Show REPRESENTATIVE REES OF TAXPAYERS ASS I TAlKS ON Ut AME ME p Tax Tax-I Mr A CRees C Rees of the he Uth Uh Tax Lasers ers as association discussed the pro pro- proposed proposed be- be before posed Constitutional amendments fore fOTe a m meeting sponsored by the t Bount Bountiful ul Lions club at the JUnIor h school Tuesday He was w as ac by Dr AI DS H II HarrIs Harr st statistician of the association He informed hJ his ia Ter he hearers his dl- dl cuss IOn was for the purpose of an- an than th the amendments rather telling ta taxpayers how to vote and that the they newt most judge Jud e for es g whether tore the amendments the tax problems or not Amendments No 1 and 6 dealing with filling a v ac a- a ae c e nn an the State legislature and arthe the thet removal of the State prison v were g e mere y mentioned while No 2 wInch which h the nerv nes tax plan was vias dIs- dIs dIscussed discussed cussed at len length th He put particular stress upon the Use Ue of the ma end and shall as used in the Q amendments and drought out hr P following salient All tan tang tang-ib J e e property not exempted by bv the United d States or er the state LL be taxed at a uniform rate Tate Certain p-OJ p property rt as that owned iby the US U S State counties s cities eRies school nd property used exclusively for or religious or lOr r charitable purposes SHALL be exempted ex- ex empted from taxation water eater rights pumping plants etc used for purpose of Irrl irrigation atlon of lands in Utah under the same e ownership O SHAU SOT OT OT be taxed separately Y ere power po plants transmission tran Ines etc Are used wholly or partly far the purpose of supplying mg power pO poi for irrigation of land an on Utah they Mal 1 be exempted to tie tent e of f both use and the exemption SHALL SHALLa a accrue rue to the benefit bene t of 01 the water wa wat rI r I tion ilon users subject to legislative e a regula- regula regulation regula-I regula regul The Itie taxes of the indigent Poor MAY AY be remitted or abated as pro pro- regulations I IThe aided toy iby Ib legislative rc The legislature MAY provide for forthe forthe the exemption of homes and home home- homesteads homesteads homesteads not to exceed 00 in alue and personal property 00 Property owned J by y disabled war ft ar a I veterans I ther unmarried wido s widows c minor orphans MAY be exempted not notI I go 0 exceed vGO 3 60 00 Value as the leg 1 Y Ar f Y provide The legislature SHALL provide a I IThe uniform rate on all ail tangible property Cl according to its value and for a Jut Just ji valuation bf of such property prO l provided d that the legislature leg MAY MAl determine the manner and extent of taxation ts of transient livestock being fed fur for I slaughter Intangible property MAY IA Y be taxed tax as property as provided by legIsla- legIsla legIslature legislature ture at a rite rate not ot to exceed c 5 mIlls per ger dollar or if exempted from tax JS as property the th income from It SHALL be taxed under any tax bas based on Incomes The income tax tai rates rales rte H I n A LL L g p d vt v tH a tl v m mi mum rate not to exceed e 6 per cent and md no excise tante tax tai rite SHALL ex- ex exceed c d 4 1 per oer cent These Thee The e rate limita- limita limitations 1 bons are to be effective e till tm J Jan an 1 1937 and thereafter until changed by vote of a majority of each hou house e bYI of the e The legislature ture MAY Y pro ide e for f fi r deductions and I I or offsets On o-n any ar tax based on income The revenue re from income t taxes on ont one t ting ng le property be allocated allocated ed io I per ant o nt to ip the State d school fund fend and 2 35 i per cent to bile ti fund iund and the levi gereral g for such purposes ibe the reda d din in m proportion to the le lee e ue SOot al alIO IO located No 3 a as aso aso a so dis di It provides pre for taxation to raise WOOS bunde for for I school purposes in 11 inin an on in am Alu l to 35 95 5 00 pE p per per- person son of aga a tobe to the Ibe to census and m in ad- ad an equalizing lf nJ of 5 Oper O per person of f school age to be dl r di-r ted rated to the s school districts as aslie lie Uie legislature MAY provide No 4 dealing WI wide tax atlon of m yes les es and No 5 providing pro a 3 permanent St te St-te te Tai Ti Commission to toI I replace place the State Board of Equalization tion were ere also discussed briefly by Mr lr flees Ree |