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Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 Prpalrig to Amend 8ect!on 1, Article 1 ! XIV, of tho Constitution of Utah Relating to Slate Indebtedness Indebted-ness A ecmenrrent resolution providing fen amendment to Section 1, Article XTV. of the Constitution of tho State Of TJtah, relating to state debt limitation. limita-tion. Be lt enacted by the Legislature of tho State of Utah, two-thirds of all the members olocted to each of the two houses concurring therein: Soctlon 1. That lt Is proposed to amend Soctlon 1, Article 14, of the Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, so that tho same will read as follows Soc. L To meet casual deficits or failures in revenue, and for necessary expenditures for public purposes, including in-cluding the erection of public build-lugs, build-lugs, and for the payment of all territorial ter-ritorial Indebtedness assumed by the eluto tho dtato may contract debts, not exceeding la tho aggregate at any one time, an amount equal to 2 por-centum por-centum of tho value of the taxable property of the state, as uhown by tho laiit oesossuvnt for utate purposes, previous to tho incurring of such indebtedness. in-debtedness. But the state shall never contract any indebtedness, except &s In the next soctlon provided, In excess of each amount, and all moneys urlo-Ing urlo-Ing from loans herein authorized, shall r9 applied solely to the purposes for which they were obtained. See. 2. Tho secretary of state la hereby directed to submit this pro-poo pro-poo ed amendment to the electors of the state at tho next general election elec-tion la the manner provided by law. Sec t.' It adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1023 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 Propoalnfl to Amend Sections 2 and, 3, Article XIII, of tho Constitution Constitu-tion of Utah Relating to Proporty 8ubject to Taxation and Ratos ef Tax A isolation proposing amendment to Sections 2 and 3, Article 1R. of the OcstltvUon of the State of Utah relating re-lating te property subject to taxation and rates of tax. Bo lt reaolved by the Legislators of tho 6tt of Utah, two-thirds of all the mambors elected te each hemeo concurring therein : Section L Ths4 It Is proposed to amend Sections 2 and S, of Article 18 of the Constitution of the 8 tat of Utah, so that sneh eecOotiB will read as foCkrwa; ctoe. To tho end that the harden of taxation may bo equitable opon all property, the legislature la empowered to dtvd all property Including mon-eye mon-eye and credits as well as physical property, Into classes and to determine deter-mine what daaa or classes of proporty propor-ty ahaal bo anbjject to taxation and what gfesjpsfetf, If any, shall not bo subject to taxation. Taxes shall bo anil arm upon aU property of the same class and shall be lertnd and collect-ad collect-ad Cor pabbe purposes only. Taxes may be Imposed npon any and all property, including privileges, franchises fran-chises xnd licenses to do business In the state, but this shall not be so construed con-strued as to anthortto tho taxation of the stocks of any company or corporation corpora-tion whan the property of such company com-pany or corporation represented by euch stocks has, been taxed. The leg. islnture la empowered to Impose taxes tax-es upon Incomes, which taxos may be graduated and progreoBlvo and reason-able reason-able exemption may he pro Tided, aod l - a credit may & allowed on tmesfeM tax as for property taxes paid within wife year ; provided, that nothing in tblt section shall permit ciaaatftefetksi el minew or mining claims. Sec 8. Tho property of the VBtU ed States, of the state, counties, dtles. towns, school districts, municipal ear poratlons and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon need ex luolvely for higher religious worship or charitable purposes and placet of burial not hold or used for private Of c-orpornto benefit, and mortfraga upon both real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation. Ditches, canals, reaervolrs, pipes, and flumes owned and used by individuals or COr poratlons for Irrigating Lands owned by such individuals or corporations, or tho Individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed so long as they shall bo owned and used es clualvely for such purpose; a deduction deduc-tion of debits from credits may be cuthorlzcd and taxes of tho Indigent poor may be remitted or abated: at such time and In such manner as may be provided by law. Sec. 2. The secretary of state la directed to cause this proposed amendment amend-ment to be published as required by the ccnst'tutlon and to be submitted te tho electors of the stats at the next general election in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Sec. 3. If approved by the electors of tho statu this proposed amendment shall take effect on tho first day of January, 1923. Approved March 17, 1921. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 3 Proposing to Amend Section 9, ef Article VI, of tho Constitution of Utah, Relating to Compensation Compen-sation of tho Mombers of tho Legislature A Joint resolution proposing an .amendment to Section 0, of Article VI, of tho Constitution of the State of Utah relating to compensation of the members of tho legislature. Bo it enacted by tho Legislature of the Stato of Utah, two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses concurring therein : Section 1. It is proposed to amend Section 9, Artlclo VI. of the constitution constitu-tion of tho Stats of Utah so that the same will read as follows : Sec 9. The members of tho legislature legis-lature shall receive snch per diem and mileage as the legislature may provide, pro-vide, not exceeding eight dollars por day. and ton cents per mile for tho disUM necessarily traveled going tr aod rocorotng from tho place of meeting meet-ing on the most usual route, and they shall receive no other pay or por-qoiaixes por-qoiaixes 8c 2. The secretary of stato la bovoby directed to submit this profwa-od profwa-od anvcndmoAt to tfeo otasSaaM at tfc stale at tho noact gonraral aiejotam ta tho manner provided by hw, oc 3. If adopted by tho ilsiSawi of tho stats this amend meit SBMaJ take effect January L lflgS. Approved March IT, IfetL LEE Crockett, Pocretary of Stabs, of the State of Utah, do hereby certify certi-fy that tho foregoing la a full, true and correct copy of Constitutional Amendments Amend-ments Noe. 1, S and S as proposed try the regular session of the legJalntaro of 1921, as the same appear at record tn my office. In witness whereof, I have hereunto hereun-to sot my band and affixed the Oreat Seal of the State of Utah, this 1st day of Seytcenber, 1022. (SIIAJL) H. K. OBOOKaVTi Secretary of SUta I I .. sanas saaaaaaaaaaal |