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Show Page Fourteen FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 1974 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Present and Proposed Changes Present Provision law, the Governor, Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion shall consistitute a Board of Reform School Commissioners. Said Board shall have such supervision of all matters connected with the State Reform School as may be provided by law. Section 21. Grants and Utah, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State. Section 22. The great seal. There shall be a seal of the State, which shall be kept by the Secretary of State, and used by him officially. Said seal shall be called The Great Seal of The Section 16. Duties of the State of Utah. Terriof the seal The present Secretary of State. of Utah shall be the Secretary of State shall tory of the State until seal keep a record of the ofotherwise provided by law. ficial acts of the Legisla23. United Section ture and Executive De- States officials partment of the State, and, Governor not ineligiblefor eligible when required, shall lay No senate. while person, the same and all matters office under before holding any thereto relative the United States' governeither branch of the Legisshall hold any office lature, and shall perform ment, under the State governsuch other duties as may ment of Utah, and the Govbe provided by law. ernor shall not be eligible Section 17. Duties of for election to the Senate Auditor and Treasurer. The of the United States durAuditor shall be Auditor of ing the term for which he Public Accounts, and the shall have been elected Governor. Treasurer shall be the custodian of public moneys, and each shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law. Section 18. Duties of Attorney General. The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser of the State officers, and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law. Section 19. Superin- tendent of Pubilc Instruction. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall perform such duties as may be provided by law. Section 20. Compensa- tion of state officers. The Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General and such other State and District officers as may be provided for by law, shall receive for their services monthly, a compensation as fixed by law. Present Provision All grants commissions. and commissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the State of Section 29. Lending forbidden. credit public The Legislature shall not authorize the State, or any county, city, town, township, district or other political subdivision of the State to lend its credit or subscribe to stock or bonds in aid of any railroad, telegraph or other private individual or corporate enterprise or undertaking. Proposed Amendment PROPOSITION NO. 3 TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS SHALL ARTICLE XIII OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PERMIT THE LEGISLATURE TO EXEMPT AIRCRAFT, WATOR TANGERCRAFT IBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY (PRINCIPALLY MOTOR VEHICLES) WHICH IS REGISTERED FOR USE UPON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OR PUBLIC PROPOSITION NO. 2 LANDS, FROM TAXALENDING OF TION AS PROPERTY AND TO PROVIDE IN PUBLIC CREDIT LIEU THEREOF A STATEWIDE UNIFORM SHALL SECTION 29 OF FEE. ASSESSMENT OR ARTICLE VI OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION IJCVY; PROVIDED THE PERVALUE OF SUCH PROPBE AMENDED TO TO SHALL REMAIN ERTY MIT THE STATE ONLY FOR THE PURCREDIT ONLY LEND ITS ESTABLISHESTABOF POSE TO AID IN THE LIMITADEBT EXPANING OR LISHMENT INTIONS. PRESENT (THE SION OF PRIVATE LAW AND THE PRODUSTRY WITHIN THE POSED REVISIONS ARE STATE. (THE PRESENT ON CARDS IN THE LAW AND THE PROPOLLING PLACE AND AMENDMENTS POSED ARE ON CARDS IN THE BOOTH.) POLLING PLACE AND Be is resolved by the Leg BOOTH.) 7 slat ure of the State of Utah Be is resolved by the Leg-s of all member, slot ure of the State of Utah, elected to each of the twe tuo-- t birds of all members houses voting in favor there elected to each of the two of: houses voting in favor there-of- : Proposed Amendment 7 tuo-third- The compensation for said officers as provided in all laws enacted pursuant to this Constitution, shall be in full for all services rendered by said officers, respectively, in any official capacity or employment during their respective terms of office. No such officer shall receive for the performance of any official duty any fee for his own use, but all fees fixed by law for the performance by either of them of any official duty, shall be collected in advance and deposited with the State Treasurer monthly 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 of official duty. (As amended November 5, 1946, effective January 1, 1947; November 7, 1950, November 7, effective Section 2. Submission to the electorate. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed to the electors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. Section 3. Effective date. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect on 1950.) January Section 1. Section It is proposed that Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Utah be amended to read: Section 29. Lending of The Legislature shall not authorize the State, or any political subdivision of the State to lend its credit except to aid in the establishment or expansion of private industry within the state. public credit. 1, 1975. Section 1. Proposal to amend a section. It is proposed to amend Article XIII of the Constitution of Utah by adding a new section to read: Section 14. Exemption of aircraft and watercraft or tangible property from tangible property statewide uniform fee. The Legislature may exempt aircraft or watercraft or tangible personal property which is required by law to be registered for use upon public highways or public lands not exempt under the laws of the United States, or under this Constitution, from taxation as property, and in lieu thereof, if such exemption is granted, shall provide a statewide uniform fee or a statewide uniform rate of assessment or levy in such manner and at such rates as may be provided by law; provided, that if any such property is exempted from taxation as property, the value of such property shall remain only for the purpose of debt limitations as set forth in Article XIV of this Constitution. The proceeds from such a tax or fee shall not be subject to Section 13 of this Article and shall be distributed to the taxing districts in which the exempted property is located in the same proportion as the revenue collected from real property tax is distributed to such districts. Section 2. Submission to electors. 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. Effective date. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect December 31, 1974. Proposed Amendment PROPOSITION NO. 4 SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS SHALL ARTICLE XIV OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PERMIT THE LEGISLATURE TO AUTHORIZE ANY OR CITY, COUNTY, TOWN TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE WATER, SEWERAGE, DRAINAGE, CONTROL, flood HOSPITAL, GARBAGE, TRANSP O R T A T I O N, RECREATION, AND FIRE SERVPROTECTION ICES, AND TO LEVY TAXES AND ISSUE BONDS FOR ACQUIRCONSTRUCTING. ING, AND EQUIPPING ANY OF THESE FACILITIES. CONDITIONED UPON THE ASSENT OF A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT. (THE PRESENT LAW AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE ON CARDS IN THE POLLING PLACE AND BOOTH.) Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirof all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor there-of- : ds Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Utah by the addition of Section 8 to read: Section 8. The legislature by general law may authorize any county, city, or town to establish special districts within all or any part of the county, city, or town to be governed by the governing authority of the county, city, or town with power to provide water, sewage, drainage, flood control, garbage, hospital, transportation, recreation, and (cont.) fire protection services or any combination of these services and may authorize the county, city, or town: (1) to levy taxes upon the taxable property in only such districts for the purpose of acquiring, equipping, constructing, operating, and maintaining facilities required for any or all of these services, and (2) to issue bonds of these districts for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, and equipping any of these facilities without regard to the limitations of Section 3 and 4 of this Article XIV but subject to such limitation on the aggregate amount of these bonds which may be outstanding at any one time as may be provided by law; but the authority to levy taxes upon the taxable property in these districts and to issue bonds of these districts payable from taxes levied on the taxable property in them shall be conditioned upon the assent of a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in an election for this purpose to be held as provided by law. Any such district created by a county may contain all or part of any incorpor orated municipality but only municipalities with the consent of the governing thereof. Laws authorities in effect at the time of the adoption of this section and districts established pursuant to these laws shall not be affected by the adoption of this section. 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 on January 1, 1975. I, CLYDE L. MILLER, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the constitutional amendments proposed by the budget session and the Budget Session of the Second Special Session of the Fortieth Legislature, 1974. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 1st day of September, 1974. CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State |