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Show kmorosBn AMnsmtrrtr to rmt CONSTITI'TION. SBNATi: JOINT JtKSOI.fTlON MIJIUKIl KIKHT, Proposing tin amendment to Artlclo 13. of tho Conatltutlon of tlie Statq of Utah, relating to revenue nd taxation. taxa-tion. Do It resolvoil by tho IjogMuturo of tho Stnto of Utnh, two-thirds of nit tnembern oleeted to cui-h of tho two houses concurring therein Section 1. It Is propoxed to amend Article 13 of tho Constitution of tho Stttto of Utnh. so that tho sumo will road as follows: 1. The power of taxation shall never to surrendered, suspended, or contract' rd away. All taxes shall ho uniform Jwon the same clnsi of property within territorial llnilti of- tho nuthorlty ylntr the tax. and shall he levied and collected for public putponi only. 2. Tho I,CKlslaturo shall provide by law for nn annual tax sufilrleiit, with othor sources of revenue, to dffr.ty tho estlmnted ordinary expense of tho Btato for ouih flscal year Tor tho pur-poso pur-poso of pnylnK tho State debt, If an thoro be, the l.eKNliituro shall prov.da for lovylnw a tax annually, sufficient to pay tho annual Interest and principal of such debt, within twenty years from tho final passaKu of tho law creating tho debt 3. There shall be exempt from tax (itlon property of tho United Statos. of tho State, counties, cIUun, towim, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, Ion with the hulldliws thereon used cxcluslely for olthor religious re-ligious worship or charitablo purpotes, nd places of burial not held or used for private or corporato benefit. Ditches, cauals, resorvolrs, pipes and flumes owned and used by Individual or corporations for Irrigating lnnds owned by such Individuals, or corpor-ntlons, corpor-ntlons, or tho Individual members thereof, shall not he separately tnxo.l no long as they shall bo owned nnd used exclusively for such purposes, provided, thnt mortgages upon real and iiorsonal property shall be exempt from taxation; nnd that the tnx'j of tho Indigent In-digent poor may bo rem) .ted or abated abat-ed at such time and In such manner as may bo provided by law. 4. The Icglslaturo shall not Im-poso Im-poso tnxes for tho purpose of any county, city, town or othor, municipal corporation, but may, by li.v. vot In tho corporato authorities thereof, ro-upectlvoly, ro-upectlvoly, tho power to assess nnd collect col-lect taxes for all purposes of such corporation, cor-poration, G. Tho surface ground of nil mines nnd mining claims, both placor and rock In place, containing or bearing gold, silver, copper, lead, Iron op othor valuable metals, after purchaso thoro-of thoro-of from tho United Status, shall bo taxed at a value not greater than tho price paid the United States thoreror, unless tho surface ground, or some part thereof, of mich mlno or claim, Is usod for other than mining purposes, and lins a sepnrato and Independent value for such othor purposes, In which enso unld surface ground, or any part thereof, there-of, so used for othor than mining purposes, pur-poses, shall be taxed at Its value for nuch other purposes as provldod by law; and all machinery used In mining, min-ing, nnd all property nnd surface Improvements Im-provements upon or appurtenant to tulnes and mining claims, which have a valuo separate and Independent of nuch mines or mining claims, shall bo taxed ns provided by law Alt lands containing coal, granite stono, marble, onyx, gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gypsums, or other valuable mineral deposits, other than thoso enumerated above In this section, after purchaso thereof from tho United States and nil property prop-erty nnd surfneo Improvements upon or nppurtennnt to such lnnds which liavo a vnluo soparato and Independent of all such lands shnll bo taxed ns provided by law. In addition to tho assessment of tho surface grounds, Improvements nnd machinery of mines nnd mining claims, nil mines nnd mining claims m producing net proceeds shnll bo taxed I nt a valuo not to exceed threo times 1 ouch not proceeds. I 6. An accurate statomont of tho ro- I celpts nnd expenditures of tho public B monoys shnll bo published nnnually In R such manner as the Legislature may N provide I 7. Tho rate of taxation on property 1 for Stato purposes shall never exceed 1 eight mills on each dollar of valuation 1 to bo apportioned as follows- Not to 1 exceed four nnd one-hair mills on oich I dollar of valuation for geieral Stato n purposes; not to exceed thros mills on I each dollar of valuation for district Hchool .purposes, not to exceed one-half H mill on each dollar of valuation for tj high school purposes; thnt part of tho H Htato tax portioned to high bi lmnl pur-B pur-B poses shall coustltuta a fund to ho H called tho "high school fund" and shall M bo apportioned to tho cities nnd school Vk districts maintaining high schools in H tho manner tho Legislature may pro-W pro-W vide. And whenever tho taxable prop-Si prop-Si erty within tho Stato shall amount to H Kour Hundred Million Dollars, tho rato M shall not oxeced live mills on each dol-M dol-M Inr of valuation, unless a proposition to increase such rate, specifying tho rato proposed and tho time during which tho n name shall ho levied, bo first -iiiumlttod 91 to a vota of such of tho qualified olec-R olec-R tors of tho Stato uu. In tho year next M preceding such election, shnll havo paid W a property tax ussosscd to thom within U tho State, and tho majority of those M voting thereon shnll voto In favor m thereof, In such manner as may be pro-H pro-H vlded by law. (I 8. Tho making of profit out of pub- m lie moneys, using the sumo tor any O purpose not authorized by law, by any PJ public officer, shall bn deemed a fel- n ony, and shall ho punished as provide I by law, but part or such punishment fhnll be disqualification to hold public ofllco 9. No nppropifntlon shnll ba made, or any oxpendlturo authorized by tho Legislature, whereby tho expenditures of tho State, during any fiscal year, whall exceed the total tux then pro- vlded for by law, and nppllculdo for nuch appropriation or expenditure, un- less tho Legislature making such np-1 np-1 proprlatlon, shall provide for levying I n sufficient tax, not exceeding the rato I allowed In Section 0 of this ui tlclo, to I j)ny such appropriation or expenditure I within Biich fiscal year. This provision I shall not npply to appropriations or ex- pendttures to suppross Insurrpctlons, H defend tho State, or assist In defending H tho United States In tlmo of war D 10. Nothing In this constitution shnll fj bo construod to prevent tho Leglsl i- ture from providing a stamp tax, or a I tax based on Income, occupation, licenses or franchises. Soc, 2, Tho Secretary of Stato Is hereby ordered to glvo this proposition to be published In ut least one newspaper newspa-per In every county In tho Stato whore n newspaper Is printed nnd puhltshod for two months preceding the next gen-oral gen-oral election. Kec. 3. This proposition shall bo submitted to tho electors of this State ut tho next general election ror thoir I approval or disapproval. All official ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words, "Kor the amendment or Article 13 or tho Constitution, relntlng to taxation," im." "No," nnd shnll ntherwlso bo rPHircd and submitted to tho ela?torx fjpWliay ho otherwise provldod by law, Hi nil said ballot shnll bo rocelved, counted, count-ed, nnd canvassed, and returns thoroon I mnle In t"io sumo manner nnfl lnkll respects ns In or may be provided by law In the enso of flection of State of-fleers, of-fleers, Soc. 1. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall take erfect Jnmiary 1, 1917 Approved March 20th, 1915. STATU. OK l'TIl, su.nmTAitY or .stvtivn orrirn. I. DaVld Mattson, Secretary of Stato of the State or Utnh, do hereby certify that the rorogolng Is it full, true nnd correct copy of SUNATH JOINT ItUSO-LUTION ItUSO-LUTION KUMIIKH KIOI1T -proposing an amendment to Article 13 of tho Constitution Con-stitution of tho State of Utah, relating to rovenuo and taxation, ns appears of, record In my ofllc e In Witness Whereof, 1 have hereunto hereun-to set my hand and affixed the droit Soil of tho Stato or Utnh, this 2nd day or August, 191G DAVID MATTSON, (Seal) Secretary or Stato. lMtOUO.SUD AMUNIIMUvi' TO TIII1 CONSTITUTION. IIOMSU JOINT UKSOI.UTION MMIir.lt SIX. A Joint ltosolutlon providing an amendment amend-ment to Section 17, Article 7, or tho Constitution or tho State or Utah, relating re-lating to the duties or tho Auditor nnd or tho Treasurer Do It enacted by tho Legislature or tho Stntc or Utnh: Two-thirds or nil tho members elected elect-ed to ench or tho two houses cuucurilng therein: Section 1. Thnt It Is proposed to amend Section 17, Article 7. of the Con-Btltutlon Con-Btltutlon of tho Stato of Utah, so that the snnio will road ns follows 17. The Auditor shall bo Auditor of public accounts. Tho public moneys shall bo deposited by tho Treasurer, under un-der tho supervision or the Hoard or Ux-nmlncrs, Ux-nmlncrs, and as provided by law. Sec. 2. Tho Secretary or Stato Is horcby directed to submit this proposed amendment to tho electors or tho Stato at the noxt general election In tho manner man-ner provided by lnw. Sec, 3, ir adopted by tho doctors or the State, this amendment shall tako effect January 1. 1917. Approved March 17th, 191C. STATU OP UTAH, sncitirrAitv or stativs ouriru. I, David Mattson, Secretary of Stato of tho State of Utah, do hereby certify taut tho foregoing Is a full, true and lorrect copy of HOUSK JOINT HUSOLU-TION HUSOLU-TION NU.MHKH SIX providing nn amendment to Section 17. Article 7. of tho Constitution of the State or Utah, relating to the duties or tho Auditor and or tho Treasurer, us appears or record rec-ord In my orilce In Witness Whoreor, I huo hereunto sot my hand and affixed tho Great Soul or tho Stnto or Utnh, this 22nd day or August, 1910. DAVID MATTSON. (Seal) .Secretary or Stnto. |