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Show Proposed Amendment to the Constitution. House Joint Resolution Number Six. A Joint Resolution providing an amendment amend-ment to Section 17, Artlclo 7, of tho Constitution of the Stato of Utah, re-latin? re-latin? to tho duties of tho Auditor and of tho Treasurer. Be It enacted by the Legislature of the Stato of Utah: Two-thirds of all tho members elected to each of the two Houses concurring therein: Section L That It is proposed to amend Section 17. Article 7, of tno Constitution of the Stato of Utah, so that tho same will lead as follows: 17. The Auditor shall bo Auditor of public accounts. The public moneys shall be deposited by tho Treasurer, under tho supervision of tho Board of Examiners, and as provided by law. Sec- 2. Tho Secretary of State Is hereby here-by directed to submit this nroposed amondmcMt to tho electors of tho State at tho next proncral eloctlon In the manner man-ner provided by law. Sec. 3 If adopted by tho electors of the State, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1917. Approved March 17th. 1915. STATE OF UTAH. SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. 1, David ilattson, Secretary of State of tho Stato of Utah, do hereby certify that tho 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 the Stato of Utah, rotating to the duties of the Auditor and of tho Treasurer, Treas-urer, as appears on record In my office. In Witness Whereof, I 'have hereunto set my hand and arfixed the Groat Seal of tho Stato of Utah thl3 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 tho Constitution of me tttato of Utan, relating to revenue and taxation. Bo it resolved by the .Legislature of the 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 the Constitution of the State of Utah, so that the same will read as follows; fol-lows; L Tho power of taxation shall novor be surrendered, suspended, or contracted away. All taxes shall be uniform upon territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and snail be levied and collected for public purposes only. 'I. The Legislature ahull provide by law fur uu amiuui tax dunicitmi, with otner uourced or revenue, to deiroy the estl-uiuieu estl-uiuieu oruinury expenses of mo at-uto for each fiscal year. J'or tno purpoao of paying tho Statu debt. If any tnore be, the Legib,ature shall provide for levying u tax annually, uulflciont to pay tno annual an-nual Interest and principal of such. debt, within twenty years from the final passage pas-sage of tho law creating the debt. 2. There shall be exempt from taxation property of tho United States, of the mate, counties, cities, towns, school districts, dis-tricts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with tno buildings thereon usd exclusively lor either religious worship wor-ship or cnuritable purposes, and places of burial nor hold or used for private or corporato benefit. Ditches, canals, resorvolrs, pipes and flumes owned unu used by individuals or corporations for irrigating lunds owned by ouch Individuals or corporations, or me individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed uo long as thoy shall be owned and used exclusively lor such purpose; provided, that mortgages upon real and jxirsonal property shall bo exempt ex-empt from taxation; and that tho taxes of tho indigent poor may be romltted or abated at such time and in such manner ab may bo provided by law 4. Tho Legislature Bhall not lmposa taxes ror me purpose of any county, city, town or othor municipal corporation, but may, by law, vest in the corporate au ihoritles thero of. respectively, tho power to assesB and collect taxes for all purposes pur-poses of such corporation. 6. The surface ground of all mines and mining ciaimu, bum placer ana rock in place, containing or bearing gold, sliver, copper, leud. Iron or otner vaiuaoie meials, alter purchase tnereof from me United States, snail be taxed at a value not greater than the price paid by the United Stales therefor, utiles tno sur- laco ground, or some part tnereof, of tmcn mine or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, unu nas a separ-aiu separ-aiu and independent value for such other purposes, in wnlcft case said tiuriacu ground, or any part tnereof, su used for other than mining purposed. Shall bo taxed at its value tor Bucn otner purposes u provided by law; and all mucninory ueea in mining, and all property and surface sur-face improvements upon or appurtenunt to mine and mining claims, wnich have a value separate und independent of such mines or mining claims, shall ba taxed as provided by law All lands containing con-taining coal, granlto. mono, marble, onyx, gaB, olL hydro-carbons, gypsum, or otner otn-er valuable mineral deposits, othor man those enumerated abovo In this section, after purchase thereof from tho United States and all property und surfaco improvements im-provements upon or appurtenant to such lands which navo a vuluo soparato and Independent of all such landa shall be taxed aB provided by -law. In addition to the assessment of tho surface grounds, Improvements and. machinery of mlneu and mining claims, all mines and mining claims producing not proceeds shall bo taxed at a valuo not to exceed threo times auch net proceeds. 6. An accurate statement of the receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of me publio moneys shall be published annually in such manner u the Legislature may provide. pro-vide. 7. Tho rate of taxation on property for State purposes shall never exceed eight mills ou each dollar of valuation to be apportioned ap-portioned as follows: Not to exceed four and one-half mills on ouch dollar of valuation valu-ation for general State purposes; not to exceed thruo mills on each dollar of valuation val-uation for district school' purposes; not to exceed one-half mill on eacn dollar of valuation for high school purposes; that purl of me State tax apportioned to high school purposes ahull constitute a fund to bo called tho 'high school fund' oq V IK. shall bo apportioned to tho cities an JM f school districts maintaining high schooli 9 L in tho manner the legislature may pro- , 3 ft vide And whenever mo taxable proper. I L ty within the Stato shall amount to tfoui I ' Hundred Million Dollars, tho rato BhaU ' 2 not exceed five mil In on each dollar ol 3 valuation; unless a proposition, to incroasi g ; such rate, specifying tho rato proposed a r and tho time during which the samo shal; It"" bo levied, bo first submitted to u vote ol such of tho qualified electors of tho stat BE" as, In tho year next precoedlng such oloo lv lion, shall have paid a property tax as- scsscd to them within tho Stute, and tai 4 majority of thoso voting thereon shall W vote in favor thereof, in auch manner aj U may bo provided by law. (J'" b. Tho making or profit out of public moneys, Ubing tno same lor any purpost i not autnonzed by law, by any pudlc of. fleer, snail bo deemed a iolouy, and sh4u :' '( bo punished as provided by law, but pan . ' of such punishment shad be dlsquallfl- -nv cation to bold public office. ! 'c 9. No appropriation shaix do made, oi ' ' ar any expenditure authorized by mo Legla- ' , f 0 lature, whereby tho expenditures of in4 ; r Slate, during any fiscal yoar, shall ex Jii ceed tho total tax then provided for b ' TJ law, and uppllcablo lor such appropij. i n Hon or expenditure, unless tho leglala ' turo making such appropriation, shall f , provldo for lovylng u sufilclont tax, not ) ti exceeding tho rates allowed in Soctlon I w of this artlclo. to pay such appropriation , or expenditure within such fiscal yoar. " This provision shall not apply to appro. tfc priallons or expenditures to suppress In ' nr surrcctlons, defend tho State, or assist In defense of tho United States In Umo 111 of war. m 10. Nothing in this constitution shall d' be construed to prevent tho Legislature ' ' from providing a stamp lax, or a tax based on Income, occupation, licenses or l) '. franchises, y' , Sec 2. The Secretary of Stato la hero. W xy ordered to give this proposition to bi , 5 ' published In nt least, ono newspaper in cv- '; ery county In the. State where a nowa- . paper Is printed and published for two t months preceding tho next general elec- tlon. f t Sec 3. This proposition shall bo sub- : ' mltted to tho electors of this State at ;' the next general olectlon for tholr ap- ( I firoval or disapproval. All official bal- v otb used at such eloctlon shall have ' 1 , printed or wrltton therc6n tho words. A "For tho amendment of Artlclo 13 of the 5-Constitution, 5-Constitution, relating to taxation," "Yes," "No," and shall otherwise bo prepared and oubm.Ued to tho electors as may ba ' Z othorwlso provided by law, and said btl- . E lot shall bo received, counted, and can- j1 T vasscd, and rciurns thereon bo made In , tho same mannor and In all respects aa j n In or may bo provided by law In the caao " of election of Stato officera. . A Sec 4. If adopted by the eleotora o tho Stato, this amendment shall take of- i :.v feet January 1, 1917. ;, Approved March 20th, 1915. .; STATE OF UTAH. F SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. 1 I, David Mattson. Secretary of Stato of f 7 the State of Ulnh, do horoby certify that s tho foregoing Is a full, true and correct " H copy of SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION t - NUMBER EIGHT proposing an amend- 1 y ment to Article 13 of tno Constitution of '' tho State of Utah, relating to revonue and el taxation, as appears of record in my of- flee. t In Wltnoss Whereof, I havo hereunto i set my hand nnd affixed tho Great 8eal 1 A of tho Stato of Utah, thl3 22nd day of : tC August. 1916. ;i DAVID MATTSON. ., r. Secretary of State, '! ; E |
