Show new Utah laws become 1 i Effective May 14 K On Tuesday of this yay U. began living Uth at least new laws that became effective on that is exactly two months En the time the 1963 that enacted the I AMONG THE MORE controversial laws that went into effect is the Educational M and O financing bill that has the whole in a turmoil at the present This was passed as Another law that has many people talking to themselves is the one on reapportionment The Legislature passed 21 new or amended but six of them ran afoul of a gubernatorial veto OF THE REMAINING the bulk became effective TueS 15 more are already 19 will take effect in July and the new election will not go into effect until Jan Some of the new laws are already under THE reapportionment provision is the focal point of a federal court suit now in The new school finance plan has been criticized by the Education And a provision which changes two August registration dates from Tuesday to Saturday has been attacked because it eliminates two sign up dates before the new August primary which will be in effect next year TIIE LAWS written will affect most the tax increases passed to finance new state spending will not go into effect until July After that all consumers will pay an additional one-half per cent in state sales bringing the sales tax to per cent in counties which have the per cent local option tax allowed by a previous And cigarette smokers will pay eight cents per pack in taxes instead of the present four WHEN THE Legislature goes into special session late this month or early in the state will get another new law See NEW page 10 New Laws from Page a state building appropriation which will become effective July AMONG THE new laws that went into effect Tuesday are the Giving municipalities the authority to clean up unsightly property belonging to and force collection of costs of the work done to do the by levying an assessment against the property and have it collected along with the property 2 A per year salary for the governor with raises for other state elective and appointive officials down to the commission and judicial levels Emergency state support to needy school districts for school building totaling million in state The money will not become available until July New taxing for state and regional libraries to assist in building up a better state library system Removal of the State Banking Commission from jurisdiction of the State Business Regulation Department and making it a separate Permission for city commissions and councils to fix salaries of elected and appointed officials by local A new state non-profit corporation plus revisions to the 1961 code for all New authority to county commissioners to control air pollution A new and stronger state law controlling 10 A statue permitting counties to issue revenue bonds for Civic auditorium construction 11 Repeal of Utah's 1896 statutes prohibiting inter-racial marriages and marriages between persons suffering from A complete new insurance Also a new state highway code for Lowering to 15 the age at which minors may be Dropping to 19 the age at which cigarettes may be but tightening restrictions on use of cigarette vending machines 15 Setting up new marked or colored driver licenses for to be turned in for regular licenses when holder reaches age Establishment of one administrative board for all state retirement system and making changes in retirement Increasing non-resident fees at state colleges and Changing the name of Weber College to Weber State Increasing license fees or renewal 20 A law which will exempt goods moving in interstate commerce from taxation for one year instead of the present nine months Authorization for an aerial tramway at Wasatch Mountain State I Creation of the office of state planning coordinator to function under the 23 A great Salt Lake Authority to take the lead in development of the lake as a tourist Other new laws will make most of them in various state The effect on most will not be |