Show constitutional amendments constitutional amendment no nol I 1 resolution RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES IN legislature A joint resolution proposing an n amendment to section 13 of article VI of the th constitution of the state of utah relating to vacancies in the th legislature til sture bo it resolved by the legislature of the state staf of utah two thirds of all members member elected to each house hogue concurring therein herein SECTION I 1 sections section to be amended that it is ia reposed proposed to amend section 13 of 0 article VI of the constitution of the state of utah so 0 o that the same shall ahall read its as follows follow SECTION 13 vacancies to he be filled vacancies that may occur in either house home of the legislature shall hall be filled in ucb such manner as may be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of state is fa di directed ree ted to cause this proposed almen amendment dment to tc he be published us as required by the constitution and to b be submitted to the electors elector of the S staf tat at the next general election la in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if up proved by the electors elector of the state this proposed amendment shall ahall take effect on the ast 1st at dal da of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 21 1930 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resolution proposing lt ame a ment to sections Sect lone 2 and 3 of loa article 13 of the constitution of the state stat of utah relating to revenue and taxation do be it t resolved by the legislature of f the state of utah two thirds of oil an members elected to each honie boom concur tin hinr therein SE SECTION C TION 1 sections section proposed to mend amend that it is proposed to amend sections 2 and 3 of article XIII of at the constitution of the state of utah 0 so o that the same will read as follows follow SECTION 2 Tani property to be taxed lazed how value ascertained properties exempt lerl slature to provide annual tax for state all tangible property in the state not exempt under the laws lawa of the united states or under this constitution shall hall be taxed in proportion to its it value to be ascertained as provided by law lair the property of the united states of the state counties cities towns school districts municipal corporations and public libraries lots lota with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either cither religious worship or charitable purposes purpose and places of burial riot not held or used for private or corp corporate oraW benefit shall ahall be exempt from timaton aton water rights ditches canals reservoirs power plants pumping plants transmission lines pipes and flumes blumes owned and used by individuals or corporations corporation for it ir riveting lands within the state owned by much auch individuals or corporations or the individual members member thereof shall riot not be separately te ly taxed as aa long as they shall be owned and 1 used exclusively for such put pur poses posca power plants power lines me and ud other property used for generating era ting and delivering electrical power a portion of which is u used for power for pumping water for irrigation purposes sew on lands in the state of utah may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property is used for such Tuch pur purposes potes these hese exemptions sh shall a 11 accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under such regulations as the legislature may prescribe the taxes of the indigent poor may be b remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may be provided by law the legislature moy may provide for the exemption from taxation of homes homesteads and personal property not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars in value lue for homes and homesteads and ono one bundred hundred dollars for personal property property not to exceed in value owned by disabled perso persona as who served in any war in the military service of the united states or of the S state tats of utah and by the unmarried widows and minor orphans of such persons may n be exempted aj the legislature may p provide r tayde the ile legislature shall hall provide by law jaw for an n annual tax sufficient with oth other er sour ees ces of revenue to defray the sell estimated rn a t e d ordinary expenses expense of the state for e each a c h fiscal year for the purpose of paying the state debt if any there be the legislature shall provide for a tax annually sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt SECTION 1 assessment and taxation tai alloa of f feasible property peculation latIon rats rate deductions exemptions exemption personal income tax rates dispositions of re revenues the legislature leKi slature hall brov provide tile by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all tangible property in tile tho state according to its value balue in rooney and hall prescribe by law such regulations as hall secure a just valuation for taxation of f such property so that every person and n corporation a shall hall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his her or it 4 tangible property provided that the legislature may determine the manner and extent of taxing transient live tock stock and live stock being fed tor for slaughter to be used human buman consumption intangible Intang ibl property may bo be exempted from taxation tax taxation atlon as property or it may inny b be taxed in such manner and to uch much extent as the legislature may provide Provida 6 provided that it intangible property be taxed as property the zate late thereof shall not exceed live five mills on each dollar of 0 valuation when exempted from taxation as property the taxable income the from shall bo be taxed under any tax based on incomes but when taxed by the state of utah as property tho the income shall not also be taxed the legislature may provide for deductions deduct ions exemptions empt ions andor offsets on any tax based upon income the personal per fonal income lax aut rates shall be graduated but the maximum mum rate rat shall not exceed six per cent of oct act income no excise tax rate based upon income shall exceed four per cent of net income the rate at limitations herein contained for taxes based on income and for taxes on an intangible property shall be effective until january 1 2 1917 1937 and thereafter until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the members elect elec etl to each house bouse of the legislature all revenue received from taxes on income or from taxes on intangible property shall be allocated as follows 75 per cent thereof to the stats state district cb ol fund and 26 25 per cent thereof f to the state general fund and the state biala levies tot for such purposes purpose shall aall be reduced annu annually in proportion to the revenues so 0 o allocated provided that any surplus above the th revenue e ue required for or the state district school fund as provided in section 7 of this article articie shall hull be paid into the state general fund SECTION 2 secretary of state sl to publish the secretary of 0 state is directed to tame cause tole ani proposed abendr amendment ne t to bt be published as a required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of 0 tile state lit at the next general senar il election in the manner provided by lw law SECTION S to take lake effort effect when it if approved by the electors elector of the state this proposed amendment shall hall take effect un tin the lot day of 0 january 1931 filed died with the secretary of state slat february 26 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF distributing INTEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amendments to house joint resolutions reso lotto no number bers throe three and eight passed by this the lr let lii lature in 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and section 7 article XIII of the constitution of the state ot of utah relating sting to the state school toad fund and the mcanner manner of distributing the interest of such och fund and other revenues revenue of the several school districts district of t the state be it resolved by the legislature of tile the state of utah two tiro thirds third of all the mem here ben elected to each house bous concurring therein SECTION 1 resolution proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend house bouse joint resolution number 3 passed by the leg legislature lature in 1929 proposing to amend szn SZ section n 8 3 of article 10 20 of the conati constitution tu tion of the state slate of utah so bo that the an lame me will read as follows SECTION 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds perpetual fund the proceeds of all lands that have been or may be granted by the united states state to this state for the support of the common schools the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture fill all unclaimed sharo shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds of the sale of timber mineral or other property from school and state lands other than those granted for specific purposes and five per of the net let proceeds of the sale bale of public lands lying within the state which shall ir be sold by the united states state subsequent to the admission of this state into th the a U union sion shall be cei and remain a perpetual fund to be called the state school school fund the interest of which only shall be distributed among the th several school districts according to the last preceding school census SECTION 2 resolution proposed propos ej to amend that it Is I 1 proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 pas passed el it by the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend section 7 of article XIII of th the constitution of the state of utah so 0 that tb t uw the same dams will read as follows SECTION 7 rate rat of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution the rate of taxation on an tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths mills tor for general state purposes two tenths of one mill for high school purposes which shall constitute the high school fund t said fund shall be apportioned in the manner the legislature shall provide to the school districts maintaining high schools and such levy for district school purposes pur posea which together with the interest inte reit on the permanent school fund and such other funds as may be available for district school purposes will raise annually an amount which eq equals aulds 2500 for each person of school age in the state a shown by the last preceding school census the same to be distributed di e Irl buted among 0 n 9 the school districts roccor according d I 1 ng to the laft w census and nd in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this pur par pose by the legislature hall b be for each person of school chool age affe as aa shown hown by the last at preceding prece diny school chool census said bald equall equal tation fund shall hall be apportioned to ta the school chool districts in uch such manner am a the leg iv ia lature hau shall provide said rato rates hall not ot be b increased unless a proposition to increase the th ame i ins specifying the th rate or rates rate proposed and th the time tia during which the name shall b be levied b be first submit a u b ml I 1 led kd to a vote of uch such of the qualified ed elec tor of of th the e state as in the year next pro pre ceding such auch election hall have hav paid P ld a property state tax timas cosed to them the within the and the a majority of those voting thereon shall hal vota veto in favor thereof theor the or in such euch manner as aa may be provided provi dod by law SECTION S secretary of state to pub lish the secretary of state I 1 ia directed to cause this proposed prop amendment to be published a as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors electon of the stat at the next general election in n the manner provided by law jw sl a one proposition in lieu of H J B P numbers S 3 and a 8 trued passed at the regular session of the lot li legala SECTION 4 to take effect affect when it if approved by the Z electors rs of 0 f the a state the proposed amendment amend meat shall hall talie take effect on the tint first day of january lost 1981 filed 25 with 1930 or secretary of stela stale february constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO THE TAXATION OP OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing for an amend ment to section 4 article 13 of the ill constitution of the sift of utah belat tas ing property 0 10 o the th taxation of mines and mining B be it resolved by th the legislators Lw lalore of the state of utah two tw thirds of all th the mem berm ben elected leet to t each hous hour CO nc erring there therein SECTION I 1 sections Beet lon proposed to amend that it Is proposed to amend see tion 4 article XIII of tho the the state of of utah ao 20 that the read as aj follows follow same me will SECTION 4 mines minea and claims to be ba a as seemed basis bai and multiple what to u be acied as aa tangible property all m me ferous mines or twining claims both placer and rock in place shall hull be awed assessed am aa the tha legislature hall provide provided the bul basis and multiple now dow used ud in de termini nir the value of alna min for taxation purposes and the tha addi addition tio assessed value of wr ncr aero acre thereof shall hall not be changed before january I 1 1835 1935 nor thereafter until otherwise pr provided by law all ali other mines mine or of mining Q claims and other mineral dio sib including lands containing coal or hydrocarbons and all machinery used in mining in and all property or surface improvement upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims claim and the value of ct any surface ur me made of mining claims or mining property for other than mining purposes tet ball be amersek as other tari tangible gible property SECTION 1 2 secretary of state staf to pub fish the secretary lecreta ry of state la is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors elector of the state at the next general in the manner provided by law SECTION 1 3 in effect when if up ap proved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on the lot day of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1330 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A TAX commission A joint proposing propos inc an aa amend amena ment to section it 11 of article 11 13 of the constitution of the state of utah to re to revenue and taxation be it resolved by the legislature Lexi of the state of utah two wo thirds st of all me aw bers berm elected to each house bouse concurring tho therein reint t SECTION I 1 sections section proposed to annul amend that it is proposed to amend section 11 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so 10 that the sam fame will reed as follows SECTION 11 creation of 0 state tax tar corn com mission membership governor to appoint terms duties coun county boards board duties there shall be a state tax commission consisting of four members mem berf not dot more core than two of whom hall aall belong to the same political party the members member 0 of f the commission shall be appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the senate for such terms of office as aa may be provided by law tie 76 state tax comat aion shall administer and supervise the tell tax laws of the state it shall asses a mines mine and public utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment of property among the 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