Show constitutional amendments constitutional amendment no I 1 resolution RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES IN legislature U RE A joint r U polut on proposing an amend ment to a section 13 of article VI of the conot const tat lot on of the state of utah is elat elet ng to es in the leg stature slature be it resolved by the legislature of tl if e state of utah two th rde of all sit mem e elected I 1 to each house concerti con curri i 9 there n SECTION I 1 section sections to be amended ahat it is 13 proposed to amend sect on an 13 18 of artele art cle VI of the const tut on of the state of utah so that the same shall read as follows SECTION 13 vacancies to be he filled vacancy stances es that may occur in ether e ther house of the legislature shall be filed in euch such manner as no may be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub I 1 sh the secretary of state ia is d acted to cause th 8 proposed amendment to te rub P dished shed as required red by the constitution and to be suba eted to the electors of th the state stat at the next general elect on in th the maneer manner brov ded by law SEC SECTION ION 3 in effect when if approved by the electors of the state th a proposed ed amendment shall take effect on the fat 1st das da of january 1931 fled F led w th tb the secretary of state february 21 1830 1930 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resol u t 0 on n propos ng an amend ment went to se sect 0 ons ns 2 and 3 of art cle eta 13 of 0 f the const canal tation of the state of utah relating elating to revenue and nd taxat on be it resolved by ay iy th the leg slature 01 of los the state of utah two th ads rda of or oil all members ele elected led t to a each house concur ring therein SECTION I 1 sections proposed to t mend amend that t is proposed to amend sect ons 2 and S 8 of art cle XIII of the con const t aution of the state of utah so that I 1 the same w 11 read as follows SECT SECTION ION 2 tang hie his property to he be taxed axed how value ascetta ned properties exempt leg slature stature to brov de do annual tax for or state all tang his property in the ata state e not exempt under the laws of the un ted states or under th a const tut on shall be taxed in on to its val e to be ascetta ned as brov ded hy by law the property of the un ted states of the state count es cities towns school d str air eta mun c pal cor corporal ons and 0 1 bra ries lots w th the bu id nee niza thereon used exclusively tor for either rel g ous worship P or char table purposes and places of bur hot al at not held or used for pr vate vote or corporate beneat t shall be exempt tron from timaton abat axat on water r gats d aches canals reserva rs power plants pump ng planta transi 9 slon ines 1 nes pipes and flumes owned anti used by ind v duala duals or corporations for ir ng lands w th n the state owned by such ind v duals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed ae as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such pur poses power plants power tra er r iss on inea 1 nes and other property used tor for gen mating orating end and delivering electr eal eat power a port on of wh ch ia is used tor for fur furnish n ish ng power for pump ng water for irr gat on purposes on lands in the state of utah may be exempted from taxat on to the extent that such property a used for such purposes these exempt ons one shall accrue to the belef t of the users of water so 0 o pumped under such regulations as the leg may be the taxes of the ind gent poor may be rem eted or ab abated abed at such t mee nice a d in such manner as mar may be provided by law the legislature may brov de for the exem exempt on from taxation of homes homesteads and personal prop erty arty not to exceed two hundred t f tty fly dol dot lars tars in value tor for homes and homesteads and one hundred dollars for persona personal prop e erty property not to exceed 3 in value owned by d cabled persons who served in any war n the in I 1 tary service of the un ted states or of the state of ut utah a h and by the ed w dows and nd minor orphans of such persons may be exempted as the leg slature stature may provide the legislature shall brov de by law for en an annual tax chent w th other sour our ces of revenue to defray the est eat mated or d nary expenses of the state for each fis eal eat year for the purpose of paying the state debt if any there be the legisla ture tore shall brov de for levy ng a tax an dually stiff chent to pay the annual inter est set and to pay the principal of such debt with n twenty years from the f nal passage of the law creating the debt SECTION 3 assessment and taxation of tang hie his property regulation rate deduct ons one exemptions personal in come tax rates d tiona ions of revenues the legislature shall brov de by law a un form and equal rate of assessment and taxat on on all tang ble property la in the state accord ng to its it value in money and shall breser be by law such regular ons one as m shall secure a just on for taxat on of such property so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proper tion to the value of hie his her or its tan fible eible property provided that the leg sla tare ture may determine the manner and extent of taxing transient live stock and I 1 ve stock being ted fed for slaughter to be used for prop e erty may be exempted from taxat on as i property Dro perty or it may be taxed in euch such nan ner and to uch such extent as the legislature may provide provided that it if intall ble his property be taxed as property the rate thereof shall not exceed five mill mills en on each dollar of valuation when exempted from taxation as property the taxable ancone shall be taxed ruder uz der any tax based on ou incomes but when taxed by the state of utah a as property the income shall not also be taxed the legislature may provide for deductions ex emotions empt lone ions andor offsets on any tax based upon income the personal inco income in 0 tux tax rates shall be graduated but ie most max muni mum rate ahall shall not exceed six per ce t of bet net income no excise tax rate based upon income shall exceed four pr P r cent of net income the rate limitation limitations here n contained tor for taxes based baaed on income and tor for taxes on intangible property hall shall te be 1 effective 1 I 1 january 1 1937 end and there 1 after I 1 changed by law by a vote of the majority of the members elected to each house of the legislature all rev denue rece ved f om taxes on income or from taxes ca a intangible property shall be allocated as follows 76 75 per cent thereof to the state district school fund and 25 26 per cent thereof to the state gen eral oral fund and the state levies for such purpose purposes eb shall 11 be reduced annually in on to the revenues so at bated brov ded that any surplus abo a ohe he rev enu anae e red for the slate state d str ct a scho c ho I 1 fun fund d as a brov ded n sect on 7 of th a ar t cle eta shall be pa pad d into the state general funa SECTION 2 secretary ot of state to bubi sh the secretary of state a d d to cause th tb a proposed amendment to be shed ag red by the conet const tut 0 nd ind to he suba eted to the electors of tie tl e state at the next gen jl it lecton elect lect on a the manner brov ded by aw SECTION 3 to take effort alen wl en it if approved by the electors of the state the th proposed amendment shall take effect n the let 1st day of january 1931 fled F led ath w th the secretary ot 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 providing provid ng for amend ments merits to house jo nt at one num n um ber here thre three and e fht passed by the leg isla tur in 1929 propos ng to amend F sect act on 3 art cle eta X and sect on 7 ar t cle eta XIII of or tl ti a e const tut lot on of or the st state of utah ng to the state school fund fun d and the manner of d buting the in terest of such fund and other revenues of the several school d strict of the state be it resolved by the legislature leg slature of tie tl e state of utah two thirds of all the mem main hers bers elected to each house ne ng there n SECTION resolution proposed to amend that it ie is proposed to amend house jo in nt on number 8 3 pas passed 9 ed by the legislature egi slature in 1929 proposing propos ng to amend sect on 3 of art cle 10 of the const t tut on of the state of utah so that the same w 11 read as follows SECTION 3 proceed proceeds of lands and ether other property per cent of proceeds eda per letual 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 lure all acla med shares and d v bends of any corporation corpora tinn incorporated under the laws of th a state the proceeds of the ale sale of t aber mineral or other property from school and state stat a lands other than those granted for spec epee f c purposes and I 1 ve per of the r e proceeds of the sale of public lands ly ng ing w th n the state wh ch eh shall be sold by the un ted states subsequent tn the ad in as on of th a state into the ouid 1 shall be and remain a perpetual fur ur d to bo to called the state school fund the interest in Lerest of wh ch only shall be d str buted among the several school d air eta accord ng tie to the last pieced ng school census SECTION 2 on proposed to amend that t is proposed to amend house joint on number 8 passed by the leg slature in 1929 propos ng to amend sect on 7 of art cle XIII of the const coast tu t on of the state of utah so that the same will read as follows SECTION 7 rate of taxation not to exceed purpose d str air aution the rate of taxation on tang ble his property shall not riot exceed on each dollar of on two and four tenths in lla for general state purposes two tenths of one mill for high school purposes wh ch shall const tute into the high school fund sa d fund shall be ap port boned in the manner the legislature shall provide to the school d str eta ma n high schools and such levy for d str ct et school purposes wh ch together with the interest on the permanent school fund and such other funds as may be ava eve lable table for dietr ct et school purposes w 11 II rase ra se annually an amount w wh h C ch it equals 25 00 for each person of school sch I 1 age i ge n the state as shown by the last pieced ng school census the same to be d str b buted u fed among the school d eta accord ng t to 0 the last pieced ng school census and in i n add t ton on an equal bation fund wh win ch eb when added to other revenues brov ded tor for th tb a pur pose by the leg slature shall be 5 00 for each person of school age as shown by the last pieced ng school census sa so d equal zat at on fund shall be boned to the school districts in buch such manner as the leg mature shall brov de said rates shall not be increased unless a propos t ton 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 ed be t f rat suba t ted led to a vote of such of the quaid ed elec elce tore of the state as in the year next pre ced ng such elect on shall have pa d a property tax assessed to them w th n tie tl e state and the major ty of those vot ng thereon shall vote in favor thereof in su an b h manner as may be brov ded by law SECTION 3 secretary of state to pub luh lish the secretary of state is d erected to cause th a proposed amendment to be pub I 1 shed as red by the conet tut on and to be suba eted to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law as one propos t on in I 1 eu of II 11 J IL numbers 3 8 and 8 passed at the regular hess sess on of the leg slature 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 ath th the secretary of state feb auary 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO TAXATION OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint on brov d ng for an amend ment to section 4 art cle 13 of the constitution of the state of utah ing to the taxation of minei mines and mining property be bas it resolved by the legislature of the state late of utah two thirds of all the mem ben bers elected to each house concurring con currine therein SECTION I 1 section sections proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend sec see t on 4 art cle XIII of the const tut on of the state of utah so 0 o that the same will ill read as follows SECTION 4 mines and da eta me to be as a hessed basis and multiple what to be assessed as tangible property all me tall fall ferous m nes or min ng claims both placer and rock in place shall be assessed an a the legislature leg slature shall provide provided the basis and pie now used in de term n ng the value of ferous m n nes e 8 tor for taxat on purposes nd the add t 0 onal 1 assessed value of 5 00 per acre thereof shall not be changed before january I 1 1935 nor thereafter I 1 otherwise provided by law all other in nes or min ng cla eta me and other e mineral depos ta to include ng lands conta n ng coal or hydro carbons and all machinery mac mach hnery nery used n in n ng and a all property or surface improve improvement men a upon or appurtenant to in nea nes or in n ng da cla in and the value of any surface use made of mang m n ng clans cla n s or marg m n rg prop e ty for other than in n ng purposes sha 1 be asse ease ed as other tang ble property SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub I 1 sh the secretary of state a s d erected to cause th tb a 8 p posed amendment to be pub Is 1 s ed as ed by the const tut on and to be suba eted to the electors of the state at the next general election in th manner brov ded by law SECTION 3 in effect when it if ap RP proved by the dec elec ors of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on the let 1st day of january 1931 fled F led ath w th the secretary of state february 25 19 0 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A jo nt at resold on propos ing an mend amend ment to sect on 11 II of art cle eta it 11 ot of the const tut on of the state of utah ag ng to revenue and taxat on B be it t resolved by the leg sisters of the state of utah two th ads rda of all went hers bets elected to each house concur concurring there n SECTION I 1 sections proposed to amend that t B proposed to amend section 11 1 of art cle XIII of tl a e const tut on of the state of utah so that the same will read as follows SECTION 11 croat crest on of tax corn coin in ss as on mem bersh p governor grove anor to ap po nt at terms dut eg es county blaids dut es there shall be a state tax corn com m ss as on cons t ng of four members not more ore than tw two 0 of whom shall belong to the same pol t cal eat party the members of 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 co as may be brov ded by hw the state tax comm comin a sion shall adm n ster and supervise the tax laws of the state it shall assess nines m nes and ut 11 es and adjust and equal ze the on and assessment of property among the several counties it shall have such other powers of or final ginal assessment as the leg slature stature may pro v de under such regular ons in su ou in cases and w th n such I 1 in lations as the leg slature may breser be it shall I 1 sh systems of c acco account lint ng ing rev e v proposed bond sauce rev se the tax lev es e and budgets of local governmental un ts to and equalize the assessment and on of property w th n the count es the du do t es as imposed upon the state board of equal zat on by the const tut on and laws of th a e state sha I 1 be performed by the 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