Show TAX amendments BRE EXPLAINED TO VOTERS taxpayers urged to study the six amendments to be voted on this coming fall with a view to educating the taxpayers and citizens of the state relative to the merits of the several constitutional tut ional amendments to be voted on at the coming fall election advocates of the tax changes are already in the field giving the voters information pro and con as to the results that will follow if the program Is put over following are the six proposed amendments that are to be submitted to the people I 1 prison removal this amendment as proposed does away with the limitation in the present constitution which states that the prison shall be located in salt lake county legislative vacancies this proposed amendment permits the legislature to fill vacancies in the legislature in such manner as it may determine instead of making it obligatory to call a special election as provided under the present constitution it reads sa follows vacancies that may occur in either house of the legislature shall foe filled in such manners as may be provided by law state tax commission there shall be a state tax commission consisting of four members not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party ane members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the senate for such terms of office as may be provided by law the state tax commission shall administer and supervise the tax laws of the state it shall assess mines and public utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment of property among the several counties it shall have such other powers of original assessment as the legislature may provide under such cases and within such limitations as the legislature may prescribe it shall establish systems of public accounting review proposed bond issues revise the tax levies and budgets of local governmental units and equalize the assessment and valuation of property within the counties the duties imposed upon the state board of equalization by the constitution ution and laws of this state shall be performed by the state tax commission in each county of this state there shall be a county boad of equalization consisting of the board of county commissioners of said county county board of equalization shall adjust and equalize the value and assessment ses of the real and personal property within their respective counties subject to such regulation and control by the state tax commission as may be prescribed by law the state tax commission and the county boards of equalization shall each have such other powers as may be prescribed by the legislature VL revised tax plan 1 classification of property into tangible and intangible all tangible property in the state not exempt under the laws of the united states or under ahls constitution shall be taxed proportion to its value to be ascertained as provided by law the property of the united states of the state counties cities towns school districts municipal corporations and public libraries lots with buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit shall be exempt from taxation V mine tax all mines or mining claims both placer and rock in place shall be assessed as the legislature shall provide provided the basis and multiple now used in determining the value of mines for taxation purposes and the additional assessed value of per acre thereof shall not be changed before january 1 1935 nor thereafter until otherwise provided by law all other mines or mining claims and other valuable mineral deposits including lands containing coal or hydrocarbons and all machinery used in mining and all property or surface improvement upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims or mining property for other than mining purposes shall bo assessed as other tangible property VI more money for school and in addition an equalization fund which added to other revenues provided for this purpose by the legislature shall be for each of school age aa shown by the person last preceding school census said equalization fund shall be apportioned the school districts in such manner to the legislature shall provide us |