Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-01
MUST PASS Upon
FOUR AMENDMENTS
Voters to Decide Constitutional
Questions as to Mainte.
nance of Schools.
"
THE LIMIT OF INDEBTEDNESS
THE LIMIT OF INDEBTEDNESS
No Politics Involved in Proposed
Amendments Which We're Passed
BY the Legislature.

Besides voting for precinct. county.
supreme court and congressional candi-
dates this year. voters of the state must
84phss uron four amendments to the state
constitution, proposed for the better
Asmaintcinnce OF the schools. The pro-
t@sposed amendments were passed by the
III state legislature and they do not rem /.
resent political questions, but affect all
alike, as both Republicans and Demo
Gratis are alike interested in the schools
u 'ne STATE The amendments passed
the legislature without opposition.
ne first amendment provides for
" Illsh school maintenance, proposes that
the rate Of taxation on property for
state purposes SHAH never exceed eight
mills on each dollar of valuation, TO
DC apportioned as folloWs Not to ex-
coed four and onc-half mills on each
dollar of valuation for general state
purposes. not to exceed three mills on
each dollar Of valuation for district
school purposes: not to exceed one-half
mil on each dollar of valuation for
nigh SCHOOL purposes; that part OF the
state tax apportioned to high SCHOOL
purposes shall constitute fund to be
& called the High school fund" and shall
be app0rtloned to tho cities and school
districts maintaining high schools In
s the manner the Legislature may pro-
vide. And whenever the taxable prop
s erty within the state shall amount TO
si00,oO0.OOO the rate shall not exceed
Avc mus on each dollar of valuation
" LIMIT OF INDEBTEDNESS
The second amendment proposes to
change tho constitution regarding tho
i9llmit of state indebtedness which may
I be incurred for the erection OF public
Ipu q -
torial Indebtedness assumed by the
state This proposed amendment pro-
rides 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 tho
taxable property Of tho state.
The third amendment defines the
educational institutions of tho state
and provides for state maintenance of
each department This amendment
says: THE public school system shall
include kindergarten schools: common
schools. consisting of primary and
grammar grades: univcrsity; and
such other schools as the Legislature
may establish. The common schools
shall be free, The other departments
of the system shall be supported as
provided by law.
'rhe proceeds Of all lands granted
to this state for the support Of the
common schools; the proceeds OF ali
\ property that may accrue to the state:
3 all unclaimed shares ana dividends OF
any corporation Incorporated under the
laws of this state; the proceeds of the
sale of timber, mineral or other proper
ty from school or state lands. other
4 than those granted for specific piir-i
poses; and 5 per cent Of the net PRO
ceeds of the sale of public lands lying
within the state, shall remain Il per-
5petual fund. to be called the state
school fund, the interest OF which only,
together with such other means as the
Legislature may provide, shall be dis
,ributed among the several school dis
#trcts 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 ut the high
schools.''
Y The fourth Is on the limit of indebt-
ctlness which may be incurred by
counties, cities, towns. school districts
or other municipal corporations. This
amendment says:
a"Whcn authorized to create ndebt-
d enncss as provided in section OF this
article no county shall become ndcbt-
s ed to an amount including existing in
debtedness. exceeding per cent. No
city. town, school district brother mu-
nIcipal corporation shall become in
lebtcd to 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
authorized, may be allowed to incur
a larger Indebtedness, not to exceed
A per cent, ana any city OF the third
class. or town, not to exceed 8 per cent
additional. for supplying such city or
town with water, artificial lights or
sewers. when the works for supplying
such water, light and sewer shnll DO
owned and controlled by the munici-
paity."
These amendments, il adopted. go in
effect Jan. |, 1911