitutes the inventory of any retailer, or wholesaler or manufacturer or farmer, or livestock raiser may be deemed for purposes of ad valorem property taxation to be exempted (5) Water rights, ditches, canals, reservoirs, power plants, pumping plaits, transmission bnes, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating land withe the State owned by such individuals or corporations, or the individual members thereof, sfiak be exempted from taxation to the extent that they shall be owned and used for such purposes. (6) Power plants, power transmission lines and other property used for generating and delivering electrical power, a portion of which e used for furnishing power for pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands Article XIII, Section 2. Tangible property to valuation (11) 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, It any there be, the Legislature shall provide tor levying a tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay 0ie principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt L2) Property that is not owned but is used, controlled, and possessed by the State or a political subdivision of the State may be exempted Section 2 Submittal to voters merit to the voters of the state at the next regular general election in the Section 3 Effective date , 41 |