Show that amendment I 1 i i 1 alite 1515 rid ass il d at alma about I 1 10 40 crimont of fit full value except mines were sas assessed essed at the value rf ft their heir net nee proceeds eds plus 5 00 an acre for their land and and the value of their machinery and building second tax rates prior to 1915 were very vary high averaging averages about 5 per cent or 60 mills on the dollar this was made necessary by the low valuation of property third the constitution and the law required full value assessment therefore the legislature in 1915 reduced the tax rate about 60 per cent and thereby forced all property to be assessed at full value fourth the constitution pre vented however any change in the assi essed value of mines mainpa therefore mines have since paid on the same low valuation they had prior to 1915 and nd at the low rate of the 1915 law there thereby saving to then themselves IJ 60 per e r of their taxes which have amounted an t d toS tu 1857 00 in three years fifth the legislature in 1915 proposed po fin to att 0 con affecting the taxation of hooes imiru s in order to increase the value of min mines A so in as to correspond to the increase of other property gro perly perty public popl did nol mit understood unde riland thir son imilie the he mining interest of the ine blaus baie worked hard to lo defeat it and ad it failed six in the Leei lature of 1917 war anio fori unable able tu correct in in j ini which CoUL AImeN as mines mine aoi an other oilier property properly of the state stale except by passing the occupation tax a or mini min A M a temporary ra in seats timure on an hn hi lit iv ing dicion the consul consign lonal if feeling minea now before the people for adoption mr taxpayer do not be deceived your taxes could be reduced 10 pei pe cent if the be mines now paid the sam proportion of the state stale expenses a prior to 1915 vote YES tor for all amendments and thereby reduce your jour tos taxes COM OF SCHOOL BOARDS AGAINST THE AMENDMENT abo is isa a lively discussion only on n he papers paper about the prop oica mining taxation amendment which is to be voted on at the election november esth there are three amendments in all one is the pro hibi tion amendment another is ia to exempt homes and homesteads and personal property from part of their taxes and the third is the mine amendment there does not seem mein to be any opposition to the first two amendments the third one is publicly supported by several state officers and leading school teachers and is opposed by many other citizens including C S varian the salt lake attorney who was a member of the original constitutional con motion it is 13 also publicly opposed by jesse knight of provo who has hall written the official argument against it to be sent at out to the voters botera under a new state law th the e amendment provides that dimne t ton g net proceeds shall be a ed slid and taxed hy by the state board oard of equalization at some i in multiple or sub multiple of their net et proceeds eda they are now taxed tadd on n per cent of the net proceeds the he amendment means mean that the nay may be taxed at more ere or less per er cent which is what is most to although many prom lent men object to giving BO 80 much power to the state board of equal fixation bation which IB appointed bv the to vernor and not elected by the people lawden who have studied the mitter do not aggree oa 09 tu to the of the amendment and it a of already dy threatened that the matter ivill 11 be taken to the courts if the limen amendment dment is passed this thia would an unfortunate condition for he state late and the safest course for ahe vaters its 13 to voie Is against the amendment imen dment at least until something lo legal and nd clear I 1 is submitted submit ed rhe che amendment was waa not presented LO in the legislature until the last do dai of the se ebbson on and therefore did not tho net ilat I 1 proper rp consideration and study R R TANNER |