Show const constitutional amendments constitutional amendment no I 1 resolution RELATING TO FIL FILLING LING VACANCIES IN legislature A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 13 ot of article VI of the constitution of the th state ot of utah r re to vacancies ra ca n cle s in t the h e 1 legislature e g i s lat u re 33 be it es lv d b by y t th he L e fal sl s t u r t 0 ot f the th still state of utah two thirds of nil all member to each house concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections section to bt be amended that it Is proposed to amend section 13 of article Arti cleVI VI of 0 the constitution of tho the state of utah so ao that tho the same saint shall read as follows follow SECTION 13 vacancies to be t filled filla vacancies that may occur in either cither house of the legislature shall hall be filled in uch such manner as may be provided by law SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary of oc state to is directed to C cause use this proposed amendment to lie im published as required by tho the constitution and to be b submitted to the tha electors elector ol of the state at the next general funeral election in the manner provided by law SECTION i 3 in effect when if R approved p by the electors of tho the state th this la proposed amendment shall hall take effect on tho the lit ds da ot of january 1931 filed with the h secretary of state february 21 WO 1930 constitutional amendment no 2 resolution RELATING TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint r solution resolution proposing an a armend jant to sections Sect section Jons 1 3 and nd 3 of article 13 or of thi the constitution of the tb state of utah to revenue revena and taxation be B it resolved by the th legislature of the state stat of utah two thirds of all zoo bers isted elected t to a each aeh house hoar con colcor e orm rin that therein e ins 1 SEMON SECTION 1 11 sections proposed to 10 amend that it is if proposed to amend sections 2 and 9 of article XIII of the of tho the state of utah so BO that th a same lam will read as 01 follows ol lowi SECTION 2 terrible property to be ta ltd how value axe ertol ned exempt to provide annual tax for or state stat all tangible property in th the state riot not exempt under tho the laws law of th the united states state or under this constitution shall hall tn be taxed in proportion to it 14 value to be b ascertained as a provided by law the property of the th united states of the th state counties cities towns school districts municipal corporations and public libra ries lots lota with the building bull buil dinin dinn thereon used exclusively for oither either religious chaTi charitable table purposes and places of burial not held or wed for private or corporate corp benefit shall tx be exempt from rom tox aton water rights ditches dit chea canals reservoirs power plants plant pumping plants transmission to i lines pipes and flume owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrl EatIng riza ting lands landa within the state owned by uch such individuals or corporations or the th individual members member thereof shall not be fately taxed am aj lonk long as they hall be b owned and used exclusively for such pur posts poses power plants power transmission alnes and nd other property used for zon ban aratt and delivering electrical power a portion of which is used for furnishing power for P arapi nir w waitr ater tor for irrigation purposes aes on lands in the state of utah may be b exempted from taxation to tho the extent that such property la is used tor for uch such ea these exemptions shall hall accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped under such regulations as the th lez leg 11 ture may prescribe the th taxes tales of the M indigent agent poor may be b remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may zhay be provided by law tho the may IMAY provide for the exemption from taxation of homes homesteads and personal prop erty arty tot not to exceed two hundred fitly fifty dollars in value for homes bomea and nd homesteads and one hundred dollars dollar fot for personal prop erty property not to exceed la in value owned by disabled persons who served lif in any war la in tho the military service of the united states state or of the th state tat of utah and nd by the unmarried widows widow and minor of uch such persons may be exempted as the th legislature legia latura lature may provide the legislature shall hall brov provide do by daw for an annual tax sufficient with other sources source our of ct revenue to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of tho the state for each fis cal year for tho the purpose of paying the tha state debt if any there be the leg lalo ture shall provide for levying a tax annually sufficient to pay the annual inter est and to pay par the priA principal cIpal of such luch dek debt within twenty years year from the final passage of the law creating the debt SECTION 3 assessment and taxation tf of tangible property lation rate deductions exemptions personal income tax rates dispositions of f revenues revenue the legislature shall ball provide provid by law lair a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all tangible property la irk the state according to its value bilue in money and shall hall prescribe by law such auch rc ulton a am shall hall secure a just fast valuation for taxation of uch such property so that every pron person and corporation shall ban poy pay a tax in proportion to the value of him her bar or its it tarp art ethic property proper tn provided that the to ture re may determine the manner and extent of cf taxing transient tran ilent live stock and nd live five tock stock being fed for slaughter to t be wed for human consumption property may be exempted exempt eil from froia taxation e As property or it way be taxed la in such uca man anan nr and to tuch such extent as a the legislature nay may provide provided that if intangible property be b taxed aa property the rate thereof shall hall riot not exceed give five mill on sell each dollar of valuation when exempted from taxation as aj property brov pro nerty the taxable income shall bo taxed under tinder any tax lined based on incomes Inco mca but abea luald by the state of utah a as property the income hall ahall not also abo be taxed the legislature rasy may provide pro ride for deduction tx ex empt emotions ions andor offsets on my tax based upon income the personal income tax rate shall be graduated but the ali maxi roum mum rate shall not exceed six per cent of not bel income no ex ciao tax rats rate based upon income shall ahall exceed tour four per par cent of riot income the rate limitations herein contained for taxes based on income and for taxes on intangible property shall chill be effective until january 1 1937 and thereafter until chanted changed by law by a yoto toto of the majority of the elected to ouch each house of the legislature all revenue reec received ived from taxes axe on income or from texts on intangible property shall be allocated nl as follows follow 78 73 per cent thereof to the state district school fund and 25 pr per cent thereof to the state tat general fund and abo the state levies for such buch purposes shall bo be reduced annually in proportion to tho the revenues so 0 o allocated provided that any surplus above the revenue required for the state district school fund as provided in section 7 of this thid ar bicio shall hall be paid into the state general fund SECTION 2 sees secretary of cf state stat to publish T the ho sui secretary r e t ary of S state ta t i ial a d directed 1 r e c ted t to 0 c cause nu se into proposed amendment to bo be published a as s m required r e d by th the e c constitution n s tit u t i 0 n an and i to t 0 b bo a submitted to the electors of the state at the th next general election in the manner provided by law SECTION 3 to take effect when it if approved by tho the electors of the state stale this proposed amendment shall take effect un the lot lit day of january 1931 filed with the secretary of state february 25 1930 2930 0 constitutional amendment no 3 RELATING TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OP OF distributing INTEREST OF SUCH FUND A joint resolution providing for amend indents to house home joint reso lutt numbers nu m three and eight passed b by donth the a 1 lor iila tui in 1123 1929 proposing to amend section 3 article X and section 7 ar licit XIII of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the state school fond fand and the manner of distributing the interest of such fund and other re revenues venus ot of the several school districts of the state be it resolved by tho the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all the mem in berm berk elected to each house concurring therein SECTION 1 resolution proposed to mend amend that it Is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 3 passed by tho the legislature in 1929 proposing to amend section 3 ot of article 10 of tho the constitution coat of tho the state of utah so that the sama memo will vill real read as aa follows SECTION 3 proceeds of lands and other property per cent of proceeds perpetual fund fond the proceeds of all lands that have Is been or may b be granted ranted ff by the united to states to this state for the support of the common schools the tha proceeds of all property that may accrue to the state by escheat or forfeiture all unclaimed bares and dividends divi denda of iny any corporation incorporated under the laws lawa of this state the proceeds of the salo sale of timber mineral 1 or other property from school and state lands other than those fronted for specific purposes and five per of the net proceeds of tho the sale of public lands lying within tho the state which shull shall bo be sold by the tha united states subsequent to the admission of this stats state into the union shall ba b and remain a perpetual fund to bo be called the state 0 c hool chool fund the interest of which only shall be b distributed among the several school districts according to the last preceding school census SECTION 2 resolution proposed to amend that it in proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 passed by tho the legislature la in 1020 1929 proposing propos lne to amond amend section 7 of article ani of the tha ona titu tion of the state stale of utah me 19 that the same will read as a fol follows lowas I 1 SECTION 7 rate of taxation tot not to exceed purpose distribution rate of taxation on oil tangible tanzi bla property shall riot not exceed on goch ch dollar of valuation two md and four foar tenths mius mills for general state par purposes poses two tenths of one rail for high purposes which shall constitute the tha high school fund aid fund shall ball be up sp portioned la fit the malinor the tha legislature about baal provide to the school tracts maln balaine high schools and nd such ouch levy for district school purposes purpose which together toe ether with the interest on the crit school chool fund fand and such other funds as a may bo be available aval lille for district school purpose pur posea 1 v will ill raise annually an a amount which e equals qu ala 2500 for etch each person of school age az in the th state as a shown by the lut preceding school coastal the same to be distributed amon araoka the school district according to the last preceding school censul and nd la in addition an aa fund which when added to other revenues revenue provided for or this pur KM e by the til sll be b tsoo for aoh h person genoa of school as ag aj shown by the lut lait preceding school census sold laid couth tation fund anil tie be apportioned to the school districts la in such manne ci am the icer Isla tyre shall ball provide said lat shall not be increased unless at proposition to increase the th same me the th rate az or rates proposed and tb e time during which the th same iam shall be 1 lifted levied be t lirt first submit ted td to a vote vot of uch such of 0 the th tied electors elector of ct the th suito state as ai ta in th the year next preceding uch such election iball lave paid 4 property tx tax assessed ai eid to them within the th state and tho the majority of those voting thereon livota vota ta in favor thereof la in tuch ouch manner am may be b provided by law SECTION 3 secretary ia i state bit to pub limit the aa secretary of state Is u directed to ciui cause this proposed amendment to be pub fished as required by th the constitution and to tx be submitted to the electors cleeton of c the state at the next general election la in the tha manner provided by law AS ono one proposition in lieu of 0 IL J R numbers Bun ibera a 8 and 8 passed at the th regular session of the legislature SECTION 4 to tk take effect when if approved by the th electors of tho the state the th proposed prop oed amendment amli take effect on oa the flut first day dar of january 1031 filed with the th secretary of state reb auary 26 1030 1080 constitutional amendment no 4 resolution RELATING TO THE TAXATION OP OF MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint lon providing for an amendment to section 4 article 13 1 of the constitution of the th state slate of utah ins to th the taxation of sain and mining prop property be B it ved by ur the legislature Legli lator of the state stat of utah two thirds third of f all the th mem ben bars elected to each aca boudo conc concurring arrIng thenan SECTION 1 sections section proposed to mend net it la is proposed to amend section 4 article XIII of tho the constitution of the th state of utah to 0 o that tho the same lame will re read 4 as a follows follow SECTION 4 mines and claims claim to lie be as bawd batla basis and multiple what to 10 be assessed as a tangible tanil bl property all me tall Kerous ferous irinca daims or mining claims both placer and rock in place shall bt be a am the th legislature shall hall provides provided the beat bail and multiple now used in dc tho the value of ct mines for taxation purposes iea and the tha additional assessed value vain of pr per scra acra thereof shall not be b changed chanced before january 1 1935 cor ter thereof thereafter tr until otherwise provided TI by law all other mines or raining ianna claims and other valuable mineral deposits including lands containing coal or hydro carbons arbols and all machinery used in mining ind and all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims and tho the value ot of any surface use ma rade nde of mining claims or wining mining property erty for other than ruining mining purposes shall bo be assessed BJ as other tangible property SECTION 2 secretary of state to publish the secretary ot of state is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as required by tho the constitution and to bo be submitted to the tbt electors elector of the state at the next general election la in the manner provided by taw law SECTION 3 in effect when it if bp proved by the electors of the state this proposed amendment shall take effect on th tho lat day of january 1931 filed ailed with the secretary of state february 25 1930 constitutional amendment no 5 A resolution CREATING A STATE TAX commission A joint resolution proposing an amend mont merit to section it 11 of article 11 13 of t the hi of the state stat of utah butth to losing to revenue and taxation be it resolved by the th legislature of 1 I the stilts state of utah two thirds of all mons mm bers berm elected to each house hoar concurring therein SECTION I 1 sections proposed to amend that it la is proposed to amend section it 11 of article XIII of the constitution of tho the state of utah so that tho the sam main will read as an follows SECTION it 11 creation ot of state stat tax cum coitt mission membership governor to appoint terms duties county boards duties there shall be a state tax commission consisting of four members not more than two of whom shall belong to the samo same political party 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