Show proposed am AG ad adment in nt to the constitution senate joint resolution fight eight ingan amendment I 1 0 6 artillo 13 of the constitution vf of the state of uth utah rel relating ting 0 fx revenue lo and taxation be jt resolved by the legislature of the st state ate of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of ahe two houses house concurring therein section a 1 it isa is proposed to amend article 13 of the constitution of athe the 1 state of utah so that the same will read kead as follows 1 the of taxation shall never to be sur surrendered rende avd suspended or contra contracted 4 wy away all haxo shallia shall ibe uniform u upon ta n the samo same ca class of pr property within the ferritr terri territorial tr al limits oi of t agerty the authority au thorit IP levying v ong the 66 tax and bo be levied and col e acted for public purposes oi only 2 the legislature shall provide by b law for an annual tax tai sufficient wit with other sources of revenue to darroy th the estimated ordinary expenses of th the e state for each fiscal fisca year for the purpose of pitying paying the state debt if any there be abb legislature X shall provide for lev levying ving a tax annually sufficient ta pay the annual interest and principal of such ic h d debt eba w within t in twe twenty nty years froin the final passage of the law creating tho the debt 3 there here 1 shall be exempt from taxation property of the united states of the state counties cities towns school districts mu municipal n 1 i c I 1 i pa I 1 corpo corporations rations and public libraries lots w with th the buildings ag s thereon and used ex exclusively causi for eit either h e r religious ioui worshiper worship or char charitable it vela ae purposes ses and p places laces of burial n not ot held or used fa for r privateer privat eor corporate benefit ditches canals reservoirs pipes and anc flumes blumes 0 ned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating lands owned by such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed so loag as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purpose pro ro vidad that mortgages s upon ical any and personal property shall sal 1 be exempt from tax taxation an and that the taxes of the indigent may be remitted or abated at such time and 11 in such manner as may maybe be provided bylaw 4 the legislature shall not impose tax taxes e s for the a of any county city town or other intini municipal cipal corporation but may by bylaw baw vest in tile the corporate authorities cities thereof res respectively actively collect the power to assess and collect for all purposes of such corporation 5 ahe he surface ground ot of all mines and mining claims ns both placer and roi ro k i m place containing contain my or bearing god geld sn copper copps lead it iton iron on or other valur valuable able metal alter after purchase pui chase thereof frum from the unit d states shall bo be taxed at a value not ri cuter th than an the price paid the united states unless tin surface ground or sowe part pait thereof ther of such mine or claim ia is used for buu i than mining pu pauses uses and has a sope 4 ite ate aud and knupp independent newit value for tu fiu h c ther other burps es in whish case cas said aur face gr ground olind pr any part theriot ther cot au 80 vocal for bior other thin th n mining shall bs be taxed ct tea value f r such oil oili ofin i as aa pro provided vidad by law 1 I 1 nery used io in miring and all til an i arty paid surface improvements upon ui A appurtenant to wines mines and buu 1 claims have hava a value sc perito per i wid a ic independent eident of such manos ur or finial iiii cluarn clu irn bo be taxed as L aj law lav all lands ailIng hii ing cual trai travitt itt stone pi arble onyx gus ull u calf bons or other deposits other than thosa above in this section luter after lus thereof from tho tl 0 o united italis wio and aal a 1 property and burbace upon or appurtenant mint to such larido which bava a value ee se and it u dependent of cf nil such lands phol be taxed as provi provided dod by law ganv in ill addition to the assessment ot the surface grounds yi iiii and ina ini chinery chiner y 0 f I 1 aid n id mining claims ilai ins all in mines ads angmon and amin claims producing net shall 1 ae be taxed at a not no to exceed three tines times suell such net proceeds S 6 an nc accurate curAtO statement of the rc ic mid and urea alres of tho the public moneys mchall ise be published ann bally an such mch manner us ns tho the legislature may anay provide 7 the rate of taxation on property for state purposes pur poes shall never exal excl exceed ell elgh eight t mills on each dollar of valuation to be ba apportioned as follows not to exceed four and one half mills on each dollar of v valuation alua tion fo for r g general C nral S diate ate purposes not to exceed three mills on each dollar of valuation for dist district riat school cs not to exceed one half mill on oil cach each dillar dallar evaluation af valuation for high school purposes that part of the state tax apportioned to high school purposes ball a fund to be called tile the digh n gh school fund and shall bo be apportioned to the cities hn and d school districts maintain maintaining high schools in the manner t the e legislature ma may pr provide 0 vi N d e and whenever the taxable pr property pio 0 perty within the shall amount to four hundred million dollars dollare the rate shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of kalua tion unless a proposition to increase such h rate specifying specie ing the rate proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied bo be first submitted to a vote of uch such of the qualified electors of the state as in the year ear next ing such euch election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in such manner as may inay be provided bybliw by law 8 the making of profit out of public moneys using the same for any purpose not authorized by law by any public officer icer shall be deemed a felony and shill shall be punished as provided by law but part of such punishment shall le be disqualification to hold public office 9 no appropriation shall be made or a any n expenditure authorized by the Legia legislature ture whereby the expenditures of tha state during any fiscal year shall exceed the total tax then provided for bylaw by law and applicable for such appropriation dr or expenditure unless the legislature making such appropriation shall provide for levying a sufficient tax not elop exceeding edin the rates rales allowed in section 6 of Ws th I 1 arii article ale to pay such appropriation within stich this provision shall not ap alyo aa 6 p riat ioni or expenditures to su suppress re 6 s ins insurrections u defend the i falte state 6 or r assis assist t in defending the united san states tes in ih time of war 10 40 nothing in this constitution shall be construed to prevent the legislature from fran providing d a s stamp harrip tax or ai a tax based ase don on income occupation licenses 0 or r franchises see sec 2 the secretary of state is 1 11 hereby ordered to give this proposition to tb be published I 1 in at leat least one newspaper in every county n the state where is printed and published for fu awo two months preceding thee the next general election sec 8 3 this reposition proposition shall all be submitted to the electors of ti this as state atthe at the next general election for their a approval I 1 or disapproval all official ballots such euch election shall have hae prin printed tedor or written thereon the words faithe for the amendment of article 13 of ft the constitution relating to taxation yes no and shall otherwise be ba prep prepared d an and submitted edthe to the electors acors as may be otherwise pro provided vid aped byi bylaw law and said ballot s shall h a I 1 be e r received counted and canvassed and returns thereon be made in the dame same manner and in all respects as in or blay caay be p pro ro vided aided by y law in the file case of electa election on of state officers se sec 4 if adopted appt d by tho the electors of the S state ate this amendment dinert ahal litake effect J january nua r 1 1917 art app approved red march h h STATE OF UTAH SECRETARY STATE OFFIC E 1 I dayd david mattson secretary of state of t the he state slate of utah do hereby certify th that at the fore foregoing oink is a full true time and correct 0 arec t opy copy of SENATE JOINT resolution NUMBER EIGHT pro posing an amendment to article 13 of the flie constitution of the state of utah to revenue and ta taxation kation as op pears of ar record in my offices office jn an fn widness Vit ness whereof I 1 have hereunto set dij nij my hand and affixed the great seal ahe of the state of utah this 22 day of august blust 1916 SEAL EAL DAVID MATTSON secretary of state proposed amendment to the constitution house joint join t Reso resolution lutio n numbers number six ix A joint resolution providing en an amendment to section 17 arfield 7 of the constitution of I 1 the he state of utah relating to the dutts of the he auditor r and of the he t treasurer be it enacted by the legislature Legisla turp of the state of utah two thuds thirds of aalthe all abe members elected to each of the two houses concurring therein ein section 1 thai tasi it is ig proposed to amend section 17 article 7 con coni i ti aution of the stata stat of utah so J that hat the same sam samerill evill read reada as follows 17 the auditor shall be audit auditor r of public iu balc rc accounts counts the public manc y s shall a b be c deposited deposit edby by the treasurer under linder the th supervision of the board of Exam examiners ineys and by law sec lee 2 Y I 1 he seib tary of S state tate is hereby directed to submit till this d nen dment to the electors clec tois of 0 f the state te it the nex next general election in in the manner pr provided by a aw v see sec 3 ai if adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take iloco january 1 larch lath 1015 1915 I 1 STATE OF or ri I 1 david mattson secretary pr 1 stalo libat 3 of the S state ta te or of utah tah do hereby that the foregoing As is n r full true ind correct copy of of HOUSS HOUSE jowl JOINT cwb NUMBER SIX BIX pro idin 1 nn an amendment to section 17 article 1 I t ial 17 1 of oc tile the constitution of the tate of utah utah relating to the duties ot uie he audbor and of pie t 16 treasurer surer as appears ap cars of record in iny my office in in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto et at in my y hand and affixed the great se seal i al if the state of utah this 22 day of august 1916 SEAL MATTSON secretary of state |