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Show Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Constitu-tion of the State of Utah. PKOPOSFD AMEXDME-XT TO THE COXSH IXTlOX. MOl'SE JOINT RKScl.UTIOX XLMUi K SIX. A Joint Resolution pn U'.inti an ame::u:r,?r.t to Section 1'.. Article 7, of .In C institution cf ti State of U.rli. relating to tb ; d ;ies of tlie'j'...ditcr and of the Treasurer. Be it e.uictei by tlie Le.'-iskilu.e of the S'.atj of Utah: Two-lliics of all th."' me.a'urs elected to each of the two Hjlsss concurrln ; therein: Sectio.i 1. That it is propose 1 t.J amend L'etlion 17, Articls 7, of 1 Constitu.io i of the Sta e of TJtl', so that thj same will lead as fol lows: 17. Ilia Auditor sha'l be Auditor of public amounts. The pu!)lic moneys mon-eys shal' le deposited t y the Treasurer, Treas-urer, ui (". r the superision of the Boird o: 1 xa uiners, an 3 as provided by law. S.?c. 2. The Secretary cf State is hereby di:ect.:d to sui mit this proposed pro-posed amenduent to ihe electors of the State at t'ue next general election in the manner provided by law. Sec. 3. If adopted. by the electors of the Stale, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1917. Approve.! March 17th, 1913. STATE OF UTAH, SECRET Yli Y OF ST ATI S OFFICE I, Da.iJ Matron. Cecretary of State of t'n- Stare of Utah, do hereby here-by certiiy hat the foresting is a full, true a correct copy cf HOUSE JOINT i:;:SOLUTIJ, NUMBER SIX pro. n ins an a.aenjment to Section 1 .', Article 7, of the Constitution Con-stitution e ' the Sta:e of Utah, relating re-lating to tl o da ties of the Auditor and of tr-e I reasure , as appears of record ir -i y office. In V.'im Where n. I have hereunto here-unto set l n hand and affixed the Great Seal : the Str.te of Utah, this 22nd dav i.. Ausrust. 1916. DAVID MATTSON, (Seal) Sei retary of State. PROPOcEr AMENDMENT TO THE fivmiu niX. SEX'TE JOIXT . ,-..--t , ov wyilER EIGHT. '.'roiio?':'" : l pmendnnt to Article 13 of the Coi nitutxn of the State - T--h -r.'- o revenue and IV :t t. f ; , ,1 s Legislature of i; f ; o' Utah, i wo-thirde of all ineUil-er ele. ted to each of the two houfes cone irrii a therein: Section i. U p'oposed to amend Article 13 of tne Constitution of the Stat.' of Utah. s. i that the same will read as foil wa: 1. The lowei of taxation shall never be su rend, red, suspended, or contracted i wsy. All taxes shall be uniform up:n the ;am. class of property prop-erty within the tjrrit irial limits of the authori.y lev.-ing the tax, and shall be levied and collected for public pub-lic purpose:: only. 2. The iegisla.ure shall provide by law for an anr.ua! tax euffclent. with other source'- of revenues, to defray the estimate rl ordinary expenses expen-ses of the :;ate foi each fiscal year. For the purpose of paying the State: debt, if any there be. the Legislature Legisla-ture shall provide lir levying a tat annually, sufficient to pay the annual an-nual interest and principal of such debt, withli twenty years from the final passa; e of the law creating the debt. 3. Theie shall be exempt from taxation ;roperty of the United States, of the State, counties, cities, towns, scl ool districts, municipal corporation! and public libraries, lots with tl e buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship wor-ship of c'lari'.able purposes, and places of b-.rial not held or used for private or corporate benefit. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals indi-viduals or corporations for Irrigating Irrigat-ing lands OJvned by such individual or corporations, or the Individual members trereof, shall not be separately separ-ately taxed so long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purpose; provided, the mortgages upon real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation; and that the taxes of the indigent poor mav be re.nitted or abated at such time and i.i such manner as may be provided b law. 4. The Legislature shall not Impose Im-pose taxes for the purpose of any cotintv, city, town or other municipal munici-pal corporation, but may, by law, vest in the corporate authorities thereof, re pe lively, the power to assess and collect taxes for all purposes pur-poses of si ch corporation. 5 The surface groand of all mines and mining claims, both placer and rock in place, containing or bearing gold, silver, copper, lead, iron or ot.icr valuable metais, after purchase thereof from the United States, shall be taxed at a value not greater tlu'n the price paid the United Unit-ed States therefor, unless the Bur-face Bur-face ground, or some part thereof, or such mine or claim, Is used for other than nifnl.it? purposes, and has o separate and independent value for such other purpose: in which case said surface ground, or any part thereof so used for other than mining min-ing purposes, shall be taxed at Its value for s.i'h other purples as provided pro-vided by law: and all machinery used In mining, and all property and sur-f-ire Improvements upon or appurtenant appur-tenant to mines and mining claims, which have a value separate and In dependent of such mines or mini'"-' elahns, shal' be taxed as provided by i.v All land'H containing conl. moi c marble, onyx. km, oil. nv.lro-et.rbot r.VV. ' ,'hpr.!Bl" ,1,1, miner, 1 deposits, other than . .,. "ted abovo in till- ;-on ;-on after re!,.,- ir-of from th. ,l,e,l ?-'- "'' ;'" proT.'-rty I"'' --rrrMer,, r:r- -. segment of the surface grounds, improvements im-provements and machinery of mines and mining claims, all mines and mining claims producing net proceeds pro-ceeds shall be taxed at a value not to exceed three times such net proceeds. pro-ceeds. 6. An accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public pub-lic moneys shall be published annually an-nually in such manner as tne Leg-islrture Leg-islrture may provide. 7. The rate of taxation on property prop-erty for State purposes shall never exceed eight mills on each dollar of valuation to be apportioned as follows: fol-lows: Not to exceed four and one-half one-half mills on each dollar of valuation valua-tion for general State purposes; not .0 exceed three mills on each dollar o: valuation for district school purposes; pur-poses; not to exceed one-half mill on ;ach dollar of val-uation for high ciiool purposes; that part of the Stae tax apportioned to high school purp.es shall constitute a fund to be called the "high school fund" and shall be apportioned to the cities and and schocl districts maintaining high schools in the manner the Legislature Legisla-ture may provide. And whenever the the taxable property within the j State shall amount to Four Hun-j Hun-j dred Million Dollars, the rate shall not exceed five mills on each dollar i of valuation; unless a proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rate proposed and the time during which the same shah be levied, be ; ilrst submitted to a vote f such of the qualified electors of the State as, in the year next preceeding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the ;itate, and the majority of those voting vot-ing thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such manner as may be rovided by law. S. The making of profit out of public moneys, using the same for any purpose not authorized by law, 1-y any public officer, shall Be deemed a felony, and shall be punished as I rovided by law, but part of such punishment shall be disqualification to hold public office. 9. No appropriation shall be made, or any expenditure authorized 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 ai plicable for such appropriation or openditure, unless the Legislature miking such appropriation, shall privide for levying a sufficient tax, not exceeding the rates allowed in 3e. tion 6 of this article, to pay such appropriation or expenditure within sueh fiscal year. This provision shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures ex-penditures to suppress insurrections, defi nd the State, or assist In defending defend-ing the United States in time of war. 1 i. Nothing in this constitution shali be construed to prevent the Legislature from providing a stamp tax, or a tax based on Income, occupation, oc-cupation, licenses or franchises. St:. 2. The Secretary of State is here y ordered to give this proposi-tion proposi-tion to be published In at least one newi paper in every county In the Sta'u where a newspaper ia printed and published for two months pre-cedii pre-cedii g the next general election. Fee. 3. This proposition shall be subrntted to the electors of this Stnt. at the next general election for their approval or disapproval. All offiei il ballots used at such election j shall have printed or written thereon 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 otherw ise provided by law, and said ballot shall be received, counted, and canvassed, and returns thereon be made in the same manner and in all I respects as in or may be provided bylaw by-law in the case of election of State officers. Sec. 4. It adopted by the electors of the State, this amendment shall Uake effect January 1, 1917. Approved March 20th, 1915. STATE OF UTAH, SKCKKTAKY OF STATE'S OFFICE ! I, David Mattson, Secretary of State of the Slate of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing Is a full, true and correct copv of SENATE 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 appearB of record in my office. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 22nd day of August. 1916. DAVID MATTSON, (Seal) Secretary of State. within thirty (30) days after the completion of the publication of this . notice. W. D. BEERS. State Engineer. Date of first publication November 3. 1916, dale of completion of publication, publi-cation, December 4, 1916. |