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Show REPUBLICAHS ARE ABAIHST imillHG Alillll ' ...... " Resolutions passed by the Republican Republi-can Caucus of county delegates held . in Bingham, September 2.1, 1918, for Precinct number 107 Salt Lake County Whereas the last legislature of the State of Utah passed a resolution pro-Tiding pro-Tiding for an amendment to Section " 4, Article 13 of the Constitution of tne State of Utah, relating to the taxation of mlnea and mining propery; and - Whereas this proposed amendment. If adopted will give the State Board ' of Equalization unlimited power to assess mines and mining claims on the basis of some multiple or sub-multiple sub-multiple of the annual proceeds, and , Whereas, said amendment is "Class Legislation" and an effort to make the mines bear more than their share of the taxation of the state and gives the power to an appointive board to jeopardize the entire mining industry of the Btate; Therefore be it resolved by the Republican Re-publican representatives of Precinct JNumber 10, Salt Lake County, That our delegates to the Btate, , Congressional and County conventions conven-tions be and are hereby, instructed to ' work for a resolution opposing said amendment; and Be It further resolved that: . Every effort possible be put . forth, "between now and election day, to enlighten en-lighten the voters as to the viclous-" viclous-" neas of said proposed measure; to the end that the will of the people may "be registered on election day and the . , Important industry of mining may be preserved. " Q. B. KEIJLY, E. E. DUDLEY, ARCHIE STUART The above resolutions were passed .and unanimously adopted at the Republican Re-publican Precinct Number 10 Caucus, September 21, 1918. Dr. F. E. STRAUP, Chairman. (H. N. STANDISH, Secretary. |