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Show no Proposed Amendment to the Constitution. House Joint Resolution Number Six. A Joint Resolution providing an amendment amend-ment to Section 17, Article 7. of the Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating re-lating to the duties of tho Auditor and of the Treasurer, Bo It enacted by the Legislature of tho Stato of Utah: Two-thirds of all the members elected to each of tho two Houses concurring therein: Section 1. That It Is proposed to amend Section 17. Article 7, of tno Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, so that tho samo will read as follows: 17. The Auditor shall bo Auditor of public accounts. The public moneys shall bo deposited by tho Treasurer, under the supervision of the Board of Examiners, and as provided by law. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State Is horo-by horo-by directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State at the next general election In the manner man-ner provided by law. Sec 3 If adopted by tho electors of tho State, this amendment shall take effect January 1. 1917. Approved March 17th, 1915. STATE OF UTAH, SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. 1. David Mattson, Secretary of State of tho Stato of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER SIX providing an amendment to Section 17, article 7. of the Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating to tho duties of the Auditor and of tho Treasurer, Treas-urer, as appears on record In my office. In Witness Whereof, I havo hereunto Bet my hand and affixed the Great Seal of tho Stato of Utah this 22nd day of Aug., 191S. DAVID MATTSON, Secretary of Stato. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT. Proposing an amendment to Artlclo 13 of the Constitution of tho State of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. Bo It resolved by the Legislature of tho State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of tho two houses concurring con-curring therein: Section 1. It Is proposed to amend Article Arti-cle 13 of tKo Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, bo that tho samo will read as follows1 fol-lows1 L The power of taxation shall never bo surrendered, suspended, or contracted away. All taxes shall bo uniform upon tho samo class of property within tho territorial limits of tho authority levying tho tax, and shall be levied and collected for public purposes only. 2. The Legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated esti-mated ordinary exponscs of tho State for each fiscal year. For tho purpose of paying the State debt, if any there bo, the Legislature shall provldo for levying a tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual an-nual interest and principal of such debt, within twenty years from tho final passage pas-sage of tho law creating the debt. 3. There shall bo exompt from taxation property of tho United States, of tho State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, dis-tricts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for olthcr religious wor ship or cnaruaDio purposes, unu vmcea of burial not held or used for prlvato or corporato benefit. Ditches, canals reservoirs, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating lands owned by such Individuals or corporations, or tho Individual members thereof, shall not bo separately taxed so long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purpose: provided, that mortgages upon real and personal proporty shall be exempt ex-empt from taxation; and that tho taxes of the Indigent poor may bo rcmlttod or abated at such time and In such mannor us may te provided by law 4. Tho Loglslaturo shall not Impose taxes for the purpose of any county, city, town or other municipal corporation, but may, by law, vest In tho corporato authorities au-thorities there of. respectively, tho power to assess and collect taxes for all purposes pur-poses of such corporation. E. 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 valuable motals, after purchase thereof from tho United States, Bhall be taxed at a valuo not greater than tho price paid by the United States therefor, unless the surface sur-face ground, or somo part thereof, of such mlno or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, and has a separ-ato separ-ato and Independent value for such other purposes; In which caso said surface ground, or any part thereof, so "used for other than mining purposes. Shall bo taxed at lis valuo for such other purposes as provided by law, and all machinery uscu in mining, and all property and sur- H face 'Improvements upon or appurtenant H to mines and mining claims, which havo B a value separate and Independent of such mines or mining claims, shall bo IH taxed as provided by law All lands con- H tainlng coal, granite, Htono, marble, onyx. H gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gypsum, or oth- M er valuable mineral deposits, other than H those enumerated above In this section, B after purchase thereof from the United States and all property and surface lm- IIBpl provemcnts upon or appurtenant to such lands which have a valuo separate and independent of all such lands shall be IH taxed as provided by law. In addition H to the assessment of the surfaco grounds. H improvements and machinery of mines IH and mining claims, all mines and mining IH claims producing net proceeds shall bo IH taxed at a value not to exceed three jH limes such net proceeds, 6. An accurate statement of tho re- IH celpts and expenditures of the public H moneys shall bo published annually In H such manner as the Legislature may pro- H 7. Tho rato of taxation on property for H 9tato purposes shall never exceed eight H mills on each dollar of valuation to bo ap- H portioned us follows: Not to exceed four und one-half mills on each dollar of valu- IH atlon for general Stato purposes; not to H exceed three mills on each dollar of val- H uatlon for district school purposes; not IH to exceed one-half mill on each dollar of H valuation for high school purposes; that H part of tho State tax apportioned to high H school purposes shall constitute a fund IH to be called tho 'high school fund' and H shall bo apportioned to the cities and H school districts maintaining high schools H in the manner tho Legislature may pro- H vide And whenever tno taxable proper- H ty within the Stato shall amount to l'our H Hundred Million Dollars, the rata shall H not exceed five mills on each dollar of H valuation; unless a proposition to lncrcaso H such rate, specifying the rato proposed IH and the time during which tho same r.halt IH bo levied, be first submitted to a vote of jH such of tho qualified electors of tho stato H us, In the year imx.1 proceeding such elec- H tlon, shall have puld a property tax as- H sessed to them within tho State, and tho H majority of those voting thereon shall H vote In favor thereof, In such manner as H may be provided by law. H h. Tho making of profit out of public H moneys, using tno samo for any purposes H not authorized by law, by any public of- M fleer, shall bo deemed a felony, and shall M be punished as provided by law, but part H of such punishment shall bo dlsqualifl- H cation to hold public office. H 9. No appropriation shall be made, or H any expenditure authorized by tho Legls- H lature, whereby tho expenditures of tho H State, during any fiscal year, shall ex- H cecd tho total tax then provided for by B law, and applicable for such approprla- H tlon or expenditure, unless the Lcgisla- H turo making such appropriation, shall H provldo for levying a sufficient tax, not H exceeding the rates allowed in Section S H of this artlclo. to pay such appropriation H or cxpcndlturo within such fiscal year. H I'l.l.- i.rnolclnn uVinll tint- 'innlv In nnnrn. H prlatlons or expenditures to suppress in- H surrccllons, defend tho State, or assist IH in defense of tho United States in tlmo H 10. Nothing in this constitution shall H be construed to prevent tho Legislature- H from providing a stamp tax, or a tax H based on income, occupation, licenses or H franchises. H Sec 2. The Secretary of State Is here- H by ordered to give this proposition to be H published In at least ono newspaper in cv- H cry county In tho State whero a news- , IH paper is printed and published for two H months preceding the next general elec- H Sec. 3. This proposition shall be sub- IH mltted to tho electors of this State at IH tho next general election for their ap- H prnval or disapproval. All official bal- H lotb used at such election shall huva jH printed or written thereon the words, IH "For the amendment of Artlclo IS of tha H Constitution, relating to taxation," "Yes." H "No " and shall otherwise bo prepared H and subm-'.tcd to tho electors as may ba IH otherwise provided by law. and said bal- IH lot shall bo .received, counted, and can- BH vussed, and returns thereon bo made In FH tho same manner and in all respects a3 FH In or may be provided by law in tho caso LH of election of State officers. Sec. i. If adopted by tho electors or ih tho State, this amendment shall take eC- IB feet January 1, 1917. IH Approved March 20th, 1915. IH STATE OF UTAH, fil SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. jH I, David Mattson. Secretary of Stato of. H the Stato of Utah, do hereby certify that jH tho forccolng is a full, true and correct H copy of SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT-proposIng an amend-mont amend-mont to Artlclo 13 of tho Constitution of tho State of Utah, relating to royenuo and taxation, as appears of record In my or- jH In "Witness Whereof, I have hereunto JH set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of tho Stato of Utah, this 22nd day of August, 191 C il DAVID MATTSON, Secrotary of. State. ,B |