Show constitutional amendments constitutional amendment no I 1 resolution RELATING TO FILLI FILLING j VACANCIES IN legislature A joint on propos ng an amend ment men to se sect c t on 13 of 0 article VI of the const canal tat tut on of the state of utah ie to lat at as ng la to vacancies in the leg slature statute be it resolved by the leg slature of the state of utah two third thirds of all mum mem bera hers elected to each house concurs 9 h there a n PE SECTION 1 sections S lon to be amended propos eclo that it is proposed ed to argend amend sect on 18 of art cle cis VI of the const aution of the state of utah so that the same shall read as follows SECTION 13 vacancies to be flied t lied Va cances ea that may occur in ether e ther house of the legislature shall be t f lied in euch such manner as may be pray ded by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub ish 1 sh the secretary of state is d reeled to cause the th proposed amendment to be e DOM shed as red by the const aution a and nd to be suba eted to the electors of the state at the next genera general elect on int in the b manner pray led ded by law SECTION 3 in effect when it if op P proved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st dai dm of january 1931 fled F led ath w th the secretary of state february 21 1930 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVEN REVENUE UE AND TAXATION A joint resolution reso luton on proposing propos ng an amend ment to sect ons one 2 and 3 of article 13 of the const aution of the state of utah relating to revenue and taxat on be ft it resolved by the legislature leg slature of the state of utah two th ads of all members elected to each house concur ring therein I 1 SECTION I 1 section tons proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend sect ons one 2 and 3 ft art cle cis XIII of the const tut on of the state of utah so 0 o that the same w 11 II read as follows SECTION 2 tang ble his property to he taxed how value ascetta ned properties exempt legislature to pray de annual tax for state all tangible tang ble property in the state not exempt under the laws of the un ted states or under th a conati tut on shall be taxed in on to its val e to be ascertained as provided by law the property of the united states of the stat state count es cities towns school districts mun e pal corporations and pub 0 I 1 bra rem r es lots ath w th the bu id HRS thereon used exclusively top for e ther rel s g ous worship or char table purposes and places of bur a aa not held or used for private or corpo corporate rute belef t t shall be exempt from taxat on water rights d aches canals reserve re to power plants pumping plant transi 8 slon sion lines pipes and flumes owned and used by ind v duals or corporations for ir ri gating lands w thin the state owned by such ind or cor corpora ons one or the ind vidual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exalus vely for su on h b pur poses P sea power plants power tra a ss as on ines 1 nes and other property used tor for gen erat ng and del ver ne ng electrical power powe r a parton port on of which is used for furnish furnishing in 9 power for pumping pump ng water for irr gaton gat on purposes on lands in the state of utah may be exempted from taxation to the extent that euch such property is used tor for B such uch purposes these exemptions exem exempt ons shall to the belef t of the users of water so purn pumped ped under such regulations as the le leg 9 slature may breser be the taxes of the ind gent poor may be rem tied or abated at such t tines me a d in such manner as may be brov led by law the leg slature may pray ie a for the exempt on from taxation of homes homesteads and personal prop erty arty not to exceed two hundred f fly dol lars term in value for homes and homesteads and nd one hundred dollars for personal prop erty property not to exceed 3 in value owned by disabled persons who served in any war in the m I 1 tary servi service ce of the un ted states or of the state of utah and by the unmarred ed widows and minor orphans of such persona persons may be exempted as the leg slature may provide the legislature shall provide by law lor for an annual tax sufficient w th other our sour ces of revenue to defray the estimated or d nary expenses of the state tor for each f a cal eat year for the purpose of paying the state debt if any there be the leg ela sla ture shall pray de for or levying a tax an dually auff ent to pay the annual inter est eat and slid to pay the pr nc ne pal of such debt w th n twenty years from the t f no nal passage of the law creat crest ng the debt SECTION 3 assessment and taxation of tang ble him property regular on rate deductions exemptions personal in come tax rates d of revenues T the he leg slature shall pray de by law a un form and equal rate of assessment and taxat on on all tangible tang property in the state accord ng to its value in man money e Y and shall preserve pre be by law such regu regulations lat ions nt ai shall secure a just on tor for taxation of such property so that every person and cor corporal on shall pay a tax in proper ton t on to the value of his her or its tan ghis S ble property provided that the leg ela sla ture lure may ne the manner and extent of taxing trans ent ant live stock and I 1 ve stock be ng ted fed tor for slaughter to be used for human consumption intangible intang ble prop erty may be exempted from taxat on as property or it may be taxed in such ouch nan ner and to such extent as the legislature may pray da de provided that if intangible property be taxed as property the rate thereof shall not exceed f ve in m alls on each dollar of valuator aton on when exempted from taxat on as property the taxable arcome li come shall be taxed under any tax based on incomes but when taxed by the state of utah as property the ancone inco tie shall not riot also be taxed the legislature may provide tor for deductions x emotions empt lons ions andor offsets on any tax based upon income the personal income tax rates shall be graduated but to t baxt max mu mum or rate shall not exceed six yet per cei t of net income no excise tax rat rate based baaed upon income hall shall exceed tour four par per cent of 0 net income the rate limitation limitations heren he n contained for taxes based on income and for taxes on intangible property shall be effective until january 1 1937 and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the members elected to each house of the legislature all rev denue received from taxes on income or from taxes on intangible property hall ball be allocated a as follows 75 per cent thereof to the state district school fund and 25 per cent thereof to the state gen eral oral fund and the state levie levies for such purpose purposes shall be reduced annually in on to the revenue revenues so all bated pray ded that any surplus abo e he rev denue red for or the state d t school fund as brov ded in sect on 7 of th a ar tide shall be paid into the state general fund SECTION 2 secretary of state to sh the secretary of state a d d to cause th a proposed amendment to be she I 1 aa as red by the const tut on cu and to be suba eted to the electors of tie tl e state at the next gen ral rat led on a the ma me ncr nor brov ded by a aw w SECTION 3 to take effort effect alen wl en if approved by the electors of the state tb th a proposed amendment shall take effect n the 1st day of january 1931 filed ath w th the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF distributing IN TEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution pray d ne ng for amend ments to house jo nt resolutions num bers hers three and eight passed by the leg ie lature in 1929 propos ng to amend sect on 3 article X and sect on 7 ar t cle cis XIII of the const canal tut on of the state of utah ng to the state school fund and the manner of d buting the in terest of such fund and other revenues of the th several school districts of the state be it resolved by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all the mem ment bers hers elected to each house concurring therein SECTION I 1 Reso resolution luton on proposed to amend that it Is proposed to amend house lo 10 jont nt resolution reso luton on number 3 passed by the legislature in 1929 propos ng to amend sect on 3 8 of art cle 10 of the const aution of the state of utah so that the same will read as follows SECTION 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds per petuel fund the proceeds of all lands that have been or may be granted by the un ted tad states to th a state for the support of the common schools the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forte ture all ancla 1 mod med shares and d v bends of any cor corporal nn on incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds of the sale of t aber in or other property from school and state lands other than those granted tor for spec spee f a purposes and f ve per of the tie ne proceeds of the sale of c lands ly ng w th n the state wh wb ch eh shall be sold by the un fed ted states subsequent tn to the ad miss on of th a state into the on un 11 shall hall be and remain a perpetual fur d to ta be called the state school fund the interest of wh ch only shall be d str buted among the several school d str eta accord ng to the last preceding school census SECTION 2 resolution proposed to amen amend d that t ie to proposed to amend house jo nt on number 8 passed by the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend section 7 of art cle XIII of th the 0 const tu t on of the state of utah so that tha t the same w 11 read as follows SECTION 7 rate of taxat on not to exceed purpose d strib ution the rate of taxat on on tang ble his prope property r ty shall r not at exceed on each dollar of valuation two and tour four tenths palls fu Us for general state purposes two tenths of one mill for high school purposes which shall const canal tute the h b gh school fund sad sa d fund shall be ap portioned Por port toned in the manner the legislature shall provide to the school d ma me n tan ta n ng h gh schools and such levy for d str ct et school purposes wh cb ch together w th the interest on the permanent school fund and such other funds as me may y be available for district school purposes w 11 ra as annually an amount wh wit ch equals 26 25 00 for each person of seb school a age ge n the state as shown by the last pieced ng school census the same to be d str buted among the school d str cis accord ng to the last preceding pieced ng school census and in additon add t on an art equal bation fund wh ch eh when added to other revenues pray ded tor for th a pur pose by the leg slature shall be 5 00 for each person of school age as shown by the last preceding pieced ng school census said equal lat zat on fund shall be boned to the school districts in such manner as the lei leg shall provide sa so d rates shall not be increased unless a propos ton t on to increase the same spec fy ng the rate or rates proposed and the t me dur ng wh ch the same shall be lev ley ed be f rat suba t ted to a vote of such of the ed dec elec tors of the state as in the year next pre ledng ced ng such electon elect on shall have paid a property tax assessed to them vv tb th n he tt e state and the major ty of those vot ng thereon shall vote in favor thereof in to su an h b manner as may be brov ded by law SECTION 3 secretary of state to pub I 1 ish sh the secretary of state ia is d erected to cause th a proposed amendment to be published as red by the const tut on and to be suba eted to the electors of the state at the next general elect on in the manner provided by law as one propos t on in I 1 eu of H J R numbers 3 8 and 8 passed at the regular session of the legis legislate latu a e SECTION 4 to take effect when it if approved by the electors of the state the proposed amendment shall take effect on the f rat day of january 1931 filed w th the secretary of state feb rusty 25 1930 constitute constitutional onal amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF F MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution pray d ng for an mend amend ment to section 4 art cle cis 13 of the constitution const aution of the state of utah utan inato the taxation of mines and mill min nc ng property be it resolved by the Leris latare at of th the e slate state of utah two th ads of 11 II the mem her hers elected to each hoar house concurring concur therein SECTION I 1 sections Sect ioni proposed propose A to amen amend d that ft it is proposed to amend sec see tion 4 article XIII of the constitution or ol 01 the state of utah so that the same will read as follows SECTION 4 mines and claim claims to be as messed segued basil basis and multiple what to be assessed as tangible property all m ferous erous to nes ties or m ning claims both placer and rock in place shall be as assessed as ad as the legislature shall provide preale brov ded d the basis and nal tiple now used in de term n ng the value of ferous m net nee for taxat on purposes nd the add t onal tonal assessed value of 5 00 per acre thereof shall not be changed before january I 1 1935 nor thereafter until otherwise provided by law all other m nes ties or in a ng cla cis ms me and other valuable a as depos ts ta include ng lands conta n ng coal or hydrocarbons and all mach nery used n m n ng and all property or surface ampro improvements v cements upon or appu tenant to in m nes or m n ng clams cla and the value of any surface use made of na n ng cla cis ms or ra n rg prop a e ty tor for other than m n ng purposes shall be asses ed as other tang ble his property SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub I 1 sh the secretary of state a d reeled to cause th a p posed amendment to be pub I 1 shed as red by the const canal tut on and d to be suba tied to the electors of the state at the next general elect on n th manner pray ded by law SECTION 3 in effect when if U ap proved by the electors of the state th a proposed amendment shall take effect on the let 1st day of january 1931 pled F led w th the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A jo nt on propos ng an amend ment to sect on 11 II of art cle cis 13 of the const tut lot on of the state of utah re lat let ng to revenue and taxat on be it resolved by the lee leg slature of the pew state of utah two th ads of all mem hers elected to each house concurs anz there n SECTION I 1 sect ons one proposed to amend that t is proposed to amend sect on 11 0 art cle XIII of the const tut on ot of the state of utah so that the same w 11 II read as follows follow SECTION 11 croat crest on of state tax corn com mission mem bersh p governor to ap po nt terms dut es county boards dut es as there shall be he a state tax corn earn mason m ss on cons st ng of four members not more mor 0 than two of whom shall belong to the same ame pol t cal party the members of 0 f the comm ss as on shall be appo anted by the governor by and w th the consent of the senate for such terms of off ce as may be pray ded by law the state tax comm 13 a on shall adm nister meter and supervise the tax laws of the state it shall assess in nes nee and DOM c ut I 1 11 t es and adjust and equal ze the on and assessment of property among the several count es ea it shall have such other powers of ordinal or ginal assessment as the legislature leg slature may pro v de under such regular ons in eu ou h cases and w th n such I 1 rn lations aa as the lee leg slature may breser be it shall estabi sh systems of a account ng revie v proposed bond sense rev se as the tax lev ley ea as and budgets of local governmental un ts to and equal ze the assessment and on of property w th n the count es the du t es ea imposed upon the state board of equal zat on by the const tut on and law laws 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