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Show Page Twelve FRIDAY. THE SALT LAKE TIMES SEPTEMBER 27. 1974 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 16. Duties of The Secretary of State. Secretary of State shall keep a record of the official acts of the Legislature and Executive Department of the State, and, when required, shall lay the same and all matters relative thereto before either branch of the Legislature, and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law. Section 17. Duties of Auditor and Treasurer. The Auditor shall be Auditor of Public Accounts, and the 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. Compensation 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. 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, 7. November effective 1950.) Section 21. Grants and commissions. All grants and commissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the State of 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 State of Utah. The present seal of the Territory of Utah shall be the seal of the State until otherwise provided by law. 23. Section United States officials ineligible Governor not eligible for senate. No person, while holding any office under the United States government, shall hold any office under the State government of Utah, and the Governor shall not be eligible for election to the Senate of the United States during the term for which he shall have been elected Governor. Proposed Amendment SHALL SECTION 29 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED TO PERMIT THE STATE TO LEND ITS CREDIT ONLY TO AID IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY WITHIN THE STATE. (THE PRESENT LAW AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE ON CARDS IN THE POLLING PLACE AND BOOTH.) b) the Leg-'islatur- e of the State of Utah, tuo-third- s of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor there-of- : Section Section It is proposed that Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Utah be amended to read: 1. Section 29. Lending of public credit. 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. 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 January 1, 1975. 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 PROP- LENDING OF PUBLIC CREDIT rcsnlitJ Section 29. Lending public credit forbidden. 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. ERTY (PRINCIPALLY MOTOR VEHICLES) WHICH IS REGISTERED FOR USE UPON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OR PUBLIC LANDS, FROM TAXATION AS PROPERTY AND TO PROVIDE IN PROPOSITION NO. 2 Be is Present Provision LIEU THEREOF A UNIFORM STATEWIDE FEE. ASSESSMENT OR LEVY; PROVIDED THE VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY SHALL REMAIN ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHLIMITADEBT ING PRESENT TIONS. (THE LAW AND THE PROPOSED REVISIONS ARE IN THE ON CARDS AND PLACE POLLING BOOTH.) Be is resol ted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, tuo-third- s of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor tbere-of- : 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 (cont.) 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. 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, and maintaining operating, 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 withSection 2. Submission to out regard to the limitaelectors. The Secretary of State is directed to submit tions of Section 3 and 4 this proposed amendment of this Article XIV but to the electors of the State subject to such limitation on the aggregate amount of of Utah at the next general election in the manner these bonds which may be outstanding at any one provided by law. time as may be provided Section 3. Effective date. by law; but the authority If adopted by the electors to levy taxes upon the taxable property in these disof this state, this amendDetricts and to issue bonds ment shall take effect of these districts payable cember 31, 1974. 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 PROPOSITION NO. 4 all or part of any incorpor orated municipality SPECIAL SERVICE but only municipalities DISTRICTS with the consent of the SHALL ARTICLE XIV OF governing authorities THE STATE CONSTITUthereof. Laws in effect at BY AMENDED BE TION the time of the adoption ADDING A NEW SECof this section and districts TION TO PERMIT THE established pursuant to LEGISLATURE TO these laws shall not be afAUTHORIZE ANY fected by the adoption of OR CITY, COUNTY, TOWN TO ESTABLISH this section. SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO Section 2. The Secretary PROVIDE WATER, SEWis directed to subof ERAGE, DRAINAGE, mitState proposed amendFLOOD CONTROL, mentthis to the electors of the GARBAGE, HOSPITAL, of Utah at the next State TRANSP ORTATION, RECREATION, AND FIRE general election in the SERVPROTECTION manner provided by law. ICES, AND TO LEVY Section 3. If adopted by TAXES AND ISSUE BONDS FOR ACQUIRthe electors of this state, CONSTRUCTING. ING, this amendment shall take AND EQUIPPING ANY effect on January 1, 1975. OF THESE FACILITIES. Proposed Amendment CONDITIONED UPON THE ASSENT OF A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT. (THE PRESENT LAW AND THE PROPOSED AMEND- MENTS ARE ON CARDS IN THE POLLING PLACE AND BOOTH.) ne it resolved by the L islature of the State of Ut s of all mernb elected to each of the t houses voting in favor the of: tuo-third- 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 legisla- ture 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 I, CLYDE L. MILLER, Sec- retary of State of the State Utah, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the forego ing 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, of 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. L. :lyde MILLER Secretary of State |