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Show Proposed Amendment to the Constitu- ' tion of the State of Utah. i PROPOSE .VUKN1MKT TO THK r ,X)S1 1 11 'TION. HeU SK JOINT HKSCU'TION Xl'MlU li SIX. i Joint Resolution preih'iim an sUioaUiir.oit to Section 1., Article "l of vlio C institution cf t'v Stato of UU.h, ri-UitiuK to tb . d ulea of tho And tcr and of the Treasurer. Be at er.Rtel by tha Lo.-lslal u.e of tie Stiitvi of Utah: T-wo-lUuls of all th- me.Q)ira el0l3tetl to ouch of the two Huss conturriivt therein: Section 1. That it is propose 1 r. ) mend L'eclion IT, Art tela 7. of ! CoQBtltullo.i of the Stu e of Utfcl, 80 that tlu same will lead ns f o! '0Wj' i'i1Q Auditor sha'l be Auditor of nubile aiccwmts. The public mon-pvs mon-pvs shall I e deposited t y the Treasures Treas-ures ui.dtr the supervision of the Bo.if'd oi Kxa niners, and as provided Stc'i. The Secretery of State Is hereby directed to sul.mit this proposed pro-posed amendment to I he electors of the State at the next general election lu the manner provided by law. BM. 3- If adopted by the electors ol the Stae, this amendment shall take effect January 1, 1917. Approved March 17th, 1H13. STVTE OF UTAH, SKCRKTVRY OF STATE S OFFICE I David Mattson, Eecratary of State of t'.io State of Utah, do here-; by certliy that the foregting is a' full true and correct copy cf HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER glXpro.it ing an amendment to Section 17, Article 7, of the Constitution Con-stitution o? the State of Utah, relating re-lating to tie d.uties of the Auditor and of the Ireasure. as appears of record In n y office. In Wltncts Where l', I have hereunto here-unto set ny hand and affixed the Great Seal if the Str.te of Utah, this 2'nd dav cf August. 1916. nAVin MATTSON. (Seal) Se' retary of State. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE TONSTITVIION. SENATE JOINT RESOLVl ION NUMBER EIGHT. Proposing an amendmsnt to Article 13 of the Corstituticn of the State of Utah, relating to revenue and taxation. Be it resolved by th-) Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses conc.irrirg herein: Section I. H lu proposed to amend Article 13 of the Constitution of the Stat 3 of Utah, so that the same will read as follows: 1. The power of taxation shall never be su.rend. red, suspended, or contracted away. All taxes shall be uniform upen the ;amo class of property prop-erty within the torrit rial limits of the authority levying the tax, and Bhall be levied and collected for public pub-lic purposeu only. 2. The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenues, to flpfrav the ostimatt d ordinary expen ses of the State for each fiscal year. For the purpose of paying the State; debt, if any there be. the Legislature Legisla-ture shall provide Ur levying a tax 'annually, sufficient to pay the annual an-nual interest and principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passa; e of the law creating the debt. 3. ' Theie shall be exempt from taxation property of the United States, of the State, counties, cities townB, sclool districts, municipal corporations and public libraries, lots with ti e buildings thareon used exclusively for either religious worship wor-ship of caaritable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, p.pes and flumes owned and used by individuals indi-viduals or corporations for Irrigating Irrigat-ing lands oned by such individuals or corporations, or the individual members Hereof, shall not be separately separ-ately taxed so long as they shall De owned and used exclusively for sucti , purpose; provided, the mortgages upon real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation; ana that the taxes of the Indigent poor may be remitted or abated at suca time and la such manner a may De provided by law. , '4. The Legislature shall not impose im-pose taxes for the purpose of an county, city, town or other nunici-pal nunici-pal corporation, but may, by jaw vest in the corporate authorities thereof, respectively, the power to assess and collect taxes for all purposes pur-poses of srch corporation. K The surface ground ol an mines and mining claims, both placer and rock in place, containing or bearing gold, silver, copper, lean, iron or other valuable petals, aaer purchase thereof from the Unuea States, shall be taxed at a greater than the price paid the i unii ed States therefor, unless the s ur face gTound, or some part tnre'h such mine or claim, is used for other than mining purposes, f"d a8for separate and independent value io . such other purposes; in which case said surface ground, or any v thereof, so used for other than min ing purposes, shall be J " value for such other Ptoses "is pro vided by law; and all machinery usea In; mining, and all " pre face improvements upon or app tenant to mines ana d in. which have a value separate and dependent of such IneB ".JS by claims, shall be taxed as P1 law. All lands containing eomi grVnite, store, marble, onyx. B. hyjdro-carbor.s, gypsum, or olnerthan uible mineral deposits otVec-those otVec-those enumeiated above In tttt tien, after purchase Ljrty "d United States and all P8 ap-surface ap-surface improvements pon purtenant to such "ent o, a value sepal ate and l aB pro-all pro-all such lands shall be , taxea i-gAg i-gAg j IB tJ4W U1 pioxements and mnchinerv of mines "''. mining claims, all mines , and mimiiB vlui,un producing et pro '-'-"Is shall be taxea at a value 'not An accurate statement of the o'oiit8 and expemhlurca of the p , l'c moneys shall be published a -hna ly , su,h ,mul,lei. as lBa " Isluture may provide eilV f '!r",n!,e f ,axa,i"" on Prop-nU, Prop-nU, , "le '""'lses shall neve, exceed e,Kht mills on each dollar 0: palliation to be apportioned as fob halt mills on each dollar ot valuation valua-tion lor general State purposes; not , to exceed three mills on each dollar ,p. valuation for district school pur-t'oies; pur-t'oies; not to exceed one-half mill on e:uh dollar of valuation for high scmo'jI purposes; that part of the ta.e tax apportioned to high school jpurp..es shall constitute a fund to I b, ;?'J'1 tlle "Wgh school fund" and shall be ipportioned to the cities and and schou districts maintaining high I schools In the manner the Legislature Legisla-ture may p.'ovide. And whenever the the taxable property within the , State shall amount to Four Hundred Hun-dred Million Dollars, the rate shall not exceed five mills on each dollar ot valuation; unh ss a proposition to increase such rate, specifying the rate proposed and .he time during which the same shah be levied, be hirst submitted to a vote if such of the qualified electors of the State as, in the year next proceeding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the j iUate, and the majority of thoBe voting vot-ing thereon shall vote in favor thereof, in such manner as may bo frovided by law. S. The making of profit out of public moneys, using the same far any purpose not authorized by law, by any public officer; shall be deemed a felony, and shall - be punished as irovided 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 applicable for such appropriation or ejpenditure, unless the Legislature miking such appropriation, Bhall pr ivide for levying a sufficient tax, not exceeding the rates allowed in Section 6 of this article, to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year. This, provision shall not apply to appropriations or ex-peniitures ex-peniitures 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 shall be construed to prevent the Legislature from providing a stamp tax, or a tax based on income, occupation, oc-cupation, licenses or franchises. Set:. 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 v o TiflTOonanor 1r npinted oia.li' nci C a, ii " ti.. i and published for two months preceding pre-ceding the next general election. Sec. 3. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this Stati at the next general election for rheir approval or disapproval. All officiil ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon there-on the words, "For the amendment AtifiP IS of the Constitution, 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 ot election of State maecS'4 H adopted by the electors of the State," this amendment shall take effect January 1, 191J-Approved 191J-Approved March 20th, 1916. ST TE OF UTAH, SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE I David Mattson, Secretary of Stale of the State of Utah, do hereby certffy that the foregoing is a fulh I true and correct copy of SENATK TOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER FIGHT proposing an amendment to ArUcle 13 of the Constitution of he State of Utah, relating to revenue reven-ue and taxation, as appears of record lnyX Whereof, I have here-oQt here-oQt mv hand and affixed tne StMf State ot Utah, this 22nd day of AUDgust,D1916TTsoNi (Seal) Secretary of State. |
