The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-01
FOUR QUESTIONS
TO Be VOTED UPON
Constitutional Amendments
Are Up at Election on
November 8.
STATE AID TO SCHOOLS
Taxation and Others viii Be Sub
mitted TO the People for Con-
sideration and Action.

Voters Of Utah viii have four ques-
tiOns TO decide November aside from
naming a congressman. justice OF the
supreme court and their local and
county officers. These questions are
on amendments TO the state constitu-
ton, ana they are regarded as matters
Of vast Importance to the future vel
fare OF Utah, inasmuch as they put the
questions Of better school maintenance,
including high schools, and the ques-
ton of providing for a state capitol
building directly before the voters OF
Utah.
Copies OF these proposed amendments
are being published in the leading
newspapers OF each county in the
state, as required Ey law, in order that
the voters may become familiar with
been passed by the legislature Of the
state this having been done at the
last session OF the legislature. and
they We're passed without opposition
There is no politics in the question
OF adoption OF the amendments, mas
much as both Democratic and Repub-
lican platforms favor the measures.
The questions involved are simply
vaAee along lines Of modern progress
in the matter OF caring FOR the edu-
eational needs of "Utah's best crop"
Fer "A High school.
The first amendment. which provides
for high school maintenance, proposes
that the rate OF taxation on property
for state purposes shall never exceed
eight mills on each dollar of valuation,
10 be appOrtlOned as follows. Not 10
exceed four and One-half mills on each
purposes. not 20 exceed three mills on
each dollar of valuation for district
school purposes, not 10 exceed One-halt
mill on each dollar OF valuation for
high school purposes; that part Of the
state tax appOrtiOned 10 high school
purposes shall constitute a fund TO be
called the High school fund" and shall
be appOrtfOned TO the cities and school
districts maintaining high schools in
the manner the legislature may pro-
vide. And whenever the taxable prop
erty within the state shall amount to
100000, 600 the rate shall not exceed
five mills on each dollar OF valuation.
Limit of indebtedness
The second amendment proposes to
change the constitution regarding the
limit OF state Indebtedness which may
be incurred for the erection of public
buildings and for the payment OF terri
tOrial Indebtedness assumed by the
state. This proposed amendment pro-
vides that the state may contract debts.
not exceeding in the aggregate at any
one time an amount equal TO one and
One-half per centum OF the value of the
taxable property Of the state.
State Aid Provided.
The third amendment defines the
educational Institutions of the state
and provides Tor state maintenance or
each department. This amendment
says: The public school system shall
include kindergarten schools; common
schools. consisting OF primary and
grS mmar grades a university; and
such other schools as the legislature
shall be free. The other departments
of the system shall be supported as
provided by law.
THE proceeds of all lands granted
to this state for the support of the
common schools. the proceeds of all
property that may accrue TO the state,
all unclaimed shares and dividends OF
any corporation incorporated under the
laws Of this state; the proceeds OF the
sale OF timber. mineral or other proper
~ from school or state lands, other
than those granted for specific pur-
poses; and five per cent or the net
proceeds Of the sale Of public lands
lying within the state, shall remain a
perpetual fund. 10 be called the state
school fund. the interest of which only,
together with such other means as the
legislature may provide, shall be dis
Jr1Duted among the several school dis
tricts according TO the school pOpula-
ton residing therein. Provided. that
all funds derived from any state tax
for high schools shall be appOrtioned
according TO the attendance at the high
schools"
The fourth is on the limit Of indebt-
edness which may be incurred by
counties, cities towns, school districts
or other municipal corporations. This
amendment SAYS:
when authorized TO create indebt-
edness as provided in section 3 of this
article. no county shall become indebt-
ed TO an amount including existing in
de btedness, exceeding two per cent. No
city, town, school district or other mu-
nieipal corporation shall become in
debted 10 an amount exceeding four
per cent of the value OF the taxable
property therein, provided that any
city of the first and second class, when
auth OriZed may be allowed 10 incur
/ larger indebtedness, not to exceed
four per cent, and any city OF the
third class, or town, not TO exceed eight
per cent additional. for supplying
such city or town with water, artificial
lights or sewers, when the works for
supplying such water. light and sew
ers shall be owned and controlled by
the municipality.
These amendm ents. II adopted 90 IN
effect January /, 1911,