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Show Keep Your Constitution! I I h i Able men of Utah wrote it for you, putting into it their collec- I j--&m W: lve experience, wisdom, knowledge and loyal regard for the people's ;.t ,; IF j Tney Put provisions in it to protect the Property as well as the . I 1 ' 'Wei Personal Rights of the people. .$jjf-. , f I J S-'j , t. , , .,. i ' ' "' f 1 - r' ' They safeguarded the poor as well as the rich by providing that v. SpV J : '. iit. taxation should be UNIFORM and EQUAL on ALL property. ' I They provided that ALL industries should have EQUAL oppor- Vkr ' :- tunities to develop and prosper. I a ; , They guarded against DOUBLE taxation of property, because ;. . J i , . ', . they believed in EQUAL distribution of the burdens of government. v ' ; : ' . V.;.., . , . Under that Constitution, Utah has become famous throughout 1 - ' ' v ; the land as a good place to invest money, a good place to do business, v II j ' . j, ..a good place to live. jj I ; Certain men, not chosen for that purpose, have now undertaken " ;. - II ' .-j ! to change the Constiution. in v r m . I 4 v , They ask you to surrender absolute rights, which cannot be taken 1 ;' . S . i from you without your consent, II r '. V a - ;i B 3 ' Mr , - I p .... . v.1 " -, TllCy you to remove ftom Constitution the protection it now gives you and to accept untried provisions which even the men - .'r who wrote them cannot fully explain. . i In exchange for the surrender of this absolute protection, they v - offer you only their BELIEF that the dangerous provisions contained f r ' 1 H in their amendment will not be used for your injury. , . They do NOT provide ANYWHERE in their amendment that . v 4 'H you will not be more heavily taxed than ever before; instead, they. J.'$ H ' ' ' ' .TkII make it possible to single out ANY PERSON'S property for IN-, v " " I CREASED taxation. V-.' I They permit DOUBLE TAXATION which the present Constitu-, y.J? I tion forbids; they remove ALL LIMITS on Legislative apropriations i ' I they destroy local self-government in tax matters. l . j ; ;V I '" 1 So poorly worded is their amendment that they themselves admit . I the courts must be appealed to if it is adopted. 1 ! .' Keep Your Constitution! .3c-".;.v " t . ' jf Let those who believe in experiments practice on something else; not on you by engrafting burdensome and dangerous tax systems on your Constitution. r - vv I ;Why. amend the Constitution? Self-confessed tax "experts" say the present Constitution does Ki no c give enough taxing power to appointive officers; it leaves too j a much power witff the people. I, Do you believe that? . ; Don't you believe the taxing authorities have ENOUGH power now? ' ' Don't you believe taxes are HIGH ENOUGH? . I But, you are told, taxes on other property are higher this year be- ?i ? I cause, the. mines are not paying as much as they formerly paid. l I Don't believe that, because it is NOT TRUE. The mines are pay- . I ing Thousands of Dollars more in taxes this year than they paid last j 1 1 year. But YOUR taxes didn't come DOWN; they went UP. -J i 1 Furthermore, if increased revenue from mines will reduce taxes i 1 on other property, why are your taxes this year HIGHER THAN EVER j 1 with the mines paying MORE TAXES THAN THEY EVER PAID BE- ! I FORE? 1 Why have your taxes increased year by year, with mine proceeds I increasing until now they are THIRTEEN TIMES what they were at I statehood and taxed at FULL VALUATION EVERY YEAR? If increased mine taxes have not reduced your taxes in the PAST, 1 H . how can they reduce your taxes in the FUTURE? 1 H ;VK A Vote against the Amendment of Article 13 is a vote AGAINST :j I H v ' DIFFERING rates of taxation, without knowing WHO will get the HIGH rates. iH Giving a State Board, appointed (but not by YOU), au- I H thority to fix ALL your taxes and to sit in judgment on its t i H . own acts. . ' I I ' Allowing taxation of the STOCK of your company asjja $& H . well as the PROPERTY represented by the stock. '-'' I H Removing TAXING RESTRICTIONS from the Constitu- j I ,J ' tion all the protection you have left. fp , 1 H : Relieving from LOCAL taxation such classes of property ; I . H I . as those in power might select, which cannot be done under . a I H t i: the present Constitution. r. 1 i H ; f, Placing in the Constitution ah' Article so poorly drawn . - Vv E H t that its own makers admit court decisions are necessary to A H : make its meaning clear. ! , 1 Vll v Discouraging investment in ANY Utah industry or re-J T 1 !H source bv placing ALL property at the mere' of a few AP-'. '.1 f I H POINTEES. I I.. - . , ' , :.::, yOU SAFEGUARD YOURSELF AND YOUR STATE WHEN YOJS&il.. - V I I ,- . . , VOTE "NO I ! 1 . -.-- T-$b:. ON THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 13. 1 ' j&W- . . I j " ' ' Utah Ch.pter, American Mining Congrs. ' . .- . ' v - "7 Vl ' ' ' ' !- I i I ' , . -: . .. I Si .Jf8& v You cannot vote for ANY PART of the amendment without voting for ALL of it. Mark your ballot like this, and be SAFE ' ; I 1 jjj. .' mi".v; ff-' : 1 . -f' IniiFTinwl Que8tionl c 1 v: . . v' f' 1U CocW, rtlitix l o .titBrioo rditini to HxiJc fct 1 - ''?fcJ- J j YES 1 NO YES NO. ... ; - JML- LIjIlJ. i r t LEVERS The place for voting on the Amend- , j 1 IKPULL"TO RIGHT I ment appears on the votin& niachine at , . I TILL BELL RINGS J the toP urn the lever to the right as ' t I indicated here. V ' '."" ' .f':' -wm" r" in the districts outside of Ogden City, where the paper hallot is I - ( used, the amendment appears at the bottom of the ballot and the X i I I 4'jpV sh'ould be placed as follows : "v ' I p i Question 2 j I i -J; ' For the amendment of Article 13 of the Constitution of the I ' g , State of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. ' . I ' 1 ' .YES N0X ' I , ' I HBHBHSMBBHHHBn0H-HHHH " ' I , H fet .. -..,.--. i , .t -Hi!. ; H - Ti"" (Political Advei-lsaatiat)' . I - "HO.' -fjU'.- 1 ' ' Keep Your Constitution: I I 'k-kl |