Show I II I Deposed Constitutional Amendment Amend ment No 2 U X TH T NO 5 V resolution proposing an amendment to St Section 7 7 Article 13 13 of the Con- Con of ot the State of ot Utah relating ing ing- to to tax rates rates' for State purposes Be ISO It resolved by the Legislature t f t the State of Utah two-thirds two of ot aUthe alt aU th the members elected to each House concurring therein Section 1 That It is proposed t to mend intend 7 7 of Article XIII ef of he Constitution of the tho State of Utah 0 o that the same will read as follows Se See i 7 7 The rate of taxation on prop prop- rb for tor State purposes shall never mills on each dollar of val vat t tl f to be apportioned as follows tallow tot Not to exceed d 4 y mills on each doltar dol- dol tar r of ot valuation for tor general Stat State pur purposes ur ur- poses doses not to ex exceed eed 3 mills on each dollar of valuation for district school purposes not to exceed i y mill on each aach dollar of ot valuation for high school chool purposes that part of the State tax apportioned to high school chool purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses shall constitute a fund to b b. b i. i called ailed the High School Fund and shall be apportioned to the cities and school districts maintaining high schools In Inthe Inthe inthe the manner mannor the Legislature may provide pro pro- vide vicle And whenever the tho taxable property property prop prop- erty within the State s shall amount amo to 00 the rates shall not exceed exceed exceed ex ex- ex- ex on each dollar of valuation two and tenths four mills for general State Stale purposes two two tenths tenths of ot one mill for tor high school purposes and such uck levy for or district school purposes as will raise annually an amount which added to any other State funds available for tor district school purposes equals equal 26 2500 09 for tor each ech person of school chool age In the tha State shown slown by the last preceding school census unless a proposition to increase ase such rate or rates specifying the tIle rate or rates proposed and the tha time during which the tho same shall b be levied be first submitted to a vote of ot such of the qualified electors of the State as as In the year next pre preceding edIng eding ed- ed ing such election shall have ha paid a property tax assessed to them within the State and majority of ot those thoss voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in such manner as may rosy be provided provided provided pro pro- vided by law Sec 2 2 The Secretary of State Is dIrected di directed dI dI- to cause this proposed amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to be published as required by the Constitution and to be submitted to tho the electors of the State at the next general election in the manner provided by law Sec 3 3 If It approved by the e electors of the State this proposed amendment shall take tako effect on the lit 1st day of January January Jan Jan- uary 1921 Approved March 18 1919 |