Show I PROPOSED t O 0 TIlE THE CONSTITUTION SENATE ENAT J 1 JOINT 0 l I N T JU RUSO RESOLUTiON OI UTION EIGHT PROPOSING AN AlE AMENDMENT ElT TO article 1 13 of ot tho Constitution of tho the State te of ot Utah relating to revenue and taxation Be Bo It resolved by tho Legislature ortho of or tho State of or Utah two thirds of ot all al members elected to each of or tho the two houses concurring tn Section 1 1 1 It I Is proposed tt Ic tc am amend nc artico 13 of ot the Constitution of or tho State of or Utah so that the tho same amo will wil read as follows 1 1 The Tho power pov of oi taxation shall never be bo surrendered suspended or contracted contract contract- ed Cd 1 awn away All I taxes shall bo be uniform upon tho same class of or property within with wih- wih in the territorial limits of or the tho author- author tho tax an and bo ho levied and collected for public purposes only ant 2 2 The Le Legislature shall provide bylaw by bylaw law for Cor an annual tax sufficient with wih other sources of ot revenue to defray tho the estimated ordinary expenses of bC tho the state elate for each fiscal year er For tho the purpose of ot paying the st state te debt It If any there thoro be be the Le Legislature shall hal provide for levying a tax annual annually sufficient to pay tho the annu annual 1 Interest and principal I pal of or such uch debt within twenty years year I from tho the final of or the law creating cre cra cro- cro pago tho the debt debt 3 There shall b DC bc exempt from Crom taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion property of ot tho the United States Slates of ton the tho counties cities cite towns town school districts municipal corporations and public libraries lots Jots with wih buildings thereon used exclusively for tor either cither re religious religious re- re worship or charitable purposes and places o of burial not held or u used ea for Cor private or corporate benefit Ditches Diches canals reservoirs pipes and flumes fume owned ard used by Individuals I or corporations Co for irrigating lands landt owned by t SUCh uch tuch individuals or corpora- corpora lions tons or th the Individual members thereof thereof there there- of or shall not nol be bo separately taxed so solon lon long as thoy they shall be bo owned and use used exclusively ely for such purpose e provided that that mortgages upon real rel and mind personal property shall hal bo be exempt from Crom taxation taxation taxa- taxa taxa taxa- tion and that tho the taxes of ot the tho indigent ent poor may ta be bo remitted or abated at puch uchi time and in such manner as may be provided by law 4 Tho The Legislature shall not Impose tax taxes 9 for tor the tho of or any county cl city town or other municipal corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion ton but ma may by law bw vest in tho corporate corporate cor cor- cor- cor authorities thereof respectively respective respective- ly 1 tho power to assess and collect taxes for tor all al purposes of or such Buch cor cor- cor- cor 6 5 The Tho surface ground of all al mines and mining claims both bof placer and rock in place containing or bearing gold silver copper lead Iron or other valuable metals after anor purchase e thereof there there- of oC from the United States shall be bo taxed at a value not greater than the tho price paid the United States unless s the tho surface ground or some part thereof of or such mino or claim is used for tor other than mining purposes and nd has hag a separate and Independent value I for such other purposes In which case caso said surface ground or any part there there- I of ot so used for other mining purposes purposes pur pur- purI I poses shall be ta taxed ed at Its It value for tor such other purposes as a provided by law Jaw I and all al machinery machiner used In mining and andall andall andal all al property and surface Improvements Improvement apon pon or appurtenant to mines and mm- mm ng claims which have a value separate and In independent of ot such mines or mining min mm ing claims shall b be taxed as a provided ed by law All Al lands coal granite granie stone marble onyx onys gas oil 01 hydro carbons gypsum or other valuable valuable vaIn able mineral other than those enumerated above in this section after purchase thereof from tho United States and all al property and surface Improvements upon tipOn upon or appurtenant to such lands which have hae a value separate and independent of ot all al such ouch tUCh lands snaIl bo be taxed as provided by law In 5 01 ad- ad to tho the assessment of or the surface grounds Improvements ments and machinery of mines and mining claims all nU mines and mining claims claim clams producing net proceeds proceeds proceeds pro pro- shall hal be taxed at a n value not to exceed three times such net proceeds 6 An accurate statement of ot the re re- re and expenditures of ot tho the te public moneys shall bo published annually In such manner as the Legislature may provide provide 7 Tho The rate rato of ot taxation on property for tor state purposes shall hal never exceed eight mills on each dollar dolar of ot valuation to be apportioned as follows Not to exceed four and one half mills on each ech dollar of ot valuation for general generl slate state purposes purpose not to lo exceed three throe mills mils on each dollar dolar of ot valuation for school district district district dis dis- dis- dis purposes not to exceed one halt mill mi on each dollar dolar of ot valuation for high school purposes that part of ot tho the state tax apportioned to high high school chool purposes purposes pur pur- poses shall constitute a fund to be called cled the high school fund rUnd and shall be bo apportioned to tho the cities cites and school districts maintaining high schools in the manner mannor the Legislature may pro l provide o. o And whenever the tho taxable property within the state shall amount to four hundred million milon dollars dolas the tho rate shall not exceed five mills mils on each dollar dolar of ot valuation ue unless 1 a proposition tc to it in increase Iii h- crease crene such rate rat specifying the rate proposed and the tho time during which h th the tho same earno shall be levied be bo first submitted to a vote ote of ot such of or the qualified electors elec tom tors tor of or the state state as in fn the tho year yea next preceding such euch election shall have paid palt a property tax assessed to them within tho state and the majority of or those voting thereon shall stal vote In fu- fu tL vor thereof In such manner as may bo be provided by Ii law 8 The making of ot profit out of ot pub pub- lie lic Ic moneys using tho lh samo sato for any purpose not authorized oy ny taw maw by any public of officer ricer shall be deemed a felony telony and shall be bo punished as ns provided pro by law but bUl part cf cr such punishment shall be flee fice disqualification to hold public ottice of ot- 9 9 No n apr shall be bo made or an any authorized by the whereby the expenditures of or the state during any fiscal year shall exceed the total tax then provided provided pro pro- vided for by law and applicable for tor such appropriation or expenditure unless un un- un less the tho Legislature making such appropriation ap ap- ap- ap shall shaU provide for levying a sufficient tax not exceeding trio rates allowed in section 6 of this article to topa pa pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year This provision provi pro sion ston shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures to suppress tiong tons defend u tho state nr or aselt w 1 In rl i I I tons u w ie fending d n the tho i u ut United t Sta c States s In time ti-me of t war va r. r 10 Nothing In this constitution shall be construed to prevent the Legislature from providing a stamp tax tx or a tax based on Income occupation licenses or franchises Sec See 2 Tho The f secretary of ot state is hereby ordered to ive this proposition to be bo published in at least feat one newspaper news news- paper In every county in the state where a newspaper is printed and pub pub- for two months month preceding the next K general en oral election electon Sec Se 3 3 This ns proposition shall bo be submitted sub sub- to the electors ejectors of or this state at the ne next t general election for Cor their approval approval ap ap- ap- ap or disapproval All Al official ballots bal bal- lots used at such election electon shall have printed or written thereon on the word words For Por the amendment of ot article 13 of ot the constitution relating artcle to taxation Ye Yes ro No and shall otherwise be prepared und nd nd submitted to the electors as my may oth otherwise r lse bo be provided by law and said ballot balot shall bo be received counted count count- ed ed and canvassed and returns return thereon be made In the same manner and in all respects as in or may be provided al by I law in 10 tho the case caso cae of at election of state lato of oC Sec 4 1 If I adopted bv by the tho of or the tho state stats amen amendment men shall take effect January 1 I. I 1 1 Approved March 20 20 1915 STATE STAT OF or UTAH UTAH SECRETARY SECTARY OF STATES STATE'S o OFFICE I 1 E 01 1 I. David Mattson secretary of ot state ot tho the State Slate of Utah do ott nereby certify that hat the tho foregoing is a a. a mull mil rl true and correct correl copy of Senate Joint I ton tion No 0 S 8 proposing i-proposing an amendment to article 13 of ot the constitution of ot tho the State of at Utah relating to revenue and office t taxation as a appears of record In my In witness tn 1 whereof herot I have hao hereunto ret tet my m hand and affixed the great seal of ot the State of ot Utah Uth this 2nd day o o of August 1916 ay Seal eal DAVID MATTSON MATSON Secretary of or State |