| OCR Text |
Show tion 4 of Article 13 so that minea m:iy b; ikitessed at more than the value of thcrir ntt proceeds for taxation purpose. The present Democratic Lcjvislature also urges tRxpayfjr.-to tRxpayfjr.-to amend Section 4 for the same reason ariii Vote "YTCS" for all. the Amendments. One is for S-tu r.-ide prohibition, one reduj'-s tha nsaessod value of your home, and one cciuslizci ta:e3 between mints and other property. FACTS AD.IITTED CONCERNING TI7P PIIOPC'KIO AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION CON-STITUTION AFl'LCTING MINES. First. The Lr.r' 'lature of 1915 reduced tax r;es 60 per cont in order tn force ail property to Cull value for assessment purooses, and thereby conforms to the Conjtitution and thr !a-.v. ArLrle 13 in Sections 2 and 3 of tiu- Siiile Conntitution ln!nly states that all pr--'- r-y.j shall be r.neRed ,ir.d taxed at full va.u . I S-jcor.d. This law reduced the taxes of all mines in Utah TO per cent because under Section Sec-tion 4 of Ariiole 13, mines are assessed on a sum only a li.'.'.e in excess of their net pro- coeds and not o.i their vilue. i Third. Thl-; It. resulted in a loss in taxes to '.he State frcm count -a ond school diatricto oi the vait ctum of $i,S57.06b.Q3 in three j years. Fourth. A t-. '.Jiird. majority of the last Lepislature reco.i' n nds to the vo:rs of the ; State, for their n-Jr jtion, the propoed Amend- 1 ,nnt to tl'.t mi titu'.iou aa tiie beat and i l proper vcy rtr.icdy this preat injustice. Vnte "YKS" f. r ull the Amendments. One is : for Stato wi'l- Tuhibitir-n. one is for a reduc- tion oi. the t.-..o vn'':? of homes, and one ! la to e-.'.urili.'. the luriien of taxes between ! minea ana otii roruriy. JOINT CUM.'. I i i'FE nj- SCHOOL BOARDS AND i.crSE C? LEGATES. f Advert "se merit) OBJECTIONS TO T!2 TAX AMENSMN? TO THE CONSTITUTION. Pir;;t Ohjeetlon. This Amendment is uncon-Kiiutior.al uncon-Kiiutior.al and unjuat because it violates the r;i-fl in Article 13, Sections 2 nd 5. which EULia that all property in the State shall be asjesEed zr.d taxed at full value. Answer. Section 4 of Article 13 of the Constitution, clearly violates the rule cf Sections Sec-tions 2 and 3. It Bets up an arbitrary mLe that mines shall be assessed at the price paid the Government for land, for the value of their machinery and improvements, and for th. ir net proceeds, and therefore, not for their ful value. The proposed Amendment, on the ether hand, states that metalliferous mined shall h : assessed at $5.03 per acre, and in ad litlon j thereto, at a value based upon ecvne miilt.j'o or sub-multiple of their nft progenia, and a.l other min.s shall be- n;'escd at full va!i-. Th Amendment thu; pl"-in!y ?t.iti thit cool, iriisonitp. marble, eminent mine.i, etc, sH;l!1 h c r t- a T L c r be a.-. e-. r. . d a t full v al u o like all o'htr proer'y. Metal minea fhall be assessed upon & value based on th:r r.et proceeds, and thus, they alro may be airessed at full value. The conclusion n:ut be Section 4 now violate the rule of Sect 'on i 2 and 3. but the rrop-cd A-icndr.n-nt to Section 4 does not. (The men.- urine; rnd to determine the value of a metal mine should be net procteds. This is the reason rea-son for the wording in vhe proposed Amend mont) Second Object ion. R-it thi? Lei-latur or the Stae Board of Equalization may Besa metal mines at mere than full value or at lesi than full value. An.sr.er. The At'.crney Grncn! of the State, to w h o m tii e L ; is 1 a . u r e and S '. a t ? D " ar da rriut !rek for advice. Bays, "My opinion ;a tr.t sho-jld this Amendment 1-e adnnte-I, neither the Legislature nor the State Board rf Eqnaiia'ion v.iil have tho riz'.it, thereafter, io ilssc-ss and tax mines nt mere than fu!l value or at lc.-- than full value but that mines ir.t be a.essed and taxed e all c.hr prop-'riy, at full value, in aero'd.mce r-ith the provicin of Sections 2 and 3 of Article 13." lie further fcta-J. "The Ixisiature will neither be obiij.-'.d nor rcmv.'.t 'd, untJ.r this A.mendr.-.ent, to con- f.-r u'm the State Board of Equalisation, the i aboln'e xx wer to asrew and tax mints at a ! rate and value to be determined W them, but the Lesisla'nre will determine -what th I tax rate will be, how net proceed T. ill be de i tprminevl, ar.d what the multiple or sub-mul- tiple will he that is to be applied to n t pro-cecdi pro-cecdi in order that mine rr.ay be aiied at full value. This pretended fear that th L(ir:--daHire or Sta. officials will djcriminate ak-aint min-3. even if th-y had the power, is un.urvW. V.e arc C'bliKfd in a democratic rovern-nent. to tr'ist our representative. The aiesjor of alt I.a!.e county a--,L"jes o:.t-third of th prr per. 7 of this Stale at full value in atcord-r.nre atcord-r.nre wi'h his judgment. The b -ir I of K iual-iza'ion iual-iza'ion now w3-s S'.GO.OOO.WO.OO in property each y-ar with no appeal al'.o-e.l txcept to themselves ni to the curta. Jlmea have tha lame protection. Are these objection sufficient to aain pone the adoption or this Amendment? E.-uh tar iince 1915 mine have saved to tht-mvNvei from th public treasury $G lO.0o0.00. llw much longer shell wt wait? Mr. Taxpayer vote "YES" fcr the Amendment. JOINT COMYITTEE OF SCHOOL BOARD3 AND JiOCSK OF DLLEoATES. PLAIN Ql'ESTvOXS AND AN3WER3 ABOUT THK AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION AFFLCTINO MINES. Isncd by the Joint Committee of Srhol CgartU and Heave of Delegates. Qypstlon. What is the badi of taxntion Iti the Constitution of the State of Utah? Aner. Article 13. H'clns 2 and 3 of the SULe Constitution clrarly statin that all property in the State mu3t be au.er.afd and taxed at full veIu Question. Are jnir.en anesird at full value antl if not, why not? Answer. Min are not avscssrd at full value because of an arbitrary rulu of Article 13. Section 4 of the Con.-titu! ion which pro-id'-i that mine. whail be n-wwd at $r,.00 an acre for their land for the value of their improvements ami for the value oi their nrt proreds, which all in all e-i'ials alout 20 to li per etnt of full value. O'loit'un. Why wa thia exceytum placed in thx? Conit:tution ? Ansver. Twi-ni y-thrr yearn n;ro. at th tirnq of Statehood, mirie owners claimed thnt mining was an Infant industry and needed special help. (In thwm days tht Stat k-avv the murar coniianii a Ixmus on suirar). Moreover More-over the nun-resident mine owners who were iufluyntial at, Wathiniri n claimed thfy fnrM unfair treatment under StatehtMd In II I ah a. id d-'inanded th;;; pxcrptmn in their favor before to nit nt i iiif U S' a'e)iKd. Cj iwi' on. Should thia exception in tha fvr of min- s conti mm 7 Answer. Cr!.ain!y not. Tho Constitution should be amer.'V'J to permit the l.e;:i;ltj;e jt aisewa mine.! at full v.ilue Like other property. prop-erty. A t.7,-n-thirds miij'irity f two U'-;nililh-nn )e;( .hi.: u n-s, on in I '.) i I n nd one in 1 j 1 !, h.is uryed the vol err, of tii" S'aLt to Hlfiend See- |
