Show constitutional amendments amae t constitutional amendment no nol I 1 resolution RELATING TO FILLING VA VACANCIES IN legislature A joint resolution flotation Propos proposing int an n amend mint ent to section 13 12 of article VI of the of the state of utah to t aeng to vacancies in the ali legislature B it resol resolved Ted by the th Leri legislature slature of the state stat of utah two thirds third of f all tl wern bera baro elected to each house home concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections section to be b minded amended that it is proposed to amend section 13 of article VI of the constitution of the state of utah 0 to o that the same earn shall read x follows follow SECTION 13 vacancies to be b filled vacancies that may occur in either house of the legislature shall ahall be filled in uch such manner as a m kiy ty be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state slat to pub fish the secretory secretary of state Is directed to cause this proposed amendment to h published to as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors 0 of f the state at the next general election t in n th the e manner provided by law SECTION 3 in effect when if tp lp proved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall talce take effect on the da dia of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 21 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution SOLUTION EE RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resolution proposing an a amend in tn d m e nt to sections 2 and 3 of article 23 of the constitution of the state of utah relating rela irela to revenue and taxation H be e it resolved by the legislature of tin the state of utah two thirds third of all ia members elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 actions Beet ions proposed to mend amend that it is proposed to amend sections 2 and 3 of article XIII of the tha constitution of the sante of utah so go that the same will read as follows SECTION 2 tangible property to be b talo how ascertained ascertain ed properties elf exempt m p t legislature lecis lature to provide annual tax for S state tatt all tangible tan property in the S state te not exempt under the laws of theta united states or under this constitution shall be taxed in proportion to its it value valet to be ascertained as provided by taw law the property of the united states of the state counties cities towns school districts muril cipal corporations corporation and public libraries lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable chant abl purposes and places of burial not held or used tor for private or carpo ruto benefit bouef it iball be exempt from froin t lon water righta ditches canals reservoirs power plants pumping plant transmission lines linea pipe pip s and blumes flumes owned and used med by ludavid individuals Is or corporations for ir riza lne ting lands land within the state owned by such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as long as they tx be owned and nd used exclusively for uch such purposes es power plants rower power lines and other property used for gen een orating and nd delivering deliver ins electrical P power ower a portion of which is used for furnishing ro power er for pumping water tor for irrigation Dur purposes on lands in the state stat of utah may be exempted from taxation to the extent thit that such property is used for uch such purposes these exemptions accrue to the th benefit of the users of water so 0 o dumped under uch such regulations resu lation as the th lee may prescribe the taxes of the he indigent poor may be remitted or aba abated t ed tt it such times and in uch such manner As may be b provided proT idad by law the lew lAture may provide for the exemption from trat taxation of homes homesteads and personal prop airty sot lot to exceed two hundred fifty dollar ls in value for homo homes and homesteads and nd one hundred dollars dollar for personal drop property property not to exceed in value owned by disabled persons who served in my any war in the military service berrice of tiie the united states or of the state of utah and by the unmarried widows and minor inor orphans of gu such h per may be exempted as the ali legisla leril lature may provide the th legislature shall provide by law for n annual nual tax buff sufficient lent with other of af revenue to deray defray the estl estimated mated or dibut espenna of the state for each fu CAI al year for the purpose of paying the state debts debt if any there be the legisla tare shall nau provide ovide P tor for levying a tax AX annually sufficient to pay the annual inter est and 1 to par the tha principal palpal of uch such debt within i twenty years from the final bainee of the law creating the debt SECTION 2 assessment and taxation taxi tion of tan tangible ti bl property regulation rate deductions exemption personal pr onal income e tax rates dispositions disposition of revenue re venues the legislature shall provide by law a ual lorm arm I 1 and equal arzt of assessment aMes nod and taxation on nil all tanzi blo property in the state according to its it value in money and shall hall prescribe pra cribe by law such euch regulations as shall ahall secure a just valuation for taxation et t such och property so 80 that every person and corporation shall hall pay a ux tax in proportion to the value of his her or it its tan aible pr property orty provided that the th I 1 lesul agu IA tore determine dc the manner and e extent x tat ot of using taxing transient live liv stock and live tock stock being ltd fed tor for slaughter to be used for human consumption intangible property may be exempted from taxation as property or it rasy may be ba taxed in such inch manner and to uh such extent as ai the legislature may mar provide provided that if lotan sible property be taxed i as property the rate thereof shall not dot exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation when exempted from ft taxation tion As aj property the taxable income shall hall b be taxed under any tax based baad on income but when taxed by the th state stat of utah as ai property thi the income thir efrom shall ahall not ato also be the legislature may provide tor for deductions deduction ex ei andor offsets effect on any tor tax based upon income the personal inco me to rates rate himli be b but ze ui m maximum rate shall not exceed six alx lx per cent of net income no excise tex tat rate baud based UP upon ri income larcom shall exceed four per cent of riet net income the rate rat limitations limitation herein contained for or taxes based on income and for taxes on en intangible property shall iball be b until january 1 2 1937 and thereafter until changed chanced by law by a vote ot of the majority of the members member elected to each ch house bono of the leal lat 11 all rev enu us revolved rev elved from taxes on income or atom tax taic on intangible property shall be ba aj followay fol lowa 76 per r cent thereof to van 0 guts fata school fund and 26 W cent thereof to the th stet censki tudd MA ur the state iskiw for such purposes jea shall do reduced manually la in proportion to the revenues revenue to allocated located brov aided that any ny surplus aboa ur the revenue required for the state district distri Lt school chool fund as a provided in section 7 of this article shall ball be paid into the state stat e r fund SECTION 2 secretary a of f state to publish the secretary of state is direct d to cause this proposed amendment to tw bo published as aj required by the constitution arid id to be submitted to the electors of ue tle state at the next gent gentral general ral lec lection tin lo in the manner provided by law lav SECTION 3 to take effat hm it approved by the electors of the state this proposed prop oed amendment shall take effect on the list day of january januar 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF distributing IN TEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amendments to house joint resolutions numbers three and eight passed by the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and section 7 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the state school fund fond and the manner of distributing the in ter bereit t of such anch fund and other revenues of th the 0 several everal school districts of the big state tee be B it resolved solved by the legislature of the state stat of utah two thirds of all the anem members member elected to each house concurring therrin therein SECTION 1 resolution proposed to amend that it Is proposed to amend house hous joint resolution number 3 passed b by y the legislature in 1029 proposing to amend section 3 of article 10 of the cast constitution tuto n of the state of utah so EO that the tame same will rend read oj no follows SECTION 3 proceeds proceed of la land TI do and other property per cent of proceeds pr per pe fuel fund the proceeds of all lands that have been or may be granted by the united states to this state for the support of the common schools the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture all unc unclaimed laimA shares and dividends of any corporation corpora tinn incorporated under the laws of this state the proceeds proceed of the sale of timber min ral or other property from school and state lands other than those granted for specific purposes and five per of the net proceeds of the sale of public lands lying w within the state which shall be sold old by the OIB united states subsequent to tn the admission of this state into the union shall be and remain a funi fund to co called the state school fund the interest of cf which only shall be distributed among the tha several school districts according to the last school census SECTION 2 proposed to amand ind that it is 13 proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 p asse d by the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend section 7 of article XIII of the constitution of the state ot of utah so that the same will read as follows SECTION 7 rate of taxation not to elc exceed fad purpose distribution 71 the reta rate of taxation on tangible property prop e arty shall not ox d on each dollar of kalua valuation tj on tw two 0 and toor four tenths mills mill for general state stat e purposes two tenths of one ona mill for high hiah school purposes which shall constitute the high school chool fund said laid fund hall be a apportioned portioned rd in the manner th the legislature shall hall provide to the school district maintaining high schools and such auch levy for district school ioa which together with th the e interest on the permanent school chool acad and e d uch such other funds funda as may be b avail available availably abl f for or district school purposes sM will raise annually an amount which equals 2500 for each person of school ago in the state as shown by the last preceding school census nu the same to bo distributed among the school districts according to the last preceding school census and in addition an equalization fund which wb when added to other ree revenue provided for this purpose by the legislature shall be for each person pemon of school age as shown by the last preceding school census said gald equal equalization fund shall be apportioned to the school districts in such guch manner as the jew is latura shall ahall provide said rates shall not be increased ncr eased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the rota rate or rates t pr proposed 0 posed and the tuna time during which the cam rame e shall be levied be b first submitted to A ve vote te 0 of such luch of the qualified electors of the state as in the year next preceding such inch election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thereon ahli vote in favor thereof in ucb such manner as may be provided provid cd by law 3 secretary 0 of state to pub abb the me secretary of state is u directed to cause came this proposed amendment dment to be pub robed aa required by the constitution and to tx 1310 submitted to the tha electors elector of the th state at the next general election tn in the manner provided by law a as one proposition in lieu of IL J R IL numbers 3 and 8 passed at the regular session ot of the SECTION 4 to take meet effect when if approved by the electors of the state thi the proposed amendment shall take effect on the firt first day of january Januar 7 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO THE TAXATION 01 OP MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing for an i tn amend bent out to section 4 article 13 of the constitution of the state of utah int to tb taxation of mines mine and mining property D be it res rt olred solved by the of the state of utah two thirds third of all 11 ll the mam in m atra asere elected to each cadi ban bonem therein SECTION L I 1 sections section propend to amend that it is I 1 proposed to amend section 4 article XIU XIII of tb the constitution of the state of utah to 50 that tho the same will road read as aa follows SECTION 4 mines kline and claims claim to be ax u stated basis baili and multiple what to I 1 be assessed As ai tangible tan gible property all me mines or mining cla claim ims both placer and rode rock in pl place ce shall bo be assied As aa the legislature shall ahall provide provided the bails and multiple now d in je the value of mines mine for taxation purposes fc arnd the additional asset value of per acre thereof shall ahall not be changed chanced before january 1 1331 nw nor thereafter until other oMer rrie pro tided by lav all other otheir mine min or im claim and other valuable mineral deposit dc including lands containing contal coal or hydro carbons carbon and all machinery used in mining and au all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or claims claim and the value of any surface us use made ade of mining or minine property m arty f or other than mining purposes shall be assessed of as other tangible property SECTION 2 secretary ot of state stat to publish the tha secretary of state is directed tc cause came this hi P posed amendment to be published as required by the constitution and to be ba submitted to the electors of the state at the next general election in th tb marine manner provided by low law SECTION 3 in effect when if U ap proved by the electors of tho the state proposed amendment shall te talo effect ot or the let day of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state stata february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A joint resolution proposing propos inc art an amend ment to section 11 of article 13 of 0 the th constitution of the state of utah rr re latant to revenue and taxation be B it resolved by the Leru lature of the state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each house concurring I 1 therein SECTION 1 sections section proposed prop oed to amend that it is u proposed to amend section 11 a 0 article XIII of the constitution of th the state gf ct utah to so that tho the same will trail as follows SECTION 11 creation of state tax corn com mission membership governor to ap point terms term duties county boards duties there shall be a state tax commission consisting of tour four members not nol more than tuo of whom shall belong to tho the same lame political party the members of tho the commission shall be appointed by the governor by and with the consent ol of the senate for such terms of office ns as ran ma be provided by law the state tax commission shall administer and supervise the tax laws of the state it shall udess mines and public utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment ol of property among the several counties it |