| Show I PROPOSED AMEN AMENDMENT IE O T TIlE THE E CONSTITUTION SENATE Al J JOINT 0 I N T EIGHT PROPOSING AN N AMENDMENT AMENDMENT- TO TO article artcle 13 1 of at tho the Constitution of ot the tho to State of 01 Utah rola relating ng to revenue and taxat taxation I 0 fl Be De it I resolved by the tho Legislature of ot the State of or Utah Uth two thirds of at all al members elected to each of 01 the two houses concurring therein Section 1 I It I is to tc tc amend am nd article 13 1 of oC the Constitution of at the State a of Utah BO so tO that the same fame will wUI I read as al follows 1 Time The power 0 shall never nover bo he surrendered red suspended or contracted contract contract- ed away All l taxes shall be contract I uniform upon tho too same ao class of ot property withIn with with- in tho the territorial limits of ot the authority authority authority author author- author author- ity levying ing the tax and shall be levied and collected for tor public purposes only 2 The Legislature shall provide b by law for tor an annual tax sufficient wit with wih other sources of at revenue to defray the estimated or ordinary expenses of ot the state for tor each fiscal year For Fer the of ot paying tho the state debt If any be tho the Legislature shall provide I for lor levying ying a tax annually sufficient t i pa pay the annual I Interest tees and und pal pat or 01 suca coot twenty years from the final passage of the tho law creating cro- cro QUng the debt S. S There Thero shall De be exempt taxation taxa tion ton property of ot the United Unite States of the state stalo counties countes cities towns towne school districts municipal corporations and nd public libraries lots with wih buildings thereon used exclusively to foi tOl either ro- ro worship or charitable purposes and places of burial not held or used for tor private or corporate benefit benett Di Ditches canals reservoirs pipes and I flumes owned and ard used by Individuals or corporations for tor Irrl irrigating lands lands' owned by oy such Individuals or corporations corporations corpora corpora- tons or the thc individual members thereof there there- of 01 shall shaH not be bo separately taxed taxed so 80 long iong as they shall be owned and used exclusively for tor such purpose provided that that mortgages upon roal real und and pro personal property shall be exempt from taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion ton and that the taxes of or the Indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and In such fuch manner as may be Iced fro by law I 4 4 The Tho Legislature iture shall not Impose taxes for fer the purpose of ot any county cl city town or other municipal corpora corpora- lion lon but may by law 1 vest In the tho corporate corporate corporate cor cor- authorities thereof respective I ly the thc power to assess and collect taxes for tor all purposes of or uch cor con 6 5 The Tho surface ground of ot all al mines and mining claims both bot placer and rock In place containing or bearing gold silver siver copper lead Iron or other valuable metals after aCer purchase thereof there there- of ot from Irom the United States snail bo be taxed at a value not greater than tho the price l paid laid old tho the United States unless inless the surface ground or some part thereof of or such mine or claim is used for other than than mining purposes and h has a separate and independent value for such other purposes In which case le said sid surface ground or an any part thereof there there- of of so used for other mining purposes pur pur- purposes poses shall be taxed taxed at It Its Ita I value for such euch other purposes as provided by bylaw Jaw and and all al machinery machiner used In mining and andal andall andall all al property and surface improvements apon or appurtenant to mines and mining min mm ing Ig claims which have havo a value separate and independent of such mines or minIn min mm- In log Ing claim shall b be b taxed as provided pro by law All An lands Containing coal granite granle stone marble onyx oryx gas oil al hydro carbons g gypsum or other ether valuable valuable valuable able mineral deposit 2 other othor than those enumerated above In this section after purchase thereof from tho the United States and till 1 property and surface Improvements upon or appurtenant to such lands which have a value separate and Independent of ot all al such euch land shan shall bo taxed as provided b by lu law w. w ID 11 n ad ad- to the asse assessment of 01 the surface grounds ground Improvements and machinery lot of mines and mining claims all al mines and mining claims claim producing net proceeds proceeds pro pro- coeds shall be taxed at a value not to exceed three e times Ures such net proceeds 6 6 An accurate statement of ot the re receipts re re- and expenditures expenditurEs of ot the public moneys shall shaH be bo published annually in such euch manner as 68 tho Legislature may provi provide provid e. e 7 The rate of or taxation on property for state otate purposes shall dhal never exceed eight mills mis on each dollar dolar of or valuation to lo bo apportioned as follows Not to exceed four and ono one mills on each dollar dolar of valuation for tor general state purposes not to exceed three mills mils on each dollar dolar of or valuation for school dietrict district district dis die purposes not net to exceed one half one hal mill mm on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes that part of the tho state slate tax apportioned to high school purposes pun pur poses shall constitute a fund to be called the high school fund and shall bo apportioned to the cities and school districts maintaining high schools In the tho manner the tho Legislature ma may provide And whenever the taxable property within the state shall amount to four hundred million dollars the rate shall not exceed five nulls mills on each dollar of valuation unless a proposition tc tL In Increase Ui- Ui crease such rate specifying the tho rate rat proposed and the thus during which the same shall be levied be he first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors elec elec- tors of tho state as in the tho year next preceding such election shall ahall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the state and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote In fu- fu vor thereof In such manner as may bo be provided by law 8 The making of profit out of public pub lie lic moneys using thc tho samo for any purpose not authorized oy ny maw mw by any public officer shall be deemed a felony und and shall be punished as provided byaw by law aw but part ar of such shall be disqualification to hold public of of- fice 9 9 No al rr shall bo be made mado or any expenditure authorized by the Legislature whereby tho expenditures of the state during any fiscal year shall exceed the total tax then provided provided pro pro- vided for by law and applicable for such euch appropriation or expenditure un unless unless un- un less Iho tho Legislature making such ap apPropriation ap- ap shall provide for levying a sufficient tax not exceeding the rates allowed In section 6 of this article to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year This provision provi milan sion shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures to suppress Insurrections defend the state or assist In de defending do- do fending the tho United States in time timo of war 10 Nothing in this constitution shall bo be construed to prevent the tho Legislature from providing a stamp tax or a tax based on income occupation licenses or franchises See Sec 2 The secretary of state la I S I 10 to t iva to be published In at least one newsPaPer newspaper news news- paper In every county In the tho state where a newspaper Is printed and published pub for two months preceding the next general election Soc Sec 3 This proposition shall bo be submitted submitted sub sub- to the tho electors of this state at atthe atthe the next general election for their approval ap rip- or disapproval All official bal ballots ballots bal bal- lots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon the tho words For the tho amendment of article 13 of ot the tho constitution relating to taxation Yes No 10 and shall otherwise bo be prepared und submitted to tho electors as 55 may otherwise be provided by law and eald ballot shall bo be received counted count count- ed and canvassed and returns thereon bo be mado In tho same manner and In all respects as In or may b be provided by bylaw bylaw law in the case of election of state ol- ol fi C C Sec 4 If adopted b bv the tho electors of the tho state this amendment shall take tako effect January 1 Approved March 20 1915 STATE OF UTAH SECRETARY OF STATES STATE'S OFFICE I. I 1 David Mattson secretary of tate of the tho State Stale of Utah Ulan do cu nereby certify that the tho foregoing Is a rull true truo and correct copy of Senate Joint resolution tion No S proposing S-proposing an amendment to article 13 of the constitution of the State Stale of Utah relating to revenue and taxation as appears of record cord In my office In witness whereof I have havo hereunto sot my hand and affixed the great seal of thu State of this day of August 1916 Seal ideal DAVID MATTSON Secretary of State l' l 13 NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT A Dividend Divi of 10 cents per PCr share has been declared payable on October 2 1916 to the tho holders of tho issued and outstanding out out- standing shares of capital stock of the tho Silver iCing Kins Consolidated Mining corn com company pany of Utah a corporation of Utah a as shown by the tho stock records of said said company at the close of on September 21 1916 Tho stock transfer trans trans- fez fer books of tho corporation will vill bo be closed on September 21 1916 and re reopened ro- ro opened for transfers on ozi October 3 1916 By order of the Board of Director SOLON SPIRO President G C W. W Drowning Browning Secretary Salt Lake Lako City Utah September 7 1916 |
