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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. Article 7, of tha Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating re-lating to tho duties of tho Auditor and of tho Treasurer. Bo It enacttid by tho Locialaturo of tho Stato of Utah: Two-thirds of all tho members elected to each of tho two Houses concurring Section L That It Is proposed to amend Section 17. Artlclo 7. of tno Constitution of the Stato of Utah, so that tho samo will read as follows: 17 Tho Auditor shall be Auditor of nub'lla accounts. The public moneys shall be deposited by the Treasurer, undor tho Kunervlslon of tho Board of Examiners, and as provided by law. Sec 2. Tho Secretary of Stato Is hereby here-by directed to submit this proposod 1 amendment to tho electors of tho Stato i at the next general election In tho manner man-ner provided by law. Sec. 3 If adopted by tho electors of tho Stato, this amendment shall tako effect January 1, 1317. Approved March 17th, 1915. STATE OF UTAH. SECRETARY. OF STATE'S OFFICE. I David Mattaon, Secretary of Stato Oi the Stato of Utah, do hereby certify that tho foregoing: la a full, truo and correct copy of HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER SIX providing: an amondmont to Section 17. artlclo 7, of the Constitution of tho Stato of Utah, relating to tho duties of tho Auditor and of tho Treasurer, Treas-urer, as appears on rocord In my offlco. In "Witness TVhcrcof. I havo hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the Stato 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 tho Constitution of tho State of Utan, relating to rovenuo aid taxation. Be It resolved by the Legislature of tho Stato of Utah, iwo-thlrda of all members I elected to each of tho two houses con-I con-I currlng therein: Section 1. It Is proposed to amend Article Arti-cle 13 of tho Constitution of tho State of Utah, so that tho samo will reaa as foj-lows: foj-lows: 1. Tho power of taxation shall never bo surrendered, suspended, or contracted away. All taxes shall bo uniform upon tho samo class of property within the territorial limits of tho authority lovylng the tax, and snail bo levied and collected for public purposes only. i Thn 1 .fMslatiiri; fih:ill nrnvlrlo hv for an annual tax iiutlielent, with other sources ot rovenue, to dotray the call-, niaieu ordinary eenses of tno Stato lor each fiscal ycr. For tho purposo of paying the Stato debt, If any mora be, vhe Legislature shall provluo for levying tL tax annually, tiuiflcicnt to pay tho annual an-nual Interest and principal of such debt, wlinlu twenty years irom tho unal paa-buge paa-buge of tno law creating tho debt. 3. 'luero shall bo exempt irom taxation property of tho United States, of tho slate, counties, cities, towns, school dls-incii, dls-incii, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with tno buildings thereon used exclusively lor either religious worship wor-ship or charitable purposes, and places ot Durial not held or used for private or corporato Benefit. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, pipes and fiuiuus utv'ntu ana used by individuals ur corpuratlons tor Irrigating Jands owned by such individuals ur corporations, ur tno indivlauui memuors inereol, snuli nui De separately taxed so long us they shall bu owned und used exclusively lor sum purpose, provided, that mortgages upon real and personal property snail bo exempt ex-empt irom tuxatlon; and that tho taxes of the Indigent poor may bo remitted or uDaicd ox such tlmo and In such manner us may uo provided by law 4. Tho .Legislature shall not Impose iao.es lor inu purpu-i or any county, city, iuv.n ur otner municipal corporation, out may, oy law, vest in tho corporato uu inuritles tliero of. respectively, tno power tu assess arid collect taxes lor all purposes pur-poses of sucn corporation. 6. Thu aurfaco ground of all mines and mining ciain, ootu piaccr unu ruck jii piacu, cuiuuiiiiug ur bearing gold, sliver, cupper, leuu, nun or atner vaiuuo.e metals, alter purcnabo tneroof from tne United States, snail bo taxed at a vuiuu not greater man the pneo paid by mo united states tnereior, unless thu sur-ia.ee sur-ia.ee ground, or some part mercof, ol bucn uiinu ur claim, is used tor other tnau mining purpuses, aim nas a sopur-ate sopur-ate uiid independent value for such other purposes, in whien case said suriaco ruuna, or any purl tnereof, so used lor othei than mining purposed. Snail be taxed at lis vaiuo lor sucn otner purposes aa provided oy law; una ull maomnery used In mining, and all property and sur-lacu sur-lacu improvements upon or appurtenant lO llllliea uuu liuuiut, v.ia-uiio, njuv;u iltivu a value soparulo und Independent of such mines or mining claims, shall bo taxed as provided by law All lands containing con-taining coal, granite, stono, marbio, ouyx, gas, oil, hydro-carbons, gypsum, or other oth-er valuablo mineral deposits, other than mose enumerated abovo In this section, atier purchase tnorcof from tho United States and all properly and surfaco Improvements Im-provements upon or appurtenant to such lands which havo a value separato and Independent of all such lauds shall bo tuxed as provided by law, in addition to tho assessment of tho surfaco grounds, Improvements and machinery of mines and mining claims, all mines and mining claims producing not proceeds shall bo taxed at a value not to exceed threo times such net proceeds. 6. An accurate statement of tho receipts re-ceipts and expenditures of tho public moneys shall bo published annually In such manner as thu Legislature may provide. pro-vide. 7. Tho rate of taxation on property for State 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 dollar of valuation valu-ation lor general Stuio purposes; not to exceed three mills on each dollar of valuation val-uation for district school purposes; not to exceed one-half mill on each dollar of valuation for high school purposes; that part of me Statu lax apportioned to high school purposes snail constitute a fund to bo called tho 'high school fund' and shall be apportioned to tho cities and school districts maintaining nigh schools In tho manner the Legislature may provide pro-vide And whenever mo taxable property proper-ty within tho Stato shall amount to Four Hundred Million Dollars, tho rate shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of valuation; unless a proposition to Increase such rate, specifying tho rate proposed and tho tlino during which tho same shall bo levied, bo first submitted to a vote of such of tho qualified electors of tho stato as, In the year noxt proceeding such election, elec-tion, shall havo paid a property tax assessed as-sessed to them within tho State, and tho majority of thoso voting thcroon shall voto In favor thereof. In ouch manner aa may be provided by law. b. Thu makintr or1 nrnrir nur .-.i- n..v.n moneys, using tuo samo tor any purpose not aumonzed by law. by any puoiiiT officer, of-ficer, snail bo deemed a felony, and shall bo punished us provided by law, but part of such punishment shus be dlsuuuiui-catlon dlsuuuiui-catlon to hold public office, 8. No appropriation shall oo made, or any expeuuituro authorized by the legislature, legis-lature, wheroDy tne expenditures of the State, during uny fiscal year, shall exceed ex-ceed tho total tax thou provided for .oy law, and uppllcablo for auch upprut. Bi llon or expenditure, unless tho LeKlEa-ture LeKlEa-ture making such appropriation, shall provido for levying a sufficient tax. not exceeding tho rates allowed In Section 6 of this artlclo. to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year. Xhls provision shall not apply to appropriations appro-priations or expenditures to suppress insurrections, in-surrections, dofond me Stato. or assist of warnaU r thQ Untled States in. Unit 10. Nothing In this constitution shall be construed to provent tho Leglslatur6 from providing a Btamp tax, or a tax based on Income, occupation, licenses or franchises. Sec. 2. Tho Secrotary of Stato la hereby here-by ordered to glvo this proposition to bs ' published in at least one nowapapor In ov- i H cry county In the, Stato whero a nowa- ; 1 paper Is printed and published for two months preceding tho next general oloc- ji Hon. Sec 3. This proposition shall bo sub- mltted to tho electors of this Stato at I ' the next general election for their ap- j i proval or disapproval. All official bal- . v lotb used at such election shall hava prln:d or written thereon tho words. ' "For tho amendment of Artlclo 13 of tho T Constitution, relating to taxation," "Yea," r' v "No." and shall otherwise bo prepared ', and subm.Ued to tho electors as may bo J otherwise provided by law, and said btl- i lot shall bo ."ecclved, counted, and can- '; I vasscd. and returns thereon bo made In j tho same manner and In all respects as J In or may be provided by lav In tho caaa I of olcctlon of Stato officers. - . Sec. A. It adopted by tho electors of i ) tho State, this amendment shall tako ef- 'i i feet January 1, 1917. . Approved March 20th, 1915. - it I STATE OF UTAH. ; SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. j; I, David Mattson. Secretary of Stato of ti the Stato of Urah. do horoby certify that tho foregoing is a full, truo and correct copy of SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION -i NUMBER EIGHT proposing an amend- j; ment to Artlclo 13 of tho Constitution o , tho State of Utah, relating to rovenuo and , taxation, as appears of record In my ot- i flco. 5 In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed tho Great Seal i of tho Stnto of Utah, this 22nd day of August, 191C. DAVID MATTSON, Secretary of State. J . i |
