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Show Proposed Amendment (o the Constitution Constitu-tion of the State of Utah. i-;imH AMKMIMKV!' IX) THE ,-ONSI I l't TlOV HOI SK joivr IUSi.1 I VION M Milk Iv Sl. Joint i;.':ohlIion jw-x v Uiik n u! ill -Mil lo Sevliou 1 . Article. 7, ot -Ik l' 'iisuiulioii i' ( 'i i Slate n I'.ih. r lat m s li tb ilnilna of ,, J. tor aiwl of the Trt.iMuer. j:,. u i.uir 1 l' lo l.-.isl.ii u.e ot ihe S'sito ot I t:ih: To-il tula of a" th- uie Q ) rg fWIlM to o.-ioli o( ttltf tllO IlltK lV'.u'urr:i ! thoivin: Uvt'.ou 1. Til at It Is jiropose n in'iut iV.noii . Article 7, jt M iViistttu.lo.i of the Sta of I t:.l o tliat 111-' sauio will ial as fol 17. Vo. Aiulitor sha'l be iiiUior f; pul'lio .v'.:uls. Thi puMu- monk's mon-k's sh.il- I Joi'OsiteJ ly the Trea-Vt.r, Trea-Vt.r, uio.tr the supervision of the IVirJ o t m iimera. mil us provMoo t-v la. ' S-, Th Sx'rt?ry of State k hre'jv iCttvtt'J to su! mil this pro-posoJ pro-posoJ aii-.o:i Jtuent to ttu electors of ti. s;te at the iu't general election in the manner proviiltd by law. Sec. X. If aJoptevl by the electors o the Sta:t this ametulment shall take eft'ci"t January 1. 1917. Approve,! March Kth. l!i:. STATK Ol' r TA U, SKt'KET li V OK sr.Tl: S Ol'KK'K 1. Pail Mattson. Secretary of J-.a:e of t -' State of Ulah, ilo hereby here-by eerliiy that the forosotnR is a fu'l t'ue ail oo rivet co,iv t.f HOUSE JOINT i; cISOLUTIJN SVMBEIt SIX pro. U ins an a.nen.lment to Section li". Article 7. of the Constitution Con-stitution i.' the ?:a:e of Utah, re-l,::sg re-l,::sg to tie duties of the AuJitor sr.i of tie Ireasure.-. as appears of record in :i y of.ce. In Witnus Where it". I have here-' here-' u'to set my hanJ and aT.xeJ the Great foal if the t?t:xe of I'tah. this :.':;J. Jav it August. 1916. DAVID MATTSON. (seal) Se- retary of State. rRorOiSF.r amknumknt to thi: CONST IT l I ION. SUN TK JOINT FESOLIHON XV.MHKR FUJHT. Proposing t"ti arr.enJ:n?r.t to Article 13 of the Corstituticn of the State of I'tah. re'.aing ;o revenue anil taiation. Fe it rcs-ViVe'. by th I.er!latnre of the StatL- of Utah. io-thtrdi of ail cemberj e'.e. teJ to each of the to houses conc.rrirs ihereln: Section I. It hi poroed to attend Article 13 of the t'onftitutlon of the Stat; of Utah. that the sa-.e will rod as foil i: 1. The oowei of taxation ahall never be su.rend. red. suspnded. or contracted cway. All taxes ihall be uniform up:n the -amo clast of property prop-erty within the urrlt r!al l!m!t of the authori.y lev. In? the tax. and sha'.l be levied and collected for public pub-lic purposes only. !. The :.ee!6!a u-e shall provide by law for an anr.aal tax sufficient, with other source' of revenues, to defray the cstimatf d ordinary expenses expen-ses of the Plate for each fiscal year. For the purpose of payine the State-debt, State-debt, if any there be. the Legislature Legisla-ture shall provide 1 )r levying a tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual an-nual interest and principal of such debt, withia twenty years from the n?.l nassa: e of the law creating the debt. 3. Theie shall be exempt from taxation property of the United States, of the State, counties, cities, towns, scl ool districts, municipal corporation i and public libraries, lots with t! e buildings thereon usd exclusively for either religious worship wor-ship of cliarl'able purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, plpea and flumes owned and used by Individuals Indi-viduals or corporations for Irrigating Irrigat-ing lands ojrned by such Individual or corporations, or the Individual members thereof, shall not be separately separ-ately taxed so long as they ihall be owned and used exclusively for such purpose; provided, the mortgages upon real and personal property 6ha!l be exempt from taxation: and that the taxes of the Indigent poor may be remitted or abated at euch time and la such manner a may he provided b; law. 4. The Legislature shall not Impose Im-pose taxes for the purpose of any county, city, town or other municipal munici-pal corporation, but may, by law. vest in the corporate authorities thereof, respectively, the power to assesB and collect taxes for all purposes pur-poses of srch corporation. 5. The surface ground of all mines and mining clalmB. both placer and rock In place, containing or tearing ,gold, silver, copper, lead, iron or other valuable metals, after Purchase thereof from the United States, shall be taxed at a value not greater th?n the price paid the United Unit-ed States therefor, unless the surface sur-face ground, or some part thereof, of fucli mine or claim. Is used for other than mining purposes, and has a separate and independent value for such other purposes; in which case said surface ground, or any part thereof, so used for other than mln-ir'g mln-ir'g purposes, shall be taxed at its value for such other purposes as pro. vided by law; and all machinery used In mining, and all property and surface sur-face improvements upon or appurtenant appur-tenant to mines and mining claims, 'hich have a value separate and independent in-dependent of such mines or mining ''aims, snal' be taxed as provided by All lands containing coal, granite, store, marble, onyx, gas, oil. hylro-carboi.s, gypsum, or other valuable val-uable mineral deposits, other than 'hose enume.ated above In this ec-tiin, ec-tiin, after purchase thereof from the '-H'ed Stater, and all property and surface improvements upon or ap-P"rtenant ap-P"rtenant to such lands which have a value sepal ate and Independent of all such lands shall be taxed as pro-n'led pro-n'led by law. In addition to the as sessment of the hui-Ohv Ki.Hn.ds. m. prove, nenlH , uieluerv ol' miiu ami iiiIiiimk claims, nil mines ,l '"" claims producing net proceeds pro-ceeds sluui ,0 tsmM u v,(hl0 to owed throo times mieh net pro-coeds. pro-coeds. '. An acenrnte statement of the receipts uml expenditures of the pu. He nu.iieis shall be published ,,. nually in such nnuiner ns tne. l.eK islature may provide. The rate of taxation on prop, orty for State purposes shall mnrr exceed el(;ht mills on each dollar ol laluaiion to be apportioned ns fl-oivs: fl-oivs: llt to ,.Vl.,,tM fllur anil ()Mi, lull! mills on each dollar of valuation valua-tion tor general State purposes; not 0 exceed three mills on each dollar i valuation for district school luir-'o luir-'o .es; not ,o exceed one-half mill on vi. h dollar of valuation for liih se.ue.l purposes; that part of Ih,. Ma,e tax apportioned to high school purp.ves s-hall constitute u final to '' cal,. I the "high school fund" and shall be ipportioned to the cities and and s, Inn I ,'istricts maintaining high schools in th,. manner the Legislature Legisla-ture may provide. And whenever the the taxable properly within the State shall amount to Kour Hundred Hun-dred Million Dollars, the rale shall not exceed live mills on each dollar of valuation; unUss a proposition to increase such rat., specifying the raie proposed and the time during hich ihe same shall be levied, be lrst submitted to a voti- -f such of he qualified electors of the State ns. In the year next proceeding such lection, shall have paid n proper?; tax assessed to them within the .State, and the majority of those voting vot-ing thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such manner as may be 1 rovided by law. S. The making of profit out (.f public moneis, using the same for any purpose not authored bv law. by any public otlicer. shall be deemed a felony, and shall be punished as provided by law. but part of such punishment shall be disqualification to hold public oftlce. i. No appropriation shall be made, or any expenditure nuthoriie.l by the Legislature, whereby the expenditures ex-penditures of the State, during any fiscal year, shall exceed the total tax then provided for by law. and applicable for such appropriation o-expenditure. o-expenditure. unless the Legislature miking such appropriation, shall privide for levying a sufficient tax. not exceeding the rate allowed in Se. tion 6 of this article, to pay such appropriation or expenditure within suih fscal year. This provision shall not apply to appropriations or ex-peniitures ex-peniitures to suppress Insurrections, def. nd the State, or assist In defending defend-ing the United States in time of war. 1 i. Nothing in this constitution shall be construed to prevent the Legislature from providing a stamp tax. or a tax based on Income, occupation, oc-cupation, licenses or franchises. Sc:. 2. The Secretary of State is here y ordered to give this proposition proposi-tion to be published in at least one new. paper in every county in the Statf where a newspaper is printed and published for two months preceding pre-ceding the next general election. Sec. 3. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this State at the next general election for their approval or disapproval. All offici il ballots used at uch election shall have printed or written there on the words, "For the amendment of Article 13 of the Constitution, relating re-lating to taxation." "Yes," "No," and shall otherwise be prepared and submitted sub-mitted to the electors as may be otherwise provided by law, and said ballot shall be received, counted, and canvassed, and returns thereon be made in the same manner and in all respects as in or may be provided by law in the case of election of State officers. Sec. 4. If adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1917. Approved March 20th. 1915. ST TK OF UTAH, SECRETARY OK STATE'S OFFICE . l David Mattson, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of SLNAit JOINT, RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT proposing an amendment to Article 13 of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to revenue reven-ue and taxation, as appears of record in mv office. In 'Witness Whereof, I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, this "nd day of August, 1916; DAVID MATTSON, (Seal) Secretary of State. |