Show constitutional a amendments constitutional amendment no I 1 RE RELATING LATINa TO FILLING VACANCIES IN legislature v A joint resolution proposing pro an amendment to section 13 of article VI of the th of the th state of utah relating to vacancies in the legislature lei ha be it resolved by br the legislature of the state of utah two thirds third of all members elected to each house concurring the therein reint t SECTION 1 sections section to be mended amended that it to Is proposed to amend section 13 of article VI of the tha constitution of the state of utah so 0 o that the tb tuna owns shoal shall read as 03 follows I 1 SECTION 13 vacancies to ie be tilled filled vacancies that nay may occur in either house home of the legisla leRla latura shall ho be filled in such manner as may anny be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub PUD ush the secretary of state Is directed to cause proposed amendment to be published tia as required iu tred by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the tate state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION S 3 in effect when it if approved hy by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take balte effect on the 1st at day of january y 1831 1931 fil filed d with the jangar secretary cc cere r I 1 tary of state february 2 21 1020 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING LATING nE TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resolution prop ostric an amendment to section no 1 2 and 3 of article 18 13 of the constitution of the lh state of utah relating to revenue and taxation be it resolved resol Ted liy by tho the legislature of the state of utah two thirds third of sit all bembera elected to each house con concur c ur finx ther therel c ims ru SECT SECTION I 1 ON 1 sections section proposed to amend that it is a proposed to amend sections 2 and 8 3 of article XIII of the constitution of 0 the tha state of utah go BO that the same wilfread will read as a follows SECTION 2 tangible property to he be taxed how ascertained hempt leri dalure to provide annual tax for state all tangible property in the th state not exempt under the tha laws of the tha united states arunder or under this his shall hall be taxed in proportion to its ita balte to be ascertained as n provided by law the itha property of the states f the state counties cities towns school municipal corporations and public libraries lots with the buildings thereon mod exclusively for either religious worship 0 ort charitable purposes purpose and places ol 01 0 1 bural 11 not held or used lined tor for private or corp corporate i ben benefit c lit shall be ba exempt from tax aton I 1 water rights ditches canals reservoirs power plants pumping plants olon eion pipes and flumes blumes owned and ana used by ind individuals Ivi duals or corporations for it ir lands land within the state owned by such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof abail shall note not be ba pepa separately bately taxed as aj lon ions Z as aa they shall tx owned and used ex exclusively c lu for ucb such pur pull pages power platts plants power transmission lines and other property used for ten cen crating and delivering dellver lne electrical power a portion of which Is used for furnishing power for pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands land in the state of cf utah ma may y tie be exempted from taxation to tha extent that such inch property pro p erty Is ij wed used tor for such purposes these tx emotions shall accrue to the benefit of the tha users of water so BO pumped under such euch regulations as the tha legislature may prescribe the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as aa may be provided by law the tha legislature may provide for the tha exemption from taxation of homes homesteads and personal property not t to 0 exceed two hundred fifty dollars in val kalua us for homes and 4 and onehundred one hundred dollars for personal pe property property not to exceed in value owned ly by disabled persons who served in any war la in the military service of the tha united states state or of the th state of utah and by the unmarried widows an and d minor orphans of such boch persons may tall y b be exam exempted apted as aa the tha legislature may provide tho the legislature shall ahau provide by law for an annual tax sufficient with other sours bour ces of revenue to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year for the tha purpose of paying the state debt if any thero there bei be the legisla leema ture shall provide for levying a tax annually sufficient to pay the annual inter est cat and to pay far principal of such each debt within twenty years rears from the final passage of the law area the debt SECTION 3 assessment and tuition taxation of tangible ble property rate deductions exemptions personal income tax rates dispositions of revenue the legislature provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all tangible property in the state according to tta its value in money and shall hall prescribe by tow law uch such regulations as a shall secure edcura a just valuation for taxation of such property so BO that every person and corporation shall pay a proportion to the value of hla his her or its ita tan abble property 1 provided that the Ie legislature may determine the manner and extent of taxing transient live tock stock and live stock being fed for slaughter laughter to be ba used for human consumption intangible prop erty may be exempted from taxation as property or it may be taxed in ouch euch manner and to such ouch extent as the legislature may provide provided that if intangible property be ba taxed an a property the rate thereof shall not exceed five fire mills on each dollar of valuation when exempted from taxation As aj pro property kerty the taxable income shall ahall le be taxed under any tax based on jim incomes but who when ta taxed ed by the state of f utah as a property the tha income shall not mot also be taxed the legislature may provide for deductions exemptions empt ions andor offsets on any tay tax based upon income the personal income tax rato rates shall be graduated but the maximum rate shall not exceed six per cent of net income neome no excise tax rate based upon income shall exceed four per cent of net income the rato rate limitations herein contained for taxes taxa based on iacomo end and for taxes on intangible property shall bo be effs effective etive until january 1 1937 2937 and thereafter until changed chanar frd by law by a vote of the tha majority of the members mer abera elected to each house of we uie legislature leefa lature all revenue received from taxes on income or from taxes on an intangible property shall be allocated as follo follows wat 75 per cent thereof to the state district school fund and 26 25 per cent thereof to the state general as fund and t iha a state stat levies for such each purposes shall be ba reduced annually iu in proportion to the revenues so 0 o allocated provided that any surplus above aboa the rev eluo required for tho state district school fund as a provided in section 7 of this athla article shall bo be paid into the state general fund fiand SECTION 2 Stert secretary tary of t state to publish the secretary of state is directed to bause anis proposed amendment to bo be published as aa required by the constitution and to tob bo submitted to tho the electors elector of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 to take effect hilten it approved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect un the lot lit day of ja january 1931 1031 piled filed with the tha S er of duary 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 3 TO STATE school FUND AND MANNER OP OF distributing IN TEREST OP OF SUCA FUND t A A joint resolution providing for eismen amend d menta to house hoar joint num nom bero ben three and eight by the leg mature in 2929 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and section 7 article XIII il of tho the constitution of the state of utah ng to the state school fund and nd the manner of distributing the ini I 1 terest of such inch fund and nd other revenue MOT of the several school chool districts of the b ibe otate state it resolved Ted by the legislature af pf of tile 1 state of utah two thirds of nil all the mem tor bets elected to each house concu concurring tring therein t BE SECTION 1 resolution proposed to la menil that it Is proposed to am amend end house joint resolution number 8 by the in 1023 pro osing to emend a nd section 8 of article 10 all of the conati constitution tu tallon fi ot the state of utah so 10 that the same eam will read fread as follows SECTION 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds proceed per paual P squall fund tho the proceeds of ell all lands that I 1 h have a ve been or may be slanted granted by ahw united states to this thin state for the tha sup support of the tha common schools tho the proceeds proceed yort of all property that way may accrue to the state by escheat ese beator or forfeiture all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws law of this state the proceeds of tho the sale of timber mineral or other property from school a and nd state land ands other than those granted rr anted for purposes Bea and five per of tho the net proceeds pro tw eds eda of the sale eale of public laoda lands lying w within in tho the state which shall tx be sold old by tin the united states subsequent to the eil ad mission of this state stata into the tha shall be ba and remain a perpetual fund to bo be called the state school fund the interest of which only shall ahall b be distributed among th tha several school according to the last school SECTION 2 resolution Ile solution proposed to amend that it Is proposed to amend house joint resolution number n u m her 8 passed by the legislature in 10 1029 2 9 proposing to amend section 7 ot of article ar bicle XIII I 1 of the constitution of the S state tat e of utah so no that the paine will read an n follows SECTION 7 rate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution the rate of taxation on tangible tont fibla property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths rains mill for general state pur purposes poses two tenths of one on mill for high 5 school h 0 ol 01 purposes which shall constitute the high school I 1 fund said fund shall be apportioned in the manner the legislature a hall ahall provide to the school districts main t high schools school and such levy for district school purposes pur posea which together with the interest on the tha permanent school fund and such other funda as rasy may be available for district school purposes win will raise annually an amount which equals 2500 for each person of school nae age in the state no an shown by the last pre prec coding dine school census tho the same to b be distributed among amone the school districts according to the last preceding school consul census and la in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose br the legislate leg legislature islat r 0 0 hall be moo for each person of school 1 age 0 so as shown by the last preceding school census I 1 said eaid equall station fund shall be apportioned ts to the school districts in such manner as ai the ley leg shall ahall provide said rates rate ahall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same earno specifying the rate or rates proposed ind and the time aline during which the sarno game shall be levied le vied be first submitted to a voto vote of such of the qualified electors of the state sta te a as in the year next pro pre ceding such buch el eltion elation tion shall have paid a property properly tax ma aas ased ti tev them within the state and the tha majority of those thereon ahall vote vota in oa beof in much manner as aa may be ba provided by law BE SECTION MON 3 secreta secretary of state pub the no secretary of state Is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be ba published as required by the constitution an and d to te le submitted to the tha electors of the stat a at the tha next general election in the manner provided by law as aa one proposition in lieu of IL J R numbers 8 and 8 passed at the regular session cession of the th legislature leebl aturo SECTION 4 to take effect when if approved by tho the electors of the state the proposed amendment shall hall take effect on the tha first day of january 1931 1931 I 1 i filed with the tha Secra secretary tary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no A 4 resolution RELATING TO THE ME TAXATION OF MINES AND MINING TY A joint resolution providing for an amend ment bent to section 4 article 13 of the th constitution of the tha state of utah relating to the taxation of mines and mining property be it resolved by the he legisla tare of the state of utah two thirds of all the th mem ben bars elected to each house hom concurring therein i SECTION I 1 sections section proposed to mend amend that it Is proposed to amend section 4 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so 0 o that the same will read as follows SECTION 4 mines and claims to be assessed ased basis and multiple what to be assessed as a tangible property all ferous mines or mining claims both placer and rock in place shall ahall be assessed as the legislature rhall hall provide provided the tha basis end and multiple now used in do da hig the value of mines for taxation purposes and the additional assessed value of 50 per acre thereof shall not be changed before janus january ry 1 2 1935 nor thereafter until otherwise provided by law AU all other mines or ait na claims claim and other ether valuable mineral i including lands containing coal or hydra carbons carbon and all ina machinery chinery used in rat and all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or claims and the tha value of any 07 surface use ct made of claims claim or mining property for other than mining hall bo be assessed as other tangible property SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish sec secretary rOtary of state la Is directed to cause this propped amendment to be ba pub lashed B as required by the constitution and to lo be 10 submitted to the electors elector of the tha state at the next general election in the manner pr provided aided I 1 by law 0 S SECTION 3 in effect if up proved by the tha electors elector of the state ehlt th it propped amendment shall hall talce take effect affect on the 0 lit day daro c january 1031 filed with the tha secretary of state teh rob auary 2 1930 r J constitutional amendment amendee nob no 5 A anwoth CRE TING A STATE T EMIC aion A j joint r rei iton an arlend ment to bi 11 H of article 13 ot of th the con aution of t b 6 stitt af of utah relating M to revenue and taxation CB it 19 1 resol Tid by th the of tile scabs scats of utah of kil wyber ber elected to each house hoar therein i SECTION 2 1 sections section proposed opol pr to io angrid rot tnt that it Is proposed to amend stion section 11 of arthold xin of the constitution of the state of utah 0 so o that the tama same will 1 I read as aa follows follow i section it 11 creation Creat lort of state tax corn com ml ion goyer governor nor to appoint terms duties duhm county co coun dutie mattel there shall be a state tax corn magalon coni lattne of four ambers mcm beri not mote than two ot of whom shall hll belong to the tha aft political party th of the commission gaall be appointed by the governor b by v and with the tha consent of the genatt for bueb acl terms of office an nay may b ba provided by law the ata tx sion ion shall bail ad and supervise ur the tax laws law of the th state it shall iball assess mines zend and publio utilities and adjust end and equal 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