Show ea proposed amendment to it e constitution or ution C equate nate B R number leht proposing an amendment amen ament to article 1 lu of tl e constitution of tl U e state ot of utah i elating relating to revenue aid taxation re Is resolved solved le by tle tl e legi lature of the orate tate of utah pvn 0 thir irli N of all members elected to each of t c two houes concurring concu iring therein section I 1 it is proposed to amen I 1 article 13 of the constitution of tl state of utah so tl at the tile same w i read e ad as follows 1 the power of taxation shall never be surrendered suspended or contracted away all taxes shall te uniform upon the same class of pro perty within the territorial limits oi 01 the authority levying the tax aill an 1 shall be levied and collected for pub lie purposes only 2 the legislature shall provida by law for an annual tax suffice sufficient ent with other sources of revenue to dp do arar fra the estimated ordinary expenses of the state or each fiscal year for the purpose of the if adv there be the lee lep stature slature shall provide for levying a tax annually annual lr sufficient to pay the annual interest and principal of 0 such debt within it liln twenty years from the fiscal pas age of the law creating the debt 3 there shall be exempt from taxation property of the huilt l states of the state counties cities towns and school districts pal corporations and public les lea lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes and places of burial not held or used f r private or corporate benefit ditches canals airs pipes and flumes owned and used by b a divi duals or corporations for lin ii ri gating lands owned by such indri duals or corporations or the it ir dl di vidual thereof shall not be separately taxed so long aa a they shall be owned and used excle hely for such purpose provided that mortgages upon real and u personal property shall be exempt from taxa and that the taxes from the in dicent poor may be remitted remitter or abated at such time and in aurb hiir manner as provided by law 4 the legislature shall not im pose taxes tor for the purpose of any county city town or other pal corporation but may by law vest in the corporate authorities thereof respectively the power to assess and collect taxes tor for all pur poses of such corporation 5 the surface ground of all mines and mining claims both pla and rock in place containing or bearing gold silver copper lead iron lion or otier valuable metals alter after burcl ase thereof from the united states shall be taxed at a value not greater than the price paid the unit ed states unless the bur u lace ground or some part tl ereon of such mine or claim Is used tor for other than mining purposes did and has a separate and independent value for such other purposes in which case said surface ground or any part thereof so used tor for other than mining raining purposes shall be taxed at its value for such other purposes as provided by lau la and all machinery used in mining and all property and surface improved im proven ants upon or ap pur tenant to mines and mining claims which have a balile ao 10 separate and independent of such mines ori or mining claims shall be taxed as pro I 1 vided by law all lands contain containing coal granite stone marble bonx gas oil hydrocarbons hydro carbons gypsum or other valuable mineral deposits dep obits oth er than those enumerated above in this section alter after purchase thereof from the lulled states and all pro perty and surface improvements up on or app ir tenant to such which have a value separate and in dependent of all such lands shall be taxed as provided by aw in addition to the assessment of the surface grounds improvements ii a machinery ot of mines and mining claims all mines and mining raining claims producing net proceeds shall be tax ta ed at a value not to exceed three times such net proceeds 6 an accurate statement ot of the receipts and expenditures of the pub lie moneys shall be published an dually in such manner as the legis laruie may provide 7 the rate of taxation on pro perty for state purposes shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as tol fol lows not to ev exceed cf ed tour and one half mills on each dollar of kalua lion tor for general state purposes not to exceed three mills on each dollar of valuation for district school pur poses not to exceed one half halt mill on each dollar tor for valuation tor for high school purposes that pait part of the state tax apportioned to high school purposes shall constitute a fund to be called the high school fund and sl si all be apportioned to the cities ai d school districts maintaining high schools in the manner the leg may provide an ali I 1 when ever the taxable proper property tv will in the state shall amount to b tour our hundred million dollars the rate sl 11 lot i ot exceed five mills on each ollai of valuation unless a proposition to increase such rate specifying the rate proposed and th the time during ilich the satoe same shill be levied be first submitted to a vote of such of the qualified electors of the state as in the year next proceeding prece eding such election shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the A state and the majority of those vot ing tl ti ereon shall vote in favor there of in such manner as may be provid ed by law S 8 the making of profit out of public moneys using the same sanle for any purpose not authorized by law by any public officer shall be deem ed a felony and shall be punished as provided by law but part of such punishment shall be disqualification to hold public office 9 no appropriation shall be made or any expenditure authorized by the legislature whereon rexy the ex of the state during aliv fiscal year shall exceed the total tax then provided tor for by law and applice able tor for such appropriation or eapen deture unless the legislature making such appropriation shall provide tor for levying a sufficient tax not exceed ing the rate allowed in section 6 of this article to pay such lion or expenditure within such fis cal year ear this provision shall not appl apply to appropriations or expends tures to sur press insurrections de tend fend the state or assist in defend ing the united states in time of 01 war 10 nothing in this constitution shall be construed to prevent the tile legislature from providing a stamp tax or a tax based on income mccu pation license or franchises section 2 the secretary of state is hereby ordered to give this apropo to be published in at least one i newspaper evvs paper in every county in ill the state where a newspaper is printed and published tor for two months pre ceding tie tl e next general election section 3 this proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the next general election for otheir their approval or disapproval all ballots used at such election shall hae liae printed or britten there on the words por or the amendment ol 01 article 13 of the constitution re lating to taxation yes no and sl si all otherwise be prepared and sub bitted to the electors as may other alse be provided by law and said ballot shall be received counted and canvassed car cassed and returns thereon be made in the same manner and in all respects as in or may be provided byl by law in the case of election of state officers section 4 if adopted by the elec 1 tors of the state this amendment shall take effect january 1 1917 approved march 1915 |