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Show ah Pages Proposed 0p State of Utah OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salt Lake City Section to amend tion 2, of the State follows: ion (Ultlals fiscal year. is proposed the state for eachof the the For paying purpose Article XIII, Sec- state if there be, any the Constitution of the debt, shall provide legislature of Utah to read as tax 1. It ary 1, 1937, and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the 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 for levying a annually, sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. 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 by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this electors of this state, this the effect take shall amendment the first day of January, amendment shall take effect 1969. Section 2. All t a n g i b 1 e property in the state, not exAugust 30, 1968 empt under the laws of the United States, or under this Dear Fellow Citizens : constitution, shall be taxed in The Legislature of the State of Utah has proportion to its value, to be entnisted me with the responsibility for pubascertained as provided by law. The property of the lishing the following Propositions, which restate, counties, cities, towns, late to changes in the Constitution of the school districts, municipalliState of Utah . corporations and public braries, lots with the buildIn the beginning of the body of each Propoings 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 on January 1, for private or corporate 1969used of the very serious nature of these Proposifrom be shall exempt benefit, tions which your State Legislature has caused taxation. Tangible personal to be placed before you, I urge that each of PROPOSITION NO. 5 property present in Utah on PROPOSITION NO. 4 held is which 1, m., you study the text of the Propositions in full. January MANDATORY AGRICULTURE for sale or processing and I urge you to consult with your .friends, OF RETIREMENT desLAND TAXATION which is shipped to final civic order local leaders JUDGES and that in neighbors tination outside this state within twelve months may be A JOINT RESOLUTION A you may gain all information necessany to JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND deemed by law to have acrender a just and ivise decision. TO AMEND PROPOSING SECARTICLE XIII, quired no situs in Utah for OF THE VIII ARTICLE TION 3 OF THE CONSTISincerely, purposes of ad valorem propOF CONSTITUTION TUTION OF THE STATE erty taxation and may be exUTAH OF CLYDE L. MILLER STATE THE OF UTAH, TO PROVIDE empted by law from such BY THE ADDITION OF State ALL LAND DESof THAT manufacSecretary taxation, whether SECTION 28, AUTHORAGRICIGNATED FOR tured, processed, or produced LEGISLIZING THE MAY ULTURAL USE or otherwise originating withPROVIDE ATURE TO BE ASSESSED FOR ALL in or without the state. TanMANDATORY THE FOR ON PROPOSITION NO. 2 TAX PURPOSES PROPOSITION NO. 1 gible personal property presCONSIDERATION RETIREMENT AND THE on 1, m., ent in Utah January FOR REMOVAL OF OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS COMPENSATION OF ONLY THOSE FACheld for sale in the ordinary JUDGES FROM OFFICE. LEGISLATORS course of business and which TORS RELATIVE TO A JOINT RESOLUTION AGRICULTURAL Be it resolved by the Legisinventory of SUCH PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOINT RESOLUTION constitutes the USE. or of the State of Utah, wholesaler or lature retailer, ARTICLE VI, SECTION PROPOSING TO AMEND any or thirds two of all members or farmer, ARTICLE VI, SECTION manufacturer Be it resolved by the Legis- elected to each of the two 2 AND SECTION 16, OF deembe raiser livestock may 9 OF THE CONSTITUof the State of Utah, houses THE CONSTITUTION of ad valorem lature ed for voting in favor therepurposes THE OF TION thirds of all members of: STATE two to be OF THE STATE OF taxation OF UTAH, RELATING property elected to each of the two Water TO Section 1. It is proposed RELATING exempted. TO TO COMPENSATION UTAH, houses voting in favor therereservoirs, to amend Article VllI of the THE TIME AND DURABE PAID TO MEMBERS ditches, canals, of: Constitution of the State of pumping TION OF SESSIONS OF OF THE LEGISLATURE power plants, Section 1. It is proposed Utah transmission lines, by the addition of SecFOR THEIR SERVICES plants, THE LEGISLATURE. Article XIII, Sec- tion 28 amend to and owned flumes and to read: pipes AND THE PAYMENT used tion 3 of the Constitution of coror individuals by 28. The LegislaBe it resolved by the LegSection OF EXPENSE AND land the State of Utah to read as ture islature of the State of Utah, MILEAGE ALLOW- porations for irrigating may provide uniform within the state owned by follows: two - thirds of all members ANCES. for mandatory restandards Section 3. The Legislature tirement and for such individuals or corporaremoval of elected to each of the two Be it resolved by the Legis- tions, or the individual mem- shall provide by law a unioffice. from houses voting in favor thereLegislalature of the State of Utah, bers thereof, shall, not be form and equal rate of assess- judges secthis tion of: implementing two - thirds of all members separately taxed so long as ment and taxation on all tanbe shall tion only Section 1. It is proposed elected to each of the two they shall be owned and gible property in the State to conduct applicable,subseoccurring to amend Article VI, Section houses voting in favor there- used exclusively for such according to its value in effective date of to the quent Constitution of the 2 and 16, Power plants, money, and shall prescribe by such of: purposes. legislation. Any deteras shall mination of the State of Utah to read the retire1. It is proposed power transmission lines and law such regulations Section as follows: secure a just valuation for ment or requiring genof removal a judge to amend Article VI, Section other property used for electaxation of such property, so from office shall be subject to Sec. 2. Sessions of the Leg- 9 of the Constitution of the erating and delivering islature shall be held annu- State of Utah to read as fol- trical power, a portion of that every person andtaxcor-in review, as to both law ana ' which is used for furnishing poration shall pay a Court. the ally at the seat of government lows: for pumping water for proportion to the value of his, facts, bysectionSupreme second power and shall begin on the is additional This Section 9. The members of on lands her, or its tangible property, Monday in January. A gen- the Legislature shall receive irrigation purposes the cumulative and to, provided that the Legislature methods of removalwith, eral session shall be held dur- compensation of $25 per diem in the state of Utah, may be of justhe manner years, and while actually in session, ex- exempted from taxation to may determine ing judges provided in transient tices and 11 of such extent and extent that the taxing property a budget session shall be held penses of $15 per diem while and 27 of this such purposes. livestock and livestock being Sections for is used numbered even years. during actually in session, and mile- These exemptions shall ac- fed for slaughter to be used Article. Legislation not directly re- age as provided by law. Section 2. The Secretary crue to the benefit of the for human consumption. lated to the state budget may of State is directed to submit The Secretary users of water so pumped Land used for agricultural be considered by the Legis- of Sectionis 2. to submit under such regulations as the purposes may, as the Legis- this proposed amendment to lature during budget sessions thisState directed proposed amendment to legislature may prescribe. lature prescribes, be assessed the electors of the state at only if permitted by a joint the electors of the state of The taxes of the indigent according to its value for the next general election in resolution passed by elec- poor may be remitted or abat- agricultural use without re- the manner provided by law. of the members elected Utah at the next general tion in the manner provided ed at such times and in such gard to the value it may have Section 3 . This amendto each house. law. shall take effect on apbe ment Intangiother for as manner by purposes. provided may Sec. 16. No general session be ble law. exemptThe Section 3. If proval by the electors of the property may legislature may by by of the Legislature shall ex- the electors of thisadopted this as taxation the from for ed exemption provide property state. state, ceed sixty calendar days, ex- amendment shall take in such taxed of be or taxation it homes, effect from may extent such to cept in cases of impeachment. and manner and homesteads, on January 1, 1969. personal I, CLYDE L. MILLER, SecNo budget session shall exto exceed pronot the as $2,000 may Legislature property, of State of the State ceed twenty calendar days, in value for homes, home- vide. Provided that if intan- retary DO HEREBY CERof Utah. of cases impeachexcept in all household fur- gible property be taxed as TIFY that the and steads, foregoitig is a ment. No special session and property the rate thereof PROPOSITION NO. 3 nishings, full, true and correct copy of shall exceed thirty calendar used exclusively shall not exceed five mills on the equipment constitutional amendimof cases INVENTORY of valuation. days, except in his dollar at thereof owner the each by ments proposed by the regupeachment. When any sesTAX REPEAL of abode in maintaining When exempted from taxa- lar session place of the Thirty-Sevent- h sion of the Legislature trying fam- tion as property, the taxable himself and for home a Legislature, 1967, and cases of impeachment ex- A JOINT RESOLUTION ily. Property not to exceed income therefrom shall be n the Second Special of calendar ceeds the number PROPOSING TO AMEND $3,000 in value, owned by dis- taxed under any tax based on by held in 1966, as appears XIII, SEC- abled persons who served in incomes, but when taxed by on record ARTICLE days it may remain in sesin my office. secsion as provided in this TION 2, OF THE CON- any war in the military servState of Utah as propreIN WITNESS WHEREtion. The members shall STITUTION OF THE ice of the United States or erty, the income therefrom ceive for compensation only STATE OF UTAH, RE- of the state of Utah and by shall not also be taxed. The OF, I have hereunto set my the usual per diem expenses LATING TO AN AD the unmarried widows and Legislature may provide for hand and affixed the Great VALOREM and mileage. TAX EX- minor orphans of such dis- deductions, exemptions and Seal of the State of Utah, at TAN- abled Salt Lake City, this 30th day of FOR EMPTION Sec. 2. The Secretary persons or of persons or offsets on any tax based of August, 1968. who while serving in the mili- upon income. The personal State is directed to submit GIBLE PERSONAL CONSTtary service of the United income tax rates shall be this proposed amendment to PROPERTY INVENTORY ITUTING States or the state of Utah graduated but the maximum CLYDE L. the electors of the State of AND HELD FOR SALE were killed in action or died rate shall not exceed six perMILLER Utah at the next general elecIN THE ORDINARY as a result of such service cent of net income. No excise manner the provided COURSE OF BUSINESS. may be exempted as the leg- tax rate based upon income tion in Secretary law. shall exceed four percent of by Be it resolved by the Legis- islature may provide. of limitarate The income. net the The legislature shall proSec. 3. If adopted by lature of the State of Utah, for contained herein tions State electors of this state, this two thirds of all members vide by law for an annual tax for and income on based taxes sources with other two effect each the of to sufficient, elected amendment shall take of revenue, to defray the esti- taxes on intangible property, the first day of January, houses voting in favor mated ordinary expenses of shall be effective until Janu - - V.V4 ? ,j rights, odd-number- '4l ed two-thir- ds furniture, Ses--sio- -- 1969. k- - 4! C |