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Show November 1, 1968 CfMDsOSSiifiioBi Qjlteh's m Proposed! dhangies Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article XIII, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as State of Utah SALT LAKE COT August 30, 1968 Dear Fellow Citizens : The Legislature of the Stats of Utah has entrusted me with the responsibility for publishing the following Propositions, which relate to changes in the Constitution of the constitution, shall be taxed in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as provided by law. The property of the states counties, cities, towns, districts, municipal school State of Utah . corporations and public liIn the beginning of the body of each Propobraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively sition we have set forth the Ballot Title of the for either religious worship Proposition as it will appear on the General or charitable purposes, and Election Ballot on November 5, 1968. Because places of burial not held or used for private or corporate of the very serious nature of these Proposibenefit, shall be exempt from tions which your State Legislature has caused taxation. Tangible personal to be placed before you, urge that each of property present in Utah on you study the text of the Propositions in fuU. January 1, m., which is held for sale or processing and to consult with your .friends, urge you which is shipped to final desneighbors and local civic leaders in order that tination outside this state you may gain all information necessary to within twelve months may be deemed by law to have acrender a just and wise decision. quired no situs in Utah for Sincerely , purposes of ad valorem propexerty taxation and may be CLYDE L. MILLER ' such law from empted by Secretary of State taxation, whether manufactured, processed, or produced or otherwise originating within or without the state. TanPROPOSITION NO. 2 proposition NO. 1 gible personal property present in Utah on January 1, m., LEGISLATIVE sessions OF compensation held for sale in the ordinary LEGISLATORS course of business and which A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOINT RESOLUTION constitutes the inventory of PROPOSING TO AMEND any retailer, or wholesaler or ARTICLE VI. SECTION or farmer, or 2 AND SECTION 16. OF ARTICLE VI. SECTION manufacturer livestock raiser may be deem9 OF THE CONSTITUTHE CONSTITUTION of ad valorem ed for purposes OF THE STATE OF TION OF THE STATE to be taxation OF UTAH. RELATING property Water UTAH. RELATING TO TO COMPENSATION exempted. TO THE TIME AND DURA BE PAID TO MEMBERS ditches, canals, reservoirs, TION OF SESSIONS OF OF THE LEGISLATURE power plants, pumping THE LEGISLATURE. FOR THEIR SERVICES plants, transmission lines, pipes and flumes owned and AND THE PAYMENT used Be it resoloed by the Legby individuals or corOF EXPENSE AND islature of the State of Utah, MILEAGE ALLOWporations for irrigating land two -- thirds of all members within the state owned by ANCES. elected to each of the two such individuals or corporaBe it resolved by the Legis- tions, or the individual memhouses voting in favor therelature of the State of Utah, bers thereof, shall, not be of two -- thirds of all members separately taxed so long as Section 1. It ! proposed elected to each of the two they shall be owned and to amend Article VI, Section houses voting in favor there- used exclusively for such, 2 and 16, of the Constitution of: purposes. Power of the State of Utah to read Section L It isproposed power transmission lines and as follows: to amend Article VI, Section other property used for genSec. 2. Sessions of the Leg- 9 of the Constitution at the erating and delivering elecislature shall be held annu- State of Utah to read as fol- trical power, a portion of which is used for furnishing ally at the seat of government lows: ana shall begin on the second water for erf power for pumping Monday in January. A gen- theSection 9. The members purposes on lands Legislature shall receive irrigation eral session shaU be held durthe state of Utah, may be in compensation of $25 per diem exempted from taxation to ing years, and while actually in session, ex- the extent that such property a budget session shall be held while is used for such during even numbered years. penses ofin$15 per diem purposes. and mile- These session, Legislation not directly re- actually shall acexemptions as law. provided by lated to the state budget may age crue to the benefit of the Section 2. The Secretary users of water so pumped be considered by the Legislature during budget sessions of State is directed to submit under such regulations as the only if permitted by a joint this proposed amendment to legislature may prescribe. the electors of the state of The taxes of the indigent resolution passed by of the members elected Utah at the next general elec- poor may be remitted or abattion in the manner provided ed at such times and in such to each house. manner as may be provided Sec. 16. No general session by law. 8. Section If of the. Legislature shall exadopted by by law. The legislature may the electors of this state, this ceed sixty calendar da vs, Frovide for the exemption amendment shall taxation of homes, talcy effect in cases of impeachment. No budget session shall ex- on January 1, 1969. homesteads, and personal ceed twenty calendar days, property, not to exceed $2,000 In value for homes, homein cases of except impeachment. No special session steads, and all household furPROPOSITION NO. 8 and shall exceed thirty calendar nishings, used days, except in cases of imexclusively equipment INVENTORY by the owner thereof at his peachment. When any sesTAX REPEAL sion of the Legislature trying place of abode in maintaining cases of impeachment ex- A for himself and famJOINT RESOLUTION aily.home ceeds the number of calendar Property not to exceed PROPOSING TO AMEND in value, owned by disdays it may remain in sesARTICLE XIII, SEC- $3,000 sion as provided in this secabled persons who served in TION 2, OF THE CONtion. The members shall rewar in the military servSTITUTION OF THE any ceive for compensation only of the United States or ice STATE OF UTAH, RE- of the state of Utah and the usual per diem expenses LATING by TO AN AD the unmarried widows and and mileage. VALOREM TAX orphans of such- disSec. 2. The Secretary of FOR TAN- minor or of persons abled persons State is directed to submit GIBLE PERSONAL who while in the miliserving this proposed amendment to PROPERTY CONSTservice of the United the electors of the State of ITUTING INVENTORY tary or the state of Utah States AND HELD FOR SALE were killed Utah at the next general elecor died THE ORDINARY 4s a result inofaction such service tion in the manner provided IN COURSE OF BUSINESS. be as the legmay exempted lqr law. Be islature it resolved the provide. Legismay by Sec. 3. If adopted by the lature The legislature shall proof the State of Utah, electors of this state, this two -- thirds of all members vide by law for an annual tax amendment shall take effect elected to each of the two sufficient, with other sources the first day of January, houses voting in favor there- of revenue, to defray the esti1969. oft mated ordinary expenses of I I ! rights, plants, odd-number- ed two-thir- ds ex-ce- pt furniture, ' EX-EMPTI- 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 amendment shall take effect the first day of January, vote of the majority members elected to each house of the Legislature. All revenue received from taxes on income or from taxes on intangible property shall be allocated to the support of the public school system as defined in Article. X, Section 2 of this Constitution. 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 8. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall taka effect PROPOSITION NO. 4 FROPOSmON NO. 8 state debt, if any there be, the legislature shall provide for levying a tax annually, follows: sufficient to pay the annual Section 2. All tangible interest and to pay the prinproperty in the state, not ex- cipal of such debt, within empt under the laws of the twenty years from the final United States, or under this passage of the law creating OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE , thereafter the state for each fiscal year. ary 1, 1937, and law by a For the purpose of paying the until changed by of the ON - the debt. 1969. on January 1, 1969. MANDATORY AGRICULTURE OF RETIREMENT LAND TAXATION JUDGES A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECARTICLE XIIL ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITION 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF STATE TUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH THE PROVIDE OF UTAH, TO ADDITION OF THE BY DESLAND ALL THAT SECTION 28, AUTHORIGNATED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE MAY IZING THE LEGISLBE ASSESSED FOR ALL ATURE TO PROVIDE TAX PURPOSES ON FOR THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AND THE CONSIDERATION FOR REMOVAL OF OF ONLY THOSE FACFROM OFFICE. JUDGES TORS RELATIVE TO SUCH AGRICULTURAL Be it resolved by the LegisUSE. lature of the State of Utah, -- thirds of all members Be it resolved by the Legis- two elected of the two lature of the State of Utah, houses to each in favor therevoting two -- thirds of all members elected to each of the two of: Section L It is proposed houses voting in favor theremend Article VHI of the to of: of the State of Constitution Section L It is proposed of Secthe addition Utah fay to amend Article XIIIr Sec- tion 28 to read: tion 3 of the Constitution of Section 28L TheLegisla-tnr- e the State of Utah to read as may provide uniform follows: atandarda for mandatory reSections. The Legislature tirement and for removal of shall provide by law a unioffice. from Legislajudges form and equal rate of amuse tion secthis implementing xnent and taxation on all tanbe shall tion only applicable gible property in the Stats to conduct occurring subseaccording to its value in quent to the effective data of money, and shall prescribe by such legislation. Any deterlaw such regulations as shall mination the retiresecure a just valuation for ment or requiring removal of taxation of such property, so from office shall be a judge to that every person and cor- review, as to both subject law and poration shall pay a tax in facts, by the Supreme Court proportion to the value of his, her, or its tangible property, Tide section is additional to, and cumulative with, the provided that the Legislature methods of removal of justhe manner determine may tices and judges provided in and extent of taxing transient livestock and livestock being Sections II and 27 of this fed for daughter to be used Article. Section 2. The Secretary for human consumption. Land used for agricultural of State la directed to submit purposes may, as the Legis- this proposed amendment to lature prescribes, be assessed the electors of the state at according to its value for the next general election in agricultural use without re- the manner provided by law. Section 8 This amendgard to the value it may have for other purposes. Intangi- ment shall take effect on apble property may be exempt- proval by the electors of the ed from taxation as property or it may be taxed in such manner and to such extent as the Legislature may pro- I, CLYDE I MILLER, Secvide. Provided that if intan- retary of State of the State of Uah. DO HEREBY CERgible property be taxed as TIFY that the foregoing is n property the rate thereof full, true and correct copy of shall not exceed five mills on constitutional amendthe each dollar of valuation. ments fay the reguproposed When exempted from taxaThirty-Sevent- h of the lar session tion as property, the taxable Legislature 1961 and income therefrom shall be the Special under taxed any tax based on 5r heldSecond aa appears in 1966, incomes, but when taxed by on record in my office the State of Utah as propIN WITNESS WHEREerty. the income therefrom shall not also be taxed. The OF, I have hereunto art my Legislature may provide for hand and affixed the Great deductions, exemptions and Seal of the State of Utah, at or offsets on may tax based Salt Lake City. this 80thday upon income. The personal of August, 1968. income tax sates shall be graduated but the rate shall not exceed six perCLYDE Lb cent of net income. No excise MILLER tax rate based upon income shall exceed four percent of Secretary net income. The rate limitaof tions herein contained for . State taxes based on income and for taxes on intangible property, shall be effective until Jann-- |