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Show RESOLUTION Propo!nr an Amendment to Section S, Article 13, of tile Constitution. Be It resolved and enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members thereof concurring therein: Section 1. The following proposition to amend the Constitution of the State of Utah is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or disapproval, ""juSection 3. Article 13, of the Constitution of the Stale of Utah shall be amended to read 1Sec.'3'!'The Legislature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and ta.rat:ea on all property in the State, according to its value in money, and shall prescribe by general law such regulations as shall secure a just valuation tor taxation of all property, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of bis. her or its property: I'rocided. that a deduction of debit from credits mny be authorized: Provided further, that the property of the United States of the State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not beid or used tor private or corporate benefit, shall be exempt from taiation. Ditches, canals reservoirs, pipe and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations fjr Irrigat-ii Irrigat-ii g lands owned by such individuals or corporations corpora-tions or the individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed so long as they shaU ba owned and used exclusively for such purpose-Provided purpose-Provided further, that the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such lima and in such manner as may be provided by law. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State is hereby ordered to cause this proposition to be published pub-lished in at least one newspaper in every county of the State where a newspaper is published, for two months immediately preceding the next general election. ... . Sec. 3. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this State at the next general election, for their approval or disapproval. Au official ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thjreon the words, "fortha Amendment to Section 3, Article 13, of the Constitution," Con-stitution," and "Against the Amendment ta Section Article 1:1. of the Constitution, together to-gether with such other title designating sue amendment as may Lo provided by law. Said ballots shall be received and said votes shau be taken, counted, canvassed and returns thereof there-of be made in the same manner and in all respects re-spects as is provide i by law In the case of th election of Mate oncers. Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its ad-ption. RESOLUTION Proposlne an Amendment to Section o. Article lO, of the Constitution. Kelatlng to Ibe Control nl Maintenance of I'uullc Schools. Be it resolved and enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all member! thereof eoncurrin therein: . Section 1 . 1 he following proposition to amend the Constitution of the State of Utah is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or disapproval, "TnatSectlon (S, of Article 10, of the Constitution Constitu-tion of the State of Utah shall be amended u read as follows: . , Sec. . In cities of the first and second class the public school system shall be controlled by the Board of Education of such cities, separate and apart from the counties in which said cities are located. 1 , Sec. 2. The Secretory of State Is hereby ordered to cause this proposition to be published pub-lished In at least one newspaper in every county of the State where a newspaper is published, for two months immediately preceding the next g1?ec.a3.e!This prowsitlon shall be submitted to the electors of this State at the next general election for their approval or disapproval. On all offlcial ballots used at such election there shall be printed: "For the Amendment to Sec- tion 6. Article 10, of the Cc n -titulion, and, "Against the Amendment to section s. Article 10. of the Constitution." together with such . other title designating such amendment as may be provided by law. said ballots sha l be re- ! ceived and said votes shall be taken, counted, I canvassed and returns thereof be made in the I same manner and in all respects as is provided by law in the case of tne election of Biaia - oiheers. i RESOLUTION Proposing Amendments to Section. 1 and US of Article 6 of the Constitution of tile State of Utah, Kelatlne to Direct Legislation by the People. Be it resolved and-enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all the members mem-bers elected to each house thereof concurring tLSection 1. That section 1 of Article S of the Constitution of the State of Utah, be amended to read as follows: ..vet. Sec. I. The legislative power of the Stata 6hall be vested: .. I In a Senate and House of Representatives which shall be designated the Legislature of the State of Utaa. . ti . 2. In the people of the .Slate of Utah, a benestaribTOtera, or such fractional part thereof, of the State of Utah as may beepro-vided beepro-vided by law, under such conditions and in such manner and within such time as may be provided pro-vided by law. may initiate any desired legls.a-tton legls.a-tton and cause the same to be submitted vo a vote of the people for approval or rejection, or may require anv law passed by the Legislature (except those laws passed by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house of the Legislature) to be submitted to the votera ol the State before such law shall take effect The legal .voters, or such fractional art thereof there-of as may be provided by law. of any legal sub-A sub-A ilvion bf the State, under such conditions and In such manner and within sucn lime as may be provided by law. may initiate any desired de-sired legislation and cause the same to be submitted sub-mitted to a vote of the people of said legal subdivision for approval or rejection, or mji require any law or ordinance passed by the law-matins- body of said leiral subdivision lo be submitted to the voters thereof before such law or ordinance shall take effect. - Sec. 2. Also that section : -2, of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Utah ba amended to read as follows: i. Seo 22 The enacting clause of every law shall be, "Be it enacted by the Legislature of lie State of Utah . - Except such laws as may be passed bv the vote of the electors as pro-T?dea pro-T?dea in subdivision 2. section 1 or this article, and such laws shall begin as follows: Be Ik enacted by the peoole of the Suite of Utah. No bill or Joint Hesolution shall be passed, except ex-cept with the assent of the majority of all the numbers elected to each house of fg"? amemK shaVbe' re-enacted and published at Seof's. The Secretary of State Is hereby ordered to cause this proposition to be published pub-lished in at least one newspaper in every county of the State where a newspaper is pub-fched, pub-fched, for two months immediately preceding the next general election , Sec 4 This proposition shail be submitted sub-mitted to' the electors of this State at the next general election tor their approval or rejection. The offlcial ballots used at said election shall have printed thereon. "For the amendment to Sections 1 and 2;, Article 6. of the Uonstitntion, tn "and "Against the amendment to faction's fac-tion's land i2. Article 8. of the Constitution etc," and such designation of title as may oe Provided bv law. Said ballots shall be received and said votes shail be taken, counted n-vassed n-vassed and returas thereof be made in the same manner and in all respects as is provide law in case of the election of State Officers. Statu of Utah. Im Office of Secretary of State, i I James T. Hammond, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that tha foregoing are true and correct copies of tha resolutions proposing amendments to tha Constitution of this State, passed at tha Third regular sesaion of the Leglslatue of Uu StstB" in Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and affljed tha fuulj Great Seal of the State of Utah, a Lake a ttta daJ D( An- SUSCA.D.UU,. t HAMMOND Secretary of state. |