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Show 1-KoPusfc.b A.ih.'ij.Mi-:."r iu mi-; CONSTITUTION HOUSE JOIN X RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT. A resolution proposing an amendment amend-ment to Section Z, Article 13 of ihe Constitution of the Stale of Utah, relating re-lating to uniform taxes aud exemptions. exemp-tions. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the Stale of Utah, two-ihirds of all the members eiected lo each house concurring therein: Section 1. That it is proposed to amend Section 3 of Article Xlli of the Constitution of the Slate of Utah so that the same will read as follows: Section 3. The Legislature shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all property in the state, according lo its value in money, and shall prescribe pre-scribe by general law such regulations as shall secure a just valuation tor taxation of all property, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property: Provided that a deduction de-duction of debits from credits may be authorized: Provided further. That the property of the United States, of the State, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations cor-porations and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively ex-clusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes, and places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit, shall be exempt from taxation. Ditches, canals, reservoirs, res-ervoirs, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating lands owned by such individuals or corporations, or the individual members thereof, shall not be separately taxed as long as they shall be owned and used exclusively for such purpose: Provided further, That mortgages upon both real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation: Provided further, That the taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such onl in oiinVi m a n n o i Til n v hp piovided by law: Provided further, That the Legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation of homes, homesteads, and personal property, not to exceed two hundred and -fifty dollars in value for homes and homesteads and one hundred dollars of personal property. Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published as required re-quired by the Constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election in the manner povided by law. Section 3. If approved by the electors of the State, this proposed amendment shall take effect on the first day of January, 1919. Approved March 12, 1917. I, HARDEN BENNION, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby here-by certify that the above is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution proposing an amendment to Section 3, Article 13, of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to uniform uni-form taxes and exemptions. In witness whereof, I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 23rd day of August, 1918. (Seal) HARDEN BENNION, Secretary of State. |
