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Show . " CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT r NO. 1 Proposing to Amend Section 1, Article XIV, of the Constitution of Utah Relating to State Indebted-i' Indebted-i' ness i- A concurrent resolution providing an amendment to Section 1, Article XIV, of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to state debt Umita-- Umita-- tion. Be it enacted by tha Legislature of the Slate of Utah, two-thirds of all ? the members elected to each of the S two bouses concurring therein: ? Section 1. That it Is proposed to i amend Section 1, Article 14. of the 5 Constitution of the State of Utah, bo t that the same will read as follows : i Sec. 1. To meet casual deficits or f failures In revenue, and for necessary 'i expenditures for public purposes, in-' in-' eluding the erection of public build-i build-i lnii, and for the payment of all ter-i ter-i rltorlal Indebtedness assumed by the i itate, the state may contract debts, i not exceeding in the aggregate at any 1 one time, an amount equal to 2 per-, per-, centum of the value of the taxablo property of the state, as shown by the , last assessment for state purposes, previous to the incurring of such ln-! ln-! debtedness. But the state shall never contract any Indebtedness, except as ! In the next section provided, in excess of such amount, and all moneys arls- Ing from loans herein authorized, shall be applied solely to the purposes for r which they were obtained. See. 2. The secretary of state is i hereby directed to submit this pro-1 pro-1 posed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election elec-tion In the manner provided by law. Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors ot the state, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1923. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 Proposing to Amend Sections 2 and 3, Article XIII, of tha Constitution Constitu-tion of Utah Relating to Property Subject to Taxation and Rates of Tax A resolution proposing amendment to Sections 2 and 3, Article 13, of the Cnestltutlon of the State of Utah re-lallng re-lallng to property subject to taxaMon and rates ot tax. 1 Ba It resolved Jiy the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds ot all the members elected to each house concurring therein : Section 1. That It is proposed to amend Sections 2 and 3. of Article 1" 1 ot the Constitution of the State of Utah, so that r.'.- sections will read a folio a: Sec. 2 To (e end that the burden ' of taxation raay be equitable upon all property, the 'aglslature is ompi.wcrcl to divide all proper1. In-l-iding mon- 1 eya and credits as well as physical 1 property, Into classef and to deter- mine what class or classes of proper- 1 ty shall be subject to taxation and what property, If any, shall not ho ' subject to taxation. Taxes shall bo I uniform upon all property ot the same class and shall be levied and collected collect-ed for public purposes only. Taxes may tie imposed upon any and all property, Including privileges, fran- I clilses and licenses to do business in the state, but this shall not be so con- ; strued as to authorize the taxation of the stocks of any company or corpora- i tlon when the property of such coin- I puny or corporation represented by such stocks has been taxed. The leg- : islature is empowered to Impose tax- cs upon incomes, which taxes may be graduated and progressive and reason- i a'-le exemptions may be provided, and a credit may be allowed on lncoroa taxes tax-es for property taxes paid within tha year; provided, that nothing In hU section shall permit classification ot mines or mining claims. Sec. 3. The property of the United Unit-ed States, of the state, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations cor-porations and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively ex-clusively for higher religious worship or charitable purposes and places ot burial not held or used for private or corporate benoflt, and mortgages upon both real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, pipes, and flumes owned and used by Individuals or corporations cor-porations tor Irrigating lands owned by such individuals or corporations, or the Individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed so long as they shall be owned and used exclusively ex-clusively for such purpose; a deduction deduc-tion of debits from credit may ba authorized and taxes ot the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and in such manner as may be provided by law. Sec. 2. The secretary ot state la directed to cause this proposed amendment amend-ment to be published as required by the constitution and to ha submitted to the electors of the state at the next general election In tha manner provided pro-vided by law. Soc 3. If approved by the electors ot the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on tha first day ot Tanuary, 1923. Approved March 17, 1921. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. S Proposing to Amend Section B, of Article VI, of tha Constitution of Utah, Relating to Compensation Compen-sation of the Members of tha Legislature A Joint resolution proposing; an amendment to Section 8, of Article VI, ot the Constitution ot tha State of Utah relating to compensation of tha momhers of the legislature-Be legislature-Be it enactod by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of tha members elected to each of the two houses concurring therein: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Seetion 9, Article VI. of the conatllu Lion of the State ot Utah so that tha same will road as follows: Sec. 9. The members ot the Icria-Inture Icria-Inture shall receive such per diem and mileage as the legislature may pro-itdo, pro-itdo, not exceeding eight dollars por ri:iy. and ten cents per mile for the !;sUj necessarily traveled going to i id r,.ti,riiinL' from the plnce of meot-i.g meot-i.g on ihn most usual route, and they l-all receive no other pay or por-i-iimte. See 2. The sivTetary of stare Is hjrrt!,r directed to submit this pr-ipns-nd rimcndme.!'. to ile el-lira of tha Ma'e at tl.o next ireneral eDixrtmn la ilio manner prolded by liw. ''c. 3. If adopted by the lv-n ii? the stnte this amend tiieAt i.-iKo effect January 1, 111:3. J Approved ilarili 17, l'JBl. I, II. K. Crockett, Secretary of Slate, if the Stnte of Utsh, do hereby mrtt-y mrtt-y that the toro-'oin, is a full, true and correct copy uf Constitutional Amendments Amend-ments Nos. 1. 2 and 3 as proposed by he rogular a Anion of the legislature if 10:11, as the same, appear of record n my office. In witness whereof, I havo hereun-o hereun-o sat my hand and affixed the !ient v-cl of the Slate of Utah, this 1st day rf SeiiU-aibcr, l'.j'l ;SEAL) H. R. CltOUKETT, Becrotaiy of SttL |