Show PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE consitt 1 I OUSE JOINT resolution EIGHT A on propos ng an amendment to 30 tion 8 9 art cle 13 of the const tut on of thi th state of utah g to un form taxes and aw exempt ong OB be it resolved by the legislature of the state of utah two th ads of all the member members elected to each house concurring concurs ng theren there i section I 1 that it is I 1 proposed te to amend becton sect on S 3 of artcle art cle XIII XHI of the constitution of the state of utah so to that the same will read as follows S ct et on 3 the legislature shall provide by 1 law w a un form and equal rate of assessment and taxat on on all property proper tV in the state ao aa co d as ng to its value in money and shall prescribe by general law such regulations as shall hii a secure occur a just valuator aton on for taxation of all 11 property so that every person and corpora t on shall pay a tax in on to the value of h s her or its property brov ded that a deduct on of deb ts Is from credit credits may be b auth author raed zed provided further that the prop erty cof of the united states ol 01 of the state coun tes t es cites cit as towns chool school d str acts diun pa corp corporal 0 batons ons and public libraries lots w th the b i id thereon used exclusively for e ther re I 1 s g ous worship or char table purposes and paces p aces of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit shall be exempt from tax aton at on daches D echea canal canals reservoirs pipes and flume flumes owned and used by individuals or cor tons ons for irr gat ng lands owned by uch such Fora ind n v daab or corporations or the ind v dual members thereof shall not be separately taxed as long as they shall be b owned and used ex elusively for such purpose provided further that mortgages upon both real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation pro v dad further that the taxes of t the ind gent ciuch poor may be rem eted or abated at t such t me and in such manner as may be provid d by law brov ded further that the legislature may provide for the exemption from taxat on of homes homesteads and personal property not to exceed twe two hundred and fifty dollars in value for homes and homesteads and one 1 hundred undred dollars of f personal property sect on 2 the secretary of state is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be pub 3 shed as required reou red by the const aution and to be suba tied to the electors of the state at the next general elet on in the manner provided by law section 8 it if approved by the electors of the state th a proposed amendment shall wn take effect on the first day of january 1919 approved march 12 I 1 HARDEN BENN BENNION 1014 secretary of state of the state of utah do I 1 cereby certify that the above is a full true and correct copy of a on propos ng an en amendment to sec see ton t on 3 article 18 of the const tut on of the state of utah relating to uniform taxes and exempt ons in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state of utah this day of august 1918 seal HARDEN BENNION secretary of f state |