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Show RESOLUTION Proposing; an Amendment to Section 3, Article XI, of the Constitution Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns, For the Purpose of Prescribing Prescrib-ing Manner of Creating New Counties And Changing Chang-ing Boundaries. Be it Ik-solved and Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, Two-Thirds of the Members Mem-bers Thereof Concurring Therein : Section 1. That the following proposition to amend the Constitution Consti-tution of the State of Utah is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their np-pro np-pro vii 1 or disapproval, namely: 'flint Section 4, Article 13 of the Constitution of Utah be, nncf the sninc is hereby amended to rend ns follows: Section 4. All mines and mining min-ing claims, both placer nnd rock in place, containing or bearing Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Coal or other Valuable mineral deposits, depos-its, after purchase thereof from the United States, shnll be taxed nt the price paid the' United States therefor, unless the surface sur-face ground, or some part thereof, there-of, of such mine or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, nnd has a separate and independent independ-ent value for such other purposes; purpos-es; in which case said surface ground, or any part thereof, so used for other than mining purposes, pur-poses, shall be taxed at its value for such other purposes as provided by law: and nil the machinery used in mining, and nil property and surface improvements im-provements upon or appurtenant to mines and mining claims, which have n vnluo sepnrato and independent of nil such mines or mining clnims, and the net annual proceeds of nil mines and mining claims, shall be taxed by the State Board of Equalization Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby ordered to, give this proposition to be published in at least one newsrraper in every ev-ery County of the State where a newspaper is printed and published publish-ed for two months preceding the next general election. Section 3. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this Stnte nt the next general election for their approval, or disapproval: All ofllcinl ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words: "For the nniendment of Section 4, Article 13, of the Constitution, Con-stitution, relating to the taxation of mines." "Yes." "No." and shall otherwise be prepared and submitted to the. electors as may otherwise be provided by law,and said ballot shall be received, and said votes, snail be received, couuted and canvassed, and returns re-turns thereon be made in the same manner and in all respects as is or may be provided by law in the case of election of said officers. of-ficers. , STATE OP UTAH, ) . Office of the Secretary )ss. of State. " ) I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Secretary Se-cretary of Stute of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that tho foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a Resolution proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 4 of Article 13 of the Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to the taxing of Mines, Mining Claims, Mining Machinery Machin-ery and Improvements, and the net Proceeds of Mines, passed at the 7th Regular Session of the Legislature of this 'State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lnke City, this 24th day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary of'Stnte. v RESOLUTION. Proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 3, Article XI of the Constitution Con-stitution Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns, for the Purpose Pur-pose of Prescribing Manner of Creating New Counties and Changing Boundaries. Bo it Resolved and Enacted by tho Legislature of the State of Utah : Section 1. The following proposition to amend the Constitution Consti-tution of tho State of Utah is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the State1 for their approval ap-proval or disapproval, namely: That Section 3, of Article XI of, the Constitution of the State of Utah be, and the same is "hereby amended to read as follows: "Section. 3. The Legislature shall have power to enact laws creating new counties out of territory ter-ritory taken from one or more of the existing counties of this Stnte, and defining the duties and obligations of any such new county, coun-ty, as between itself and nny county from which territory is taken in its creation." Also to enact laws changing 'the boundaries boundar-ies of Any count'. Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby, ordered to cause this proposition to be published in at least one newspaper in every ev-ery county of tho Stato where n newspaper is published, for two months , immediately preceding the next general election. Section .3. This proposition shnll be submitted to the electors of this Stnte nt the next general election for their approval, or disnpproval : All ofllcinl ballots used nt such election shnll have printed or written thereon the words: "For the amendment of Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution," Con-stitution," nnd "Agnins.t the Amendmenti of Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution," together with such other title designating such amendmenli as may be provided pro-vided by law. Said ballots shall be received, and said votes shnll be taken, counted, ennvnssed nnd returns thereof bo mndo in the snme ninnner nnd iu all respects ns is provided by lnw in tho ense of the election of State officers. Section 4. This amendment, if ndopted nti said election, shnll take effect nnd bo in force from nnd after tho first day of Jnnu-nry, Jnnu-nry, A. D. 1909. , STATE OF UTAII ) Office of tho Secretnry )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Secretnry Se-cretnry of State of the Stato of Uhah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correcti copy of a Resolution proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 3 of Article XI of the Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to counties, cities 'and towns, for the purpose of prescribing pres-cribing manner of creating new counties nnd changing boundaries, boundar-ies, passed at the seventh regular session of the Legislature of this State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah; at Salt Lake City, this 24th day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary of State. A RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 7 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah, Relating-to the Ratfe of Taxation. Be it Resolved and- Enacted by the Legislnture of the State of Utah: Section 1. That it is proposed to amend Section 7 of Article XIII. of Vie Constitution of the Stato of Utah so that the same will read as follows: 7. Tho rate of State taxtion on property for State purposes purpos-es shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation ; four and one half mills on each dollar of valuation for general state purposes; three mills on each dollar of valuation for district school purposes ; one half mill on each dollar of valuation for h'igh school purposes; and whenever the taxable property within the State shnll amount to Four Hundred Hun-dred Million Dollnrs, the rnte shall never thereafter exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation ; unless a proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rnte proposed pro-posed and the time during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted to n vote of such quail-fied quail-fied electors us shall hnve paid n property tax assessed to fliem within the State in the year next preceding such election and the majority of those voting thereon shay vote in favor thereof in such maimer as may be provided by law. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the State at the next gen-ral gen-ral election, in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect January 1st, 1909. STATE OF UTAH,. . ) Office of the Secretary )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Secretary Se-cretary of State of the State of . Utah, do hereby certify that tho foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a Resolution proposing nn Amendment to Section Sec-tion 7 of Article XIII of the Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to tho rate of taxation, passed nt tho seventh regular session ses-sion of the Legislnture of this State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my linnd nnd affixed the Grent Seal of tho State of Utnh, at Salt Lake City, this 24(h day of August, 1908. SEAL) C. S. TINK1KY, Secretary of State. |