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Show RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section 3, Article XI, of the Constitution Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns, For the Purpose of Prescribing Prescrib-ing Manner of Creating New Counties And Changing Chang-ing Boundaries. Be it Resolved ane Enacted by the 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 Section 4, Article 13 of the Constitution of Utah be, and the same is hereby amended to read as "ollows: Section 4. All mines and mining min-ing claims, both placer and rock in r'ilcci containing or bearing 1 Gold. Silver, Copper, Lead, Coal or other Valuable mineral deposits, depos-its, nfter purchase thereof from the 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 has a separate and independent independ-ent value for such other purposes; purpos-es; in which case said surface ground, or any part thereof, so used for other than mining purposes, pur-poses, shall be taxed at its value for such other purposes as provided by law: and all the machinery used in mining, and all property and surface improvements im-provements upon or appurtenant to mines and mining claims, which have a value separate anct independent of all such mines or mining claims, and the net annual proceeds of all mines and mining claims, shall be taxed by the State Board of Equalization. Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby ordered to give this proposition to be published in at least one 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 be 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 a.s is or may be provided by law in the cose of election of said of-fficers. of-fficers. , STATE OF UTAH, ) Office of the Secretary )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Secretary Se-cretary of State of tho State of Utah, do hereby certify that the 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 qf the Legislature of this State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hnve hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 24h day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary of State. RESOLUTION. Proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 2 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. Bo it Resolved nnd Enacted by tho 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 Statu 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 the duties and obligations of any such new coun ty, as between itself and any county from which territory is taken in its creation." Also to enact laws changing the boundaries boundar-ies of any county. Section 2. The Secretary of Stnte 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 twp 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 have printed or written thereon the words: "For the amendment of Section 3, Article XI of the Con-, stitution," and "Against the Amendment of Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution," together with such other title designating such amendment) as niny be pro-vided pro-vided by law. Said ballots shall be received, and said votes shall ho taken, counted, canvnsscd nnd returns thereof be made in the same manner nnd in all respects as is provided by law in tho case of the election of State officers. Section 4. This amendment, if adopted nli said eleotion, shall take effect and be in force from and after the first duy of January, Janu-ary, A. D. 1909. STATE OF UTAH, ) Office of the Secretary )s. of Stnte. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Secretary Se-cretary of Stnte 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 nnd changing boundaries, boundar-ies, passed at the seventh regular session of the Legislature of this State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my band and affixed the Grcnt Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 24th day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretnry of State. A RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 7 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah, Relating to the Rate of Taxation. Be it Resolved nnd Enacted by the Legislnture 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 as follows: 7. The rate of State taxtion on property for State purposes purpos-es shall nevqr exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation; four and one lialf mills on each dollnr of valuation for general state purposes; three mills on each dollar of valuation for 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 Hun- dred Million Dollars, the rate O shall never thereafter exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation ; unless n proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rate pro-, posed and the time during which the same shall he levied, be first submitted to- a vote of such qualified quali-fied electors ns shall have paid a property tax assessed to 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 .is may be provided by law. , Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors elec-tors of the Stnte at the next gen-ral gen-ral election, in the manner provided pro-vided bv law. Section 3. If ndopted 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, Secretary Se-cretary of State of tho State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is n full, true nnd correct) copy of n Resolution proposing nn Amendment to Section Sec-tion 7 of Article XIII of the Con-stitution Con-stitution of- the Stnte of Utnh, . relating to the rate of taxation, passed nt tho seventh regular session ses-sion of the Legislature of this Stnte. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my baud nnd - nffixed tho' Great Seal of the State of Utah, at Salt Lake City, tliis 24th day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary of State. |
