Show VOTERS VOT RS OF UTAH you will have h a v e atau the opportunity november ath to vote on an amendment of article 13 of the state constitution relating to te revenue v e n and taxation many of you have been told that this amendment will increase taxes on net proceeds of mines and thereby reduce buc the uie taxes of those who do not own mining property will that be the result if so then why are not your taxes lower NOW as net proceeds of mines increased FIVE times between statehood and 1915 and THIS year are almost THREE times what they were last year have your taxes come DOWN as mine proceeds went UP they have NOT do you think your taxes will ever be reduced by giving the tax gatherers MORE TAXING POWER you rather keep your present constitution which LIMITS the taxing powers have your public officers ever failed to SPEND ALL THE TAXES THEY CAN COLLECT do you know this amendment allows property to be classified and taxed at DIFFERENT RATES without saying wh whose ose taxes will be raised and whose lowered if as you may have been told this is intended to reduce taxes on homes or household goods or farms WHY IT SAY SO was it because they intend to do something they told you about read the amendment and try to find the place where it says taxes will be LOWER look at section 9 of the amendment it says legislative appropriations must not exceed the rates allowed in section SIX and section six says NOTHING about rates which means there is NO LIMIT your present constitution fixes a limit if this change were mad nally it is an outrage if it is a mistake how many other mistakes are there do you know the amendment WIPES OUT ENTIRELY that provision of the constitution which says taxes shall be UNIFORM and EQUAL on ALL property WHY so they can tax some of you MORE than others and this mean MINES as mines are treated separately in another section do you know the amendment also permits DOUBLE TAXATION of companies or corporations not only MINING companies but ALL companies including YOUR company when they decide to put that burden on you do you know this amendment proposes to take power from men ELECTED by YOU and give it to men APPOINTED by SOMEBODY ELSE thereby destroying your local self government as to taxation do you know the state board of equalization says revenue and taxation should be ENTIRELY eliminated FROM THE constitution and that this same board is the father of the amendment ent and of the new tax law which has caused so much trouble all over the state this year we know as you know that taxes are high too high on everybody because the people of the state have not insisted on the careful expenditure of their public funds the need of the times is not INCREASED TAXES but REDUCED expenditures all down the line so that all of us may have better opportunities to prosper and investors be encouraged cou raged to put their money into utah enterprises instead of being driven from the state by excessive excessive tax rates and the threat of worse to come we do not argue the cause of the mines in this statement we ask y you ou to forget an that utah mines exist or assume that they ought to be taxed to the limit and beyond if you will then consider this amendment as it affects YOURSELF read it understand it if you can and then vote for it if you are SURE it was framed for your benefit as you KNOW the constitution was NOT it is intended to benefit and protect you PROTECT yourselves but if you do NOT understand it if you are sure with your votes on november ath 0 if adopted this amendment will be the SUPREME LAW of utah and if you are in doubt it is your PRIVILEGE your RIGHT your DUTY to VOTE na utah chapter american mining congress boston building salt lake city utah this there has been a statewide state wide campaign conducted J to prejudice the fes public mind against te mines the manhig ut statement is made because amendment affects ONLY tile taxation of e that the industry and in connection therewith to establish es the impression f to create such an unjust prejudice kan and challenges all statements that the chapter SS american alining congress resents the attempt additional in formation on the subject act wm will be sent to any interested citizen on taxation amendment a contemplates only increased mine request advertisement |