Show OBJECTIONS TO TOE TIlE TAX AMENDMENT I II TO TilE THE CONSTITUTION I First Objection This Am Amendment 1 1 unconstitutional and nd unjust because It violate tho the I Irule rule in ArtIcle 13 1 Sections 2 and 3 3 which states tates that all an proP property In the tho State Stat shall hll be beas as assessed e and taxed at full lull value TalU Answer Section 4 of Article 18 IS of the Constitution clearly violate violates the rule of Section See See- tion tiona 2 and 3 It sets teta t up an arbitrary rule that mines hall shall be assessed at the price paid tho the Government for tor larid for the tho value alue of their machinery and improvements improvement nd and for or their net proceed and ther therefore for not for their ther full fall value The proposed Amendment on the other hand states that saint mine shall bAll b be assessed at t 1500 per r acre and In addition addin thereto at a value based upon some sums multiple or sub multiple of their n net proceeds an i an-i I all other mines mine shall be bo assessed ases ed at full vale val e. e The Amendment thus plainly states state that coal gilsonite marble cement mines etc shall haIl hereafter b be assessed at full fun value like all aU other property Metal mines mints hall shall b be neue assessed upon a value Talao based on their net proc proceeds ds and nd thu thlU they also Iso may be assessed at full value The conclusion must mast be Section 4 now violates violate the rule rute of Sections Section 2 and 8 a. but the proposed td Amendment to S Section 4 do does not The Th measuring measuring meas meat rod to determine the value of a metal mine should be net proceed ds This 1 1 18 th the r reason rea son IOn for tor th the wording in an the th proposed Amend Amend- ment meat Second Objection But the Legislature or orthe orthe orthe the State SUU Board f f Equalization may assess eu metal meta mines mine at more than full value Jue or at atless less Ie than full fall value A Answer The Attorney General of f theS to the ta Legislature tun and State Skate Boards must mast look look for lor advice 18 says My opinion Ii In Lt that should this W. Amendment be adopted neither the Legislature nor the State SUU Board Doard of Equalization will bay ban th the Lb right daM thereafter to uses assess and tax mines at more than full ull value or r at t I Its 1014 M than full value but that mines must mud M S. assessed and taxed lik lIke lika all other property at t full value in a accordance with th the provision of Sections 2 and 3 I I of Article 13 lie He further tat slates The Legislature will neither b be b. obliged nor 1 permitted under undu this Amendment to confer confer con con- fer hr upon tho SUite State Board of Equalization the Ue absolute power to mesa lies and tax Ux mince mine at a araU arate rate raU and value to be determined by them ut tit the tho L Legislature will d determine what the ax rate will be how hW net riet proceeds will be determined de do- and nd what the multiple or sub sub-mul tiple Liple will be that U Is to be applied to net proe proceeds pro pro- e coeds in order that mines may be he assessed at full value This pretended fear that the Legislature ture l or State officials will m d' d against even if fr tb they had the power Is I. unfounded We cro ro obliged In a democratic government to trust our OUT representatives The assessor of Salt Lake county assesses third one-third of the property properly of ot this State SUU at full value In accordance accord accord- ance anee with his iii Judgment The Board of or Equal Equal- now assesses tOl In prop property t each y year yc-ar with no appeal l allowed except to Ih themselves arid and to the courts courte Mines have ban the same lame protection Are ATe these objections sufficient to again postpone postpone post post- pone pane the adoption of this thi Amendment T Each year ear since ince 1915 mines mine have saved aved to themselves from tho the public treasury How much longer loneer shall we wait T Mr Taxpayer vote S' S for the Amendment JOINT COMMITTEE OF SCHOOL BOARDS AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES |