Show proposed amendment to fb the i e 7 constitution senate joint i i eight echt pro proposing posing an jen amendment dment to article 18 13 ol 01 th tho xo of the state of utah relating to and taxation be if resolved by the legislature of the stata of utah two thirds of f all member elected to each of tho the two housed houses concurring therein 1 see 9 h 1 jt it is proposed A to article 3 af pf the constitution of f t the state of utah 50 so that jahe 0 a safe amo will fead as follows 1 the power of taxation dball never be surrendered suspended suspend hO or contracted away all ali taxes pe uniform uma urton 1 1 6 the samp sami P class of ahro property e raj within the territorial limits of ye the authority beying levying the tax and aba hjUl be Joe levied an and coal public purposes only X 2 the legislature ishall pro provide jr cioe ovide b by law for an annual ti tay c sti sufficient with other sources of revenue reve pue to defray tile the estimated ordinary expenses of the state for foi each aach year for th the purpose puri i of paying the state debt if any there be the legislature shall provide forye vying adix a tax sufficient to P pay dihe annual interest and principal of such debt within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt 3 The there shall be exempt from texa taxa aln property of the united spates of the h a E state ate couri counties tiek cities towns school districts mu municipal nica al rations and public libraries lots otwin ago the hb buildings bildings thereon and used exclusive exclusively ay for either felig religious ious worship or charitable purposes and places place of burial not held or used asfor for P private or corporate henefy benefit ditches canals reservoirs p pipe es and flumes blumes owned ana and used indi individuals v duals or corporations for irrigating lands owned by he y such individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof shall fiat be separately taxed so po long jong as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purpose provided aba mortgages moyt gages upon real and acx personal property pr 0 erty shall be exempt from taxation acx and that the taxes of the indigent poor may be rp remitted bitted or abated at such ti time a ard erkd in such manner maciner a as s maybe may be provided by law 4 the legislature jall hall not impose taxes for tile the purpose of an any county 0 anty city town ton dr or other municipal ar corporation but may by law vest in the corporate authorities ties there thereof 0 f rea respectively e et ively F the power to t 0 assess and an collect co act taxes for all purposes par poses of df such corporation corporate corpo rati 1 on 5 the surface ground of al all I 1 mines and mining claims both placer and rock in alao containing forbearing or bearing gold silver copper coppery lead jiron ron or other oher valuable abl e metals after 1 purchase purchase thereof from the united states shall he be taxed at a value not gretter greater than the price paid tile the U united p cited states unless he su surface rf ace ground aund or come some art part thereof of 0 f such mine 9 ne or claim cla iiii is used for other than mining purposes and andaas has a ate and independent value for such other pur purposes poses in in which case said surface ground or aria any part thereof so used for other that mining pur purposes pops shall pe taxed at its value for such other pur purposes poises as provided provide ii by law and all machinery used in mining and all prep property and surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines and nimg mining claims claims which have a value se and independent of such mines or mining min ing claims shall be taxed as provided by law MI all lands containing coal granite stone in marble onyx gas oil hydro car bons gypsum arither or ither valuable mineral deposits other ahn those enumerated above in this section after purchase thereof from the united stages and all pro property perty ond and surface imp improvements movements ove ments upon or appurtenant ur tenant to such lands which have a value se and independent of all such lands shall be taxed as provided by law in addition to the assessment or of the surface grounds improvements prove ments and machinery of mines and mining claims all mines and mining claims producing net proceeds shall be taxed at a value not to exceed three times such pet net proceeds G an accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the talc public moneys shall be published andua annually y in in such manner as the tha legislature may provide 7 the rate of taxation on property for state purposes shall never excer exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to fis is exceed four and one half mills on each dollar of valuation for general state purposes ses not to exceed three mills on burgo aae each dollar of valuation for district school purposes not to exceed one hal half f mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes that part of the state tax apportioned to high school pu purposes rp oses shall constitute a fund to be called the ii jr gh school fund and shall be apportioned to the cities and school districts maintaining high schools in the manner the legislature may provide and whenever the taxable property within the state shall amount to four hundred million dollars the rated rake shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation unless a proposition to increase such rate specifying mhd th rate erate proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied be first submitted tod to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the state as in the year next proceeding such election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of ofas fhone voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in such manner as may be provided by law r 8 the making of profit out of public mon moneys pys using the same for any purpose not authorized by law by any public of officer licer shall be deemed a felony and shall be punished as provided by law but part of such punishment shall le disqualification to hold public office 9 no appropriation shall be made or any expenditure authorized aby fy the legislature whereby the expenditures of the state d during i any ear shall exceed the to total tax ax then provided provid dd for by law and applicable for suh such appropriation or expenditure unless a the e le legislature A i slature making such appropriation shall h I 1 provide provida for levying a su sufficient tax not exceeding the rates allowed in section 6 of this article to pay such appropriation or expenditure within vi t hin such ug 9 fiscal year this provision shall hot apply to appropriations or expenditures tu taj bu suppress p press insurrections defends defend the st state ata br or assist in defending the united states in time of war JO 0 nothing in this constitution shall be construed to prevent the L legislature i atu etia a stamp tax arb tax based on inco income me occupation akon licenses or franchises sec 2 2 tile the secretary ry of stafe is hereby ordered to give this proportion to be published in at least one c newspaper Ws io in evory ciuni county in the X where a new newspaper is is printed and pub for t two opper months preceding the next general election sec 3 ta this Us prop n shall ibe ae submitted to t the he e electors kro c t ois of this state atthe athe hext general ejection for their a approval r 0 va I 1 0 or r di disapproval s a a a 1 A all 11 official iw a 1 bp ballots albl alpl 0 ts used d ut at s such u c pher i e iz t ion s shall h have iv e prin printed tedor or wi written itten thereon the cords for the amendment tf article 13 of the be constitution relating r platen to taxation yes 4 no I 1 and shall aliat otherwise be prepared ed and submitted to the electors as may be otherwise provided by law and said ballot shau shall be received counted arid and canvassed and returns thereon be neade jn n the samo mann manner er and in all rep ecta a in or may be provided by law in the cafe cae of election of stafe kofl le 1 see sec 4 we if adopted ly the elector of the state this amendment amen dment effect january januar 1 1911 Appi approved oved arch march 16 S STATE TATE or OF UTAH U OF STATES J david matisoo Mat tsoo tsou secretory of state of the state of utah do her hereby e y certify cortie that the foregoing forego inK is a full true and aai corr correct pat colay copy of SENATE JOINT resolution NUMBER EIGHT pro posing an amendment to article 13 of the constitution 0 of the state of utah relating to revenue and taxation asap as appears of record in my office in witness whereof I 1 have hermito hereunto set m my y hand and affixed the great seal of t the he state of utah this 22 day of august 1916 SEAL DAVID MATTSON secretary of state |