Show proposed amendment to the 1 constitution senate y joint re resolution s number eight proposing an ah amendment tb article 13 oi of the constitution of tho the state of utah relating ng to revenue and taxation be it resolved by the legislature of the state of utan utah two t thirds birds d it till alt members elected to each of the two houses concurring therein section 1 it is proposed oed to I amend article 13 of the constitution atton of the state of utah so that the same will read as follows 1 alie power of taxation shall never be surrendered suspended br or contrat cd bd away 4 taxes shall be uniform upon the same class clasi of property cr t Y within the territorial limits at of ofie the authority I 1 ley levying i 1 ng tile the tax and shall bo be levied and bolc public purposes only 2 the legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient with other cither sources of reye revenue nue to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state forbach for each fiscal your yean for the pui purpose of paying the he state debt if any there therb lid be the legislature I 1 egi slature shall provide ionie vying a tax annually sufficient to pay the 6 annual interest a rid and principal of s such debt within twenty years fr from 0 m the final passage of the law creating hg the debt I 1 3 there shall be exempt from taxation property of the united states of the che state counties cities towns school districts I 1 munica municipal al corporations and public bile libraries reri as kliots lots with the buildings flue hereon reon and used exclusively for either religious elig ious worship or charitable purposes and places place s of burial not held or used for private or of corporate benefit ditches canals reservoirs pi pipes and lumes owne dand used by in individuals ivic fes I 1 bals or corporations orp orations for irrigating lands owned ly y such inal individuals or corporations corporation s or he individual members thereof shall ot be separately taxed taked so long as the they hill hall be owned and ad used ex exclusively clusin bly fo for veli uch pur purpose poe provided ded that mortgages apon realm real and personal property property shall w exempt from taxation an and that the axes of the indigent poor may be rd remitted or abated at such time and ino in uch manner as may bo be provided by law 4 the legislature shall not impose axes for the purpose of any county ity town or other municipal corpora corpor aa ion ion but may by law vent in th the cor borate orate authorities thereof ies respectively actively ie a power I 1 to assess an and d collect taxes bior 0 r all purposes of such compoi corporation aaion 6 r ilia he surface ground of all mines id A mining cli claims ins both placer and rock i 1 place containing or hearing bearing gold ilver co copper per lead iron or other jle metals rafter after purchase thereof fr aiom am ne e unit d states shall be taxed ata at a alue aue riot not greater than the price paid ie united states cheref or unless the or some part thereof aluch n such mine or claim is ia used for other an aln mining ing purposes and has a sep r rf an and independent value for foi such tier ler p purposes in which base case said suri ao ground or any part cart there thereof jofs so C cd f for ather than mining P purposes all bat be taxed axed at aits its value for such other purposes Ir poses as provided by law and all acid nery used in mining aridell and all prop ty ly and surface ini improvements ments xion upon or ii i to mines end and niini mining ami ims chieh have hava a value se an and minds minis ar or thih mining n g im ims shall be taxed as provided by V all k lands cotita containing lhing coal granite hiie ne marble onyx gas oil hydro cai car As 3 gypsum or oi other v valuable mineral pats p i its other than those enumerated ve in this section af after tr purchase oroff from the united states rud aud all i petty and surf surface ace improvements or appurtenant to such lande landa I 1 addi have a value sep Be enite and inde f adent of all such lands shall be taxed provided ded by law ih addition to the ch ent ot of the surface grounds im im movements ove ments od mr machinery tchi nery of mines ard and ar d ning cl claims ainis all mines and mining aims producing net proceeds shall be axed aed lita at a value not to exceed three imes such guch net proceeds 6 an accurate stater statement neilt of there apts and expenditures of the pub public lie money shall be published auch viti m auner brier ds thab legislature may dr jr ovide 7 thrace af of taxation aa 6 pyo perta ur state purposes shall ne never ver elcee exceed ight millson mills mille on each dollar of val valuation bat 1 0 o be apportioned apportion bd as follows not ot exceed four and add one half mills mill on a each cli lollar jollar of valuation for gen general erfil tadd dur purposes oses not to exceed three b mills ills on oil aar ach dollar of valuation for dietric 1 t school pui purposes toses riot liot to L exceed ofie one half tull nill on each dolla bollag 0 of f va valuation i u for high school pui purposes poses bat alpart part of the state tax apportioned tv high school par purposes poses ahall constitute P alfund fund 40 alo 4 o ife be callet called school fund and SN shall the h gh oe de apportioned 0 the citie bitis and school districts maintaining ligh h schools h in the manner tho legislature gi slature provide and whenever the taxable mai a property with within n the state shall amount to four hundred million dollars the rate shall not exceed five mills on ach dollar of valuation unless a proposition to increase sue such rate and the time during which the saing sam shall b be levied be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the state as in the year next preceded ing such election shall have paid md a property tax assessed to them within the stati and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in such manner as may be bb provided by law 8 tha th making of profit out of bf pub public lie moneys using the same for or any pu purpose spose not author authorized iced by law by apy any public officer shall be bd deemed a felony and shall be punished as provided by law lai but part of such punishment 1 ie a disqualification to hold public bublic office 9 nbc na appropriation shall be made or an authorized bythe by the lc gi tui a whereby the expenditures of the state during any fiscal year shall exceed the total tota tax then provided for 1 by law and applicable hp for such appropriation lation or expenditure unless the legislature ture making such appropriation sha shall eria I 1 provide pro vide for levying levy inga a sufficient tax not exceeding the rates allowed allo wedin in section bof this articles artic lei to pay such appropriation or expenditure wi thin s such ch ascal cal year 71 this ais provision shall kotap not apply I 1 to appropriations or expenditures to suppress sup insurrections defend the I 1 state oe or assist in in defending the united states in ame I 1 0 of war lo 10 not hing ng in thie co constitution an shii shall ll 11 he ernst 0 pre the Legisla legislature tur a from dl nga a sw stamp I 1 tax af or a t ta a baand baaed on income me oc occupation patin 11 licenses ceases or franchises A sec 2 the secretary of stati state 1 is hereby ordered to t give this thin proposition ion to be published in at least leas tono one newspaper in every county in the ilia state where a newspaper is id printed and published for two months preceding the next general election see sec 3 this proposition shall be sub submitted m eted to thin 6 electors actors 1 of this state at the next general election for their approval approval or disapproval all official ba ball c ta used u ad at t uch such election shall have prin printed fed or written thereon the wor words s for the amendment of article 13 of bf the constitution relating to taxa taxation t ion I 1 yee no and shall otherwise se be bo prepared and submitted to the electors as may be bd otherwise provided py by law and said ballot shall be received counted count ed araj canvassed and returns thereon on b made in id t the he same mik manner nn er and in all respects as in or may be provided by law inace in tho case of election of state officers sec 4 if adopted by the electors of the state thi this s amendment shall take effect january 1 1 1917 approved march 19 1915 I 1 br UTAH SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE it ii david mattson S secretary t of state of the state of ut utah bohem dohem do hereby y certia certify that the foregoing foi begoin is a f full ull true an and correct copy of SENATE JOINT resolution NUMBER EIGHT pio pro posing po s ing an amendment amend ment to artie article a tho constitution of the state of utah I 1 elatin elating to revenue and taxation as appears rs of record irv in my office in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto set et my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah this 22 day of august 1916 SEAL DAVID MATTSON secretary of state |