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Show morns.:.) am b:miKvr to the COXSTITI TIOX. SKVVI'U JOINT HUSO 1. 1 THIN Ntl IIKK l.M.IIT. Proposlne: nn nni.Mu1intnt to Arthle 13, of t Ik- l 'uiisi ii t inn ii f 1 1 if Si. i le uf 1'l.ih, r. lailnw to ivvfiuie aiui taxa- 1 lull. He it iVMolvc.1 by th,. LrKlMhuure ,f Hit' Slale flati, Uva-1 hi rils uf all iihmuIhts rlivteil lu ,.JU-li ut the tvu liiMif-vs nun n i Tlntf t lit i i ln : Ni-rlliin 1. U In pn.pnsml to amend Artiflo Kt if Liu ronslitinl.m uf iliu Slato of I'tah, so that thu Maine will re, ul as follows: 1. Tlu pmver of taxation shall never he nut rend, Teil, susp. iuU-d, i.r con t raut -t-d away. All tax.-s shall he unhurm upon the sum, i-lass of piupertv within thu tHi-riluriul 1 hulls ul' the authority k'vyinu" the tax. and shall be levied and eolleetrd lor puhlle purposes only. The Lok in hit n re shall provide hy law for an annual lax suriirteat, with oilier souives of revenue, to defray thtj csl i ma led ord I nary ex pense.s of the State lor eaeh dscal year. l-.r the purpose pur-pose of paying ihe s'mte debt, if any there he, the Legislature shall provide for levyiiiK a tax annually, surth-innt to pay the annual interest and principal ut' surli deht. within twentv years from the final passage of the law creating the deht. i. There shall he exempt from taxation tax-ation property of the United Slates, of the State, eounlles, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for eilher religious re-ligious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit. Pile lies, canals, reservoi rs, p i pes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for ii-ri gating lands owned by sneh Individuals, or corporations, corpor-ations, or the individual members t hereof, shall not he separa tely taxed so long" as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purposes; provided, that niortg-atfes upon re il and personal property shall he exempt from taxation; and that the taxes of the indigent in-digent poor may he remitted or abated abat-ed at such time and In such manner as may be provided by law. I. The Legislature shall not Impose Im-pose taxes fur the purpose of any county, city, town or other municipal corporation, but may, by law. vest In the corporate authorities thereof, respectively, re-spectively, the power to assess and collect col-lect taxes for all purposes of such corporation. cor-poration. 5. The surface ground of all mines and mining: claims, both placer and rock in place, containing or bearing g-ud. silver, copper, lead, iron or other valuable metals, after purchase there-oT there-oT from the United Sta'tes, shall be taxed al a value not greater than the price paid the United Slates therefor, unless the surface ground, or some parr thereof, of such mine or claim, is usel for other than mining purposes, and lias a separata and independent value for such other purposes; in which casi said surface ground, or any part thereof, there-of, 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 machinery used in mining", min-ing", and all property and surface Improvements Im-provements upon or appurtenant to mines and mining claims, which have a value separate and independent or such mines or mining claims, shall bo taxed as provided by law. AM lands containing coal, granite, stone, marble, onyx, gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gypsums, or other valuable mineral deposits, other than those enumerated above in this section, after purchase thereof from the United States and all property prop-erty and surface Improvements upon or appurtenant to such lands which have a value separate and independent of all such lands shall be taxed as provided by law. In addition to the assessment of the surface grounds, improvements and machinery of mines and mining claims, all mines and mining cla ims producing net proceeds shall be taxed at a value not to exceed three times such net proceeds. 6. An accurate statement of the receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of the public moneys shall be published annually in such manner as the Legislature may "'l' The rate of taxation on property for State purposes shall never tfceeed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as follows; Not to exceed four and one-half mills on each dollar of valuation for general State purposes: not to exceed three mills on each dollar of valuation for district school purposes; not to exceed one-half mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes; that part of the State tax portioned to high school purposes pur-poses shall constitute a fund to be called the "high school fund" and shall be apportioned to the cities and school districts maintaining high schools In the manner the Legislature may provide. pro-vide. And whenever the taxable property prop-erty within the State shall amount to Four Hundred Million Dollars, the rate shall not exceed live mills on each 'dollar 'dol-lar of valuation; unless a proposition to Increase such rate, specifying the rale proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied, be first suumltted to a vote of such of the qualified electors elec-tors of tiie S'tate as. In the year next preceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the State, and the majority of those voting thereon shajl vole in favor thereof, in such manner as may be provided pro-vided by law. 8. The making of profit out of public pub-lic moneys, using the same tor any purpose not authorized by law, hy any public officer, shall be deemed a felony, fel-ony, and shall be punished us provided by 'law. but p:irt of such punishment shall be disqualification to hold public office. a. Xo appropriation shall be made, or anv expenditure authorized by the Legislature, whereby the expenditures of the Stale, during any fiscal year, shall exceed the total tax then provided pro-vided for by law, and applicable for sii'-h appropriation or expenditure, unless un-less the Legislature making such appropriation, ap-propriation, shall provide for levying a sufficient tax. not exceeding the rates allowed In Section fl of this article, to (iay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year. This provision shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures ex-penditures to suppress insurrections, defend the State, or assist in defending the United Stales in time of war. 10 Nothing in this constitution shall be construed to prevent the Legislature Legisla-ture from providing a stamp tax. or a tax based on income, occupation, licenses or franchises. Sec 2 The Secretary of State is hereby'onlered to give this proposition to be published in at least one newspaper newspa-per in every county in the State where a newspaper is printed and published for two months preceding the nexi general gen-eral election. Sec :i 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, "Kor the a mend men t of Article 13 of the Constitution, relating to taxation," 'Yes." "No." and shall otherwise be prepared and submitted to the electors ns niiiv be otherwise provided by law, and sa'td ballot shall be received, count-edt count-edt and eaiivassedand returns thereo.n -e made In the same manner and In all expects as in or may be provided b aw in the case of election of State of- Sec 4 Tf adopted by the electors vf'the State, this amendment shall take effect January 1. 1917. Approved March 2th, 191-. |
