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Show PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TTTK CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION house' joint RESOLUTION I NUMI1ER EIGHT. A resolution projjcslnjr an amendment to Section Sec-tion 3, Article 13of the Constitution of the , State of. Utah, rclatlnc to uniform' taxes and exemptions. Be it resolved by the I-eeislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of nil tho members elected to coch house concurring therein. Section 1. That it Is proposed to amend Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah to that the same will read as follows : Section 3. The Legislature shall provide b$ law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all property in the State, according ac-cording to its value in money, and shall prescribe pre-scribe by general law such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all property, eo that every person and corporation corpora-tion shall pay a tax in proportion to ths value of his, her or its property Provided, that a deduction of debits from creditn may be j authorized i Provided further. That the property prop-erty of the United States, of the State, counties, coun-ties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries. lots with th building thereon U3ed exclusively for either religious re-ligious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporato benefit, nhall be exempt from taxation. tax-ation. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, pipes nnd flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations cor-porations for irrigating lands owned by such individuals or corporations, or the individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed a long as they shall be owned and used exclusively ex-clusively for nuch purpose: Provided further. 1 That mortgages upon both real and personal I property shall be exempt from taxation Provided Pro-vided further. That the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such tim 1 and in such manner as may be provided by j law: Provided, farther, That the Lexislarari I may provide for the exemption from taxation ! of homes, homesteads, and personal property. I not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars In value for homes and homesteads and ona hundred dollars nf personal property. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to enure th(5 proposed amendment .to be published pub-lished as required by the Constitution and to tho next general clction in the manner provided pro-vided by law. Section 3. If approved by the electors of the State, this proposed amendment nhall Uke effect on the first day of January, 1910. Approved March 12. 1917. I. HARDEN BENNION, Secretary of Stats of the Stat of Utah, do hereby certify that the above is n fulj, true and correct copy of . a resolution proposing an amendment to Section Sec-tion 3. Article 13, of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to uniform taxes and exemptions. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hnnd and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 23rd day of August. 1918 (Seal) HARDEN BENNION. Secretary of State. |