Show PROPOSED A AMENDMENT T O to THE THECO CO CONSTITUTION SENATE SENATE J JOINT O 0 I IN N T RESOLUTION NUMBER IDER EIGHT PROPOSING AN A AMENDMENT TO article 13 of ot the Constitution of or the State of Utah relating to revenue and taxation Be Bo It resolved by the Legislature of ot the State of or Utah two-thirds two of all members elected to each of the two houses housos concurring therein Section 1 It is proposed to amend article e et 13 of ot tho Constitution n of or the State of ot Utah so that the tho samo same will read as RS follows 1 The power of t taxation shall never neer be surrendered suspended or contracted contract contract- ed away All AU taxes shall be uniform upon tho the same class of or property within with with- in the territorial limits of or the authority author author- ity levying the tax and shall be levied and collected for or public purposes only 2 The Tho Legislature shall provide by bylaw bylaw bylaw law for tor an annual tax sufficient with other othor sources of ot revenue to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of the state for tor each fiscal year For the purpose of ot paying the state debt If ff any there be the Legislature shall provide for tor levying a tax annually sufficient to pay the annual Interest and principal principal pal of ot such debt within twenty s eul from tho the final passage of the law creating creating cre cree the tho debt 3 3 There shall be exempt from taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion property of the th United States of ot tho sate state counties countee cities towns school chool districts municipal p al cor corporations orations and public libraries lots with with buildings thereon used exclusively for tor either cither re religious religious re- re worship or charitable purposes and places of or burial not held or used for tor private or corporate benefit Ditches canals r reservoirs p pipes es and flumes owned ard used b by individuals s sor or corporations for tor irrigating lands own owned d b oy by such Individuals or cor corporations corpora pora- pora or th the e individual l members t thereof there there- ere ere- of ot shall not be separately taxed so long as the they shall be owned and used exclusively exclusive for tor such pur purpose ose provided that mortgages g upon real und and per personal persona sonar property shall be exempt from taxation taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion and that the taxes of ot tho the indigent poor ma may bo be remitted or abated at such time and in such manner as may be provided by law 4 c Tho The Legislature shall not impose taxes for the tho purl OBO oso of ot any county count city town or other municipal corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion but may by law ve vest t In the corporate corporate corporate cor cor- authorities thereof respectively respective respective- ly h tho the power to assess and collect taxes for tor all purposes of ot such cor cor- 5 6 Tho The surface ground of ot all nU mines and mining claims placer and rock In place con containing or bearing gold silver copper lead iron or other valuable metals after purchase thereof there there- of oC from the United States shall be taxed at a n value not greater than the price paid the United States unless the surface ground or some part thereof of ot such mine or claim is used for tor other than mining purposes and andt has n t 1 did I 1 n 1 d value has value HUB il iI 1 a an u n epee 1 eat for tor such other purposes in which case said eald surface ground or any ani nn part thereof there there- of ot so used for tor other than mining ruining purposes purposes pur pur- poses shall be taxed at its value for tor such other purposes as provided by bylaw law and all machinery used In mining and andall andall andall all property and surface improvements upon or appurtenant tenant to tomines mines and mining min min- mining ing mg claims which have r. r value separate and In Independent of ot such mines or minIng minIng mining min min- ing claims shall bet be taxed as provided b by law All lands Oh mining coal granite stone stono marble on onyx x gas gaa oil hydro-carbons hydro gypsum or other valuable valuable valuable able mineral deposit deposit- other r than those enumerated above In this section after purchase thereof from tho United States nn and all property and surface Improvements upon or appurtenant to such lands which have a n value separate and Independent of ot all nn such juCh lands lande snail shall be taxed as fig provided ed b by law In ad addition addition ad- ad to the assessment of ot the surface grounds improvements and machinery of ot mines and mining claims all mines and mining minin claims producing not proceeds proceeds pro pro- shall hall be he taxed nt a not to exceed three times such nuch not net proceeds 6 6 An accurate statement of ot the tho ro ro- ro and expenditures of ot tho the public moneys shall bo be published annually In such sueh manner as ns tho L Legislature mn may provide 7 The Tho rato rate of ot taxation on property for tor state stale purposes shall hall never nover exceed eight mills mIlIa on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as follows Not to I exceed four tour and one half mills on each dollar of valuation for general state purposes not to exceed three mills on I each dollar ollar of or valuation for tor school district district district dis dis- purposes not to exceed one half mill on ouch each dollar of ot valuation for tor high school purposes that part of ot the state tax apportioned to high school chool pur pur- purposes purposes poses shall constitute a fund to be culled called the high school fund and shall bo be to the tho cities and school districts maintaining high schools in tho the manner the Legislature may provide o. o I And whenever the tho taxable property within the tho state shall shah amount to four tour hundred million dollars tho the rate shall not exceed five tho mills on each ench dollar of ot valuation vt Un unless a proposition to in increase increase In- In crease such rate specifying tho the rate proposed and the tho time timo durin during which h th the tho same samo shall be levied be firs first submitted to a vote of ot such of ot tho the qualified electors electors elec elee tors of or the tho state as nB in the year next preceding such election shall havo have paid a property tax assessed to them within tho the state and tho the majority of ot those voting thereon shall vote In fa fator favor fa fa- vor tor thereof in such uch manner as mn may be provided pro by law 8 Tho The making of ot profit out of ot P public public pub pub- lic lie moneys using using- the same samo for Cor any any purpose not authorized by law by an any I public officer shall hall be deemed a felony an and shall shah bo be punished as provided shad b by bylaw law acv but f c c.- c. of ot ouch punishment shall ibe i be bo disqualification to hold holi d public of ot- flee fice 9 9 No appropriation shall be made or nn any expenditure authorized b by the whereby the ripe expenditures of ot the state stata during any fI fiscal cat year oar shall shaH exceed tho the total tax then pro pro- vided sided for tor by law and applicable for tor such appropriation or expenditure unless unless un un- un- un less the Legislature making such appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap shall provide pro for tor a sufficient tax not exceeding the rates allowed in section 6 of this article to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year rear This provision provision provision provi provi- sion shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures to suppress Insurrections Insurrections insurrections defend the state or assist In de defending defending de- de fending rending the United States In time of oC war 10 Nothing In this constitution shall Ahl be construed to prevent the tho Legislature from providing a a. stamp tax or a tax based on Income occupation licenses or franchises Sec 2 The secretary of ot state Is hereby ordered to elve this proposition to be published In at least one ono newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper in ever every county in the state where a a. newspaper is printed and published pub pub- for tor two months month preceding tho the next general election Sec Sea 3 This proposition shall be he submitted submitted sub sub- to the electors of or this state at atthe atthe the tho next general election for tor their approval approval approval ap ap- or disapproval All official ballots ballots ballots bal- bal lots used at such election shall have printed H or OP written t th thereon r nn the thA words For Y th r the tho am amendment t tr of r- r article e 13 13 1301 of 1 0 the constitution relating to taxation Yes No No and shall otherwise be prepared and submitted to the tho electors as ma may otherwise be bo provided pro by law and said ballot shall be received counted count count- I ed ed and canvassed and returns thereon be made mode In the same manner and in all respects as in or may be provided by bylaw bylaw bylaw law In tho the case of election of ot state of- of of of- See Sec 4 If It adopted bv by the electors tore ot of the state this amendment shall take effect January 1 I. I Approved March 20 20 1915 STATE OF UTAH SECRETARY OF STATES STATE'S OFFICE I I. I David Mattson secretary of state of the State of oC Uta Utah do hereby certify that the foregoing la is Is a a. full true and corre correct t cOP copy of ot Senate Joint resolution resolution resolution tion No o. o 8 proposing 8 an amendment to article 13 of ot the tho constitution of ot the State of ot Utah relating to revenue and taxation as appears of record In my office In witness whereof I have havo hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal seal of the State of oC Utah this 2nd day o of o- August 1916 j Seal DAVID MATTSON Secretary of ot State |