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Show Page 5. Proposed Grannies in Oteros Constitution State of Utah OF OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATE Salt Lake City August 30, 1968 Dear Fellow Citizens: The Legislature of the State of Utah has entrusted me with the responsibility for publishing the folioicing Propositions , which relate to changes in the Constitution of the Section to amend tion 2, of the State fiscal year. ary 1, 1937, and thereafter is proposed the state for eachof the purpose paying the until changed by law by a Article XIII, Sec- For if any there be, vote of the majority of the of state debt, 1. It the Constitution legislature shall provide of Utah to read as the a tax annually, for levying follows: to sufficient pay the annual Section 2. All t a n g i b 1 e interest and to pay the prinproperty in the state, not ex- cipal of such debt, within empt under the laws of the twenty vears from the final United States, or under this passage of the law creating 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 constitution, shall be taxed in the debt. Section 2. The Secretary proportion to its value, to be ascertained as provided by of State is directed to submit law. The property of the this proposed amendment to state, counties, cities, towns, the electors of the state ol school districts, municipalli- Utah at the next general elecState of Utah . tion in the manner provided corporations and public buildwith the lots law. braries, each bv In the beginning of the body of Propoused 3. If adopted by by law. exclusively thereon Section ings sition we have set forth the Ballot Title of the Section 3. If adopted by for either religious worship the electors of this state, this the General on will as electors of this state, this it the and appear Proposition or charitable purposes, amendment shall take eifect shall take effect amendment or Because held 1968. Election Ballot on November 5, the first, dav of January. places of burial not on or January 1, 1969. used for private corporate 1969. of the very serious nature of these Projjosi-tion- s from be exempt benefit, shall which your State Legislature has caused taxation. Tangible personal to be placed before you, I urge that each of PROPOSITION NO. property present in Utah on PROPOSITION NO. 4 is held in which the text the full. of Propositions January 1, m., you study MANDATORY AGRICULTURE for sale or processing and I urge you to consult with your friends, RETIREMENT OF which is shipped to final desLAND TAXATION in. JUDGES that order neighbors and local civic leaders tination outside this state RESOLUTION within twelve months may be A JOINT you may gain all information necessai'y to PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOINT RESOLUTION deemed by law to have acrender a just and wise decision. PROPOSING TO AMEND SECARTICLE XIII, quired no situs in Utah for ARTICLE VIII OF THE TION 3 OF THE CONSTISincerely, purposes of ad valorem propCONSTITUTION OF TUTION OF THE STATE exbe and taxation may erty THE STATE OF UTAH CLYDE L. MILLER OF UTAH, TO PROVIDE by law from such empted BY THE ADDITION OF THAT ALL LAND DESSecretary of State taxation, whether manufacSECTION 28, AUTHORIGNATED FOR AGRICtured, processed, or produced LEGISLTHE IZING ULTURAL USE MAY ATURE or otherwise originating withPROVIDE TO BE ASSESSED FOR ALL in or without the state. TanMANDATORY FOR THE TAX PURPOSES ON PROPOSITION NO. 2 PROPOSITION NO. 1 gible personal property presCONSIDERATION RETIREMENT AND THE on 1, m., ent in Utah January FOR REMOVAL OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS COMPENSATION OF OF ONLY THOSE FACheld for sale in the ordinary FROM OFFICE. JUDGES LEGISLATORS course of business and which TORS RELATIVE TO A JOINT RESOLUTION Be it resolved by the Legisinventory of SUCH AGRICULTURAL PROPOSING TO AMEND A JOINT RESOLUTION constitutes the USE. or of the Slate of Utah, wholesaler lature or retailer, ARTICLE VI, SECTION PROPOSING TO AMEND any or two of all members thirds or manufacturer farmer, the Legisresolved ARTICLE VI, SECTION livestock raiser it Be by 2 AND SECTION 16, OF of the two each deemelected to may be CONSTITUof Utah, THE OF the 9 State of lature in THE CONSTITUTION favor therehouses voting - thirds of all members OF THE STATE ed for purposes of ad valorem TION two taxation to be elected to each of the two of: OF THE STATE OF OF U T A H , RELATING property Water 1. It is proposed TO rights, houses voting in favor there- to Section TO COMPENSATION TO exempted. UTAH, RELATING reservoirs, VIII of the Article amend ditches, canals, THE TIME AND DURABE PAID TO MEMBERS of: of the State of Constitution plants, pumping TION OF SESSIONS OF OF THE LEGISLATURE power transmission Section 1. It is proposed Utah of Seclines, addition the by FOR THEIIl SERVICES plants, flumes owned and to amend Article XIII, SecTHE LEGISLATURE. and read: to 28 tion AND THE PAYMENT pipes or cor- tion 3 of the Constitution of Section 28. The LegislaBe it resolved by the LegOF EXPENSE AND used by individuals the State of Utah to read as porations for irrigating land follows: ture islature of the State of Utah, MILEAGE may provide uniform within the state owned by for mandatory retwo - thirds of all members standards 3. The individuals Section or such Legislature corporatwo the elected to each of ' tirement and for removal of unia the resolved law Be memindividual Legisshall or the by by provide tions, from office. Legislahouses voting in favor lature of the State of Utah, bers thereof, shall, not be form and equal rate of assess- judges this section implementing two - thirds of all members separately taxed so long as ment and taxation on all tan- tion shall be only Section 1. It is proposed elected to each of the two they shall be owned and gible property in the State to conduct applicablesubseoccurring to amend Article VI, Section houses voting in favor used exclusively for such according to its value in quent to the effective date of 2 and 16, of the Constitution Power plants, money, and shall prescribe by such purposes. legislation. Any detershall as of the State of Utah to read and transmission dines such law regulations power retireSection 1. It is proposed for mination requiring the for valuation as follows: used a gensecure other property just of a ment or removal to amend Article VI, Section judge Sec. 2. Sessions of the Leg- 9 of the Constitution of the erating and delivering elec- taxation of such property, so from office shall be subject to trical power, a portion of that every person and cor- review, as to both law and islature shall be held annu- State of Utah to read as which is used for furnishing poration shall pay a tax in facts, by the Supreme Court. ally at the seat of government for pumping water for proportion to the value of his, and shall begin on the second This section is additional 9. The members of power Section on lands her, or its tangible property, Monday in January. A gen- the Legislature shall receive irrigation purposes to, and cumulative with, the eral session shall be held dur- compensation of $25 per diem in the state of Utah, may be provided that the Legislature of removal of justaxation to may determine the manner methods years, and while actually in session, ex- exempted fromsuch ing and tices judges provided in the extent that property and extent of taxing transient Sections 11 a budget session shall be held and 27 of this while diem penses of $15 per is used for such purposes. livestock and livestock being during even numbered years. actually in session, and mile- These Article. exemptions shall ac- fed for slaughter to be used 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 2. The for Section Secretary users of water so pumped Land used agricultural be considered by the Legisthis to submit directed is the of as proposed amendment to State Legisunder such regulations as the purposes may, lature during budget sessions of the state at electors to the assessed be amendment proposed legislature may prescribe. lature prescribes, only if permitted by a joint this election in next for the of state the value of general the electors s The taxes of the indigent according to its resolution passed by rethe manner elecby law. provided next the general poor may be remitted or abat- agricultural use without of the members elected Utah at have tion in the manner provided ed at such times and in such gard to the value it may Section 3 . This amendto each house. bv law. manner as may be provided for other purposes. Intangi- ment shall take effect on apSec. 16. No general session 3. If adopted by by law. The legislature may ble property may be exemptSection proval by the electors of the of the Legislature shall exas state. taxation the from ed for property this of exemption this electors the provide state, ceed sixty calendar flays, ex- amendment shall take such in taxed be of it or taxation homes, effect may from cept in cases of impeachment. on January 1, 1969. and personal manner and to such extent homesteads, CLYDE L. MILLER, SecexNo budget session shall to exceed $2,000 as the Legislature may pro- I, not property, of State of the State ceed twenty calendar days, in value for homes, home- vide. Provided that if intan- retary of Utah, DO HEREBY CERexcept in cases of impeachhousehold fur- gible property be taxed as TIFY all and steads, that the foregoing is a ment. No special session NO. 3 and property the rate thereof PROPOSITION nishings, of and correct true shall exceed thirty calendar used exclusively shall not exceed five mills on full, constitutional copy amendequipment imINVENTORY days, except in cases of the owner thereof at his each dollar of valuation. the by ments proposed by the regusesWhen any peachment. of abode in maintaining When exempted from taxa- lar session TAX REPEAL place of the Thirty-Sevent- h sion of the Legislature trying the taxable famas and tion himself for home a property, Legislature, 1967, and cases of impeachment ex- A JOINT RESOLUTION to exceed income therefrom shall be not ily. Property Second Special Sesthe ceeds the number of calendar PROPOSING TO AMEND $3,000 in value, owned by dis- taxed under any tax based on by held in 1966, as appears sesXIII, SEC- abled persons who served in incomes, but when taxed by sion ARTICLE days it may remain in secsion as provided in this TION 2, OF THE CON- any war in the military serv- the State of Utah as prop- on record in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREtion. The members shall reSTITUTION OF THE ice of the United States or erty, the income therefrom I have hereunto set my REfor ceive compensation only STATE OF UTAH, of the state of Utah and by shall not also be taxed. The OF, diem hand and affixed the Great usual the expenses LATING TO AN AD the unmarried widows and Legislature may provide for per the State of Utah, at EXof Seal and mileage. VALOREM TAX minor orphans of such dis- deductions, exemptions and Lake City, this 30th day EMPTION FOR TAN- abled persons or of persons or offsets on any tax based Salt Sec. 2. The Secretary of of August, 1968. who while serving in the mili- upon income. The personal State is directed to submit GIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONST- tary service of the United income tax rates shall be this proposed amendment to ITUTING INVENTORY or the state of Utah graduated but the maximum the electors of the State of AND HELD FOR SALE Stateskilled CLYDE L. in action or died rate shall not exceed six perwere elecnext MILLER the at Utah general IN THE ORDINARY as a result of such service cent of net income. No excise tion in the manner provided COURSE OF BUSINESS. may be exempted as the leg- tax rate based upon income Secretary law. shall exceed four percent of by Be it resolved by the Legis- islature may provide. of limitaSec. 3. If adopted by the lature of the State of Utah, The legislature shall pro- net income. The rate for State electors of this state, this two thirds of all members vide by law for an annual tax tions herein contained for and income on based taxes sources with other amendment shall take effect elected to each of the two sufficient, 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 1969. - -- odd-number- two-third- furniture, -- . t |