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Show RESOLUTION BuMllW an lmdl so Iwllw ArtlcU 13, ' Constltotloaw Be It resolved and enacted bv the Legislature of the State of Uth. two-third of all members thereof concurring therein: Seotlon 1. Tbe following proposition to mend the Constitution of the State of Utah la hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or disapproval, namely: 1 hat Section 3, Article 13. of the Constitution ' .. -ef the State of Utah shall be amended to read as foliows: Sec. 3. The Legislature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all property in the State, according to Its value in money, and shall prescribe by general law such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all property, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of bis. her or Its property: trovidtd, that a deduction of debits from credits may be authorized: Provided further, that the property of the United Statea of the State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and publlo libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit, -shall be exempt from taxation. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, pipes and flumes owned and lr.f lands owned by such Individuals or corporations corpora-tions or the individual members thereof, ahull not be separately taxed so long as they shall be Owned and used exclusively for such purpowe. Provided further, that the taxes of the indigent ; poor may be remitted or abated at such timo and in such manner as may be provided by law. See. t. The Secretary of State U hereby ordered to cause this proposition to be published pub-lished in at least one ne wi paper in every county ef the State where a newspaper Is published, for two months immediately preceding the next general election. Sec. 8. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this State at the next general election, for their approval or disapproval. All ' -official ballots used at such election shalthavo -printed or written thereon the words, "For the -Amendment to Section 3, Article IS, of the Constitution" Con-stitution" and "Against the Amendment to -, Section -i. Article 13, of the .Constitution-,' to-- gether with such other title designating auch amendment as may lo provided by law. Said ballots shall be received and said votes shall be taken, counted, canvassed and returns thereof there-of be made In the same manner and In all respects re-spects as Is provided by law in the case of tho ' election of Mate oncers. See. 4. Tola resolution shall take effect and - ' bo in force from and after Its ad - ptlon. |