Show proposed d amendment io the constitution senate senate joint resolution lumber ITU raver eight ato proposing cosing an amendment a to article Art leleAU 13 0 of the constitution consal I 1 u C on of the state of utah rel ro lating ging to revenue tion tr re be it resolved clyed by the legi legislature stature of the stat rg of utah 1 two thirds bf all member elected selected td e each ach of th tha ip two houses co concurring incurring therein there in f sections na it is d proposed ato tto tam amend article 13 odthe of the odthe f the state of Utah so that ahe the sanie same will read as follows A 3 the power of taxation shall never iball b be e r surrendered rendered ir suspended 0 or contracted away all alf t taxes shall be uniform u upon anthe the same cl class assof of property within ibay we the territorial limits limit apro of tad the authority ut hority lev lowing iring the thIli tax and shallie sh shall allbe be levied leyle and dand col collected acted for public purposes poses ernly 2 the legislature e shall provide b by law for an annual tax x S sufficient ith elent with other souris of r revenue 4 to defray the estimated ard ordinary inary expenses of the state for each fiscal year rear for the purpose of paying ther the state debt ir ifancy tiny ther there e be the legislature shall provide de for levying abax annually sufficient to pay the annual interest and principal of fue such h debts debt within twenty years from the final passage passage odthe of the law creating the debbi debt 13 1 3 there shall be exempt from taxation property of the united states of the state counties cities towns tov ns school districts inu municipal n ci al corporations 9 r r actions and public 11 libraries N arie ats lots W with 1 ta t the h buildings thereon and d used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit ditches canals reservoirs pipes s and blumes flumes 0 boned ned ana and used by indri individuals pit I 1 u or corporations for irrigating bands acids owned b by uch such individuals or cor corporations orations or t the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed so soong jong as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such burp purpose ose ardi provided elded that mortgages u upon on real and personal property pro erty shall bp be exempt erritt from taxation ant and that the taxes s of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and in such man manner 03 may be provided by law 4 the legislature shall not impose tes taxes for the purpose of any county bounty city town or other municipal corporation but may by law yest in the corporate authorities thereof respectively ohp the power to assess and collect taxes takes for al all purposes corporation B 0 ground of all 01 mines and abud mining claims both placer and rock IT i 9 palace Pj lace se containing or bearing gold sil silver er copper 0 lead iron or other valuable metals meta s 1 after purchase thereof front frodi the united states shall be faced faxed at a value not greater gi eater thail the trice price pil paid d thit the united states unless the surface grounder ground or sonie some part thereof of such minea mine or cla claim 1 lm jis is used aused for foi other than miring mining piuro oges and has a ate and jaa value fr such other purposes in which case gaid aid surface ground ou d or any ny part thereof so used for p athe ep than OW mining p purposes lip poses shall pe be at it its value for suh such other bubo purposes a p provided by law and all machinery used in mining and all prop erty and surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines mines and mini mining in claims which hd have e a value se and nl independent of such minis mines or mining claims shall be taxed as provided by law all lands containing coal granite storie stone marble onyx gas oil hydro car bons gyp gypsum surn or other valuable mineral ither than those enumerated above inthis n his section after purchase thereof dyora the united states and all property proper ty and surface improvements upon 7 pr appurtenant to such lands which have a value se and inde penant of all such lands ignos shall be taxed as provided by law in addition to the assessment of the surface grounds improvements prove rl 0 m ments ants and machinery of mines and m mining ii n n g claims all mines and mining 1 claims I a m producing net proceeds shall be ta taxed x ed at a value tibt not to exceed three times such net proceeds 6 an accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public c moneys shallie shall be published annu annually in such manner as the legislature in may ay provide 7 the rate of taxation on property for state purposes shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as follows not to exceed tour four and one half mills on each dollar of valuation for general state pur purposes oses not to exceed three mills on each each dollar of valuation for district school purposes not to exceed one half mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes that part of the state tax apportioned to high school purposes shall constitute a fund to be called the h agh gh school fund and shall be apportioned to the cities and school districts maintaining high schools in the manner the lg legislature clatur e may provide and whenever the taxable property within the state shall amount to your four hundred million dollars the rate shall not exceed five mills oneace dollar if df valuation unless a proposition to increase such rate specifying the rate proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied be first submit submitted tea to a vote of such much of the qualified electors of the state ain a as in the year next prec proceeding eed such election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thereon shall ahall botein vote in favor thereof in such manner as may be provided by law 8 the making of bf profit out of public moneys using the same for any purpose not authorized by law by any public officer shall be deemed a felony and shall be punished as provided by law but part of such punishment shall be disqualification to hold public c office 9 no appropriation shall be made arany or any expenditure authorized by the legislature where whereby bythe the expenditures of the state during any fiscal y year ear shall exceed the total tax then provided for by law and applicable for such appropriation or expend expenditure unless the E legislature ahter anakin making 9 pill such ch appropriation shall ge T provide for foi levying a sufficient tax not exceeding the rates allowed in section 6 of this article to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such kcal fiscal year this provision shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures to su suppress Insurrect insurrections i as defend the S Stat tate eor or assist in defending the united states in time of bf wat waa 10 nothing in this on shall be construed to prevent prevOt the legislature vokn from providing a stamp tem tax or a tax based on income occupation tin licenses licens asor or franchises sec 2 the Sec secretary of state ta tz ia hereby ordered to give lt ahli ahli pro proposition s atlon to be published an in at least one news paper ui hi every county in t tap oz state att e where a newspaper is printed and pub dished for two months preceding the next general elo election action 1 sec 3 this proposition shall be bu the he electors of this state at the next general election for their approval or ois disapproval approval all I 1 official ballots u used ed at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words 1 for 01 the 10 Mb amendment dment of article 13 0 of the constitution nr relating elating to tb taxation yes no 11 and shall ather otherwise wise be prep prepared arec I 1 apa aad submitted to the electors asi as nay may ho be otherwise provided by law and said ballot shall be received counted and canvassed and returns thereon remade be made in the same manner and in all respects respect sAs jas in or maybe may be provided by lawan law in the case of election of state orf aers sec 4 if adopted by the electors of the state this amendment shall take effect january 1 1917 approved march 1916 1915 STATE WF OF UTAH SECRETARY OF STATE S OFFICE I 1 david mattson secretary of state of f the state of utah do hereby certify that the fore foregoing is 19 a w aull true and foregoing correct cop copy goinE jofs of SENATE NATE JOINT resolution SOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT proposing an amendment to article 18 13 of the constitution of the state ia of utah relating to revenue and taxation aaion as appears of record in my office in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah this 22 day of Ati angust gust 1916 I 1 SEAL DA DAVID MATTSON MATTON secretary of state |