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Show PROl'OSKI) AMENDMENT TO THE COXSTITl'TIOX. MOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION RES-OLUTION MMHKR SIX. V Joint Resolution providing; an urn end ment to Section-17, Article 7, of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to the duties of the Auditor and of the Treasurer. Be it enacted bv the Legislature of the State of Utah: Two-thirds of all the members elected elect-ed to each of the two Houses concur-in?? concur-in?? therein : Section 1.' Tli at it is proposed to imend Section "17, Article 7, ot tiie Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, so thai . li e sa m e will r ea d a s follows: 17. The Auditor shaH he Auditor of mlil ic accounts. The publ ic moneys ilia 11 be deposited by the Treasurer, tnder Lhe supervision of the Board of -5xa miners, and as provided by law. See. 2. The Secretary of State is 'lereby directed to submit this propos-! propos-! d amendment to the electors of the ! itate at the next general election in ! he manner provided by law. Sec. 3. If adopted by the electors ot the State, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1!U7. Approved March 17th, 1915. i STATE OF UTAH, SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. I, David Mattson, Secretary of State )f the State of Utah, do hereby certify certi-fy that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION RESO-LUTION NUMBER SIX providing an i men dm en t to Section 17, Article 7, of ihe Constitution of the State of Utah. elating to the duties of the Auditor and of the Treasurer, as appears of rec-jrd rec-jrd in my office. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set mv hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 22nd clay ot August, 1916. DAVID MATTSON, Secretary of State. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT. Proposing an amendment to Article 1?. of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. taxa-tion. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses concurring therein : Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 13 of the Constitution f the State of Utah, so that the same will read as follows: 1. The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended, or contracted contract-ed away. All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of property within with-in the territorial limits of the authority authori-ty levying the tax. and shall be levied ,i ml collected for public, purposes only. 2. The Legisla ture shall provide hy law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to fief ray the estimated ordinary expenses of the State for each fiscal year. For the purpose pur-pose of paying the State debt, if any there be. the Legislature shall provide for levying a. tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual interest and principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. i ?.. There shall be exempt from taxa- t ion property of the Un ited States, of the Stale, counties, cities, towns, school ,' districts, municipal corpora t ion s and public libraries, lots with the buildings .thereon used exclusively for either re-liL'ious re-liL'ious worship or charitable purpose ;::nd places of burial not held or Used i for private or corporate benefit. ' litches, canals, reservoirs, pipes and '1 flumes owned and used by jndjvlduals 1 nr corpora t ions for irriga 1 ing lands ' ovaicd by such individuals or corpoo1 ! tions. or the individual members thereof, there-of, shall not be separately taxed so long as they shall be owned and useo exr-lusi vely for such purpose; provided, Lhat mortgages upon real and personal "property shall be exempt from taxation, and that the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and in such manner as may be provided hy law. 4. The , legislature shall not impost taxes for the purpose of any county, city, town or other municipal corpora tion, but may-, by law, vest in the corporate cor-porate authorities and collect taxes foi all purposes of such corporation. 5. The surface ground of all mines and mining claims, both placer and rock in place, containing or bearing: gold, silver, sil-ver, copper, lead, iron or other valu able metals, after purchase t hereoi from the United States, shall be taxed at a va lue not greater than the price paid the United States therefor, unless the surface ground, or some part thereof, there-of, of such mines or claim, Is used foi other than mining purposes, and has separate and independent value for such other purposes; in which case said surface sur-face ground, or any part thereof, so used for other than mining purposes, shall be taxed other than mining purposes pur-poses as provided by law; and all machinery ma-chinery used in mining, and all prop- ! erty and surface improvements upon or 1 appurtenant to mines and mining claims, which have a value separate and independent of such mines or mining min-ing claims, shall be taxed as provided by law. All lands con ta in ing coal, granite, stone, marble, onyx, gas. oil, hyd ro -carbons, gynsum, or other vai u -able mineral deposits, other than those enumerated above in this section, after purchase thereof from the United States and all property and surface Improvements Improve-ments upon or annurt en a nt to such lands which have a value separate and independent of all such lands shall be taxed as provided by law. In addition to the assessment of the surface grounds, improvements and macnlnery of mines and mining claims, all mines and mining cla ims producing net proceeds pro-ceeds shall be taxed at a value not to exceed three times such net proceeds. 6. An accurate statement of Hie receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of the public moneys shall be published annually In such manner as the legislature may provide. 7. The rate of taxation on property for St a te purposes shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as follows. Not t o exceed four and one-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 mill on each dollar of valuation fur high school purposes; that part of the St a te tax a ppport ioned to h i gh school purposes shall constitute a fund to he called the "high school fund" and sha.t be apportioned to the cities and school districts maintaining high schools in the manner the Legislature may t.iro-vide. t.iro-vide. And whenever the taxable property prop-erty within the State shall amount to Four Hundred Million Dollars, th' rate shall not exceed five mills on eae.h. dollar dol-lar of valuation; unless a proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rate proposed and the lime during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified eledors of the State as. In the year next preceding such election, shall have paid a' property tax assessed to them within the State, :irid the majority majori-ty of those voting thereon shall votf in favor thereof, in such manner as may be provided by law. S. The making of profit out of public pub-lic moneys, using the snme for anv purt'ose not a u t ti o r izeri by law, bv any public officer, shall be deemed n f.-Iony and shall be pu n is lied as provided h v law. but part of such punishment sh? be d iso un 1 1 fieri t ion io hold public ofli -o 9. No appropriation shall he rn? e or any expenditure authorized by the J,egisl.'i t u re, whereby the expend i t u re .of the State, during any fiscal year. shall exceed the total tax then provided for by law, and applicable for such Mp-propria Mp-propria tion or expend i t u re. unlt'ss (he Legislature making such appropriation, 'shall provide for levying- a sufJlcicrrt tax, not exceeding the ru.t e allowed in Sect ion i of this a it iele, to pay such a p propria tion or expend it u re wit hin such tinea I year. This provision shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures expendi-tures to suppress i n su r rcet ions, defend the State, nr assist in defending" t ho Cniterl States in lime of war. TO. Nothing in this constitution shall he eonstrmvl to prevent, the Legislature, from providing a stamp tax, or a tax based on iucome, occupation, licenses or f ranch ises. Sec. 12. The Seer eta ry of St ate is hereby ordered to give this proposition proposi-tion to Iw; published in at least one newspa per in every cou nty in me State where, a newspaper is printed and published for two months preceding the next genrpal election. Sec. This proposition shall bo submitted to lhe electors of ihis State at the next genera 1 elect ion for t heir a pprov al or disapproval. All official ballots, used at such election shall have prin te-;! or writ ten thereon the words, "For the nm end men t of Ari tele 13 of the Constitution, relating to taxation," "Yes,'"' "No' and shall otherwise bo prepared and submitted to the electors as yn.-ay be ot her wise provided by law, ancl -said ballot shall be received, counted, count-ed, mnd canvassed, and returns thereon be made in the same manner and in 'all respects as in or may be provided by la w in the, case of election of State of fi'eers. Si 'C, 4. If adopted" by the electors of. the! 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