| Show vi edme at to the constitution senate joint resolution NA echt proposing an amendment to article 13 of the constitution of the state of S utah n relating to q revenue and taxation be it resolved solved ie by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all members elected to each of the two louses concurring therein section le 1 it Is a proposed to amend article 13 of oe the constitution of the state of utah so that the s same affie will arvad AS follows i I 1 I 1 1 the power of taxation shall never be surrendered suspended or contracted away ali all hall ie b e upon the same class of property within thin the territorial limits of the au authority levying the e tax and shall bg b e levied an and c collected eted for public purposes only 2 the legislature shall hall provide by b lanfor law for an annual tax sufficient wit with K other sources of revenue to ti defray the estimated ordinary expenses of 0 the state for each fiscal year faithe for the purpose of paying the state debt ifan if any there therb be the legislature egi slature shall pr provide ovide for leuyl levying nga tax annually sufficient to pay the annual interest and principal of such debt within twenty years from the final passage of the lawi law cred creating ting the debt 3 there shall be exempt from taxation v property of the united states state of the state counties cities towns school abo 01 districts municipal muni cipa I 1 corporations c a eions and public libraries lots wat with rg th the e buildings building thereon and used exclusively fo for reither either religious worship or charitable purposes and places place of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit ditches canals res reservoirs reser i e pipes s and flumes blumes owned and ana used iri ail or corporations for irrigating bands owned byruch individuals or corporations or the individual members thereof thore of shall not be separately taxed so long lone as they shall be owned and used exclusively for or such pur purpose liose provided that mortgages upon real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation tax ia tion and that the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and in such manner as maybe may be provided by law 4 the legislature shall not impose m ose taxes for the purpose of an any c county bp ty city town or other muni municipal cipY corporation but may by law vest in the corporate authorities thereof res respectively evelti el IY the power to assess and col collect F e et ta taxes x es for all purposes of such corporation tion 5 the surface ground of all mines and mining claims both placer and r rock 0 ek in place containing or bearing gold silver copper lead iron oro arother or other valuable metals after purchase thereof fro from the united states shall be taxed at a value not greater than the price paid the united states anlo unless ss the surface ground glo nd or some part thereof of such mine or cl claim aimis is used for other than mining purposes and has ais a ate and independent value for such other purposes in which ca case 16 said suta surface ground or any part thereof so used for other than mining purposes shall be taxed at its value for such ot other ys er purposes as provided by law and all machinery used in mining and all property and surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines buies and min mining 1 claims which have ham a value se an and independent of such mines or mining claims shall be taxed Is as provided by law all lands containing coal granite stone marble onyx gas oil hydro car bons gyp gypsum or other valuable mineral deposits other than those enumerated above in this section after purchase thereof from the united states and all property and surface improvements u upon n or appurtenant to such lands mich which have a value se and independent of all such lands shall be taxed as provided bylaw by law in addition to the assessment of the surface grounds improvements prove ments and machinery of mines and mining claims all mines and ancL mining claims producing net froc proceeds eads shall be taxed data at a value not to exceed three times such net proceeds receipts cell and expenditures of the public moneys shall be published andua annually ly in such manner as the i legislature may provide 7 the rate of taxation on property for state purposes shall never exceen e eight agh t 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 purposes not to exceed three mills on 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 urpo ses shall constitute a fund to bp be called the agh h 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 rate shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation unless a 9 proposition to increase such rate specifying the rate proposed and the time during which je the same shall be levied be first submitted to a vote of such odthe of the qualified fled electors elector 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 those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in such manner liv as may bd provided bylaw by law 8 the making of profit out of public ic moneys using the same for any purpose not authorized bylaw by law by any public officer shall be deemed a fel felony on and sh shi shall I I 1 be punished as provided b by blaw law but part of such punishment punishments shall all le be disqualification to hold public office 9 no apprel appropriation privation Pria tion shall b be e made or any eapen expenditure d i ture authorized by th the e legislature whereby the expenditures of the state during any fiscal year shall exceed the total tax then provided for by law and applicable for such appropriation or expenditure unless eriless the sal L legislature slature making such appropriation shall provide for lev levying a sufficient tax ta x not exceeding the rates es allowed in section 6 of this article to pay s such u ch appropriation or expenditure within such seal fiscal year this provision shall not apply to appropriations tor br expenditures to suppress insurrections defend the state or assist in defending the united states in time of war 10 nothing in hi this constitution ishall bo be construed cohs trued to the legislature rom providing ft a tamp stamp tim tax or a tax based on income occupation licenses C eases or r femc fi ances T S sec 2 the secretary 0 of f su sate te is hereby ordered to give this pa ps to be published in at beast east 4 paper in every iCoy ity in the S state tate where a newspaper is printed and published for two months preceding the next general election see sec 8 this reposition proposition shall be submitted to I 1 the hoc electors e choro of bf this state at the next general election for their approval or disapproval all offlie official cial bahous tsuch election shau I 1 have lave printed ranted or written thereon jt ha words for tho amendment of article 13 of of the constitution relating to taxation yes yea no nd and shall otherwise pel prepared red an and submitted to the ejectors tors i as may be otherwise provided by law an and said vallot ballot shall be received counted and canvassed and returns ther thereon eori be made in the same manner and in all respects as in or ma may be provided by law in the case of election of state officers see sec 4 if adopted by the elec electors electora tori of 61 the state this amendment shall take fake effect january 1 1017 approved march 1916 STATE OF UTAH I 1 SECRETARY SECHE TAny 0 or F STATES STATE S OFFICE I 1 I 1 david mattson secretary of state of the state of utah do he hereby y certify that the foregoing foregoing is i a full fall true an and c correct copy alpy of bf S SENATE NATE JOINT resolution NUMBER EIGHT proposing an amendment to article 13 of the constitution of the Sti state teof of utah relating to revenue and taxation as a appears pears 8 of record in my office jn in witness whereof il have he hereunto set iny hand and affixed the great seal sea af the state of bf utah this 22 day of au august 1916 I 1 SEAL DAVID MATTSON i secretary ot of state Pro proposed posea amendment to the constitution house joint T reso Resolution lution number six A sant resolution providing an amendment to section 17 article 7 of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the duties of the auditor auditor and of the treasurer be it enacted ithe by the legislature of the state of utah uta two tivo thirds of all the members elected elcied to bachof each of the two houses concurring therein section 1 that it is proposed to amend section 17 arti article clea 7 of the con ution bf the state of utah so that the same sam will 01 read as follows 17 the auditor shall be auditor of public accounts the public moneys shall be deposited by the treasurer under the supervision of the board of examiners and as provides b by law 2 of state stale is hereby directed to submit this proposed s d amendment to the electors elector of g tha e E tate state at the next general election Inthe in the manner provided by law see 3 if adopted by the electors of f the ithe state this ameri amendment dment shall baloe take effect january 1 1917 cyb approved r march ch ih 1915 ap STATE OV OP UTAH SECRETARY or OF STATES 1 I david mattson mat ason secretary of state of the state of utah do hereby certify that the boref foregoing is is a full true and correct copy 0 of HOUSE JOINT resolution NUMBER SIX providing an amendment to section 17 article 7 of the constitution of the state of utah relating to the duties of the auditor and of ie the treasurer as a appears cars of record in my office pan in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah this 22 day of au august st 1916 L R SEAL WL DAVID MATTSON secretary of state |
