| Show you owe it it to the boys over there buy W S S today human hogs always display their characteristics more emphatically in the dining room objections TO THE TAXI TAX TO THE constitution fit first objection this amendment is unconstitutional and unjust because it violate 3 the rule in article 13 section i 2 and 3 which stated that all property in tho the state shall be b assessed and inked at full value answer section A 4 of article 13 of the constitution clearly violates the rule of sections 2 and 3 it sets seta up an arbitrary rule that mines 3 shall be assessed at the price paid the government for land for the value of their drnach nery and and for their rt net proceeds and therefore not for their full fall value the proposed amendment on the other hand h and tates states that miner minei be assessed at per acre and d in addition thereto ti creto at a value based upon some borne multiply multi mul pla PIG or sub multiple of their net proceeds and all other mines shall be at full value the amendment thus plainly states that coal gilsonite marble cement mines etc shall hereafter be at fun full alue like nil all other property metal metai mines shall be assessed T s ted upon a value based on their net prace zas and thus they also may bo be assessed at tutt value alue the conclusion must most be section 4 now violates the rule of sections 2 and 3 but the proposed P P ed amendment to section 4 docs not the ms aring rod to determine the alue of a metal mine should be net proceeds this is the renson reason for the wording in the proposed amendment second ObI objection muon but the ln legislature lature or the state board of equalization ma may assess detal mines minca at more than fult full value or at less than full value answer the attorney general of the state to whom the legislature and state stale ba boards da must look for advice sayel say M my L Y opinion is n that should hould this Amm amendment dment be adopted neither the Legis legislate latu nor the state board of equalization will have the right them thereafter after to assess alii ana tax mines at more than full value or at less than full value but that minea mine must be assessed and taxed like all other property at full value in accordance with the provision of Sect sections ioni 2 and 3 or of article 13 he further further states the legislature will neit neither lier be obliged nor permitted under this amendment to confer upon the state board of equalization the absolute po power er to 3 and tax minca nt at IL raw rate and value to be determined by un them U n but the legislature will determine what the tax rate will be how net proceeds wilt will be de d and what the multiple or sub mul tiple will be that is to bo be applied to net proceeds in order that min mines may be assessed at full value this pretended fear that the or staw state officials official will discriminate against mines minca even if they had the power is unfounded we W nrc are obliged in a democratic government to trust our represent representatives athes the assessor r of salt lake county assesses one third of the tha property of this state slate at full value in accordance with his judgment the board of equalization now amedes in property each year with no appeal all allowed aed except to themselves and to the courts mines mine have the tha same protect protection iou are arc these sc objections su sufficient to acain postpone til the acl adoption option of this amendment T each year since 1015 1915 mines min have saved to themselves fc from m tho public treasury how much longer shall ahall wo we wait aitt sir mr taxpayer vote YES for the amendment JOINT COMMITTEE C op OF SCHOOL BOARDS AND HOUSE holise of DELEGATES |
