Show constitutional AM amendments E constitutional f f AMENDMENT no 0 i A JOINT PROPOS ING TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF ARTICLE hiir oil 01 THE or OF UTAH RELATING TO AND AUTHo authorizing raZING TAXA TION OF 01 UNIT ED STATES property PRO PEnTY IN UTAH be it res lived by lie bp turo ture of tile the state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of tile the two tio houses voting in favor thereof section 1 that it Is fe liopo 1 bcd to amend section 2 ar article le XIII constitution of the state ot of ut utah all to read sec 2 all tan tangible gille property pio porty in tile stale stafi not exempt under the laws of tile the united stites or 0 under this constitution shall be taxed in proportion to its value to be ascertained as provided by law the property ot of tile the state coun councle tle cities bovins school districts municipal corporations and public libraries lots with gitil the b buildings bild lild alg the eon coil ld L t ex clu elusively foi oi either r religious lous wor oi ship or c charitable abitable ari table purposes and places ol of burial not hoi hel or used for private or corporate benefit shall lie be campt e empt from t dation water rights ditches canals res ervo irs power pow cr plants plant pumping plants transmission lines pipes and flumes blumes owned and used by individuals al 01 corporations for irrigating lands land within the state owned by such individuals or corporations or the individual members thel thereof cof shall not be separately taxed as long as ai thos they shall be owned ind and used exalus ively for such power plants power transmission lines and property used tor for gen crating and an delivering electrical power a portion of v which Is used f for or furni furnishing shing power for pump ing water lor for irrigation purposes on lands in tile the state of utah may bo be exempted cem ped from taxation I 1 to 0 th the a extent that such property is 13 used for such purposes these exemptions exemption shall accrue to trie tile benefit of the users of water so punit pumped ped unclog such regulations as the legislature may prescribe the taxes of the indigent poor may be re witted or abated at such times and in such manner as may bo be provided by law tile the legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation of homes homesteads and a d personal property not to exceed 2000 in value for homes and homesteads and for personal kropa property ty property Pio porty not to exceed in value owned ov nod by disabled persons person who served in any war in ohp military service of the united tl states or of the state of utah and by the unmarried widows and minor orphans of such persons may be exempted as the leg legislature lature may provide the legislature shall provide by law for an all annual alual tax clout clent with other sources of revenues c n acs to defray the estimated 0 ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year for the purpose of paying the state debt if a any n there be the legislature 5 shall h a provide tor for levying a tax andua annually ily sufficient to pay the annual Inte interest and to pay the principal of such debt within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt section 2 the secretary of state Is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law constitutional MT ft AMENDMENT no 0 O 2 A JOINT resolution PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE ill III OF THE constitution OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO ORDINANCE FOR THE TAXATION OF LANDS AND exemptions be it enacted by the legislature of ch the c state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof section 1 it Is proposed to amend article III of the constitution of the state of utah as follows the following ordinance shall be irrevocable without the con can sent of the united states and the people of this state first perfect toleration of re lilious sentiment Is guaranteed no inhabitant of this state shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her M mode of religious worship but polygamous or plural marriages are forever prohibited second the people inhabiting this state do affirm and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the public lands lying within the boundaries hereof and to all lands lying within said limits owned or held by any indian or indian tribes and that until the I 1 title thereto shall have been ex c I 1 by I 1 the united states t the h e same shall be and remain subject to tiie ilia disposition of the united states and said indian lands shall remain under the absolute jurisdiction and control of the confess con ross ress of ilia united states th the lands belonging to citizens of the united states re without this state shall never be a taxed at a higher r rate than the lands belonging to rest dents of this state but nothing in this ordinance shall preclude this his state st tto from taxing axing as lands are taxed any lands owned or told held by any indian who has severed his tribal re notions and has obtained from froin tile the united states or from any an person by potent or other grant giant a title thereto save arid and except uch krucli lands as have acon or may be granted to any indian or in under any act of congress containing a provision exempt ing the lands thus granted from taxation which last mentioned lands shall he be exempt from aiom tax atlon alfon so long on and to such ex tent as is Is or may be provided in the act of congress granting tile the same third all debts and liabilities of the territory of utah incurred by authority of the legislative assembly thereof are aie hereby assumed and shall be paid bv this state fourth the legislature shall make laws for the establishment arid maintenance of a system of public schools which shall be open opel to all the children of the state and be free from sectarian control cont iol section 2 the secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed liopo od amendment to the olec clee tors tori of the state at tile the next general election in tho the manner pro videa by law lav section 3 if adopted by the electris elect bis ol of the state this amendment shall take effect the first day of january 1947 att 13 no MO 3 J A JOINT resolution PROPOS P ING AN AME AMENDMENT TO SEC TION 7 or OF ARTICLE XIII or OF THE constitution OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO proportion OF STATE CON TO SUPPORT MINI AUNT MUM SCHOOL PROGRAM 11 PORTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ee be it enacted by the legisla ture of state of utah two thirds of all j members elected to each ol of tile the two hou os 0 voting in favor thereof section I 1 it Is proposed 0 posed t U amend see sec 7 of A article arsel 0 XIII of the he constitution of the state of utah so that tile same shall hill read as follows sec 7 the rate rae of taxation on oil tangible property shall not exa c aeed on oil each ach dollar of valuation ta and four tenths mills for general state purposes and such additional levy as the legislature tu r 0 ma may provide for the states share sil are of the support up port of a portion of the public school system as defined Ele fined in X section 2 of this constitution such portion consisting only of I 1 kindergarten 1 1 1 1 C 1 9 arten schools school 1 co schools 1 1 1 and high schools the state shall contribute not more than 75 ot of the total cost of operation and maintenance of a minimum school program in the state as such program shall from time to tune bo be determined upon by the legislature not more moie than 75 of the states portion of the revenue bevenue necess necessary azy to finance the lie opera ion oil and maintenance e of such m minimum school program shall hall be raised by i a state property pio perty tax lc levy an awl 1 the remainder thereof sh shall till be raised from othor other state sources the legislature shall determine by law the method of allocation of the states colit to the varina ani ienir school districts section 2 tile the so K 11 of state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner pr provided provi ovideO for in III section I 1 of article of ho alo con of tile the tate stale of ut utah ill section 3 if adopted by the electors of the he state stale this amendment shall take effect the first of Janu january 1547 1947 constitutional M A no 4 AMENDMENT i 0 a A JOINT joil r resolution PROPOS ING AN SECTION 3 OP OE XIII OF THE constitution OP OF THE STATE starn OF UTAH RELATING LATING 1117 TO allocation OF REVENUES RECEIVED nECE IVED FROM TAXES ON INCOME AND ON intangible PROPERTY be it d by the ilia legisla twe tuie of the state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of c the he two voting in favor I 1 li hereof section 1 it Is ii proposed pio posed to amend we dec 3 of A I 1 bicle XIII of tile the constitution of the state of utah uta I 1 as follows see sec 3 tile the legislature shall provide by b law a uniform and equal I 1 nibe ll 11 ae of and taxation ji on oil all tangible prop arty in tile the state st iio according to its value in amonoy nion and shall pre seibe by law such huch regulations as ai shall secure i just valuation tor for taxation of such property prop city so that every poison person and corpora tion shall hall pay pa 1 a I tax ax in tion to the value of his her or 01 its tangible property prop city provided that the legislature may deter mine the manner and extent of taxing transient live stock ani and live stock being fed for ter to be used for human con intangible property may be a cemp exempted ted from taxation as probart or it may be taxed in such dianner m tinier and to such ex c tent as the legislature may pro vide provided that if intangible prop property city be taxed as property pro party the rate thereof shall not exceed five mills on oil each dollar of val bation when exempted from taxation as property the taxable income shall be taxed under any tax based on incomes but when hen taxed by the state of utah as property tile the income shall not also be taxed tile the legislature may provide for deductions exemptions andor off offsets seti on any tax based upon income the personal income tax rates shall be graduated but the maximum rate shall not exceed six per cent of net income no excise tax rate based upon shall exceed tour four per cent of 0 not net income the rate herein contained for taxes bastla based on income and tor for taxes on intangible property shall TO be c 1 r 0 etive until january 1 1937 and thereafter until changed h by law by a vote of the majority of the members elected to each house of the legislature all all revenue revolved from taxes on income or from taxes on an in tangible property shall be allocated ca ted to the support of the public c school system as defined in article X section 2 of cil conati tuti aution oll section 2 the cue eary dry of s tate state Is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state at the next general election in the manner provided for in section I 1 of article ot of the constitution of the state of utah constitutional J c AMENDMENT no AW 5 A JOINT resolution i ION PROPOS ING TO AME AMEND ND SECTION 10 ARTICLE VIII OF THE or OF TILE THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND DUTIES OF COUNTY ATTORNEYS AND FIX ING THE TERM THEREOF be it resolved resell cd by the legisla ture tuie of the state of utaji utah two thirds ot of all members elec elected t e a to each house voting in favor t there lie ra of section 1 that it is proposed t to 0 amend section 10 article VIII ot f the constitution of tile the state of of utah to read section 10 A county attorney shall ahall be elected by the qualified voters of each county who shall hold ills his office for a term of four years the powers and duties of county bounty attorneys and such oth er attorneys for the state as the legislature may provide shall be prescribed by law in III all cases where the attorney tor for an any coun ty or for the state fails or re fuses to attend and prosecute according to law the court shall have power to appoint an all at torne torney pr pro 0 tempore S section ag 2 the secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec clec tors of the state at the next net gen eral cral election in III the manner pro aided vided by law section 3 if adu adopted pled by b the electors of the state this am amend a nd ment shall take effect the first day of january 1917 1947 constitutional TJ f AMENDMENT am no 0 0 6 A JOINT RL resolution SOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE constitution OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO OF STATS STAT OFFICERS be it enacted by tile the legisla ture of the state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof section 1 it is proposed to amend see sec 20 article VII of the constitution of the state of utah to road sec 20 the governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney ary general superintendent of public instruction and such other state and district officers as may be provided for or by liw law shall receive for their services monthly a compensation as fixed by law the compensation for or said of floors as provided in it all laws enacted pursuant purs pur siant lant to tills this constitution shall he be in full for all services render rt by s haid id officers respectively ively in any official capacity or empl lament during their respective terms of office no such officer shall receive for the performance of any official duty any fee for his own use but all fees fixed by law for the performance for mance b by either cither of them of any coffle official la I 1 duty shall be collected in advance and deposited with the S tal a treasurer monthly to tile the credit of the state the legislature may provide lor for the p pa adment ment of actual and necessary expenses of said officers while traveling in the state in the performance for mance of official duty section 2 the secretary of 0 state Is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state stale at the next general election in the manner provided by law section 3 if adopted by the electors of the s tate state this amend ment shall take effect the first day of january 1947 I 1 constitutional f 99 no 7 AMENDMENT alo I 1 A JOINT resolution PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 12 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE constitution OP OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO SALARIES OF THE JUDGES OF i THE SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS I 1 be it enacted by the legislature of 0 the state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof section 1 it Is proposed to amend fcc eec 12 of article VIII of if tile the constitution of the state ot of utah to read sec 12 the judges of the supreme and district courts shall receive at stated times compensation s for their services which shall not be diminished during the term tor for which they are selected section 2 the secretary of state Is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elec lec tors of the state at the nw next general election in the manner provided by law section 3 if adopted by the electors 0 of f ti the ie s state t ate this amendment shall take effect the first day of january 1947 constitutional r Q no 8 AMENDMENT adoo 0 A JOINT resolution PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE OF THE constitution OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO LOCATION OF PUBLIC institutions be it enacted by the legislature ot of the state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting to in favor thereof section 1 it is proposed to a mend amend see sec 3 of a article r bicle 0 of f the constitution of the state oi of utah to read sec 3 the public institutions of the state are hereby permanently located at the places hereinafter named each to have the lands specifically granted to it by the |