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Show E rnoposnn amendment to thr n CONSTITUTION. SENATES JOINT If nESOLVTION NUSIDEll A KIGllT. I ih Froposlnjr an amendment to Article IS. IQ , of the Constitution of the State of R . Utah, relating to revenue and taxa- l ' tlon. i Ue It resolved by the legislature of f the Stato of Utah, two-thirds of all members olected to each of the two 1 houses concurring therein. I Setllon 1. It is proposed to nmond !'j Artlrlo 13 of the Constitution of th f State of Utah, so that the sumo will read as follows I 1. The power of taxation shall never bo surrendered, suspended, or contract- 'I cd away. All taxes shall ho uniform I upon the same class of proporty within . the territorial limits of tlio authority I lovylntr tho tnx, nnd shall bo levied I and collected for public purpo0f only. 2. The l.oBlslature sh.ll provide by ;'i law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray tho ( estimated ordinary otpenscs of the ' Stato for o ch fiscal year. For the pur- t poso of pnylnK the Stato debt, If any ji thero be, the Legislature shall provide -& for levying a tax annually, suftlclent to i yw pay tho annual Interest and principal i of such debt, within twenty years from f the final puHtrngo of tho law creating t tho debt. 3 There shall be exempt from tax- fttlon proporty of tho United States, of w the State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corpoiatlons and I public libraries, lots with the bulldlnKs thereon used exclusively for either religious re-ligious worship or charltablo purposes, i and places of burial not held or usou ; for private or corporate benefit. U Hitcuos, canals, reservoirs, pipes ami flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for Irrigating lands owned by such Individuals, or torpor atlons, or tho Individual members thereof, shall not bo separately taxed so long us they shall bo owned and used exclusively for such puipo-os; provided, Hint mortgages upon toil and rcrsonal proporty shall bo exempt from axatlon; and that the taxes of tho Indigent In-digent poor may be remitted or abated abat-ed at such tlmo and in such manner n ; may be provided by law. ' 4 Tlio Ixiglslnturo shall not Im pose taxes for the purpose of any county, city, town or other, municipal corporation, but may, by l.v, vest In the corporate authorities thereof, respectively, re-spectively, the power to assess and collect col-lect tacs for all purposos of such corporation. cor-poration. fi. Tho surface ground of all mines und mining claims, both placor and rock In plice, containing or bearing gold, sllvor, copper, le id. Iron or other valuable metals, after purchase thereof there-of from tho United States, shall bo taxed at a value not greater than tho price paid the United States therefor, unless the surface ground, or some pnrt thereof, of sucli mlno or claim. Is used Ifor othor than mining purpose, and 1ms a sopuriito and Independent value for such other purposes, In which case said surfaco ground, or nny part there-. there-. of, so used for other than mining pur poses, shall bo taxed at its v.iluo for such other purposes as provided by law, und nil machinery used In' mln-i mln-i lng. and all property and surface Im- provemonts upon or appurtennnt to mines and mining claims, which hnvo a vitluo separato and Independent of euch mines or mining claims, shall bo taxed as provided by law. All lands containing coal, granite, stone, marble, onyx, gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gvpsnms, or other valuable mineral deposits, othor than those enumerated above In '. this section, after purchase thereof from the United States and nil property prop-erty and surfneo Improvements upon or appurtenant to such lands which have Kv a value soparuto and Independent of all E audi lands shall bo taxed as provided by law. In addition to the assessment S. of the surface grounds, Improvements ' nnd machlnory of mines nnd mining J claims, all mines nnd mining claims I producing net proceeds shall bo taxed I at a valuo not to exceed three times ! nuch not proceeds. 6. An accurate statement of the ro-I ro-I colpts and expenditures of tho public j moneys shall bo publlshod annunlly In i such manner as tho Legislature may i provide. 7. Tho rato of taxation on property for Stato purposes shall never exceed i eight mills on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as follows Not to exceed four and one-half mills on each dollar of vnluatlon for genoral State : purposes: not to excoed three mills on each dollar of valuation for district 1 HChool purposes: not to exceed ono-hnlf 'i mill on each dollar of valuation for j high school purposes; that part of the l State tax portioned to high school pur- i poses shall constitute a fund to be ' called tho "high school fund" and shall i bo apportioned to tho cities and school districts maintaining high schools In tho manner tho Legislature may pro- . vide. Ar.d whenever tho taxable prop- ' erty wlth'n tho Stnte shall amount to Four Hundred Million Dollars, tho rata shall not ojtcced flvo mills on oach dol- :, lnr of valuation, unless u proposition to Inoroaro such rate, specifying the ralo proposed and tho time during which tho amo shall be lovled. bo llrst suomltted I to a vote of such of tho qualified elec- i tors of the Stato ns. In the your next t preceding such election, shall have paid , a proporty tux nssosscd to thorn within tlio State, and the majority of thoso ' voting thereon shalf vote In favor theieof. In such mannor us may be pro- I vlded by law. ; 8, The making of profit out of pub lic moneys, using the same tor any purpose not authorized by law, by any , public ofllcer, shall be doomed n, fel ony, nnd shall bo punished as pi o vlded by law, but part of such punishment hliall be disqualification to hold public office. 3. No appropriation shall bo made, or any expenditure authorized by tho i Legislature, whereby tho expenditures i of tho Sttto, during any fiscal year, I shall exceed the total tax then pro vided for by law, and applicable for such appropriation or expenditure, unless un-less tho Legislature nuking such appropriation, ap-propriation, shall provide for lovylng n. suftlclent tax, not exceeding tho ratei allowed In Sootlon G of this article, to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal yonr. This provision Hhall not apply to uppropilatlons or expenditures ex-penditures to suppress insurrections, defend tho Stato, or assist In defoudlug tho United States In tlmo of war 10. Nothing In this constitution shnll bo construed to provent tho Legislature Legisla-ture from providing a stamp tax, or a tax based on Income, occupation, licenses or franchises, i See. 2 Tho Socrotnry of State l ' hoioby ordered to give this proposition to bo published In at least one newspa-. newspa-. por in every county In the State whore ! a nowspoer Is printed nnd published I for two m tilths preceding the next gen eral election m S"ec 3. This proposition shnll be R submitted to tho electors of this State Hi ut the next goneral election for their approval or disapproval. All ofllclal ; ballots used at such election shall hao printed or written thereon the wordH, 'Tor the amendment of Article 13 of t tho Consllti'Mon, relating to taxation," "Yes," "No," nnd shall otherwise be prepared nnd submitted to tho electors 1 us may bo otherwise provided by law, I and said ballot shall bo received, count- ? cd, nnd ennvassed, nnd roturns thereon be made In the same manner ana In alt r-pects as In or may be provldod by law In the case of election of Stute officers. of-ficers. Sec. 4. If adopted by the electors of the Stnto, this nmendmont shall tuko effect January 1, 1917. Approved March 20th, 191G. STVTK OP UTAH, SECIIUTAHV OK .STATE'S OITICE. I, David Mattson. Secretary of Stato of tho State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a. full, true and correct copv of SENATK JOINT HKSO-LUTION HKSO-LUTION NUMMKIt KIOIIT proposing mi amendment to Article 13 of tho Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to revenue nnd taxation, us appears uf record in my oflli e In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto hereun-to set my hand and affixed the Oio' Soul of the State of Utah, this 2: ml diy of August, 1 01 G DAVID MATTSON. (Seal) Secretin y of State. I'llOI'OSEI) AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. HOUSE JOIVr UESOI.UTION NU.MIIEH SIX. . . A Joint Hosolulloti providing an amendment amend-ment to Section 17, Article 7, of the Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating re-lating to tho duties of tho Auditor and of the Treasurer lie It enacted by tho Legislature of tho Stato of Utah Two-thirds of all tho members elected elect-ed to each of tho two houses concurring therein Section 1. That It Is proposed to amend Section 17, Artlclo 7, of the Constitution Con-stitution of tho State of Utuh, so that the same will road ns follows 17. The Auditor shall bo Auditor of public nccounts. Tlio public moneys shall bo deposited by tho Treasurer, nn-dor nn-dor tho supcrvlslbn of the Hoard of 13x-nmlnors, 13x-nmlnors, and us provided by law. Sec. 2. Tho Secretary of State Is horoby directed to submit this proposed amendment to tho electors of tlio Stato at the next general election In the manlier man-lier provided by law. Soc. 3. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1917. Approved March 17th, 1915. STATE OF UTAH, SECUETAIIV OF STATE'S OFFICE. I, David Mattson, Sot rctnry of St ito of the State of Utah, do horoby certify that the foregoing Is a full, true and torrect copy of HOl'SM JOINT ItUSOLU-TION ItUSOLU-TION NUMBER SIX providing an amendment to Section 17. Artlclo 7, of tlio Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating to tho duties of tho Auditor and of tho Treasurer, as appoars of rvc-ord rvc-ord In my oflire In Witness Whereof, I hnvo hereunto sot my baud and afllxcd tho Ore it Se il of tlio State of Utah, this 22nd day of August, 191C DAVID MATTSON. (Seal) Secretary of Stato. |