Show I 1 I 1 cons constitutional J amendments Amendment ss constitutional amendment no nol I 1 resolution RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES IN LEGISLA legislature TURC A A joint resolution proposing prop osine an amendment to section 13 of article VI of the constitution of the th state of utah re mins to vacancies in the legislature be it by tho the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all mem mcm ben elected to each house concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections section to be b amended that net it Is ft proposed to amend section 13 of article VI of the th constitution of tho the state of utah so 10 that the same shall read as follows SECTION 13 vacancies to be filled vacancies that may occur in either cither home hoibo of the legislature shall ahall be filled in ouch buch manner ns as may be provided by liw SECTION 2 secretary of state to 0 o publish the secretary of state is directed to cause came this proposed amendment to to 1 0 published as required by the constitution and to be ba submitted to the electors doctors of tho the state at tho the next general election in the donner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if ap proved by tho the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect on the tat ai da of januar janu iry 1931 2931 filed with tho the secretary of state february 21 1530 1930 0 0 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resolution proposing on an amendment men t to sections 2 and 3 of f article 13 of tho the constitution or of the state tat of utah relating to revenue and taxation be it holved by tho the of the state of uenh two thirds of au all members elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 sections proposed to amend that it is pro proposed cosed to amend sections 2 and 3 of article XIII of the constitution of tho the state of utah so BO that the same will read as follows SECTION 2 tangible property to ie be taxed how value ascertained properties leg exempt to provide annual tax for state all tangible property in the tha state not exempt under the laws of the united states or under this constitution shall be taxed in proportion to its value to be ascertained as provided by law the property of the united states slates of the state counties cities towns school do tileta municipal corporations and public libraries ries lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either cither religious vo worship alp or charitable purpose sei and places of burial not biot held or wed used tor for private or corporate corp benefit benefi shall be exempt from taxation water rights ditches cio canals nals reservoirs power plants pumping ir flints ehnts transmission lines pipes nna and flumes blumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating ri lands within the state owned omed b by 7 such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as 69 long lone as they shall bo be owned and wed used exclusively for such purposes power plants power braim ion lines and other property used for een ben crating and deliver inar electrical power a portion of which Is used for power for pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands in in the state of utah may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property is wed used for such ouch pur purposes P ones these exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of tho the users a of f vater vatar so pumped under such euch regulations KB be the legislature 1 may prescribe the taxes of the indigent poor roay may be remitted or abated at such times and to in such manner as an may bo be provided by law the legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation 9 of homes homesteads and personal property I 1 not to exceed two huldred fifty dollars in kalua us for homes and homesteads I 1 and one hundred dollars for personal property property not to exceed in n value owned by disabled re persons sons w who he I 1 served in any war in the mill military tary service of the united states slates or of t the h state of utah and by the unmarried widows and minor miner orphans of such euch portions may be exempted as the leg legislature 66 lature may provide the legislature shall provide by law for on an annual cenua tax sufficient other sources of revenue to defray the ordinary expenses of the state slate for ench cich fiscal year for the purpose of paying baying the state debt if any there be the legislature shall provide for levying a tax ax annually sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt within twenty ears earn from the final rasi tage of the law creating the debt SECTION 8 3 and taxation of tangible property resolution regulation rati rate deductions exemption personal income tax rates dispositions of revenues the legislature shall provide by law a uniform end and equal rate of ass assessment and on oil all tangible pro property party in tos the state according to bilut i 13 zaire in money 0 y and shall prescribe by law such real a picas as shall secure a just valuation for taxat taxation I 1 on of such property so BO that c every cry person and corporation shall pay a tax in proper tim to the value of his tier iier or its ila tangible property provided that tits legislature may determine the manner maan r and bert of transient live stock ond and live stock being led fed for slaughter to bo be used for human consumption intangible property may bo be exempted from taxation as property or it may be taxed in such auch manner and to such extent sa as the legisla legislature tuie nay may provide provided that if intangible property be faed as croci prop citty ly the talc rata thereof shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation when exa meted from taxation as property the taxable income shall bo be taxed tinder any tax based on incomes but ulten M hen taxed by the state stata of utah to property the income shall not also be to ael the legislature may provide for dedi deductions s tins ex emp tiona andor offsets on an any tax based upon income arcome tho the personal foe income tax rotes rates shall bo be graduated but the max daxl mum rao shall not exceed six EIX per der cent of income no ko excise tax rule based upon intonte shall exceed four per cent of pet net income the rate limitations heroin herein contained for taxes based on income ond and for taxes on intangible property shall be effect effective vc until january 1 1937 end and after until changed by law by a voto veto of the majority of the members ate elected led to each home of the legislature all revenue received from taxes on income or from taxes on intangible prop property ty shall be allocated no as follows 75 per ce cant nt thereof to the state district school fund and 25 per cent on thereof to tho the state general fuad and tho the state lev for I 1 such purposes aea shall bo be reduced annually in proportion to the revenues re denues so BO allocated provided that any our surplus above tho the revenue required for the state slate di distrait school fund os as provided in section tion 7 of this at ar bicio shall be paid into the state general fund SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish pub liah the secretary of state is directed to came toils proposed amendment to be published as ag required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the state lit t the next general election lit in the rianner manner provided by law SECTION S to take aho effect when if approved by the electors of tho the stats state taij proposed amendment shall take effect on the let day of january 1931 filed with avith the secretary of state reli auary 25 1930 CI a constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OP OF distributing OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amendments to house joint resolutions numbers three and eight passed ly by the lee islat urit in 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and section 7 ar aclo XIII mil of tho the of the state of f utah relating to the state school fund and tho the manner of distributing tho the interest of such fund and other revenues of tho the several school districts of the state be it resolved by the legislature of the state slate of utah two thirds of nil all the members elected to each name house concurring therein SECTION 1 resolution proposed to amend that it Is proposed to amend house boin joint t resolution number 3 pawed passed by the in 1929 propos pro inT to amend section 8 2 of article 10 of tho the constitution of cf tho the state of utah so GO the thai tho the same will rend read os an follows SECTION 8 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds per actual fund the proceeds of nil all lands that have ben been or may be granted fronted by the united states to this state for the support of the common schools the proceeds of all property that may to the state by escheat or forfeiture oil all unclaimed e d hares and dividends of any corporation corp oratio n incorporated under the laws of this state tho the proceeds eria of the sale of timber mineral or other property from school and state lands ip nd other than those granted for specific purposes and five por per of the net proceeds of tho the sale oale of public lands ads lying within the state which shall bo be sold by the united states subsequent to tn tho the nd al mission of this state into the shall phou b bo and remain a perpetual fund to bo be called the state stata school fund tho the interest of which only aly shall be b distributed amone th the a se cral school districts according to la the last preceding prec edinar school census SECTION 2 resolution proposed to amend that it lj Is proposed to amend house home boint resolution number 8 p passed ass d by the legislature legislation in 1929 proposing ato to amend section 1 7 of article XIII of tho the constitution of the state of utah so BO that the same will 11 road read as follows SECTION 7 rate bate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution the rate of taxation on tangible property shall hall not lot exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths m mills I 1 Is for general state purposes two tenths of ono one mill for high school purposes which shall constitute the high school fund said eaid fund shall be tip ap portioned in tho the manner the legislature shall hall provide to tho the school districts roain main high schools and such buch levy for district school purposes chich M aich together with the interest on the permanent school fund and such euch other funds fund 3 as me inay 3 be b available for district school p purposes r p 0 v will III raise annually an amount auh which i h sao equals am la 23 25 00 for each person of school a ose e in tho the state as shown by tho the last pre preceding c edoia school achoo census the same to bo be distributed among the school districts accordi accord accordine lne ng to the ins list preceding school census and in addition aal aol an equalization u n libation liza tion fund which when addo added to t cea other h er revenues provided for or this purpose by the legislature shall bo be for each person of school ago as shown by the last preceding school congiu said enid equalization fund shall be tinned to tho the school districts in ouch auch manner as tho the leff ibl aturo shell shall provide said rates shall not bo be increased unless a proposition to the samo same specifying the tha rate or rates proposed and the tune time during which the samo same shall bo be levied bo be ilat submitted to a vote of such euch of tho the qualified clec toro ton of the state slate na as in the year next preceding such election shall havo have anid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof la uch ouch manner as may be ba provided by law SECTION 3 secretary of state to publish tho this secie tarY of state is directed to muse cause this proposed amendment to be pub beibel as required by the constitution and to bo be to the tha electors of the state at the net ne no t general election in the manner lov aided by bv law ss an one proposition in lieu of II 11 J 1 I it 3 end and 8 pawed passed at the beular session of the SECTION 4 to take tahe deflect finhen hen if approved by tho electors of the state the proposed amendment shall take effect on tho ho first day of january 1831 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment ill no 4 resolution RELATING TO THE TAXATION or OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing provit Hns for on art amendment to section 4 article 13 of the of the state stale of U utah it it relating to tho the taxation of min mines an and mining property do it resol ed by the of the st state a a of utah two thirds of all tho the members ejected to each housa concurring ti therein aroln SECTION 1 sections proposed to friend that it is proposed to amend section 4 artilo arti lo io xiii of the constitution of the state elate of utah so that the same earno will read as an follows fo lous SECTION 4 unes U nes and cli almal to lio be as basis ballot and multiple what to be assessed as tangible property all me mines or mining claims both placer and rock in place shall be assessed s the lecis legislature lature shall hall provide provided the has basis and multiple now used in licter alc ining the value of mi mines as for taxa taxation tion purposes and the additions addition il value of tvr dero aero thereof shell rot be changed chanced wore january 1 1935 nor the thereafter re after until otherwise pro vided aided by live iw all other raines mince or mining aln ia na and other val valuable mineral de deposits depos posts ls including linds lands l containing coal or I 1 adro carbons and all machinery wed used in fri and all property or surface flouro ent tits upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims and the value of any surface vista ue made of 0 mining claims or property for other than purposes shall be assessed n other tangible tai Kible property SECTION 2 secretary of state stale to pub lifis tho the secretary of state Is directed to cause came thin thia proposed amendment to bo be published dished an aa required by the constitution and to be submitted to tho the electors of the state slate at tho the next general election in the manner provided bv bir law SECTION 3 in effect affect if up p proved by the ciccion of the state this proposed amendment shall take effee effect on 1 tho th lt day of january 1831 1031 filed ded with the secretary tary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 11 II of article 13 of tho the constitution of the state of utah re to revenue and taxation bo ba it resolved by tho the legislature of the state of utah to thirds of nil all member bers elected to each house honse concur concurring the therein reint SECTION I 1 sections proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend section 11 II of article XIII of tho the constitution of tho the of ut utah all so 00 that the same bame will read as follows SECTION 11 creation of state tax commission membership governor to appoint terms duties county hostile duties there them elicit bo be a state tax commission consisting of four members not more nor than two of whom shall belong to tho the same game political party the members 0 of f tho the commission com shall bo be appointed by tho the governor by ond and with tho the consent of tho the senate for such terms of office on aa may bo be provided by law tho the state tax commission shall ahall administer and supervise tho the tax laws lawa of tho the state it shall amen mines mined and public utilities and adjust and equalize tho the valuation and assessment of property ganong tho the several counties it shall ahall havo have such euch other powers pors of original assessment as the legislature may provide 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