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Show RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section 3r Article XI,of the Constitution Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns, For the purpose of Prescribing Prescrib-ing Manner of Creating New Counties And Chang , ing Boundaries. Be- it Resolved and Enacted by tho Legislature of the State of Utah, Two-Thirds of -the Members Mem-bers Thereof Concurring Therein : Section 1. That the following proposition to amend the Constitution Consti-tution of the State of Utah is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval ap-proval or disapproval, namely: That Secjjon 4, Article 13 of the Constitution of Utah be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 4. All mines and mining min-ing claims, both placer and rock in place, containing or bearing Gold. Silver. Conner. Lead. Conl or other Valuable mineral deposits, depos-its, after purchase thereof from tho United States, shall be taxed at the price paid the United States therefor, unless the surface sur-face ground, or some part thereof, there-of, of such mine or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, and hns a separate aild independent independ-ent value for such other purposes; purpos-es; in whicli case said surface ground, or any part thereof, so used for other than mining purposes, pur-poses, shall bo taxed at its value for such other purposes as provided by law: and all tho machinery used in mining, and nil property nnd surface improvements im-provements upon or appurtenant to mines and mining claims, which have a value separate and independent of all such mines or mining claims, and Hio net annual' proceeds of all mines nnd mining claims, shnll bo taxed by the State Board of Equalization. Section 2. Tho Secretary of State is hereby ordered to givo this proposition to bo published in -at least oho newspaper in ev- cry County of the State where a newspaper is printed and published publish-ed for two months preceding the next general election. Section 3. 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 shall have printed or written thereon the words: "For the amendment of Section) 4, Article 13, of the Constitution, Con-stitution, relating to the taxation of mines." "Yes."- '"No." and shall otherwise be prepared and submitted to the electors as may otherwise be provided by law,and said ballot shall he received, and said votes shall be received, counted and canvassed, and returns re-turns thereon be made in the same manner and in all respects ns is or may be provided by law in the case of election of said of-filcers. of-filcers. , STATE OP UTAH, ) Office of the Secretary )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Secretary Se-cretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that tho foregoing is a full, true and correct' copy of a Resolution proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 4 of Article 13 of the Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to the taxing of Mines, Mining Claims, Mining- Machinery Machin-ery and Improvements, and the net Proceeds of Mines, passed at the 7th Regular Session of the Legislature of this State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand "and affixed tho Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 24th dny of Augustf 100S. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, , Secretary of State. A T RESOLUTION. Proposing1 an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 3, Article XI of the Constitution Con-stitution Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns, for the Purpose Pur-pose of Prescribing Manner of Creating New Counties and Changing Boundaries. Be it Resolved and Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah: Section 1. The following proposition, to amend the Constitution Consti-tution of the State of Utah is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval ap-proval or disapproval, namely: That Section 3, of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Utah be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section' 3. The Legislature shall have power to enact laws creating new" counties out of territory ter-ritory taken from one or more of the existing counties of this State, and defining tho duties and obligations of any such new county, coun-ty, ns between itaelL and any county from which territory is taken in its creation." Also to ennct jnws changing the boundaries boundar-ies of any county. v Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby ordered to cause this proposition to be published in at least one newspaper in every ev-ery county of the State where a newspaper is published, for two months immediately preceding the next general election. Section 3. 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 shall Jiavo printed or written thereon the words: "For tho amendment of Section 3, Article XI of tho Constitution," Con-stitution," and "Against the Amendment! of Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution," together with such other titlo designating such amendment as may bo provided pro-vided by law. Said ballots shall bo received, and said votes shall be taken, counted, convasscd and returns thereof bo made in the same manner and in all respects as is provided by law in tho pasc of tho election of State officers. Section 4. This amendment, it adopted at said election, shall ' . take effect and bo in force from and after the first 'day of January, Janu-ary, A. D. 1909. STATE OF UTAH, ) Office of the Secretary )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S.. TINGEY, Se-cretary Se-cretary of State of the State of Uhah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a Resolution proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 3 of Article XI of the Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to -counties, cities and towns, for the purpose of prescribing pres-cribing manner of creating new counties and changing boundaries, boundar-ies, passed at the seventh regular session of the Legislature pf this State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 24th doy of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary of State. ' A RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 7 of Article XIII of the Constitution of tho State of Utah,' Relating to the Rate of Taxation. Bo it Resolved and Enacted by tho Legislature of the State of Utah: Section 1. That it is proposed to amend Section 7 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will read a9 follows: 7. The rate of State taxtion on property for State purposes purpos-es shall never exceed eight mills on eacli dollar of valuation ; four and one half mills on each dollar of valuation for general .stuie purposes; three mills on each dollar of valuation xfor district school purposes; one half mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes; and whenever the taxable property within the State shall amount to Four Hundred Hun-dred Million Dollars, the rate shall never thereafter exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation; unless, a proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rate proposed pro-posed nnd the time during which the same shall he levied, bo first submitted to n vote of such qualified quali-fied electors as shall have paid a property tax assessed t8 them within the State in the year next preceding such election and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof in such manner as may be provided by law.. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of tho State at the next gen-ral gen-ral election, in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment amend-ment shall take effect January 1st, 1909. STATE OF UTAH, ) Office of the Secretary )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Se-cretary Se-cretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that tho foregoing is a full, true and eorrecti copy of a Resolution proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 7 of Article XIII of the Con-stitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to tho rate of taxation, passed at the seventh regular session ses-sion of the Legislature of this State. IN TESTIMONY AVHEREOF, I have herounto set my hand and nfflxed tho Great Seal of the Stnto of Utah, nt Salt Lake Qity, this 24th day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary- of State. t |