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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 and 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 tho 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 tho same is herebv 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, Copper, Lead, Coal or other Valuable mineral deposits, depos-its, after 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 whiiih case said surface ground, or ai.-y part thereof, so used for other than mining purposes, pur-poses, shall be taxed at its vnlue for such other purposes as provided by law: and all the machinery used in mining, and all property and surface im provements upon or appurtenant to mines and mining claims, which have a valuo separate aiut independent of all such mines or mining claims, and the net annol proceeds of all mines and mining claims, shall bo taxed by the Stato Board of Equalization. Section 2. Tho Secretary of State is hereby ordered to givo this proposition to bo published in at least one newspaper in ev- ery County of the State where a newKpaper 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 snid votes shall be' received, counted and canvassed, and returns re-turns thereon be made in the same manner and in all respects as is or may be provided by law in the case of election of said of-fllcers. of-fllcers. , STATE OF UTAH, ) Office of the Secretary )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TLVOKY. So. cretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true nnd 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 Sessipn of the Legislature of 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 day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary of Stat?. RESOLUTION. Proposing an Amendment to Section Sec-tion 3 Article XI of the Con-stitution 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. Tho 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 ap-proval 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 the duties nnd obligations of any such new coun ty, as between itself and any county from which territory is tuken in its creation." Also to enact laws changing the boundar-ies boundar-ies of any county. Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby ordered to cause this proposition to he 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 sulfmitted 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 tho amendment of Section 3, Article XI of the, Con-stitution," Con-stitution," and "Against the Amendment of Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution," together with such other title' designating such amendment as may bo pro-Yided pro-Yided by law. Said ballots shall bo received, and said votes shall bo taken, counted, canvassed nnd returns thereof bo made in the same manner and in all respects ns is provided by law in the case of the election of State officers. Section 4. This amendment, if adopted ati said election, shall 0 take effect and be 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 Stato 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 of 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 day 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 the State of Utah, Relating to the Rate of Taxation. Bo it Resolved and Enacted by the 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 as follows: 7. The rate of State taxtion on property for State purposes purpos-es shall never exceed eightnills on each dollar of valuation; four nnd one half mills on wiMi rlnllnr 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 Hundred Hun-dred Million Dollars, the rate shall never thereafter exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation ; nnless -a proposition to increaso such rate, specifying the rate pro-posed pro-posed and the time during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted to a vote of such qualified quali-fied electors as shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the State in the year n'ext 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 the State at the next gen-ral gen-ral election, in the manner provided pro-vided bv 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 Secretnry )ss. of State. ) I, CILARLES S. TINGEY, Se, cretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correcti copy of a Resolution proposing nn Amendment to Section Sec-tion 7 of Article XIII of the Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to tho rate of taxation, passed at the seventh regular scs-sion scs-sion of the Legislature of this State, i IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed tho Great Seal of the Stato of Utah, at Salt Lake City, this 24th day of August, 1908. (SEAL) C. S. TINGEY, Secretary of State. |