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Show AMENDMENTS TO jj CONSTITUTION a jight Changes in the Fundamental Law of the State Proposed All f Voters Should Read the Following With Care in Order to Vote Intelligently, h 3 Tho following are the eight proposed pro-posed amendments to the constitution f the state of Utah to bo voted on y the citizens of this state at the pmlng election: AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, lRTICLE XI, OP THE CONSTITUTION. CONSTITU-TION. RELATING TO COUNTIES, IITIES AND TOWS, AND PRO-'IDING PRO-'IDING FOR THE CREATING OF IBW COUNTIES. iThat several couniies of the Icr- liory of Utah existing at the time of tie adoption of this constitution are ferehy recognized as divisions of this tale, and the precincts and school istricts now existing in said coun- les as legal subdivisions thereof, and ticy shall so continue until changed y law in pursuance of this article. ' 'he legislature may by general law irovide for the formation of new ountleB, and locating the county seats " hereof. Every county which shall be prmed from territory taken from any 1 thor county or counties shall bo 11a- i !e for a Just proportion of the exlst- ig debts and liabilities of the coun- ii f, or counties from -which such terrl- ory shall be talton. Provided, thati - ibnew county shall be formed uu- .i ess a majority of the qualified clec-j Jprs voting In each part of the coun ty or counties to be dismembered shall vote separately therefor. AN AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3, ARTICLE XIII, RELATING TO TAXATION. TAX-ATION. The legislature shall provide by law for a jiiBt and equitable assessment of the property of the state at Its actual money value. All taxes shall be uniform on the same class of property within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected for public purposes only Provided, that a deduction of debits from credits may be authorized. Provided Pro-vided further, that the property of the United States, of the state, counties, coun-ties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, li-braries, lots with the buildings thereon there-on used exclusively either for religious, worship or charitable purposes of burial bur-ial not held or UBed for private or corporate cor-porate benefit, shall be exempt from taxation. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, pipes and flumes owned and used by Individuals of corporations for Irrigating Irri-gating lands owned by such individuals individ-uals or corporations, or the individual members thereof, shall not be separately sepa-rately taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purpose Provided further, thnt mortgages mort-gages upon both real and persoual aacggBsa BaaacgaeBSEBwean ijiii property shall bo exempt from taxation. Provided further, that the taxes of the Indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such time and In such manner man-ner as may bo provided by law. AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION IT, ARTJCLE VII. The auditor shall be auditor of pub He accounts. The public moneys shall be deposited by the treasurer, under the supervision of the board of examiners, exam-iners, and as prolded by law. AN AMENDMENT OF SECTION A, ARTICLE XIII, RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF MINES. All mines and mining claims, both placer and rock in place, containing contain-ing or bearing gold, sliver, copper, lead or other valuable precious metals, met-als, after purchase thereof from the United States, shall bo taxed at a value not greater than the price paid the United States therefor, unless the surfaco ground, or some part thero-of, thero-of, of such mine or claim, Is used for other than mining purposes, and has a separato and independent value for such other purposes, In which case said surface ground, or any part thereof, so used for other than mining min-ing purposes, shall be taxed at its value for such other purposes, as provided pro-vided by law, and all the machinery used In mining, and all property and surfaco improvements upon or appurtenant appur-tenant to mincB and mining claims, and tho net annual proceeds of all such precious metal mines and mining min-ing clalmB shall be taxed as provided provid-ed by law All lands containing coal, hydro-carbons or stone deposits, after aft-er purchase thereof from the United States, and all property and surface Improvements upon or appurtonant to such lands which have a value sep-aiato sep-aiato and Independent of all such lands and the net proceeds of all such land and the bj-pnducts of all valuable valua-ble deposits contained therein not taxed In a crude or raw condition, shall bo taxod aB provided by law No. 6. AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 11. ARTICLE XIII, RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS OF EQUALIZATION. Until otherwise provided by law, there shall be a state board of equalization equal-ization consisting of four residents of the state who shall ,be appointed by! the governor, b and with the consent of the senato, whose terms of office shall be for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; quali-fied; Provided, that two of said members mem-bers shall be appointed every two ycarB. There Bhall also be in each county of the state a county board of equalization, consisting of the board of county commissioners of said county coun-ty The duty of the state board of equalization and of the soveral county coun-ty boards of equalization shall be to adjust and equallzo tho valuation of I the leal and personal property of the state and of "the several counties thereof, as may be provided by law Each board shall also perform such other duties as may bo provided by law. No. 6. AN AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2, ARTICLE XIII., OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION OF UTAH, RELATING TO TAXATION. All property in the state, not exempt ex-empt under the laws of the United States, or under this constitution, or tho laws of the state of Utah, shall be taxed as provided by law. The word property, as used In this artlclo, Is hereby declared to Include moneys, credltB. bonds, stock franchises and all matters and things (real, personal and mixed), capable of prlvato ownership; own-ership; but this shall not bo so construed con-strued as to authorize the taxation of tho stocks of any company or corporation, corpora-tion, when tho property of such company com-pany or corporation represented b such stock, has been taxed. The leg-' leg-' islaturo shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated esti-mated ordlnnry expen&es of the state for each fiscal year The loglslaturo shall alao provide for tho payment of the state debt, If any thero be, be-foro be-foro the same becomes due; and pro-ldc pro-ldc for the payment of the Interest on said debt as It may fall due. No. 7. AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE VI., RELATING TO COMPENSATION COM-PENSATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Until otherwise provided by law, the members of tho legislature shall reecho re-echo eight (58.00) dollars per day and ten cents per mllo for the distance nocessarllv traveled going to and returning re-turning from tho place of meeting on tho most usual route, and shall receive re-ceive no other pay or perquisite. No. 8. AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4 ARTICLE XIV. FIXING THE LIMIT OF INDEBTEDNESS OF COUNTIES. CITIES. TOWNS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DIS-TRICTS. When authorized to create Indebtedness Indebt-edness as provided In Section 3 of this artlclo, no county shall become Indebted to au amount, including existing ex-isting indebtedness, exceeding two per centum. No city, town, Bchool district dis-trict or other municipal corporation shall become indebted to an amount. Including existing Indebtedness, ox-coedlng ox-coedlng four per centum of tho valuo of the taxablo property therein, the value to be ascertained by the last assessment for 6tate and county purposes, pur-poses, nrevlous to tho Incuninc of such Indebtedness, except that in incorporated in-corporated cities tho assessment shall be taken from the last assessment for city purposes; Provided, that no part of tho indebtedness allowed In this section shall be incurred for i hor than strictly county, city, town, or school district purposes, provided, further, that any city of the first class and any city of the second clasB having hav-ing over 20000 inhabltanLs, when au-thorlred au-thorlred as provided In Section 3 of this Artlclo, may be allowed to Incur a larger Indebtedness not exceeding four per centum additional, aud any city of tho second class having loss than 20.000 inhablLints and any city of the third class, or town, when authorized au-thorized as aforesaid, may be allowed to incur a larger Indebtedness not exceeding ex-ceeding eight per centum additional for the purpose of supplying such city or town with water, artificial lights, or sewers, when the works for supplying supply-ing such water, lights or sewers shall be owned and controlled by the municipality. |