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Show Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendment No.l RESOLUTION KM.ATiNU TO KILLING VACANCIES IN LEGISLATURE A jotnl retolutlon proposing aa amend tnl lo Section 11 ( Artlclo VI ( Uw eoiutitutioa of tht Slat of Utah, touting to-uting to taranrira In the Icrhlatara. Bo it rnolvrd , tha Lifiilatara of tha Stat, of Utah, two-thirds of all Bttrn-aora Bttrn-aora tlerlcd to rath booaa concurring therein: 8RCTION I gectiona to bo mmuiM. rhat it is propoaed to amend Section IS of Article VI of tho constitution of tha SUM of Utah so that tho same shall read a follows : SUCTION 13. Vacancies to be fllloii. Vacancies that ma occur In either house of tho legislature ahall bo filled in such manner as may be provided bv law. SECTION Seeretarj af State to pub-li.h pub-li.h The secretai-y ol State la directed la caune thta proposed amendment to -9 . published aa required by tho constitution and to bo submitted to the electors of lha State at the next general election In the manner provided by Ihw. SECTION 1. In effect when. If approved ap-proved by the electors of the 8tate. this proposed amendment shall toko effect on the 1st das of January, 1031. Filed with the Secretary of Slat February Feb-ruary 21, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 2 RESOLUTION RELATINO TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A Joint resolution proposing an amend ment to Sections X and .1 of Article II af tha constitution of the Slate of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Uthh. two - thirds of all members elected to each House concor ring therein : SECTION 1. Sections proposed to amend. That it is proposed to amend Sections t and S of Article XIII of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will read aa follows : SECTION t. Tangible property t ha taxed how value ascertained propertiea exempt legislators ta provide annaal tax for Bute. All tangible property in the State, not exempt under the laws of tha United States, or under this constitution, shall be taxed in proportion to Its valtit. to be ascertained as provided by law. The property of the United States, of tha State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, libra-ries, lota with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worsh'D or charitable purposes, and places of burial 4 not held or used for private or eorpori.te benefit, ahall be exempt from taxat-on. Water righta, ditches, canals, reservoirs, power plants, pumping plant, transmission transmis-sion lines, pipea and flumes owned and used by Individuals or eorporationa for irrigating ir-rigating landa within the atate owned by such individuate or oorporatfons, or the individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed aa long aa they ahall be wned and used exclusively for such purposes. pur-poses. Power plants, power transmission lines and other property, used for generating gen-erating and delivering electrical power, a portion of which la used for furnishing power for pumping water for irrigation purposes on landa in the State of Utah,' may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property is uaed for auch purposes. These exemptions shall accri-e to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under auch regulationa aa the legislature leg-islature may prescribe. The taxea of the indiirent poor may be remitted or abated at auch times and In such manner aa may be provided by law. The legislature may provide for tha exemption from taxation of homes, homesteads, and personal property, prop-erty, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars dol-lars in value for homes and homesteads, and one hundred dollars for personal property. prop-erty. Property not to exceed $3,000 in value, owned by disabled persons who served In any war in tha military service of the United States or of tha Stat of Utah and by tha unmarried widowa and minor orphans of auch persons may be exempted aa tha legislature may provide. Tha legislature shall provide by law for - an annual tax eufficient, with other aotir-eea aotir-eea of revenue, to defray tha estimated ordinary or-dinary expenses of the State for each fiscal fis-cal year. For the purpose of paying the State debt, if any there be, tha legislature legisla-ture shall provide for levying a tax annually, an-nually, auffielent to pay the annual inter- est and to pay the principal of auch debt, within twenty years from the final paaaaire of the law creating the debt. SECTION I. Assessment and taxatloa af tanribla propertyregulation rate- deductiona exemptions personal Income In-come tax rates dispositions of revenues. The legislature ahall provide by iaw a uniform uni-form and equal rate of aaseesment and taxation oo all tangible property in the State, according to ita value In money, and shall prescribe by law auch regulationa aa shall aecure a just valuation for taxation of such property, so that every person and corporation ahall pay a tax lo proportion propor-tion to tho value of his, her, or Ita tangible tan-gible property, provided that the legislature legisla-ture may determine the manner and extent of taxing transient live stock and live stock being fed for slaughtar to be uaed for human consumption. Intangible property prop-erty may be exempted from taxation aa property or It may be taxed in such manner man-ner and to auch extent aa the legislature may provide. Provided that if Intangible property be taxed aa property the rate thereof ahall not exceed five mllle en each dollar of valuation. When exempted from taxation aa property, the taxable income therefrom ahall be taxed under any tax based on incomes, but when taxed liy tha Bute of Utah aa property, the income therefrom shall not also be taxed. The legislature may provide for deductions, exemption-:, andor offsets on any tax baaed upon income. The peraonal income tax rates shall be graduated but U.e maximum maxi-mum rate ahall not exceed six per cent of net income. No excise tax lata based upon Income shall exceed four per cent of net income. The rate limitations herein contained for taxea based on income and for taxea on Intangible property ahall he effective until January 1, 19S7. and thereafter there-after until changed by law by a vote of the majority of the members elected to each house of the legislature. All revenue rev-enue received from taxee on Income or from taxea on intangible property shall be allocated aa follows l 7ft per cent thereof to tho atate district achool fund and 26 per cent thereof to the State general gen-eral funC and the State levies for auch purposes ahall ua reduced annually la proportion to the revenuea aa allocated ; provided that any surplus above the revenue rev-enue required for the State district school fund as provided hi Section I of Oils Article Ar-ticle shall be paid into the State general fund. SECTION I. Secretary at State ta publish. The secretary of Bute la directed to eauee thie propoaed amendment to be published aa required by the constltutiou sod to be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general .lection the manner provided by law. SECTION I. Ta take affect-when. If approved by the electors of the State this proposed amendment ahall take effect un the let day of January, 1911. Filed with the Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 25, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No.S RELATl.NU TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF DISTRIBUTING INTEREST IN-TEREST OF SUCH FUND. A Joint resolution providing for amendments amend-ments to bouse Joint resolutions numbers num-bers three and eight passed by the legislature leg-islature In 1939, proposing te amend Section 9, Article X, and Section T, Article Ar-ticle XIII of the constitution of the State of Utah relating to the State school fund and tha manner of distributing the Interest In-terest of such fund and ether revenuea of the aeveral achool dlatricta of the State. Be it reaolved by the Legialature af the State of Utah, two-thirds af all the members mem-bers elected to each Heuse concurring therein: SECTION I. Resolution proposed to amend. That It m proposed to amend house Joint resolution number I passed by the legislature in 1929, proposing to amend Section I of Article 10 of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the aame will read aa followa: SECTION i. Proceeds of landa and ether property per cent of proceeds perpetual per-petual fund. The proceeds of all tanda that have been or may be granted by the United Unit-ed States to thia State, for the aupport of the common achoola t the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the State by escheat or forfeiture; all unclaimed 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 achool and State lands, other than those granted for specif ie purposes ; and five per eentum o( the net proceeds of the sale of public lands lying within the State, which ahall be sold by the United Statea subsequent to the admission ad-mission of thia State into the Onbn, ahall be and remain a perpetual fund, to be called the State achool fund, the interest of which only, ahall be distributed among the aeveral achool diatrleta according Is the last preceding school census. SECTION I. Resolution - proposed te amend. That It ta proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 passed by the legislature in 1929, proposing to amend Section 7, of Article XIII of the constitution constitu-tion of the State of Utah ao that the aame will recti aa follows: SECTION 7. Rats ef taxation not ta exceed purpose distribution. The rate of taxation on tangible property ahall not exceed on eaeh dollar of valuation, two and four-tenths mills for general State purposes, two-tenths of one mill for high school purposes, which ahall constitute the high school fund; said fund ahall be apportioned ap-portioned in the manner the legialature ahall provide, to the achool districts maintaining main-taining hif-h schools, and auch levy for district achool purposes which together with the Interest on the permanent achool fund and auch other funda aa may be available for district achool purposes, will raise annually an amount which equals $25.00 for each person of achool age la the state as shown by the last preceding school census ; the same to be distributed among tha school districts according to tha laat preceding achool census i and in addition an equalisation fund which when added to other revenuea provided for thia purpose pur-pose by the legislature ahall be $5.00 for each person of achool aca aa shown by the laat preceding achool census ; aald equalisation equali-sation fund shall be apportioned to the achool districts in such manner aa the legislature leg-islature ahall provide. Said rates ahall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the rate or rates proposed and the time during which the aame ahall be levied, be first submitted submit-ted to a vote of such of the qualified electors elec-tors of the State, aa in the year next preceding pre-ceding such election, ahall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the State, and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof. In auch manner aa may be provided by law. SECTION $. Secretary of State te publish. pub-lish. The aeeretery of State la directed to cause thia proposed amendment to be published pub-lished aa required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of tha 8tate at the next general election In the manner provided by law, as one proposition In lieu of H. 1. SL numbers $ and 8, paaaed at the regular aesaion of the 18th legislature. SECTION 4. Te take effect whan. If approved by the elector of the State the proposed amendment shall take affect on the first day of January, 1981. Filed with the Secretary of Stat February Feb-ruary 26. 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 4 RE80LCTION RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint reaolatraa providing for aa amendment amend-ment te Section a. Article II, ef the constitution of the State ef Utah relating relat-ing to the taxation at minea and mining property. Be It reaolved by the Legislature ef the State of Utah, two-thirds of all the nan bers elected to each house eeacarrhxg therein : SECTION 1. Sections propoaed to amend. That It la propoaed to amend Section Sec-tion 4, Article XIII, of the constitution of the State of Utah ao that the same will read aa followa: SECTION 4. Mlnee and clalaw te be ae-aaaeed ae-aaaeed haai and multiple what ta he assessed aa tangible property. All metalliferous me-talliferous mine or mining clalma. both placer and rock In place, ahall be ass mad aa the legialatur shall provide: provided, the baft is and multiple now -seed in determining de-termining the value of metalliferous minea for taxation purposes :.nd th additional aaseaaed value of $5.00 per acre thereof shall not he changed before January 1, 1985, nor thereafter until otherwise provided pro-vided by law. All ether minea or mining etaime and other valuable mineral deposit Including lands containing aoal or hydro- narlons and all machinery uaed In mining and all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to minea or mining claims, and the value of any aurfaoe use made of mining claims, or mining property prop-erty for other than mining purposes, shall be assessed as other tangible property. SECTION L Secretary af State to publish. pub-lish. Ths secretary of State ie directed u cause thia p. posed amendment to be published pub-lished aa required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election In th- manner provided by law. SECTION $. In affect when. If approved ap-proved by the electors of the State, thia proposed amendment shall take effect on the lst dsy of January, 1981. Filed with tha Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 26, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 5 A RESOLUTION CREATING A STATB TAX COMMISSION A joint reaolutlon proposing an amendment amend-ment te Section 11 of Article IS ef the constitution of the State ef Utah, relating re-lating to revenue and taxation. Be It reaolved by the Legislature af the State of Utah, two-thirds of all mem-bare mem-bare elected to each houee concurring therein : SECTION 1 Sections propoaed to amend. That It is proposed to amend Section 11 of Article XIII of tha constitution of the State of Utah so that the aame will read aa follows: SECTION II. Creation of State tax commission com-mission membership governor te appoint ap-point terma duties county boaids dutlea. There shall be a State tax commission com-mission consisting of four members, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party. The members of the commission shall be appointed by tha governor, by and with the consent ol the senate, for auch terms of office aa may be provided by law. The State tax commission commis-sion shall administer and supervise the tax laws of the State. It ahall assesa mines and publle utIIJtlea and adjust and equalise the valuation and assessment of property among the aeveral counties. It shall have auch other powers of original aaseesment aa the legislature may provide. pro-vide. ' Under auch regulations in such cause and within auch limitations as the legislature may prescribe. It shall establish estab-lish systems of public accounting, review proposed bond Issues, revise the tax levies and budgeta of local governmental unite, and equalise the aaseesment and valuation of property within the counties. The duties du-ties imposed upon the State board af equalisation by the constitution and laws of thia State shall be performed by the State tax commission. tn each county of thia State there ahall be a county board of equalisation con aisting of tha board of eounty eommiasion-ore eommiasion-ore of eaid eounty. The eounty boarda of equalisation ahall adjust and equalize the valuation and aaaessment of th real and personal property within their respective counties, subject to euch regulation and control by the 8tate tax commission as may he prescribed by law. The State tax eommlaslon and the county boarda of equalisation ahall each have such other powers aa may be prescribed by the legialature. leg-ialature. SECTION I. Secretary of State to cub Itsh. The secretary of State la directed to cause thia proposed amendment to he pub-llshed pub-llshed as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the State at th next general election in the manner provided by law. SECTION 8. To take affect - wh,a If approved by the electors of the State, this proposed amendment ahall take effect 0. 1 the 1st day of January, 1931. Filed with the Secretary of Stat February Feb-ruary 26, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 8 RELATING TO THE LOCATION Or THE STATE PRISON AND STATB INSTITUTIONS A joint reaolutlon proposing an amsnd-msnt amsnd-msnt to Section 1, of Article XIX of the constitution ef the Stat of Utah, re , lating te the location of the State Prison. Be It resolved by the Legislature ef the State ef Utah, two-thirds of the menbera elected to each bene concurring therein: there-in: SECTION 1. Section proposed to amend That it la proposed to amend Section 8 d Article XIX of th constitution of the State of Utah so that th same wiU read as follows : 8ECTI0N 8 Location af public Instita Uona and dlapeeltiosl of landa. Th publle institutions of th Stat are hereby permanently per-manently located at the place herelnaf tor named, each to have the landa specifically speci-fically granted to it by the United Statea, in the Act ef Congress, approved July 16th, 1894, to he disposed of and need In such manner aa th legialature may provide: Flrstt Th seat of government and the State fair at Salt Lake City. Second : The institutions for th deaf and dumb, and the blind, and the 8tata reform achool at Ogdea City, In the county el Weber. Thirdt The Utah State hospital at Prove Pro-ve City, in th county ef Utah. SECTION 8. Secretary ef state to publish. pub-lish. Tha secretary of State la directed to cause thia proposed amendment to be published pub-lished aa 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 8, T take affect when. It approved by the electors of the State, thia propoaed amendment ahall take effect on the let day of January, 1981. Filed with the Secretary of State Feb mary 21, 1980 . f, M. H. Welling-. Secretary ot State oi th State ef Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing la a full, true and correct copy of Constitutional Amendments bios 1. t, 8, 4, 6, and as proposed by the special aession of tha legislature of 1930 aa the same appear of record In my office. of-fice. In witness whereof, I have hereunto act my hand and affixed the Great Seal of th Stat of Utah, thia lst day ef Septem ' ber. 1930. (SEAL) Saerfttary of Stat CI m . .. -j .. '?"- ""- .' . - v |