Show constitutional constitution lial amendments constitutional amendment no nol 1 resolution RELATING TO falling L IN G VACANCIES IN LEGIS legislature LATURI S A joint resolution proposing in an nin amen met to tl section 13 or of article vil VI of ta tiie ais constitution at of me stele state of utah relating 0 o vacancies in the th losio lature de be it resolved ty t Y the Lesi legislature slature of the S state tate of nf WA utah two thirds of sill all member 0 lecter ct cd to ao each house ton con currl curras anz t he r e at SECTION GE action I 1 Sect lens to h he amended that it is proposed t ta amend section 18 12 of article VI of the constitution of the state of utah 0 so o that the turn eom shall rend read as follows i SECTION 13 vacancies to be filled Vaca V mcancio ii s that may occur in either house of the legislature shall be a filled in such manner se may ix be provided provid edby by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to pub ish tha secretary of state is 1 directed to cause tills this proposed amendment to lie be published publish id no nil required by the constitution and tobe tob to the electors elector of the ih state at the next L emeral elee election tion in the tha manner anro v ded by law SECTION 3 in effect when if rp p proved coved by the tha electors of the state this thin proposed amendment shall take effect on oil the let day of Jn january nuary 1131 1931 filed with the tha secretary of state elate rb feb auary 21 1930 Constitution coils ail amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE EVENUE It AN AND TAXATION i A joint JOI nt resolution an amendment to Sert lens 2 band and 3 of article 13 of at the constitution of the tha state of utah relating 0 to o revenue and taxation mation ta B 9 it resolved by the th leg slature of f the state of utah two thirds third of all members tam bera elected to each house con concar c ur therein SECTION 1 0 section r proposed a to me mend n d that it 1 is proposed to a mend amend S sections 2 ind and 3 of article XIII 0 f tho the constitution of the staw of utah so BO that the sana will vall read AS follows SECTION 2 tangible property to bo be taxed how haw value ascertained properties exempt legislature to provide annual tax for strad all tangible tar trible property in the state not exempt under the 9 laws of the tha united states or under this constitution shall be taxed lit in proportion to its value vallie to be ascertained ca as provided by law the property of the united states of ahm the state counties coant ioa town school d dial wets Tleta municipal corporations and public liblit libi a ries lots lota with the tha buildings thereon used exclusively cl for either religious worship war hip tr or charitably charl charit tabo ablo purposes and of burial not held or used for private or carp corporate benefit shall li exempt from tax aton water ti ats ditches canals reservoirs reser volra power plants pumping pump iii plants sion bion lines linen pipes and flume owned and used by individuals or corporations for or lr ir lands within the state owned by much inch individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as ions lona as aa they thai shall be ba owned and used exclusively for such purposes power plants power lines and other property used for generating senera era ting cland and helvering deli del vertna vering electrical power a portion of which Is in used for furni furnis thinK bine power for pu pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands in the state stat of utah may be exempted from 4 taxation to the extent efte it that ouch property la Is used for such buch purposes these exemptions shall accrue to the benefit rf of the users of water so BO pumped under such regulations regula tlona as aa the leg lee may prescribe the taxes of the Indi indigent zent poor may be ba remitted or abated at such buch times and in such cuch manner as ai may bs be proved d by law the legislature may provide for tho the exemption from taxation of homes h and personal property I 1 not t to exceed ex e two hundred 11 lars ino in value for homes end and homesteads and one hundred dollars for personal property property not to exceed in value owned by disabled p persons c esons who served li ii any war to in the mili military tary service of the cited 11 states or of the th state of utah and by the unmarried widows widow and minor of such persons may be ba exempted as the leala leab lature turc may provide the tha immature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient with other sources of revenue to defray the estimated or binary expenses of the tha state for each fiscal year for the purpose of paying the state debt it if any there be the legisla ture tura shall provide tor for levying a tax annually sufficient to 0 o pay the annual interest and to carahe pay tha principal of such luch debt within twenty years from the final passage of the law creati cr catine nir the debt SE SECTION 3 Ams estment and taxation of tanal lile ble property regul regulation atlon rate deductions personal income tax rates of revenues the legia legislature lature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment aud and taxation on all 11 tangible property in te state according cordine nc to it its value in money and nd shall hill prescribe by law ouch buch regulations na shall chall secure a just valuation for taxation of such property so that every elery person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the tha value of his her or its tangible property provided that the tha legislature rany imy determine the manner and nd extent of taxing transient live stock and live took stock being fed for slaughter to b be used for human consumption intangible property may be e exempted from taxation me property or it may be taxed in tuch such man ner and to buch extent na as the tha legisla legislature tur may provide provided that it property properly bo be taxed us as property properly the rate thereof shell shall not exceed five mills en cri each dollar of valuation when exempted as property the taxable income shall lia be taxed itnyer under any tax based on incomes but when taxed by the tha state of utah as aa property the tha income shall not also be taxed the legislature may provide lor for deductions ex eruptions andor offsets on uny any tax based upon income In coin the personal income tax shall lia ba graduated but ala maximum rae roashall ra ashall shall not exceed six aix per cent of net income no excise tax rate at based upon income shall exceed four per cent of net income the rate limitations limitation herein contained for taxes based on an income and for taxes on intangible Inta property shall be effective effect iva until january 1 1937 and thereafter until antil changed chanced by law by a vote of the tha rity of the in members embere elect elected etl to each house of the tha legislature all revenue received from taxes on income or nr iron taxes on intangible Inta property shall be allocated as follows 75 pe per cent thereof to the state district sch school abir fund and 25 per cent thereof to the state genral ar fund and tho the state levies jor for ouch cuch purposes thai be reduced ann annually U ay ta in proportion to ta alir revenues so 0 o allocated 11 provided that any arelus above the th rev calls required for or a stale district dl tact school c h I 1 fund as B provided I 1 section 7 of this A ar 00 bu ba into the state neutral general fund SECTION SECTION 2 of stats state to publish pub lih tho rho secretary of cf in ia directed to cause this proposed amend luent to be 1 published as ail required by the ani and tu to be submitted to the el estore of the state stata it at the next nett gendral in the th manner provided by law SECTION 3 to take tain effect effort when if approved by the ehe electon torm of the tha state this thi proposed amendment shall hall take effect on the ladday let daiy diy of january 1932 1032 filed with the secretary of state fab auary 25 1920 constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF distributing IN TEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amendments ts to house joint resolutions resolution numbers three and eight passed by the ler lee Is isla latura turo in 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and section 7 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah witting to the tha state school I 1 fund md nd the manner of cf distributing the in tet terest of f such cud fund fond and other revenues of the several school districts or f the state 13 it resolved by y the legislature of the state slate of f utah two thirds third of all 11 II the mem mrs elected to each noun house concurring concur therein SECTION 1 proposed to am amend end that it Is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 passed by the legislature in 1929 to amend section 3 of article 10 of the tha constitution n of the tha state of utah so that the samo same will read as follows SECTION 3 proceeds of lands and other proper property tr per tent or ct proceeds perpetual fund the proceeds proceed of all lands that an have been or may be granted by the united states to this state for the support of the tha common schools the proceeds of all property that may imay accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed shares end and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws of this thin state tho the proceeds of the sale of timber mineral or other property properly from school and state lands other than those granted for specific purposes and five per of the net proceeds of the sale eala of public lands lying within the state which shall be sold hold by tho the united states subsequent to th the tha admission of this state stale into the tha shall ahall be and remain a perpetual fund to fco be called the state school fund the interest of which only shall be ninon the several beveral school districts to the tha last art preceding school census SECTION 2 r solution resolution proposed to amend ad that it ft to is pr proposed opposed to amend house homo joint resolution n umber number 8 passed by the tha legislature in 1029 proposing to amend section 7 of article XIII of the con cons titu tion of the state of utah so that the same will read as follows follow sr f SECTION 7 rate kate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution th tho rate of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation two and four tenths mills for general state purposes its two tenths ot of one tor for high me school h purposes es w which aich ball ahall constitute the h aleh h school fund said fund shall he be apportioned art boned in tb the a r manner n a the legislature shall ball provide to the school districts in main 81 u high schools and such levy for district school purposes which together toe ether with the interest on the permanent renn anant school fund end and such other funds as may he be available for district school purposes will raise annually an amount which equals 2500 for each person of scho school 0 I 1 age aee in the state us as shown by the last pro preceding edina school census the same to be ba distributed mone among tho the school districts according to the list last preceding school census and in addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose by the shall be SOO for each person of school age aea as shown hy by the last preceding school census said equalization fund shall be ba apportioned to the school districts in such manner as the air isla turo shall hall provide said rates shall riot not be in uncreated created unless a proposition to increase the some ame the rate or cr rates proposed dand i and the tha time during which the same name shall be ba levied be ba first ausnit tod to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the state slate its as in the year next preceding such auch election rhall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state arid and the ahe majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in such manner as rany may be provided by law SECTION 3 secretary of state to publish the tha secretary of state slate is directed to cause this proposed i amendment to be published bl as required bequir ed by the constitution end and to be ba submitted to the electors of cf the tha state at tho the next beneral election in ilia iha manner provided by law as one proper proposition dation in lieu of IL II J R I 1 numbers a 3 and 8 passed at the regular rei tular session of the legislature lesl slature SECTION 4 to take effect when if approved by the electors of the tha stats state the proposed amendment shall ahall take effect anthe on the first day of january ion 1931 piled with tho the secretary of state feb auary 25 1030 2930 constitutional no 4 resolution RELATING TO TOE THE TAXATION OP OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing for an amendment to section 4 article 13 of the constitution of the th state of e utah inc to the taxation of mines and mining property he do it resolved by the legislature of the 1 state of utah two thirds of cf all 11 II the mem lien elected to each house hous concurring therein 1 SECTION 1 sections proposed to t mend amend that it is proposed to amend station 4 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah so DO that the jam will read as follows SECTION A 4 mines aul ni claims tv tj t j be as am hessed basis and nd multiple pl what to t be as tangible property all li ferous mines or mining claims both p placer incer and rock iu in place placa shall hall be assessed as the legislature lecis lature shall provide provided the basis bails and multiple now used in determining ter the value of mines for taxation purposes and the additional 04 value of per acre thereof shall not be ba changed before january 1 1985 nor thereafter until otherwise provided by law all other or minims claims and other oilier valuable mineral depoalis depoi depo alts iti including inc ludine lands landa containing contain lne ton coal or hydro carbon and nil all machinery used i n an and 1 all al i P property r arlyn e or r ou reece improvements r oem e menis ipg upon p 0 n v or r a appurtenant p a nt t to mine or cr cla clamens tens and the value of 0 any 1111 ace we us made of mining claims claim or property rap for other than mining purposes hall be b assessed as a other tangible ta property SECTION 2 secretary of state stat to pu publish b the secretary of state is directed to cause this thin proponed amendment to be pub phad as an required by the constitution and to ta lio 1 submitted to the electors elector of the state at the th next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 9 3 in effect when if up p proved by the electors elector of the state this thil proposed amendment shall take effect on the lot hay day of january 1031 filed red with tb the secretary of state feb auary 25 1930 constitutional amendment nob no 5 A resolution CREATING CHEATING A STATE TAX commission A joint resolution proposing an amend went ant to section 11 of article 13 of the constitution of f the state of utah relating r to revenue and taxation be it resolved by the LesU lature of the state of utah two thirds third of all mam hers elected to each home bons concurring therein t SECTION I 1 sections section proposed to amend that nat it is 18 proposed to amend section 11 of article XIII of the constitution of the state stata of utah so 0 o that the tame same will read as follows SECTION 11 creation of state tax corn com nil jul nilon Folon membership governor xo vernor to appoint terms term duties county boards durif there shall be a state stata tax commission ralso loll of four members not more mora than two of whom shall belinc to ta the same amo political party the members 0 of f the commission shall be appointed by the co governor vernor by and with the consent cement of tho senate for such auch terms of office as aa |