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Show Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendment No. 1 PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY PERMANENT FUND UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION S, ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING RELAT-ING TO THE PROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY AND CREATING A PERMANENT FUND AND A UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FOR THE COMMON AND . PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all the members elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. That it is proposed to amend section 3 of Article 10 of the Constitution of the state of Utah as amended by the vote of the electors at the general election of 1930 to read as follows: Sec. 3. The proceeds of the sales of all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to this state, for the support of the common schools, and five per centum of the net proceeds of the sales of United States public lands lying within the state and sold by the United States subsequent to the admission" ad-mission" of this state into the Union, shall be and remain a permanent fund, to be called the State School Fund, the interest ' of which only, shall be expended for the support of the common com-mon schools. The interest on the State School Fund, the proceeds of all property prop-erty that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture, all unclaimed shares and dividends of any corpora-. corpora-. tion incorporated under the laws of this state, the proceeds of the sales of timber, and the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of minerals I or other property from school and state lands, other than those granted for specific purposes, shall, with such other revenues as the Legislature may from time to time allot thereto, constitute con-stitute a fund to be known as the Uniform School Fund, which Uniform School Fund shall be maintained and used for the support of the common and public schools of the state and apportioned in such manner as the Legislature shall provide. The provisions pro-visions of Section 7, Article XIII of this Constitution shall be construed as a limitation on the rate of taxation taxa-tion on tangible property for district school purposes and not on the amount of funds available therefor and, further, fur-ther, no moneys allocated to the Uniform Uni-form School Fund shall be considered in fixing the rates of taxation specified speci-fied in Section 7 of Article XIII. 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. SECTION 3. If adopted by the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of I January, 1930. purposes, which shall constitute the high school fund; said furc1 shall be apportioned in the manner the Legislature Legis-lature shall provide, to the schoo districts dis-tricts maintaining high schools, and such levy for district school purposes which together with such other funds as may be available for district school purposes, wTill raise annually an amount which equals $25 for each person of school age in the state as shown by the last preceding school census; the same to be distributed among the school districts according to the last preceding school census; and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose by the Legislature Legis-lature shall be $5 for each person of school age as shown by the last preceding pre-ceding school census; said equalization fund shall be apportioned to the school districts in such manner as the Legislature Legis-lature shall provide. Said rates shall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the rate or rates proposed and "the time during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the state, as in the year next preceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state, and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such manner as may be provided by law. . SECTION 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the state in the next general election in the manner provided bv law. SECTION 3. If adopted bv the electors of the state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of January, 1939. Constitutional Amendment No. 3 HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC , WORKS A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSJNG TO AMEND SECTION 0 ARTICLE 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION OE UTAH, RELATING TO IIOU ;? OF WORK ON ALL PVIiUCWohPd. He it resolved bH the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two bECTION 1. That it is proposed l""nl 1 sect.on 6 of article 16 of the Constitution of the state of Utah bee. 6. The Legislature shall' do- tuteT I1'1" hU1l thnt h" constitute consti-tute a day's work on all works or und0rtaklllK3 carried on or aided by the state, county or municipal government; govern-ment; and the Legislature shal? pass safeV0 B?r0Vi,,, fr th0 hCTlt1' nd SECTION 2. That the secretary of state ,s hereby directed to Submit this proposed amendment to the c i t-n- elcShPsstt's th shall take offe'ctV LsTday1 January, 193a, st Ully Of Constitutional Amendment No. 2 1 EATE OF TAXATION PURPOSES DISTRIBUTION A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO THE RATE msttiiVr1 PURP0SES AND Be it resolved hi the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all of the members elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. That it is proposed to amend section 7 of Article 13 o the Constitution of the state of Utah as amended hy the vote of the electors at the general election of 1J30 to read as follows: . ee.-1 7- TIle rate of taxation on tamable property shall not exceed on ricl0lla,f o v"'u:'ton. two and four-tenths four-tenths mills for general state purposes two-tenths of one mill for hiyh ichoo ofhes!;te0,u,t.:llSc1C,0 ot State that the forcS1 ',dn UIT correct copy 0 tho t r ' , U" u,ul Amendment proposed hy U'T1 ss.on o the kV'isl .lura of iff1"' X-amo appears of designated. tlUo '"'ruin In witness whereof T l unto act niv h l ' , . v0 hl- (ireat Seal or llTi, '" l ixi'' U,8 Secretary of StnU. |