Show A joint on proposing an amendment of sect on 3 article 13 of the constitute on of the state of utah ng to taxat on be it resolved and enacted by the legislature of the state of utah two thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses concurring therein section I 1 that it is proposed to amend section 3 ol 01 article 13 of the constitution of the state of utah so that the same will read as follows 3 the legislature shall provide by law tor for a just and equitable abess ment of the property of 0 the state at its actual money value all taxes shall be uniform on the same class of 0 property within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax and shall be levied and collected for pub lie purposes only provided that a de of debits from credits may be authorized provided further that the property odthe united states 0 the elate state counties cities towns school municipal corporations and public libraries lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively either tor for religious worship or charitable pur poses and places of bunal burial not held or used for private or corporate bene it fit shall be exempt from taxation ditches canals reserve rs pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating lands owned by such individuals or corpora eions or the individual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively tor for such purpose provided further that mortgages upon both real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation provided further that the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and in such manner as may be provided by law sec see 2 the secretary of state is hereby ordered to give this tion to be published in at least one newspaper in every county in the state where a new paper is printed and shed for two months pre ceding the next general ejection election sec see 3 this proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the next general election for their approval or disapproval all official ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words for the amendment to section 3 article 13 of the constitution to the classification of property tor for purposes of taxation yes no and find shall otherwise be prepared and submitted to the electors as may otherwise be provided by law and said ballet shall be received counted and canvassed and returns thereon be made in the same manner and in all respects as is or may be provided by law in the case of election of state officers sec see 4 if adopted by the electors s of the state this 1 shall lake bake effect january 1st 1913 state ot of utah office of the secretary ss 58 ot of state I 1 charles S secretary ot of state of the state of utah do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of a resolution proposing an amendment to section 3 article XIII of the constitution of the state of utah relating to taxa tion IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF 1 have hereunto set my hand and ard affixed the great seal of the state of utah at salt lake city this day ol 01 august 1912 seal C S TINGED TINGRY secretary of state |