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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 Chang-ing 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 snme is hereby amended to read ns follows: . Section 4. All mines and mining min-ing claims, boUi 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 nt the price paid the United States therefor, unless the sur-fnce sur-fnce ground, or some part thereof, there-of, of such mine or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, and has n separate and independent independ-ent value for such other purposes; purpos-es; in which case said surface ground, or ai:y 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 u value separate ana! 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. Tito Secretary of State is hereby ordered to give this proposition to bo 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, relfting 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 as is or may be prodded by law in the case of erection of said of-fficers. of-fficers. , STATE OP UTAH, ) Office of the Secretary )ss. . of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGBY, Secretary Se-cretary of State of the 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 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. TINGBY, 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. 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 the duties and obligations of any such new county, coun-ty, as between itself and any county from wliick territory is taken in its creation." Also to enact laws changing the boundaries' boundar-ies' of any county. 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 tho 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 have printed or written thereon the words: "For tho amendment of Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution," Con-stitution," and "Against the Amendment of Section 3, Article XI of tho Constitution," together with such other title designating such amendment as may bo provided pro-vided by law. Said ballots shall bo rccoiYed, and said votes shall be taken, counted, canvassed and returns thereof bo made in the same manner and in all respects as is provided by law in tho case of tho election of State officers. Section 4. This amendment, ir adopted at said election, sholl take effect and be in force from I and after, the first day of .In mi- I ary, A. D. 1009. I STATE OF UTAH, ) I Office of the Secretary. )ss. I of State. ) I I, CHARLES S. TINGEY, Se- I cretary of State of the State I of Uhah, do . hereby certify I that the foregoing is a full, true I and correct copy of a Resolution I proposing an Amendment to Sec- I tion 3 of Article XI of the Con- I stitution of the State of Utah, t m relating to counties, cities and H towns, for the purpose of pres-cribing 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 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. Be it Resolved and Enacted by the Legislature 6f the State of Utah: Section 1. 'That it is proposed to amend Se6tion 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 eight mills on each dollar of valuation; four and one half" mills on each dollar 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 JJj) shall never thereafter exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation; unless a proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rate proposed 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 hnve paid n 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 as nwiy 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 by lav. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amend-ment amend-ment shall take effect January 1st, 1909. STATE OF UTAH, ) Ofilce of tho Secretary )ss. of State. ) I, CHARLES S. TINGBY, 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 7 of Article XIII of tho Constitution Con-stitution of the State of Utah, relating to the rate of taxation, passed at the seventh regular session ses-sion of the Legislature of this State. |