Show 0 tf RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO Section S S.- S. Article XIII of the Constitution Constitution as as' as amended November 6 1900 and Section 12 of said Article XIII relating to uniform tax and exemptions exemptions and authority of th the Legislature to p provide for a stamp tax or a tax based on on income occupation licenses or franchises i Be It it resolved and and enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah two- two thirds of all members thereof concurring concurring concurring concur concur- ring therein Section Th 11 The t following I owing proposition proposition to amend the Constitution Constitution- of the State of Utah is hereby submitted to the qualified el electors of ot the State for for their approval or disapproval namely That S Section 3 3 Article XIII of ot the Constitution of the the- State of Utah as amended November 6 1900 and and Section Sec See tion 12 c pf f said Article XIII be and i as the e i follows same are r hereby hereby- amended to r read ad Section 3 3 The L Legislature ture shall provide by Jaw law a a uniform and equal rate of assessment nt and taxation on on all on-all all property in the State Stat according to its value in mop money ey and and shall prescribe by by Y general law such regulations as han hall shall secure a ajust a Just valuation for taxation taxation tax tax- of all all' property so IO that every person and corporation shall pay a tax In proportion to the value of his her heror heror heror or or Its property P Provided r ov id ed that a de- de de de- of debits from credits may be authorized authorized Provided further that the property property- of States of ot the State c counties cities towns school districts municipal corporations corporation and public libraries 10 lots s with the the buildings ther thereon on used used exclusively exclusively for tor either re religious religious re- re religious worship A J or charitable purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses and places of ot burial not held or used for private vate or corporate benefit shall be exempt from taxation Ditches canals reservoirs pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for tor irrigating lands owned by such individuals or or corporations corporations corpora corpora- dr or r the the individual individual members thereof there- there of ot shall not not- be separately taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for tor such purpose Provided further that mortgages upon pon both real realand realand realand and personal property property shall be exempt from from t taxation Provided further that the tax taxes axes s of ot the the indigent poor may be remitted or 01 or abated at such time and in such ma manner n r as may b bd provided by by I law 12 Stamp income license franchise fran tran- chase chise or mortgage tax permissible Nothing I in this Col Constitution shall be construed to to prevent the Legislature from providing a a 3 stamp tax or a tax based on Income occupation licenses or franchises Section 2 2 The Secretary of ot State is hereby ordered to cause these propositions to be published in at least one newspaper In Jn every county of ot the State where a newspaper is published for two months immediately preceding the next general election Section 3 3 These propositions shall be submitted JO to the electors of this State at the next general election for their approval or disapproval All official official of ot- ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words For Tor the amendments to Section Section Section Sec Sec- tion 3 Article XIII of at the OI tion as amended November 6 1900 and Against the amendment to to Section Section Section Sec Sec- tion 3 Article XIII of ot the Constitution Constitution Constitution tion as amended November 6 1900 also the words For the amendment to to Section 12 Article XIII of the Constitution Constitution tuU n and Against the amendment I Section 12 Article XIII of ot the Constitution Constitution Con Con- together tOJ with such other title designating such amendment as may be provided by law Said ballots shall be be- received and said votes shall be taken counted canvassed and returns rev rep turns thereof be made in the same manner and in all respects as is provided provided provided pro pro- vided by law Jaw in the case of the election election elec elec- tion of the state officers S Section 4 4 These amendments if It adopted at sal said said election election shall take ef effect effect et- et and be in Iri- Iri force torce from and after atter th the first day of ot January A A. A D D. 1907 State of at Utah Office of of- the Secretary of State Y I I Charles Charies 8 s Secretary of ot State of ot th the St State te of ot Utah do hereby certify that that the foregoing is a full tUll true and COrl correct ct copy of ot a resolution proposing amendments to Section 3 3 Article XIII Of the Constitution of I the State of ot Utah as amended November November November Novem Novem- ber 6 1900 and Section 12 of ot said Article Article Article Ar Ar- XIII relating to uniform tax and exemptions exemptions' and authority author sty ity of ot the Legislature to provide for tor a I stamp tax or a tax based on I Income come occupation licenses or franchises passed at the Sixth regular session of ot the Legislature of ot this State In testimony whereof I have hereunto hereunto hereunto here here- unto set my hand and affi affixed d the Great Seal of ot the State of Utah at Salt Lake City Utah this day of ot August A A. D D. 1906 Seal C S S. sec Secretary t of State JAe |