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Show Proposed Constitutional Amend- ; ment No. 2. 9 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5, A resolution proposing nn amendment to BKaS Section 7. Article U, of the Constitution gB of the State of Utah, relating to tax gflH rates for Stale purposes. Be It resolved by the I-Kislature of the fall State of Utah, two-thirds of all the gSH members elected to each House concur- bBS ring therein: Section 1 That It Is proposed to amend gB9 Seetlon 7 Of Article XIII of the Consti- IJB tutlon of the State of I'tah eo that the same will read as follows: See. 7. The rate of taxation on proper- tv for State purposes shafl never exceed UiXi I mills on each dollar of valuation to be f apportioned as follows: Not to exceed rSSi 4 mills on each dollor of valuation for 4tilE fi-nernl State purposes; not to exceed 3 9K mills on each dollar of valuation for dls- gK? trlct school purposes: not to exceed M SBc mill on each dollar of valuation for high caK' school purposes, that part of the State tax apportioned to high school purposes iPwm shall "onstitutc a fund to be called tho EDgsT High School I-'und and shall be appor- snsjl Honed to the cities nnd school districts BiM maintaining hlg-h schools In the manner ESE the Legislature may provloe. And when- IggsV ever the taxable property within the Stain shall ..mount to $100,000,000.00. the rates shall not exceed on each dollar of valua- sJHB lion two and four-tenths mills for central fJK State purposes, two-tenths of one mill for sjH high school purposes, and such levy for HUPl oistrkt school purposes as will raise an .J nuallv nn amount which added to any gHvC other State funds available for district gflnl school purposes. equals $25.00 for each gMA person of 9chool nge In the State, shown jOLfJ hv the last preceding school census; un gVU less a proposition to Increase such rati i 1 1 y I rig the rati or rates pio- posed and the time during which tho same Kh39 shail Ui levied, bo flrct submitted to a wlPv vote of such of the qualified electors of WbEB tho State, 'as. In the car next preeed ing such election, shall have paid a i erly tax assessed to them within the State. gflgK nnd the majority of those voting thereon gM shall vote In favor thereof. In such man ner as may bo provided by law. IH Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is dl. reo ted to cause- this proposed amcridment to be published as required by tho Con-stitutlon Con-stitutlon and lo be submitted to the elec tors of the State at the next general elec-lion elec-lion In the manner provided by law. Sec 3. If approved by the electors of th s gggS Stale thin proKsed amendment shall take effect on the 1st day of January. MM 1 M Approved March 18 1D1D BMJm |