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Show i Proposed Amendment to the Constitution. House Joint Resolution Number Six. ; A Joint Resolution providing nn amend-1 ment to Section 17, Article 7. of tho Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating re-lating to the duties of the Auditor and of tho Treasurer. j Be It enacted by tho Legislature of the Stnto of Utah: Two-thirds of all tho members elected 1 to each of tho two Houses concurring -therein: I Section 1. That It Is proposed to amend Section 17, Article 7, of tno Constitution of I tho Stale of Utah, so that tho same will lead as follows: ' 17. The Auditor shall bo Auditor of Eubllc accounts. The public moneys shall o deposited by tho Treasurer, under tho supervision of tho Board of Examiners, and as provided by law. Bee. 2. The Secretary of State Is hereby here-by directed to submit this proposed amendment to tho electors of tno State at the next general election In tho manner man-ner provided by law. Sec. 3 If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment Bhall take effect January 1. 1917. Approved March 17th, 1915. STATE OF UTAH. SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. I. 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 tho Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating to tho duties of tho Auditor and of tho Treasurer, Treas-urer, as appears on record In my offlco. In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah this 22nd day of Aug., 1916. DAVID MATTSON. Secretary of State. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT. Proposing an amendment to Artlclo 13 of the Constitution of tho Sto.to of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. Bo It resolved by the Legislature of tho Stato of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of tho two houbes con- currlnc therein: Section 1. It Is proposed to amend Article Arti-cle 13 of tho Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, so that the same will read as follows; fol-lows; 1. The power of taxation shall novor bo surrendered, ausponded, or contracted away. All taxos shall be uniform upon the snmo class of property within tho territorial limits of tho authority levying tho tax, and snail bo levied and collected for public purposaa only. 2. Tho Leslalaturo shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated esti-mated ordinary OApenses of tho Stato for each fiscal year. For tho purpoao of paying the State debt, if any there bo, tho Legislature shall provide for levying r tov nnnnnllv kii t fnfan t tf nnv tYiry nn- nual Intorest and principal of such dobt. within twenty years from tho final passage pas-sage of tho law creating the debt. 3. Thcro shall bo exempt from taxation Eroperty of tho United States, of tho late, counties, cities, towns, school districts, dis-tricts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with tno buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship wor-ship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not hold or used for private or corporate benefit. Ditches, canals reservoirs, pipes and flumes owned ana used by individuals or corporations for Irrigating lands owned by such Individuals or corporations, or tho individual members thoreor, shall not be separately taxed so long as they shall be ownod and used exclusively for ouch purpoao; provided, that mortgages upon real and personal property shall be exempt ex-empt from taxation; and that tho taxes of tho indigent poor may be remittod or ubatcd at such tlmo and in such manner as may bo provided by law 4 The .Legislature shall not impose taxes for the purpose of any county, city, town or other municipal corporation, but may, by law, vent in tho corporate authorities au-thorities thoro of. respectively, tho power to assess and collect taxes for all purposes pur-poses of such corporation. 5 Tho surface ground of all mines and mining claims, both placer and rock in place, containing orl bearing gold, silver, copper, lead, iron or other valuablo ruoials, after purchase thorcof from tho United States, shall bo taxed at a value not greater than the price paid by the United States therefor, unless tho surface sur-face ground, or aomo part thorcof, of such mlno or claim, is .used for other than mining purposes, and has a eepar-atoxtnd eepar-atoxtnd Independent value for such other purposes; In which case said surface ground, or any part thereof, so used for other than mining purpoaes. Shall, be taxed at lis valuo for such other purposes aB provided by law; and ail machinery used In mining, and all property and surface sur-face improvements upon or appurtenant to mines and mining claims, which have a valuo scparato and indepondont of such mines or mbilng claims, shall bo taxed as provided by law All lands containing con-taining coal, granite, stono, marble, onyx, gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gypsum, or other oth-er valuable mineral dopoalts, other than thoao enumerated above In this section, after purchaso thereof from tho United States and all property and Burfaco Improvements Im-provements upon or appurtenant to such lands which havo a value scparato and independent of all such lands shall be taxed as provided by law. In addition to tho assessment of the surfaco grounds, Improvements and machinery of mines and mining claims, all mines and mlninr claims producing net proceeds shall be taxed at a valuo not to exceed three tlmos mch net proceeds. 6. An accurato statoment of tho receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of tho public moneys shall be published annually in auch manner as the Legislature may provide pro-vide 7. Tho rate of taxation on property for Stato purposes shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to bo apportioned ap-portioned as follows: Not to exceed four and one-half mills on each dollur of valuation valu-ation for general Stato purposes; not to exceed three mills on eah dollar of valuation val-uation for district school purposes; not to exceed ono-half mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes; that part of tho State tax apportioned to high school purposes shall constltuto a fund to be called tho 'high school fund' and shall bo apportioned to tho cities and school districts maintaining high schools in tho manner tho Leglsluturo may provide pro-vide And whenever tno taxable propor-ty propor-ty within the Stato shall amount to Kour Hundred Million Dollars, tho rata shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation; unless a proposition to liicrcaao such rale, specifying the ruto proposed and tho time during which the saroo shall bo levied, bo first submitted to u vote of such of tho qualified electors of the stato as, in tho year next proceeding such election, elec-tion, shall have paid a property tax assessed as-sessed to them within tho State, and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such inannbr as may be provided by law. fc, Tho making or prorlt out of public moneys, using tno same foc.any-purposo not authorised by law, by any public of-flcor of-flcor shall be demed a felony, and shall be punished as provided by law, but, part of such punishment shs bo disqualification disqualifi-cation to hold public office. U. No appropriation shall bo made, or any expenditure authorized by tho Legls- laturc, whereby tho expenditures of th il Statu, during any fiscal year, shall oi ( Ummmm cccd the total tax then provided lor b- VtiH law, and appllcablo for such appruprlii flrH tlon or expenditure, unless the Log la 1 3 ,ilMmmmM turo making such appropriation, shall IJH provide for levying a suftlclent tax, no(Vii)H exceeding tho rates allowed In Section ? 'jH of tbls article, to pay such appropriation ijl or expenditure within such fiscal year NH This provision shall not apply to appro! 'H prlatlons or expenditures to suppress mmmm surrcctlona, defend tho State, or ar'oxl VH in defense of the United States in VJKI of war. ltffH 20. Nothing In this constitution snfflBHH be construed to prevent tho Legislate )mmmrmm from providing u stamp tax. or a t, HJH based on income, occupation, licenses , J iVjH franchises. U ijBI Sec '2. The Secretary of State la he ', ' jKlH by ordered to give this proposition to Bjl published in at least ono newspaper in I1 jHlH ery county in the, Stato where a nevi f. IKI paper is printed and publisbod for t ' jB months preceding the next general ol ' I BrH Sec. 3. This proposition shall be s1 v Hll mitted to tho electors of this -State Ifl IHlll the next, general election for their V I Hul provul or disapproval. AH official 1 ViBH lott used at such election shall h ft 'Immmmmm piN.id or written thereon tho wo, T 'H "For the amendment of Artlclo 13 0f -V D Constitution, relating to taxation," "Yt 'u flH "No." aiid shall otherwise bo prcpr ' r Zi'H and submitted to tho electors as may PiH otherwise provided by law, and said II ll lot shall be .received, counted, and m I 'H vasscd, and rc.'urns thereon be madC fiH tho same nianno. and in all respectvM ll in or may bo provided by law in ths f 7 fl of election of State officers. " f',1 iH Soc 4. If adopted by tho oloctorXv fiH the State, this amendment shall taklv f'H feet January 1, 1917. 'ijH Approved March 20th, 1915. Wj STATU OF UTAH. -f Wl SECRETARY OP STATE'S OPITV- iH I, David Mattson. Secretary of 3Mb t , the Stnto of Utah, do hereby certiK 1 the foregoing is a full, true and m H copy of SENATE JOINT RESOLW. H NUMBER EIGHT-pronoslng an' ' H ment to Artlclo 13 of tho ConstituVl H the Stato of Utah, relating to roveiW- il taxation, as appears of record in ftNLJI In Witness Whereof, I have hV ll 8t rqyhand and affixed the GtUM I 1 of tho Stato of Utah, this 22mTOY I 1 August. 191C iff IH DAVID MATTSONM W J IH Secretary oM 1 1 H |