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Show Proposed Amendment to the Constitution. House Joint Resolution Number Six. A. Joint Resolution providing an nm ment to Section 17. Article 7 nm6?" Constitution of tho' State of Utah Vi! latins to the dutlea of the Auditor.' and; of the Treasurer. f Bo It enacted by the Lcrisla.. ' " ' State of Utah: -lature 0( Two-thirdo of all tho member- -f to each of tho two Houses i r ele'tc-i therein: MM COncurf Section L That it is pronosi 1 - Section 17. Article 7. of t rconeiit,,??"' ' tho State of Utah, eo that i llono ' read as follows: "C(- 17. The Auditor shall bo Aadi public accounts. Tho public C',; st 1 be deposited by tho Treasurer. " S UOOrvisiOn Of tho Rn.irrl A? ,,V.nWr IV. t and as provided by law. x'a!0u, f. f Sec. 2. The Secretaiy of Slat i. . I by directed to submit ihti n, hrn i amendment to the olectors of th 5?! i at tho next general election in hL 8a' ner provided by law. 19 ftJa. Sec 3 If adopted by tho elector State, this amendment shall mil . "i i January 1, 1917. ia ; Approved March 17th, 1915. - . STATE OF UTAH. ' SECRETARY OF STATERS OFPrm. ' 1, David Mattson, Secretary of St,, the State of Utah, do hereby certlfv ct tho foregoing is a full, truo and copy of HOUSE JOINT RESOLUtK1 f NUMBER SlX-provldlng an amendi0' I to Section 17. artfclo 7. of tho ConaiuS?1 I of the Stato of Utah, relating 4?1 duties of tho Auditor and of the V 111 V urer, as appears on record in mv i In Witness Whereof, I havo hera, i set my hand and affixed tho Greit o 10 I of the Stato of Utah this 22nd dlv3! t Aug.. 1916. aa of DAVID MATTSON, ! PROPOSED AMENDMENT IQ 'ruS i CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOIN't?3 ' RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT ! Proposing an amendment to Article n . i the Constitution of tho State 0 rtf-V relating to revenuo and taxation. ! Bo it resolved by tho Legislature of tv Stato of Utah. two-ihird3 of all neIah, elected to each of tho two houses eoJ1 '-currlng '-currlng .therein: w,rt Eectlon 1. It ls proposed to amend i. clo 13 of tho Constitution ot the Statii Utah, so that tho samo will read as V. lows: " L Tho power of taxation shall never ' J lurrenoered, suspended, or contracts ' away. All taxes shall bo uniform n-?? ! the same class of property within thi territorial limits of the authority lavyS, tho tax, and shall be levied and collect! for public purposes only. ' 2. Tho Legislature snau provide by hi i for an annual uix. suiticiem, with ouim sources of revenue, to deiruy the My k muted oralnary evonses of the State, fsi f each fiscal year. For- the purpose t I paying tho Statu debt, If any tnuro bV f the Legibiiture shall provide for levifi a tax annually, sufficient to pay tao ' nual Interest and principal ot such debt t within twenty years from the luul taJ sugo of tho Uw creating the debt, 8. There shall bo exempt irom taxatlai ! property of the United Stales, of tt, L State, counties, cities, town's, school dhl . triuts, municipal corporations and puhui ! libraries, lots with mo buildings thareci :' ueed exclusively lor either religious wcr. ship or charitable purposes, and placu of ourlal not held or used for private c; corporato benefit. Litcues, coJiuis. reservoirs, pipes uA ' flumes uvvneu aim Used uy individuals ir corporations iur ungating lanus ovm5i by such individuals ur curporatious, V: tne individual uiemoers theieof, biiuii r.v be separately taxed so long as tnuy simj be owned and Used exclusively ior aifta purpose, provided, that mortgages uj I . real and personal property snau be u. t" empt irom taxation; and that tne tutt ' of the indigent poor may be remitted u abated at such time and In suca uinuc as may oe provided by law ; 4. Tho Legislature Bhail not impcn ' taxes ior the purpose or any county, city I town or otnur municipal corporation Ik! may. by law, vest In tho corporate si. ' thoritles there of. respectively, the pof. ; to assess and collect taxes for all jt'', poses of such corporation. 6. The surface ground of all mines sal mining claims, botn placer and rock l: ' place, containing or bearing gold, silver l copper, lead, Iron or other valuabi metals, after purchase tnereof from uj United States, shall bo taxed at a valm not greater than tho price paid by tti United States thcretor, unless the sur-faco sur-faco ground, or some part thereof, c 1 such mine or claim, ls used for other than mining purposes, and has a wpi.-ate wpi.-ate and Independent value for such ott purposes; In which caso said sunac ground, or any part thereof, so used icr other than mining purposes. Shall b . taxed at Its valuo for such other purpojj i an provided by law; and. all macnicer ; used In mining, and all property and our-lace our-lace improvements upon or appurteaatt to mines and mining claims, which hart i. a value separate and Independent ct such mines or mining claims, shall U taxed as provided by law All lands coa ; . talnlng coal, granite, stone, marble, onyx, gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gypsum, or oth-er oth-er valuable mineral deposits, other tau those enumerated above In this section, . after purchaso thereof from tho UnlteJ States and all property and surface la-provements la-provements upon or appurtenant to suci ' lands which have a valuo separata asd ' Independent of all such lands shall b -taxed as provided by law. In addltloa to tho assessment of tho surface grounds, Improvements and machinery of mlnu and mining claims, all mines and mlnlat claims producing net proceeds shall b taxed at a valuo not to exceed tare ; times such net proceeds. 6. An accurate statement of the receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of the pubUj moneys shall be published annually b such manner as the Legislature may provide. pro-vide. 7. The rate of taxation on property for State purposes shall nover exceed eigat mills on each dollur of valuation to be apportioned ap-portioned as follows. Not to exceed fow and one-half mills on each dollar of valu-' atlon ior general State purposes; not 13 exceed three mills on each dollar of vaJ- i uatlon for district school purposes, not to exceed onu-nalf mill on eacn dolJir ol ' valuation for high Bchool purposes; that part of the State tax apportioned to hlgs , Bchool purposes shall constitute a funJ to be called the 'high Bchool fund' axd , shall be apportioned to tho cities azl I; school districts maintaining high achooli -In tho manner the Legislature may provide pro-vide And wnenever the taxable property proper-ty within the Stato shall amount to Four Hundred Million Dollars, tho rate shall not exceed five mills on each dollar ol valuation; unless a proposition to increau such rate, specifying tho rate propoicd and the tnno during which the same chili 1 bo levied, bo ilrst submitted to a vote ol such of the qualified electors of the stati as, In the year next precceding such election, elec-tion, shall havo paid a property tax as-6esaed as-6esaed to them within tho state, and tea majority or those voting thereon shall voto in favor thereof, in such manner u may bo provided by law. H. Tho making or profit out of pubSa moneys, using me same ior any purpow uot autnonzeu Dy law. Dy any puDliu tit' Ilcer. snail bo deemed a lelony, and aaad be punisned as provided by law. but DiH of such punlsnment shaw bo dlsuuaau cation to nold.pubUo offico. 9. No appropriation shan Do made; of any eipenuituio authorized by the ujli-lature. ujli-lature. wnoreDy tho expenditures of u . State, during any fiscal year, shall ex ' ceed the total tax then provided for bf law, and applicable for such appreciation apprecia-tion or expenditure, unless the LeeMU ture making such appropriation, ihiil provide for levying a sufficient tax, net exccedlng tho rates allowed In Section I or thia article, to pay such appropriates I r expenditure within such fiscal year. I . -rhls provision shall uot apply to appro- prlatlons or expenditures to suppress Id I eurroctlons, defend tho State, or assM m defense of tho United btatos in do n . of war. 10. Nothing In this constitution shall po construed to prevent tho Legislator from providing a stamp tax, ot i tu based on lncomo, occuputibu licenses or franchises. Sec. 2. Tho Secretary of State W here ? mi Se? t0 Slvo this proposition to M published In at least ono newspaper in ov ury county In the. Stato where a now' - ' paper ls printed and published for two months preceding tho next general ele tlon. J&.aH ThIs Proposition shall be inb L mltted to tho electors of this State ot u the next general election for their sp- proval or disapproval. All official ba I lotb UBod at such election Bhall buy fcv prin:d or written thereon the words, S.s 'For the amendment of Article 13 of th jto. Constitution, relating to taxation," "le3. fi' No." and Bhall otherwise bo prepax" I and submitted to tho electors as may M f otherwise provided by law, and said bxl lot shall bo ."ccolved, counted, and can ,-vassed, ,-vassed, and returns thereon bo made la tho same manner and In all respects In or may be provided by law in the caas s of election of State officers. , . Sec. 4. If adopted by tho elector ' tho mate, this amendment shall take feet January 1, 1917. Approved March COth. 191S. " BTATE OF UTAH. j SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFIC& f-L f-L David Mattson. Secretary of State of. the Stato of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, truo and correct NUMBER EIGHT proposing an amend; S ment to Article 13 of the Constitution ol tho Stato of Utah, rolatlng torovenuo ana i , taxation, as appears of record la my of . , -v In Witness Whereof. I have horetrati? ej et my hand and affixed tho Great Seaj i at( of the State of Utah, this 22nd day j r1 August, 191C . : !v. . . 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