Show constitutional amendments constitutional amendment no nol 1 resolution RELATING TO FILLI FILLING NG VACANCIES IN legislature A joint resolution proposing an amend ment 0 a section 13 of article VI of 0 tin the constitution of the th state of utah re me latine to vacancies in the legislature be it resolved by the legislature of 0 the state stale of utah two thirds of all members elected to each house bouse concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections section to he amended the that I 1 t it proposed is to amend section 13 of article V VI of the constitution of the state of utah so 10 that the same shall read as follows SEC SECTION ION 13 vacancies Va cancie to 0 o he be filled vacancies that may occur in either cither house of the legislature shall hall be filled in such buch manner as may be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub lish the secretary of state to is directed to cause this proposed amendment to ie published es as required by the constitution and nd to be submitted to the electors elector of th the state at the next general central election in tb tho manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if kp in proved by the electors of the state t tha proposed amendment shall take effect on the lt it daa da of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state stat february 21 1930 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE revena AND TAXATION A joint resolution proposing an amendment ment to sections 2 and 1 3 of article 11 13 of the constitution of the state slat of utah relating rel atins to revenue and taxation be it resolved resol Ted by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of a all members elected to each house bouse c concur therein SECTION 1 sections proposed to mend amend that it is in proposed to amend sections 2 and 3 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so that the same will read as a follows SECTION 2 tangible property to be taxed how value ascertained properties exempt to provide annual tax for state all tangible property in the state not exempt under the laws of the un united led states or under this constitution shall shall be taxed in proportion to tta its value to be ascertained as provided by law the property of the united states of the state counties coun tica cities towns school districts district a municipal corporations corpora tiona and public libra ries rica lots lota with tho the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or op charitable purposes and places of burial not held or used SOT for private or c corporate to benefit shall hall be exempt from t tax aton 0 n water rights dit ditches them canals res reservoirs ol 01 power plants pumping planta plant tranum azin lion ion lines pipes and flames blumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for tr ir riza ting lands within the state owned by I 1 uch such individuals or corporations or tho the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as is long as they their shall be owned and used exclusively for such purposes power plants planta power trail emission lines and other property used for gen cen grating and delivering electrical power a portion of which is used for furnishing furnia hinn power for pumping fir water for irrigation purposes purpose on an lands in the state of utah may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property is used for such purposes these exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the users of water so BO pumped under such regulations as tho the leg may prescribe the taxes of the indigent poor may bo be remitted or abated at such much ti times race and la such sach manner as aa may bo be provided by law the legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation of homes homesteads and personal prop drop orly erty not hot to exceed two hundred fifty dollars in value for homes and homesteads and ono one hundred dollars for personal prop aty Fro property perty not hot to exceed in value owned by disabled persons who served in any war in the military service of f the united states or of the state of utah and by the unmarried widows and minor m inor orphans of such persons may be exempted as th the s legislature may provide the legislature shall provide by law for fop an annual tax sufficient with other sources of revenue to defray the estimated or OP dmary expenses of the state for each fiscal year for the purpose of baying raying the state debt if any there be the legisla ture lure shall hall provide for levying a tax an dually sufficient to pay day the annual interest and to pay the principal of such debt within twenty years from the final passage of tho the law creating the debt deb SECTION 8 assessment and taxation of tangible property regulation I 1 rate te deductions exemptions personal personal revenue in n come tax rates dispositions of revenue v T the he legislature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on nil all tangible property in ia the state according to it il value in money and shall prescribe by law such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of such property so that very every e person a corpo corporation ration shall ball pay a tax in proportion t 1 n to t tb h 0 v value au e of 0 f his b i her h e r or its it ten tan biblo g ib lo 10 pr property 0 p ert y P provided ro v id e d t that h t the the legislature ure in may Y determine the manner and extent of f taxing transient livo live stock and ii live e tock being fed for laughter to be used used for or human consumption intangible prop erty may be exempted from taxation do 01 property or it may be b taxed in such man nor her and to uch much extent as the legislature may provide provided Provide 4 that if intangible property be taxed as aa property the rate thereof shall not exceed five milte mills on each dollar of valuation when exempted from taxation as aj property the taxable income bull be taxed under tinder any t tax lax based on incomes but when taxed by b y the state of utah as aj property the income shall ahall not olao also bo be taxed the legislature may provide for deductions exemptions empt lon ions andor offsets on an any tax based upon income the personal pera PeT onal lional income tax ra batee lee shall hall be graduated but the met anari I 1 mum rato rate shall ahai not exceed mix ix per cent a of f net bet income In coina no excess tax rate based upon income shall hall exceed four per cent of net income the rate limitations herein contained for maxee om based on an income coche sad and for taxes on an intangible property shall hall be effective until january 1 1937 and there after until changed chan sred by law by br a vote of the majority of the members member elected to each house houe of the leg liNture all rev onus received from taxes on income or train from tamee on intangible property shall hall bo be aa allocated ca led aa follows follow 75 pr per cent thereof to the state tnt district school chol land fund and 26 25 per cent thereof to the state ten oral fund and aad the state icyie for uch such purposes shall be reduced annually in proportion to the revenues revenue to allocated provided that any ou plus alieve above the revenue denue required for t the he state district school I 1 fund as aa provided in section 7 of this article shall ahall be paid into the state elnera general fund SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of state slate Is directed to come cause anis proposed amendment to be published as ai required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the state tit at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 to take lake effect when it if approved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall hall take effect un on the tat day of january 1331 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF distributing INTEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution provider provid provi dine mr tor for amend ments menta to house hour joint resolution om number three and eight passed by the lex leir in 1929 proposing propos mr to a mend amend section 8 3 article X and section 7 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the state school chool fund and the manner of distributing the interest of such euch fund fond and other revenues revenue of the several school chool districts district of the h state be it resolved by the legislature Lec Mature of the state of utah two thirds of all the them mem here bera elected to each hoc home concurring therein SECTION 1 resolution proposed to amend that it is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 1 8 p passed eased by the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend e d section 8 of article 10 20 of the constitution ut inn or of the state of utah so eo that the game will read a as follows SECTION 3 proceeds Froce edi of lands and other property per cent of proceeds proceed perpetual fund the proceeds proceed of all lands that have been or may be granted by the united states to this state tor for the support lapport of the common schools the proceeds lu of all 11 II property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws law of this state the proceeds of the sale of timber mineral or other property train iroil and state lands other than those these granted for specific purposes and five per of the net proceeds of the sale of public lands lying within the state which hia the united states state subsequent to tn tho the admission of this thia state slats into the anim shall bo be and remain a perpetual 1 fund to bo be called th the state school fund the intercept In inter ce t 0 of which only shall hall be distributed among amo ng th tho se veral school Is according to th tha I 1 last ast preceding school census 8 SECTION 2 resolution proposed to amend that it it is proposed to amend house home joint resolution number n u m her 8 passed by tho the legislature in 1929 9 proposing prop otina to mend amend a section 7 of article arti to XIII ot of the tion of the state stata of of utah 0 a that the th same m will read as follows fol lowa SECTION 7 rate of taxation net dot to exceed purpose distribution tho the rate rat 0 of taxation on tangible property shall hall not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths mills milla for general state purpose two tenths of ono one mill for high school purposes which shall constitute conati tuto the high school fund said fund hail be portioned irk in the manner the ftp ar leffie lature lure shall hall provide to th tho a school district main district high bleh school ec boole and ouch auch Is levy for school pu rp ea which together with the interest on an the permanent school fund and much auch other ether funds funda as aj be may available for district school miss purposes eca will annually an amount which 26 00 for each equals equal 11 of school axa age in th the state as shown by t the he lait I 1 mot preceding school a census the same to be distributed the school districts amo among ra eang according to the last ar school census and al id in addition ad diVen aa equalization fund i unit which when added to other revenues reve nuee provided for rose poo by the tha letin tar hall be this thi pure pur bac each person of school for loot preceding prec edin school are age as aj shown by the he census n fund shall ahall be said aid equall school districts in uch such apportions apportioned to the manner a as the legislature shall chall provide I 1 said not be increased unless rates hall increase the a proposition to same lame rates proposed find nd specifying the the rate or of time tun the aade a hall be levied during which c 11 led t to 0 s v vota of luch su ch of the be first submit ibm it tors tor 0 ot f ali the e olet slot aa in the qualified elac 1 ec ceding win ouch auch elect election n shall ahall year next pro pre property tex tax have p pad aid a aisemo ed to them state stat a nd it the majority within the thron thereon m hall vote in favor of thereof thoe them voting toting in manner as aj may be provided by law tuch much SECTION 3 secretary of state to tho the secretary of state still la IS direct directed publish edl cause this proposed to amendment to be as required by the published to be constitution and submitted to the elector el eato ro of the state at the next provided by general law election dooros in t the manner As a one proposition tle at ll 11 J II 11 numbs numbers on in lieu the SS SECTION re idular ft session 4 to ot of ra tk tl bibiand 8 and loth if 8 legislature lerit passed paned latura at by the th electors elector of when tho the tin the state proposed amendment annn dment a hail take tak on the tent first day or of jo january nuary lost 1931 effect filed 26 with 1930 the tji IS secretary mere tary ot of IS state is february constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TAXATION OP OF MINES AND TO THE PROPERTY MINING A joint resolution providing provider provid mr for m mt bent t to section 4 an anand hand article constitution IS 13 of at the of the tha state staf in c to t tha ho taxation of of utah total forert mine v property r y and mining B bo a it resolved renol Ted by the state t a to of etab two legislature of f the ise third ben r g elected to of all the he mems mem int each be hou c there herein 1 SECTION 1 2 sections section amend that it to Is proposed to 4 ai article XIII proposed to amend section of the th the state of U utah 0 IQ o that constitution of z read aa oa As rJ follow ewe the mama jam will SECTION 4 mines mine and claims emed basis and to be sm a nal tiple be assessed aa tangible tan fible what to property ferous mine mineal all or mining glocer and claim both rock in place piece shall ahall pa the legislature shall hall be ed provide ro vide t the h basis and multiple multi pla provided provid e d now used in ter the d determining value of m for or taxation minee in in purposes and n the j a addith rod assessed value of 0 shall hall wt a acre th thereof not be changed I 1 1935 before in jan january is nor thereafter until tit by law all ali other mines mine otherwise se or at haja raining mining provided claims and other valuable mineral de dc p including lands containing coal or h hydro d r carbons and all wed used in mining and all property or surface improvements improTe menla upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims orand and the value of liny any surface use iu made of mining claims or mining property for other than mining purposes aea shall hall be assessed as other tangible property SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of state is in directed to cause this thia proposed amendment to be published as aa required by the constitution and to bt be submitted to the electors cetora el of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if approved by the electors elector of the state this proposed amendment shall hall take effect on the let lat day of january 1921 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 26 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution BEBO LUTION CREATING A STATZ TAX commission A joint irm re luton alution proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 11 13 of the constitution of the state of utah re lating to revenue and taxation be it resolved by the legislature of f the suite state of t utah two thirds of all U mm gaess her ber elected to each house boats concurring therein SECTION 1 sections section proposed to amend that it is M proposed to amend section 11 of article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so 0 o that the mama will read as a follows SECTION it 11 creation of state stale tax corn com mission maion membership governor to ap point terms term duties dounty boards board duties there shall ahall be a state tax tom corn mission |