Show VOTERS W V tor it RS OF UTAH you will have the 0 opportunity p port unity november ath to vote on an amendment of article 13 of the state constitution ution relating to revenue and taxation 1 1 many of you have been beer told that this amendment will increase taxes on net proceeds pr oc eeds of mines min ea and a n d thereby hereby t reduce the taxes of those who do not own mining property will that be the result if so then why are not your taxes lower NOW as net proceeds of mines increased FIVE times between statehood and 1915 and THIS year are almost THREE times what they were last year have your taxes come DOWN as mine proceeds went UP they have NOT do you think your taxes will ever be reduced by giving the tax gatherers MORE TAXING POWER you rather keep your present constitution which LIMITS the taxing powers have your public officers ever failed to SPEND ALL THE TAXES THEY CAN COLLECT do you know this amendment allows property to be classified and taxed at DIFFERENT RATES without saying whose taxes will be raised and whose lowered if as you may have been told this is intended to deduce taxes on homes or household goods or farms WHY IT SAY SO was it because they intend to do something they told you about read the amendment and try to find the place where it says taxes will be LOWER 4 look at section 9 of the amendment it says legislative appropriations must not exceed the rates allowed A in section SIX and section six says NOTHING about rates which means there is NO LIMIT your present constitution fixes a limit if this change were made intentionally it is an outrage if it is a mistake how many other mistakes are there do you know the amendment WIPES OUT ENTIRELY that provision of the constitution which says taxes shall be UNIFORM and EQUAL on AIL AI L property WHY so they can tax some of you MORE than other sand this does doe sent mean MINES as mines are treated separately in another section do you know the amendment also permits DOUBLE TAXATION of companies or corporations corporation snot not only MINING companies but ALL companies including YOUR company when they decide to put that burden on you do you know this amendment proposes to take power from men ELECTED by YOU and give it to men APPOINTED by SOMEBODY ELSE thereby destroying your local self government as to taxation do you know the state board of equalization says revenue and taxation should be ENTIRELY eliminated FROM THE constitution and that this same board is the father of the amendment and of the new tax law which has caused so much trouble all oyer over the state this year we know as you know that taxes are high too high on everybody because the people of the state have not insisted on the careful expenditure of their public funds the need of the times is not IN CREASED INCREASED TAXES but REDUCED EXPENDI TURES all down the line so that all of us may have better opportunities to prosper and investors be encouraged to put their money into utah enterprises instead of being driven from the state by excessive tax rates and the threat of worse to come we do not argue the cause of the mines in this statement we ask you to forget that utah mines exist or assume that they ought to be taxed to the limit and beyond if you will then consider this amendment as it affects I 1 read it understand der stand it if you can and then ote for it if you SURE it was framed for your benefit as you KNOW the constitution was but if you do NOT understand it if you are NOT sure it is intended to benefit and protect you PROTECT yourselves with 5 our totes on nov ath c t if adopted this amendment will be the SUPREME LAW of utah and if you are in doubt it a your PRIVILEGE your EIGHT RIGHT your DUTY to VOTE NO utah chapter american mining congress boston building salt lake city utah this statement Is made because there has been a statewide state wide campaign conducted to prejudice the public mind against utah a 9 mining industry and in connection therewith to establish the impression that the amendment affects ONLY the taxation of mines the utah chapter 41 amez the attempt to create Such an unjust prejudice and challenges all statements that the amendment bontem wates enly only increased on the subject will be sent to any interested citizen on an reque request at 11 |