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Show Constitutional Amendments " Constitutional Amendment No. 1 RESOLUTION RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES IN LEGISLATURE A joint resolution proposing an amcni- ; ment to Section 13 of Article VI of th constiiutian of the State of Utah, i- ; latins to vncanrieF in the legislature. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the j Stole of Utah, two-thirds of all members mem-bers elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1 Sections to he nmentieil. That it is proposed to amend Section 13 of j Arlirte VI of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same shrill read in . follows : SECT ION 13. V acancies to be filled. Vacancies that may occur in either house of the legislature Blia'.l be filled in such manner n-, may be provided by law. SECTION 2 Secretary of Stat to publish pub-lish The secretary of Stale is directed cause this proposed amendment to '.e puhlished as required by the constitution j and to be submitted to the electors of i-he ' State at the next general election in the manner provided by law. SECTION 3. In effect when. If np-proved np-proved by the electors of the State, this proposed amendment shall take effect on : the 1st da of January, Filed with the Secretary of Slate February Feb-ruary 21, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 2 RESOLUTION RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A Joint resolution proposing an amendment amend-ment to Sections 2 end 3 of Article IS of the constitution of tlie State of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah. two - thirds of all members elected to each House concurring concur-ring therein : SECTION 1. Section! proposed to mend. That it is proposed to amend Sections 2 and 8 of Article XIII of the constitution of the State of Utah so thnt the same will read as follows: SECTION 2. Tangible property to he taicd how value ascertained properties exempt legislature to provide annual tax cti A 11 t.inn-ible DroDerty in the State, not exempt under the laws of the United States, or under this constitution, hall be taxed in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as provided hv law. The property of the United States, of the State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, libra-ries, lots with the buildinRS thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitcblc purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private ir corporate bpnoflt, shall be exempt from tixat:on. Water rights, ditches, cannls, reservoirs, power plants, pumping plant, transmission transmis-sion lines, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for ir-rUrntinjr. ir-rUrntinjr. lands within the Btate owned by uch individuals or corporations, or the individual members thereof, shall not be eparr.U'Iy taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purposes. pur-poses. Fowor plants, power trm emission lines and otlr?r property, used for gen-erntinjy gen-erntinjy and delivering electrical power, a portion of which is used for furnishing power for pumping water for irritration purposes on lands in the State of Utah, may be exempted from taxation to the 1 extent that such property is used for such purposes. These exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under such regula'inns as the leg-iolature leg-iolature may prescribe. The taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such times and In such manner as m:y be provided by law. The legislature may provide for the 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 erved in any wer in the military service of the United States or of the State of Utah and by the unmarried widows and minor orphans of such persons may be exempted as the legislature may provide. The legislature shaM provide by law for n annua! tax sufficient, .ith other sources sour-ces of revenue, to defray the estimated ordinary or-dinary expenses of the State for each fiscal fis-cal year. For th purpose of paying tne State debt, if any there be, the legislature legisla-ture shall provide for levying a tax annually, an-nually, sufficient to pay the annual interest inter-est and to pay the principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. SECTION S. Assessment and taxation f tangible prop-rty regulation raie--deductions exemptions personal income in-come tax rates dispositions of revenues. The 1-gislature shall provide by law a uniform uni-form und equal rate of assessment and taxation on all tangible property In Lhe State, according to its value in money, and shall prescribe by law such regulations as hall secure a just valuation for taxation of such property, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion propor-tion to the value of his. her, or it tangible tan-gible property, provided that the legifla-i legifla-i ture may determine the manner and extent of taxing transient live stock and live stock bring fed for slaughter to be need for human consumption. Intangible property prop-erty may be exempted from taxation as property or it may be taxed in such tiar.-ner tiar.-ner and to such extent as the legid&ture may provide. Pmvided that if inl-anjMDle property be taxc-d as properly the rate thereof shall not exceed five mills cn eacn dnllar of valuation. When exempted fron taxation as property, the taxable income therefrom shall bs tax-d under any tax based on mcnir.es. but when ttxed tj the State of Utah as property, the income , therefrom shrill not aro be taxed. The , lecielattirt mry prnvid for deductions, exemptions, ex-emptions, Bndor offset on any tax based n;ion incinf. The personHl income t-'ix rates shr.ll ')e crndu.-U-d but J-e maximum maxi-mum rale sIieII not eT.reed tl ?er ent of net income. No exne Uut rkte bared upon inccrr.e shall exceed four fr cent ot net in cone. i ii? rate linii. at ions herein contr Ined for tAxes tir-'ed on 'ncome sr.d for taxes on intanyibie prcr "ty shall l-e effective unlil Jn:ary 1, !''.;?. sno tlie re-after re-after until cbairrvd by it bp a vcie of the majority of the mr m.crs eif nd tc each houre of the leirisiai ura. All revenue rev-enue received from tn res on income or from taxee on intangible property shall be allocated as follovg; Tfl per nt thereof to the stale district school fur.d sod 25 per cent thereof to the Sta's gn- axal fund and Ue Sla'e levies for such purges, shall reduce) .miual s ( in proportion to the revenues so ail'c:;tecl ; provided that any surplus above M.e revenue rev-enue required for the State distru-t sc.ul j fund as provided in Section 7 of this A 1 licle shall be paid into the ratt e-r.erU fur.d. ... . 1 SECTION 2. Secretary it Stale 10 publish. The secretary of State is directed to i-iiust : this proposed amendment to ; pubh- .i-l I as required by the constitution to le submitted to the. electors ot 'iv State a', the next gem--.il -lection mi the manner provided by iav. SECTION S. To tr.ke efferi .- when. It approved by the electors of the St:ite tins proposed amendment shall iak- eT'e; -n the 1st d.iy of January, 1931. Filed with the Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 5, 11130 Constitutional Amendment No. 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUNT) : AND MAXNKR OF DISTRIBUTING IN-i IN-i TCRCST OF SUCH FUND. A joint rcsrlution providing for amendments amend-ments to house joint rrs -lulicns numbers num-bers three and e:.;ht psrcd by the legislature leg-islature in 1929, proposing to amend Section 3, Article X, nnd Section 7, Article Ar-ticle XIII of the constitution of the State of Utah relating to the State schaol fund and the manner of distributing the in- , tercst of such fund and other revenues of the several schr-ol districts of the j State. j Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of ail Kie members mem-bers elected to each House concurring therein : SECTION 1. Resolution proposed To amend. That it is proposed to amend home joint resolution number 3 passed by the legislature in 19-.', proponing to amend Section 3 of Article 10 of the constitution of tha State of Utah so that the same will read as follows : SECTION 3. Proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds perpetual per-petual fund. The proceeds of all lands Uv.it have been or may be granted by the United Unit-ed States to this State, for the support of the c:trraon schools; the proceeds of all property that may eccrue to the Stale hy escheat or forfeiture; all un.Jnim-d ' snares and dividends of any corijomti'm I ineomorated under the laws of 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 centum of the net proceeds of the sale of public ladds !yiB within the State, which shall be arid by the United States subsequent to the admission ad-mission of this State into the Jnnn, shall be and remain a parpetual tun i. to to called the State school fund, the interest of which only, shall be distributed among the several school districts according to the last preceding school census. SECTION 2. Resolution proposed to amend. That it is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 passed by the legislature in 1929, proposing to amend Section 7, of Article XIII of the constitu-', constitu-', tion of the State of Utah so that the Bamo will read as follows: SECTION 7. Rate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution. The rate of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation, two and four-tenths mills for general State purposes, two-tenths of one mill for high school purposes, which shall constitute the high school fund: said fund shnll be apportioned ap-portioned in the manner tho legislature shall provide, to the school districts maintaining main-taining high schools, and such levy tor district school purposes which together with the interest on the permanent scIiojI fund and such other funds as may be available for district school purposes, will ' raise annually an amount whih equals $25.00 for each person of school a;.e 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 aa equalization fu.,d which when added to other revenues provit d for (his purpose pur-pose by the legislature e Iiull be J.'.U0 for each person of school age aa shown by the last preceding Bchr-ol cenruo ; bo id equalization equali-zation fund shall be apportioned to the school districts is such manner as the legislature leg-islature shall provide. Said rates shall not be increased unless a proposition to Increase the seme specifying the rate or rates proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted submit-ted to a vote of such of the qualified electors elec-tors of the Strite, as in the year next preceding pre-ceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the State, and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote i favor thereof. In such manner an may be provided by law. SECTION 3. Secretary of Stat to pub lish. The secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published pub-lished as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the State mt the next general election in the manner provided by law, aa one proposition in lieu of H. J. R. numbers S and 8, passr-d A the regular session of the 18th legislature. SECTION 4. To tnke effect when. If approved by the electors of the State the proposed amendment shall take effect j on the first day of January, 1031. Filed with the Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 26, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 4 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing for an amend-lent amend-lent to Section 4, Article 13, of the constitution of the State of Utah relating relat-ing to the taxation of mines and mining property. Be it resolved by th Leglnlatore of 'he SUle of UUh, two-third of all the mrm-bers mrm-bers elected to each bouse concur ring therein ; SEC'I ION 1. Sect'-ons proposed to amend. Tost it is propojtrd to amend Section Sec-tion 4. Article XIII, of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will read as follow : SECTION 4. Mines and claims to be as-teased as-teased bais and tnultipls whit to be asseased as tangible property. All m -talliferous min.-s or mining rlnimi, bath placer and rocit in pln-e, siiull be n'-fd aa tha li-gistst'iire shall provide; pioviOed, the basia and multiple niw used in )e-term;nicjj )e-term;nicjj the value o! mfUllil"rmii m'tt.'t for taxation purp:H"- r.d the uMi! jor.al ee&&ed value of t.-.O'i per acre tnete.f shall not b char.tri-d h-fcre Jrtituaty J. lifB, noT thereafter until otherwise pro-vittrd pro-vittrd by law. AU other mine or mri'.ng claims and othrr valuable mineral aeposiu, including, lands containing coal or hydro-CR'bons hydro-CR'bons and all machinery used in minim-and minim-and all property or surface improvement ur-on or appurtenant to mines or mining claims, nnd the value of any surface u mmli- uf mining claims, or mining property prop-erty fur tther than mining purposes, shah be ;ie.-fi as other tungible property. StXTfON 2. Secretary of State to pub Ush. The secretary of State is directed i t-au.-e this p. posed amendment to be putt lishcd as required by the constitution an' to bs RiibmUted to the electors of the Stat at lhe m-xt general election in th' manne-provided manne-provided by law. SECTION 3. In effect when. If p proved by the eleciora of the State, thi proposed amendment shall take effect o-lh o-lh 1st day of January. 1931. Filed with the Secretary of State Feb r.ury ii5. 19;?0. Constitutional Amendment No. 5 A RESOLUTION CREATING A STATE TAX COMMISSION A joint rcsrlution proposing an amend ment to Uection 11 of Article 13 of th constitution of the State of Utah, re lating to revenue and taxation. Be it resolved by the Legislature of th State of Utah, two-thirds of all num hers elected to each house concurring therein : f'ECTION 1 Sections proposed to amend . Thrit it is proposed to amend Section 11 o: i Ar:icle XIII of the constitution of th j State of Utah so that the same will rear I aa follows : j SECTION H. Creation of State tax com , mission membership governor to appoint ap-point trrnis duties county boaid duties. Tin re shall be a State tax com-j com-j mission consisting of four members, not I more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party. The members ! of the commission shall be appointed by . the governor, by nnd with the consent ot ' the senate, fur such terms uf office as m;ty be provided by 1-iw. The State tax commission commis-sion shall administer and supervise th tax laws of the Stale. It. shall asses-mines asses-mines and pu'-He utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment ol pronerty aminii the several counties. 11 j shall hnve such other powers of original assessment as the legislature may pro-l pro-l vide. Under such regulations in aush casc3 and within such limitations as the legislature may prescribe, it shall establish estab-lish systems of public accounting, review proposed bond issues, revise the tax leviee and budgets of 6cnl governmental units, and equalize the assessment nnd valuation of property within the counties. The du ties imposed upon the Stnte board ot equalization by the constitution and law of this Stnte shall be performed by tin-State tin-State tax commission. In each county of this State there shall be a county board of equalization consisting con-sisting of the board of county commissioners commission-ers of. said county. The county boards ol equalization shall adjust and equalize In valuation and assessment of the real am personal property within their respective counties, subject to such regulation and control by the State tax commission a-may a-may be prescribed by law. The State ta. commission and lhe county boards ol equalisation shall each have such othei powers as may be prescribed by the legislature. leg-islature. SECTION I. Secretary of Slate to pub lish. The secretary of State is directed tc cause this proposed amendment to be pun lished as required by the constitution ari! to be submitted to the electors of th State at the next general election In th manner provided by law. SECTION S. To take effect whin If approved by the electors of the Stale, this proposed amendment shall take efferi' on the 1st day of January, 1931. Filed with the Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 25, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 6 RELATING TO THE LOCATION Of THE STATE PRISON AND STATE INSTITUTIONS A joint resolution proposing an amendment amend-ment to Section 3, of Article XIX of th constitution of the Stat of Utah, relating re-lating to the location of the H'afo Prison. Be it resolved by the Legislature of th State of Utah, two-thirds of the members electrd to each house concurring therein there-in : SECTION 1. Section proposed to amend. That it Is proooBcd to amend Section I of Article XIX of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will read as follows: SECTION I Location of public Institutions Institu-tions and disposition of lands. The publle institutions ol tne btate ar nereoy permanently per-manently located at the places hereinafter hereinaf-ter named, each to hnve the lands sped-fically sped-fically granted to it by the United States, in the Act of Congress, approved July 18tb, 1894, to be dipm d of and used in such manner bs the legislature may provide: First : The sr-nt of government and ths Stnte fair at Snlt l ake City. Second: The institutions for the deaf and dumb, and the blind, and the Slats reform school at Ogden City, in the county of Weber. Third: The Utah State hospital at Pro-ro Pro-ro City, in the county of Utah. SECTION 2. Herniary of Stnts lo pnb-lih. pnb-lih. The secretary of State is directed to oauHe this proi'UB'-d amendment to be published pub-lished aa reojii red l;y the cons tit ution and to bs submitted to the electors of the State at the next tmeral election In th mannT p.-ovidvd by law. SECTION 3. To take effect when. If approved hy the elector of the State, this proposed amendment aba II tnks effect on the 1st day of January, 1531. Filfd with the Secretary of Stat February Feb-ruary th, 19X0 I, M. H. Welling, SecrrUry of State f the State of Utah, do hereby certify that 1 the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Constitute mil Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, 6, and 6 aa proposed by th special session of the leginle t ure of 1 tK0 aa the same appear of record in my office. of-fice. in witness wherocf, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed th-; Crenl Seal of ; the S ale of Utah, this 1st day of Svplcu Lt. 19S0. (SEAL) SrmUrr of SUU. II |