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Show Constitutional Amendments Eurposes, which shall constitute the Igh school fund: said furd shall b apportioned in the manner the Legislature Legis-lature shall provide, to the schoo' districts dis-tricts maintaining high schools, and such levy for district school purposes which together with such other funds as may be available for district school purposes, will raise annually an amount which equals $25 for each person of school age in the state as shown by the last preceding school census; the same to be distributed among the school districts according to the last preceding school census; and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose by the Legislature Legis-lature shall be $5 for each person of school age as shown by the last preceding pre-ceding school census; said equalization fund shall be apportioned to the school districts in such manner as the Legislature Legis-lature shall provide. Said rates shall Tint Ha inmnwil nn1pa ft nrnnntritlnn Constitutional Amendment 1 No. 1 PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHEE PEOPERTY PERMANENT FUND UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION , ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELAT- 1NG TO THE PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY ' AND CREATING A PERMANENT FUND AND A UNIFORM SCHOOL i FUND FOR THE COMMON AND tf ' PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Be it resolved by the Legislature ef the state of Utah, two-thirds of all the members fleeted to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. That it Is proposed to amend section S of Article 10 of the Constitution of the state of Utah as amended by the vote of the electors at the eeneral election of 1930 to read to increase the same specifying the rate or rates proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the state, as in the year next preceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state, and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such manner as may be provided by law. SECTION 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state in the next general election in the manner provided by law. SECTION 8. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1939. as follows : i Sec S. The proceeds of the tales of all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to this state, for the support of the common schools, and five per centum of the net proceeds of the sales of United States public lands lying within the state and sold by the " United States subsequent to the admission ad-mission of this state into the Union, shall be and remain a permanent fund, - to be called the State School Fund, the interest of which only, shall be expended for the support of the common com-mon schools. The interest on the State School Fund, the proceeds of all property prop-erty that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture, all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corpora- this state, the proceeds of the sales of timber, and the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of minerals or other property from school and state lands, other than those granted for specific purposes, shall, with such other revenues as the Legislature may from time to time allot thereto, constitute con-stitute a fund to be known as the Uniform School Fund, which Uniform School Fund shall be maintained and used for the support of the common and public schools of the state and apportioned in such manner as the Legislature shall provida. Tha provisions pro-visions of Section 7, Article XIII of this Constitution shall be construed as a limitation on the rate of taxation taxa-tion on tangible property for district school purposes and. not on the amount of funds available therefor and, further, fur-ther, no moneys allocated to the Uniform Uni-form School Fund shall be considered in fixing the rates of taxation specified speci-fied in Section 1 of Article XIII. SECTION 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed n,An.ln,.,n4- ft, AWtnM txf the, tntj Constitutional Amendment No. 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION , ARTICLE 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UTAH, RELATING TO HOURS OF WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS. Be it retolved by the Legielature of the state of Utah, two-thirde of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: SECTION 1. That it is proposed to amend section 6 of article 16 of the Constitution of the state of Utah. Sec. 6. The Legislature shall determine de-termine the hours that shall constitute consti-tute a day's work on all works or undertakings carried on or aided by the stcto, county or nunirpal gavorn-ment; gavorn-ment; and the Legislature shall pass laws to provide for the health and safety of employees in factories, smelters, and mines and shall determine deter-mine the number of maximum hours SECTION 2. That the secretary of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by SECTION 3. If adopted by tkf electors of this state, this amendme shall take effect the first dT J--iuary, 1939. I, E.E.Monson, Secretary of State i thYStale of Utahrdohereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true ana correct copy of the 8 Constitutional Amendments proposed by the regular session of the legislature tff 1937 as the same appears of record in my "'"further certify that they will appear on the official ballot at the general election November 8, 1938, hinder tbe number and title herein designated. . In witness whereof, I nave hereunto here-unto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, tail 26th day of August, 1938. Secretary of Stat. ; at the next general election in the manner provided by law. ; SECTION 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1939. Constitutional Amendment Not 2, RATE OF TAXATION PUR-POSES PUR-POSES DISTRIBUTION 1 ' A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PRO-POSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING RE-LATING TO THE RATE OF TAXATION, PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION. Be'' it 'resolved by the Legislature oft the State of Utah, two-thirds of all. ' of the members elected to each kousei concurring therein: t SECTION 1. That it is proposed tol amend section 7 of Article 13 of the( Constitution of the state of Utah, as amended by the vote of the electors at the general election of 1930 to read as follows: Sec. 7. The rate of taxation on . tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation, two and four-tenths four-tenths mills for general state purposes, ' ' two-tenths of one mill for high school |