Show proposed Pio posed constitutional amend vw ment no 2 dyrr SENATE JOINT resolution NO 5 claay cy k aay resolution aja aa a proposing a an amendment 2 to section afa 7 article 7 13 of the con station nsf of the state of utah 1 ing to tax rates for state purposes be wa it resolved mv by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds a W of all the members elected to each a alouse 1 i concurring therein section 1 that it J Is proposed pv to 7 amend section 7 of article jaa XIII of the constitution of the state of utah a so that the mf same will read as follows see 7 7 the j rate of taxation on prop erty for state purposes shall never exceed 8 mills on each dollar of val bation to be apportioned as follows not to exceed 4 mills on each dol ar of valuation for general state pur poses not to exceed 3 mills on each dollar of valuation for district scho 0 purposes not to exceed ah mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes that part of the state tax apportioned to high school pur poses shall constitute a fund to be called the high school fund and shall be apportioned to the cities and school dietr ets maintaining high schools in the manner the legislature may pro vide and whenever the taxable prop erty within the state shall amount to 00 the rates shall not ex aeed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths mills for general state purposes two tenths of one mill for high school purposes and such levy for district school purposes as will raise annually an amount which added to any amar other keff state funds available for rr district school purposes equals ft styf 2500 w for each person of school wf age fi fr in the state w shown ff by sf the last pro ceding school census unless a proposition maae Mf to increase such rate or rates specifying r the af rate or rates 70 proposed afi 6 fi and the time during jaff which the same shall be levied be first submitted to a vote of such of rai the bwy qualified electors of the state as in the ar next pieced ff ing such election fw XII II 11 have paid a property tafv tax assessed to them within the state and the majority s of af those v voting thereon shall vote in favor 97 thereof ff jarf in such Afi manner iv as may be pro vided by law fat af w see 2 the f secretary of state Is di avi erected to cause this proposed 9 amend fe anent to be published as required by y the ift constitution aa and to be submitted if iffa to if the ff electors of the jaff state at ff the nex t general 7 election 17 in the manner provided wi by ar law aw see 3 if approved by afef the fi fief electors Jf of aff the state 1 this proposed amendment shall take effect on the let day of jan 9 uary 1921 jimsy approved ai march IS 1919 |