Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-27
WILL AGAIN
Be SUBMITTED.
Amendment to Constitution Allow
ing County to Tax City
FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
The Present Artic'e, with Court De-
eisios Thereon aud the Pro.
posed Amendment

Section OF article 10 Of the conHti-
tuition OF tho state Of Utah now reads
a. follows; In cities Of the first and
second class. the public school system
SHAH he maintained and controlled by
the board ~ education ~ such cities.
separate and apart from the counties
In which said cities are located
This section means" says the de-
olsion given In the case OF Merrill w
Spencer. that the board 81 education
shall bear the expense 20 keep up, sup
ply what IL needed. maintain and con-
troll the public school system therein. .
ana certain provisions Of law providing
for the collection ~ a school tax within
salt Lake city and the subatraction OF
a part Of such fund for county school
purposes Is invalid. being rcpugnant to
this section
An effort was made az tn. last gem
etal election to amend section 8 by
Striking out the word, maintained
and" ~ that the city board should on
W control. but not also maintain the
city schools. II was the Intention OF
me promoters Of the amendment prop
psition To permit the county including
inc city 10 be taxed ar whole for
school purposes, the eject 81 which
would have been to cause this city to
pay a portion Of the expense for main
tanning the schools Of this county,
Not much Interest," was taken IN this
proposition to amend the Constitution
ana liTht vote,was cast on II. but the
amendment was voted down.
The question viii come up aRnin nj
The next general election. III. J. II.
No. J, by Mr.. Bennion." was passed by
TIE last Legislature. II In entitled. a
Ilesolution proposing nm amendment
10 section q. Article 10 81 the constltu.
Ton. relating 10 the control and main.
tenancc Of public schools" and reads
a. follows;
I've u resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature Of the State Of Utah, two.
thirds ~ nil the members thereof
concurrins thorcinl
Section l. The following proposltlon
TO am nd the Constitution u III. State
OF Utah II hereby submitted TO the
qualified electors OF the State for their
approval or dlsnpproval. namely
THAT ncetlon q or article 10, Of the
Constitution of the state Of Utah shall
be amended a. read Az follows,
Sec. q. In cities Of the firnt and sec.
ond class the public school syst. M shall
be controlled by the board of education
Of such cities. separate and npart from
the counties IN which said cities arr To-
Gated.
Gee. 4 The secretary OF state ia
hereby ordered 10 cause this PROPOSE
ton TO be published In at least one
Newspaper IN every county ~ the State
where a Newspaper IL published. for
two months Immediately preceding the
neat general election.
Fec. 3 THIS proposition shall be sub
United 70 the electors 81 this State at
the neSt general election for their APP
prevail or diAapprova. ON all Official
ballots used AZ such election, there
shall he printed, For the Amendment
90 section 9, article p. OF the copstltu-
ton" ana Against the amendment 20
section 9. article 10. % the conHtitu.
ton" together with such other title,
designating such amendment rs may
be povided by law, Haid ballots shall
be received and said vote shall be
taken. counted canyaAHed and returns
thereof be made In the same manner
aud In all respects ~ II provided by ,
law In the case of the election VI State |
officers.
II il currently reported ~ a some
what curious feature Of this matter |
that the meaning ~ the words ICON. |
trollcd ana maintained was. by the |
on education In the consti- |
lutionnl convention, supposed 10 mean
lnly the administrative direction OF the
rity schools. without Including the
power 10 levy u city school tax In.
dependent Of the county tax. n
ne committee meant TO say that,
shile actually saying the very opposite.
he supreme court has held. IN effect,
hat they had a very singular way OF
expressing their Intention.