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Show iMiorosi.n wh.mmi.t to the l'tTlTl T10. SKV TK JOINT Hi'siiMTiiiN m'miieii i:k;ht. Pri d'e? ; nir an amendment to Article 1H of the Cms; : in t ion ..I" tile State ot Utah, relating to revenue and laxa- Con. ' He it resolved -by the Legislature ot , the S'ale ot rtah. tv.-i hir.i vt ail members eieet-d to e:oh ot the f.v,. houses e,ae ar-iuc- therein: SV.-tion 1. It is proposed to amend; Article IS el' the ', .us i 1 1 : lion o ' t stale "f I'tah. so that the same will read as follows: . . 1 1 The a..u -. r . t taxation snail n.-v.-i- ,, soi l I .':. i sasceaded. or .ontrot- .,1 ,,.., ... .a taxes shall be !i:iir..r:n ,',,,,., t . -a:- 1 'ss ..I" prei.-rty wall-; ., -he' - .1 .ri .1 ::.:.'-.- of tee aut'.c r'.- t.e levying the tax, and shall be levied and (..li.-- ted for public purposes only. Z. The Legislature shall provide l. law for an annual lax suflieient, with oilier sources of revenue, to defray the- estimated ordinary expenses of the Slate for ea. h lis. ad year, for the purpose pur-pose of paying the Slate debt, if any ihere be, the legislature shall provide f"- levying a tax annually, suflieient to pay the annual interest and principal or such dehl, within twenty years from the Una passage of the law creating the debt. :t. There shall be exempt from taxation taxa-tion property of the United Slates, ot the State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with the buildings l hercm used exclusively for either religious re-ligious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or eorporale benclit. I 'itches, canals, reservoi i s, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating lands i. wiu-.l by sin h individuals or corporate. corpora-te. n.-;. or the individual members there-.,f, there-.,f, shall not be separately taxed so long as they shall be owned and usee exclusively for such purpose: provided, that mortgages upon real and personal property shall be exempt from luxation, and llial the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and in such manner as may be provided by law. I. Tlie Legislature shall not imposi-taxes imposi-taxes for tlie i nrpi.se ot" any county, cily, town or oilier municipal corpora tion. but, niay, by law. eesl in tlie corporate cor-porate authorities and collect taxes foi all purposes of such corporation. a. The surface ground of all mines and mining claims, both placer and rock in place, containing or bearing gold, sir ver, copper, lead, iron or other vain able inetais. after purchase thereor from the United States, shall be taxed al a value not gu-eater than tile price paid the I'nilcd States therefor, unless the surface ground, or some part thereto, there-to, of such mines or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, and has :. separate and independent value for suel. oilier purposes; in which case said surface sur-face ground, or any part thereof, so used lor other- than mining pur-poses, shall he taxed other than mining purposes pur-poses as provided by law; and all machinery ma-chinery used in mining, and all property prop-erty and surface improvements upon or appurtenn n t 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 containing coal, granite, stone, marble, onyx, gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gypsum, or other valuable valu-able mineral deposits, other than those enumerated above in this section, after purchase thereof from the United States and all property ami surface improvements improve-ments upon or- annurteitant to such lands which have a value separate and independent of all such lands shall be taxed as provided by law. Tn addition to the assessment of the surface grounds, improvements and machinery of mines .and mining claims, all mines and mining claims producing net proceeds pro-ceeds shall be taxed at a value not to exceed three times such net proceeds. (i. An accurate statement of the receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of the public moneys shall he published annually in such manner as the Legislature may provide. 7. The rate of taxation on property for State purposes shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as follows. Not to 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-hah mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes: that part of the State tax appportioned to high school purposes shall constitute a fund to lie called the "'high school fund" and shall be apportioned to tlie cities and school districts maintaining high schools in the manner Ihe Legislature may provide. pro-vide. And whenever the taxable property prop-erty within tire State shall amount to Four Hundred Mill ion Dollars, the rale shall not exceed five mills on each dollar dol-lar of valuation: unless a proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rate proposed anil the time during which tlie same shall be levied, be first submitted to a vote of such of the riualilied electors of the State as, In the year next preceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the State, and the majority majori-ty of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such manner as may be provided by law. 8. The making of profit out of public pub-lic moneys, using the same for any purpose not authorized by law, by any public officer, shall be deemed a felony, and shall be punished as provided by law, hut part of such punishment shall be disqualification to hold public office. y. N'o appropriation shall be made, or any expenditure authorized by the Legislature, wmereby the expenditures of the State, during any fiscal year, shall exceed the total tax then provided for by law, and applicable for such appropriation ap-propriation or expenditure, unless the Legislature making such appropriation, shall provide for levying a sufficient tax, not exceeding the rate allowed in Section 6 of this article, to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year. This provision shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures expendi-tures to suppress insurrections, defend the State, or assist in defending the United States in time of war. 10. Nothing in this constitution shall be construed to prevent the Legislature from providing a stamp tax, or a tai based on income, occupation, licenses or franchises. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State is hereby ordered to give this proposition proposi-tion to be published in at least one newspaper in every county in the State where a newspaper is prmred and published for two months preceding the next general election. Sec. 3. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this Stare at the next general election for their approval or- disapproval. All official ballots used at such election shall have printed or- written thereon the words. "For the amendment of Aritcle 13 of rhe Constitution, relating to taxation." "Ves," "No," and shall otherwise be prepared and submitted to the electors as may be otherwise provided by law, and said ballot shall be received, courted, court-ed, and canvassed, and returns thereon be made in the same manner and in all respects as in or may be provided hv law in the case of election of State of lieet-s. See. 4. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall take effect January 1. lsIT. Approved Viareh -ilh, 1915. |