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Show CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 Proposing to Amend Section 1, Artlcls XIV, of the Constitution of Utah Relating to State Indebtedness Indebted-ness A ronurrent resolution providing sn amendment to Se tlon , Article XIV of tho Constitution of the State of Ltah, relating to state debt limitation. limita-tion. Pa It enacted by ths Legislature of the State of I'tah, two-thirds of all tho members elected to each of th two houses concurring therein: Section J That It is proposed to mend Section 1, Article 14, of the Constitution of the State of Utah, so that the same will read as follows: Sec. 1. To meet casual deficits or failures in reenue, and for necessary expenditures for public purposes, In eluding the erection of public build-i Ingrs, and for the payment of all territorial ter-ritorial Indebtedness assumed by the state, the state may contract debts, not eTcoedlni,' in Uie aggretrate at any one tlmo, an amount eipial to 2 por- j centum of the value of the taxable prepei$y of the state, as Rhown by the last assessment for state purposes, previous to the lncaning of such Indebtedness. In-debtedness. But the state shall never contract any Indebtedness, eu'ept as In the next section provided, In excess of such amount, and all moneys arls-lag arls-lag from loans herein authorized, shall j he applied solely to tho purposes fori which they were obtained. Sec. 2. The secretary of Btate Is bertiby 'directed to submit this pro-; posed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election elec-tion In the manner provided by law Sec. 0. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall tako effect January 1, 392o CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 Proposing to Amend Sections 2 and, S, Article XIII, of the Constitution Constitu-tion of Utah Relating to Property Subject to Taxation and Rates of Tax A resolution proposing amendment to Sections 2 end 8, Article 13, of the Constitution of the State of Utah re-lxUnc re-lxUnc to property subject to taxation and rate ot tax. Re It resolved by the Legislature of tho State of Utah, two-thirds of all tko members olected to each house roncnrrlng therein : Section 1. That 1t 1s proposed to amend Sections 2 and 8, of Article 13 of the Constitution of the State of Utah, so that such sections will read as follows : Sec 2 To the end that the bnrden of taxation may b equitable upon aJl property, the legislature la empowered to dirlde all property including moneys mon-eys and credits aa well as physlca.1 property, into classes and to determine deter-mine what class or classes of property proper-ty shall he sohject to taxation and what property, If y. shall not bo ubject to taxation. Ta-es shall be uniform upon all property of the same class aad shall ba levied and collected collect-ed for pnbUo pnrposes only. Taxes may be Imposed upon any and all property. Including prtTllegss, franchises fran-chises and licenses to do business in tho state, but this shall not be so con. trued as to authorise the taxation of the stocks of any company or corporation corpora-tion when the property of such company com-pany or corporation represented by fiich stocks has been taxed. The legislators leg-islators la empowored to impose tax-es tax-es upon Incomes, whleh taxes may be graduated and progressive and reason ajUe exemptions may be provided, and 1 a credit may be allowed on Income tax t es for property taxes paid within the i year, provided, that nothing in thai 1 section shall permit classification eg 1 mlnee or mining claims. Sec. S. The property of the Unit 1 ed States, of the state, counties, cities, J towns, school districts, municipal cor j poratlons and public libraries, lots with the buildings theroon used ex- j .luslvely for higher religious worship t or charitable purposes and places ot i burial not held or used for private or I orporate benefit, and mortgages upon I both real and personal property shall I be exempt from taxation. Ditches, 1 canals, reservoirs, pipes, and flumes I owned and used by individuals or cor I poratlons for Irrigating lands owned I by such Individuals or corporations, or the Individual members thereoC j-shall j-shall not be separately taxed so lonf f as tbey shall be owned and used as 1 cluslvely for such purposo ; a deduc-1.-tlon of debits from credits may be I" authorized and taxes of the iDdlgent 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' s directed to cause this proposed amend-' u ment to be published as required by I the constitution and to be submitted to f. the electors of the Btate st the next general election in the manner proi j ided by law. Sec 3. If approved by the electors t of tho state this proposed amendment M shall take effect, on the first daj of '! January, 1&23. Approved March 17. Ifr2l CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. S Proposing to Amend Section 9, el, " Article VI, of the Constitution of Utah, Relating to Compen-sotlon Compen-sotlon of the Members of the Legislature A joint resolution proposing an' flj 1 amendment to Section 0, of Article VL jL of the Constitution of the Stat Utah relating to compensation of thsjr members of tho legislature. Bo it enacted by the Legislature rati m the State of Utah, two-thirds nf ths i members elected to each of the two f houses concurring therein : Section 1. It Is proposed to amend Section 9. Article VI, of the constitn- it t'on of the State of Utah so that the samo ulll read as follows: Sec. 9. The members of the legin laturo shall receive soch per dlera and mileage as the legislature may pro-ide, pro-ide, not exceeding eight dollars psr day. and ten cents per mile for ths, dlatflsr necessarily traveled going to, aad rstornlng from the place of meet- Ing on tho most usual route, and they shall receive no other psy or psr qulalie. r-. Sec 2. The aerrctary of state is hereby dlreetod to sunmlt this pnvpos-ed pnvpos-ed iiDCcdmnt to the eltjrinrs of Lhs w late at the noxt general eJacfun tn Lhs manner prorided by w, c. 8. If adopted by the les of Iks stats this amend meat aasii take effect January , lirjS. Approved March 17. IttJ. I H. EL Crockett, Secretary of State, f of the State of Utah, do hereby certi- J fy that tho foregoing !s a full, true sad QOrreet copy of Constitutional Amend ments Nos. 1, 2 and 8 aa proposed bJmy the regular session of the legislature JK-of JK-of lfr21, as the same appear of record Jgg In my offlcS. J In witness whereof. I haro herein- Ijfci to set my hand and affixed the reJ r Seal of the State of Utah, this 1st dnyj H5 of September, 102- !fi SUM.) II fi CrtOOKfTTT, j ,T? Decretory of Stat BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB |