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Show r-HOI'iiiKfi A M SVOMPA'T TO THE COTiTlTin, M-1XATE JOINT HkZSOI.l TIO NUMBER tiuuvv. PrnpoMnsf nn uinendinent to Article IS, of t lu- ( 'd list it ui ion of t lie State of I'uih. relutiiiK to revenue ami tuu-ti.ni. tuu-ti.ni. He it resolvHil by the IKisUttnre (In- Stale nf liiiU, i wn-thirds nf nil nieiiilnrs t-l.M'tcd io each ot the two !tDiiMt I'Otu'UirinK therein: Sn-1 ion . It is proposed to amend Artnle i:; ,f i lie Constitution of the Suite t'f I'tah, so that Lite same will re. nl as f n lows : 1. Tlw power of taxation shall never hi- sn n fiidered, susp.iuird. or contrm-i-.-ii a way. All taxes shall he uni form upon the s.-iiiii- class of property within the territorial limits of the snthorltv levying the tax. and shall be levied and to II ei-ted for puldU- purpose only. . The Legislature shall provide hv law for an annual tax sufficient, witii other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated ordinary expenses of th State Tor each llscal year. For the purpose pur-pose of paying the .State debt, if anv there he, the I.eisla tu ie shall provide for levying a Uix annually, sufficient to puy the annual Interest and principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. :t. There shall he exempt from taxation tax-ation property of the United States, of the State, counties, cities,, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lota with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious re-ligious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held -or used for private or corporate benefit. Ditches, canals, reservoirs; pipes and flumes owned and used by ind ividuals or corporations for irrigating lands owned by such Individuals, or corporations, corpor-ations, or the individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed so Ions as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purposes; provided, that mortgages upon real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation; and that the taxes of the indigent in-digent poor may be remitted or abated abat-ed at such time and in such manner as may be provided by law. 4. The Legislature shall not Impose Im-pose taxes tor the purpose of any county, city, town or other municipal corporation, but may, by law. ve t In the corporate authorit ies 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 gold, silver, copper, lead, iron or other vain aide metals, after purchase thereof there-of from the United States, shall be taxed at a value not greater than the price pa id the United Slates therefor, unless the surface ground, or some part thereof, of such mine or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, and has a separate and independent value for such other purposes; in which case 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 of such mines or mining claims, shall be taxed as provided by law. All 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 u 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 claims 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 nnnually in such manner as the Legislature may 7 . The rate of taxation on property for SLato purposes shall never e;coed 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 Stale 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 prop-ertv prop-ertv within the Stale shall amount to l-'our 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 suumttted to a vole of such of the qualified electors elec-tors of the State as, in the year next preceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the Stale", and the majority of those voting thereon shajl vote 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, by any public ol'tlcer, shall be deemed a felony, fel-ony, and shall be punished as provided bv law, but part of such punishment shall be disqualification to hold public o Hire. It. No appropriation shall be made, or anv expenditure authorized by the Legislature, whereby the expenditures of the State, during any fiscal year, shall exceed the total tax then provided pro-vided for by law, and applicable for such appropriation or expenditure, unless un-less the Legislature making such appropriation, ap-propriation, shall provide for levying a sufficient tax. nH exceeding the rates allowed in Section of this article, to (jav 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 States in time of war. 10. Nothing in this constitution shall lie 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 i hereby ordered to give this proposition lo be published in at least one newspaper newspa-per in everv 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 lo the electors of this State at the next general election for their approval or disapproval. All official ballots ised at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words. -ir the amendment of Article 13 of the UOnstitntion. relating to taxation," "Yes," "No," and shall otherwise be prepared and submitted to the electors as mav be otherwise provided by law, and said ballot shall be received, counted, count-ed, ami canvassed, and returns thereon ie made In the same manner and in all expects ;is in or may be provided by aw in the case of election of State of- 'scc 4. Tf adopted by the elector vf the State, this amendment shall take fieet January 1, liM .. Approved March i:th. 1 0 1 a- |