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Show PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTL TUTION HOUSE JOINT RESOLU- 2tJ TION NUMBER NINE . &0W ' A Joint resolution providing for n amend- PD mcnt to Section i. Article 13. of the Consti- t! 'ifd tutlon of the State' of Utah relating to thi ' iifT: taxation of mines and raining property and the assessments of same. f 'SC Be It enacted by tho Legislature of the State K01 of Utah, two-thirds of all tho members elected J Vnyi to the two houses concurring therein! "T t Section 1. That It Is proposed to amend J vr1 Section -J. Article 13 of the Constitution of tho State of Utah so that the same will read as 1 Sm follow i ' fx?.' Section i. All metalliferous mine or mln- Ing claims, both placer and rock In place, shall KUU be aiwcsed at J5.00 per acre, and in addition afifl lh.r.l i . ,..!. I I ... . ! .T. ' or sub-multiple of the net annual proceeds '. (.thereof. All other mines or minlnr claims t 1 and other valuable mineral deposits. Including - feftl I lands containing coal or hydro-carbons, shall f Cim be assessed at their full value. All machinery , used In mining and all property or surface iP Improvements upon or appurtenant to mints ' IM or mining claims, and the value of any aurfaco ; jjtfi use made of mining claims, or mining property i j-5 . for other than mining purposes, shall b . I assessed at full value. The state board of I UaQ equalization shall assess and tax all property hOu , herein enumerated, provided that 4he aaseis- j . ment of J5.00 per acre and the assessment of S' the value of any use other than for mining Ktl purposes shall be made as provided by law. ' ; TtVi Section 2- The Secretary of State is hereby i directed to submit this proposed amendment J-TJ to the electors of the State at the next gen- B&P j eral election in the manner prescribed by law. ' jyoi Section 3. If adopted by the electors of th 1 M State, this amendment shall take effect Janu- I K ary 1st. 1919, i .i Approved March 12, 1917. j'" I. HARDEN BENNION. Secretary of Stato 3 of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the abovo Is a full, true and correct copy of , UaU a joint resolution .-oviding for an amendment aST of Section i. Article 13. of the Constitution : of the State of Utah relating to the taxation. of mined and mining property nnd the assess- ' 3$tQ menta of same. ; In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my Jjr( hand nnd affixed the Great Seal or the Stat of Utah this 23rd day of Augu-.t, 1918. ' (Seal) HARDEN BF NION. v iSte Secretary of Stata. . . ft |