Show constitutional am amendments en constitutional amendment nol no 1 resolution RELATING TO FIL FILLING LING VACANCIES IN legislature A joint resolution proposing pre an amendment to 0 o section 13 of 0 article VI of 1 the constitution 0 of the state vf of utah re lahunt to vacancies in the legislature be it resolved by the th legislature of the state slate of utah two thirds of nil all members member elected to each douse home concurring the therein reini 1 SECTION I 1 sections to be amended that it is proposed to amend section 13 of article VI of the constitution of the state of utah so that the donic shall read as follows SECTION 13 vacancies to ie be tilled filled vacancies a that may occur in either house 0 if the legislature shall be tilled filled in uch such manner as may be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub lish irh the secretary of state is directed to cause this proposed amendment to he published as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the elec elector tori of the state at the next general election la in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if approved by tho the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on the daa da of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state stale february 21 1930 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION N A joint resolution proposing an n amendment to sections 2 and 2 of article 11 13 of the constitution of the state of utah r relating lating 0 to revenue and taxation B be e it resolved by the legislature of the state ate of utah two thirds of a all roof bemb members elected to each house bouse concur therein SECTION 1 sections section proposed to mend amend that it is i proposed to amend sections 2 and 3 of article XIII a of f the constitution of the state of utah so that list the same will read as aj follows follow SECTION 2 tangible property to be taxed how value ascertained properties exempt legislature to provide annual tax for state all tangible tain gible property in the state riot not exempt under the laws of the united states or under this constitution shall ball be taxed in proportion to its ita value to be ascertained as provided by law aar toe the property of the united states of the state counties cities towns school districts district municipal corporations and public libraries lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively tor for either religious worship or charitable purposes and nd places ot of burial flat cot held b or wed used for private or corporate benefit beld shall be exempt from taxation tax aton water rights ditches canals reservoirs power plants pumping plants transmission lines lined pipes and flume owned a rol nd used by individuals or corporations fo for irrigating ri lands within the state owned by such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purposes power plants power transmission lines and other property used for gen crating and delivering electrical power a portion of which is used for furnishing turn ishin power tor for pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands in the state of utah may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property it is used for such purposes these exemptions sha shall 11 accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under such regulations be as the leg lature ti fo may prescribe the taxes of the indigent poor may lc be remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may be provided by law the lem slature way gay pro provide ido for the exemption from taxation 0 of I 1 homes homes homesteads and personal property not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ja in value for homes home and homesteads and one hundred dollars for personal property property not to exceed in value owned by disabled persons sho ho served in any war in the military na 1 service of the th 0 united states or of c f the t h adry state of cf utah and nd by the unmarried widows and minor orphans of buell auch persons may be exempted as the legislature leei slature may pro provide ado T the a legislature shall provide by law a t for 0 r an annual annual tax sufficient with other bo sources u r of revenue to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal Y year e or tor for the purpose of paying the state debt it any there bea be the legislature shall provide for levying a ux tax annually sufficient nt to pay the annual interest and to pa pay the principal of such much debt within wilbin twenty years fam acom the final passage of cf the law creating t the debt SECT SECTION I 1 ON 3 assessment end and taxation of ef tan tangible gible property regulation rate deductions a exe exemptions fal p ti 0 n p personal e ra 0 n a I 1 income a tax rates rate dju p 1 tio ns 0 of f r revenue e v e dues the legislature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of asses assessment at and taxation on all tangible property in the state according to its value in money and shall prescribe by law such regulations as shall secure just valuation for taxation of such property so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in p proportion to the value of at his her or its tan gublo property proper tyll provided that the ture may determine the manner and extent tent of taxing transient live stock and ellve live stock being fed for slaughter to be used s ed for human consumption intangible lle pur property op may be exempted irano from tax taxation on as prop property arty or it may be taxed in such much manner and and to such extent as the legislature may provide provided that if intangible property be taxed as property tile the rate thereof shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation when exempted exempt from taxation as property the taxable income shall be taxed under any tax based on oil incomes but when taxed by the state of utah sis as property t the he income shall not also e too be ta taxed tal L th the legislature may provide provid a for deductions exemptions empt ions andor offsets on any tax based upon income the personal income tog tax rat rates shall be graduated but tle old maximum rate shall not exceed six per cent of net et in income loic no elcue tax rate to bajec M upon love a income a shall hall exceed four pr per c cent en befi 0 of f net det income the rate mt limitations herein contained for taxes based on income e and for taxes on intangible property shall be effective until january 1 1937 and thereafter until changed by law by a vote vota of the majority of the members elected to sach each house of the legislature lexi slature all revenue received from taxes maxee on an income or train from taxes on intangible intang ihle property shall be allocated as follows 76 per cent thereof to mhd state district fund and 26 per tent cent thereof to the state ire fen 4 ud said fund and t the S state levies 9 for ii shall be reduced annually purposes i soch proportion ss to the revenues so at toa cat e d surplus above 7 e v provided that any alte onue required for safe the sS state school fe fund as provided in section 7 stal of this ar bicle obell wa be paid into the state general fund SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of state Is directed to cause this su oa 03 proposed amendment to be as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors elector of the state at the next general election in ia the wanner manner provided by law SECTION IO 10 N 3 r to take effet effect when it if aps approved by the electors rector of the state ath this s proposed amendment ment shall hall take effect un the lot day of january 1331 1931 filed with the th secretary of state february 26 1930 constitutional amendment no noa 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF 0 distributing IN TEREST OP OF SUCH FUND A mat joint resolution providing tor for amend mend ment mim to house home joint resolutions resolution real num hers her three and nd tight eight passed by th the legislature ii to in 1229 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and nd section 7 article XIII of the constitution of the stile state ot of uth utah relating to the state school fund fana and the manner of distributing the interest of such och fund and other revenues of f the several school districts of the state late be it rc rewired alved by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds third of all the th me member in elected to each house bow cancer rang therein SECTION 1 resolution proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend house honse joint resolution number 3 passed by the in 1929 proposing to amend section 8 3 of at article io 10 of tho the constitution of nt the state of el utah so 0 o that the same a will read as follow SECTION 1 proceeds proceed of lands and other property per cent of proceeds proceed perpetual fund fand the proceeds proceed of nil ill lands that be have V a been or may be granted by the united state to this thi state for the th support of the common schools choals ch the proceeds proceed of all property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture i all unclaimed hares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws law of at 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 proceeds of the sale of public lands lying within the at state which shall be eold so 1 III by the un united 21 S states subsequent to tb the admission of this state into the union shall be and remain a perpetual fund to bo be called the state school food fond the interest of which only shall be distributed unions amoz the several school districts according to the last preceding school census SECTION 2 Reso listic proposed 0 t to 0 amend that it is proposed to pm amend roen d house 0 joint resolution number 8 passed pared by the legislature in 1929 1029 proposing to amend section 1 7 of article XIII of the h e constitution of the state of utah so that th at t th habsa ame M will read as follows SECTION 1 7 rat of taxation not mot to exceed purpose distribution the rate of taxation on tangible property shall not lot exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths mills 1113 for general fre state purposes two tenths of one mill imil for fop high school purposes pur posea which shall cona constitute titu t the he high bish school fund said fund shall he be a apportioned p in ia the manner the legislature shall bull provide to the school districts district a maino high school cb and such levy for district school purposes which together with the interest on an the permanent school fund and such other ether funds as may mae y be available for district school purposes sedi will raise raise annually an amount which equals q amid 2500 for each person of so school bead ate ace in the toto state do as shown by th the Is last preceding school census the same to be distributed the school districts according acco riling to the among last preceding school census and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided tor for this vu purpose by the legislature shall all be for each person of 0 school age as she shown last by t the h a preceding school census said equalization fund swi be apportioned to the school districts in such buell manner the as legislature ala turIS shall provide said rates rate shau a h all not bo be increased unit unless a proposition increase the 11 to same specifying the rat 0 or rates rate and the tune during d doing which the same shall be levied evi ed bo be first submit ted to a VOW vote 0 of if such of the qualified oil tors tore of th the a state as in the elec ceding due such ill election shall year next preceding prea property tox tax tabon have pad pa d a assessed to them within state and the majority maj oril of those the thereon shall voting vote veto in a favor thereof in manner ax as may be provided by I 1 law such uch SECTION 3 secretary of at state stale to pub uch the secretary of state in ia directed cause this to proposed amendment to be pull bub dished as 83 required by the constitution to be submitted and to the electors of the state at the next general election in the provided by law a as on one manner nu of EL H J B R number a 1 proposition and in 1 aleu a 8 passed the regular at session of the irth I 1 I 1 SECTION 4 to take effect feet ego I 1 ruine it if ann he approved by the the proposed electors of the th a S state tate amendment shall on the first take effect day of january maryg filed 26 with y 1930 the secretary of cf 8 state it i t F feb constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO THE TAXATION OP OF MINES AND t MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution resol olion providing tor for an ai in amend arevat 0 a o section 4 article 13 ing constitution to the taxation of the th of state of utah ut TJ tell of the property properly mines am old ing be it ft resolved ly by the legislature state of utah two thirds of all of the br bars 4 elected acted to each he bobu the an mem 1 eon therein c concur r ax SECTION 1 section amend that it is ire propos n axt td to proposed tion 4 article XIII of to a mend sea diee the state the constitution con of of utah sa S so that the read no as follows follow same will SECTION 4 mines mine and claims to be as essed basis basi and multiple be assessed as tangible tang ibl property what all to in e placer and mines mine rock io in or place raining mining shall ahall claims clat aims bo both th as a the legislature shall provide be duse died the basis and provided multiple now 00 use u d in in d A termini jug ug the value of tor far D taxation purposes and the arditto add additional 1 assessed value of shall not be changed led before pr aci ecru is J re ther thereof f 1935 anufry Y 1 nor thereafter wiled ded by law ilk all other until zole otherwise pro or mining claims claim and other valuable mineral deposit including lands containing coal or hydrocarbons hydrocarbon and all machinery wed used in mining and all property or surface improvements improvement upon or appurtenant to mines mine or raining minine claims and the value valoe of 0 any surface we use made of mining claims or mining minine property for or other than mining purposes thill shall be assessed as a other tangible property SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub lish hah the secretary of at state is 1 directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as a required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if unproved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall hall take effect on an the day of january 1931 filed with the secretary of ct state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 11 31 of article 11 13 of tb the constitution of the state of utah ra r lating to revenue and taxation be it resolved by the Leri legislature slature of the he state of utah two thirds third of all members elected to each house home concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections loos proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend section 11 of article XIII of 0 the constitution of 0 the th state of utah so fo that the tb same WW will read as follows fail SECTION 11 creation of state tax tar corn cam mission membership governor Eo vernor to appoint terms duties county boards board duties there shall be a state tax commission consisting of four members not more than two of whom shall iball belong to the burns ama political party th aba members member of tho the commission shall be appointed by tho the governor EO by and with tho the content consent of tho the senate for such terms term of office as may be provided by law the state tax com commies mIls aion tan shall |