Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-17
Sun Law. February ~, 1884.
V;unlini"i from saturday
CoNSTtTCTION az THE STATE or
MONTANA
REVENUE AND TAXATION

REVENUE MD IAN lI'N'
SECTION |. The Legislative A.
sembly shall provide such revenue i,s
may Ice n,.iiul 10y l.vying a tax 10y
valuation, - that every person or cor
p0ratlon shall pay "A tax IN proportion
~ the value III hIs. her ar lis property,
except AZ in this article hereinafter
oth.rwis. provided. Tia. Legislative
Assembly may also impose a license
TAX. both upon natural persons and
upon corporations other than muni-
ci,ml doing business in this state.
kHc. .. The specification nf the
object and subjects of taxation shall
not deprive the Legislative Assembly
of the power H. require other subjects
or objects Ia hr taxed ia such manner
u. may he consistent with ia" prin"i-
~. of taxation fixed in this t"nsii-
tuition.
SEc. 3. tn" property "f the nited
State, the state, counties, cltir-,
towns AMI other municipal corpora-
ton. and public libraries, shall hc ga
enpt from taxation.
SEC. 1 Lots with the buildings
thereon. when laid buildings ar" iise I
solely TOR religious worship. az for
charitable purposes, also crnnterhs
not used or held tor private or cor
pOratr pruiit. rruwiny crops. live sto"k
under Xix month, old, and all mines
and mining claims, 10th placer and ia
rock in place containing ar hearing
gold, silver. copIur, coal or other val
uable mineral deposits. shall be ~
pmpi Tram taxation; P,or,dft, that all
machinery used ia mining. and ail
property and surface improvements.
appurt"nani Ia ur upon mining claims.
which have "A -cIiarat, aud indepeni-
snt value, the valu" ot tile suri;".
Rr,alnd embraced in said claims, and
the annual net proceeds of said nlh
Ing claims shall lee taxed a. provii,H
BY law.
Sp. ). Th" Legislative Assembly
MAY ia IT. discretion exempt by law
from mNatiuu other property ia AL
dittun To- HAT herein specified.
SEC Il. The Legislative Assembly
shall nnt inipus" taxes for the lHIrpu,,
If any ~uniy. city, town ar ether
municipal corporations, hut Hay 10y
law invest IN IA" corporate authorities
thereof respectively the power 4"
nss".. AMI collect taxes iorall. purpose
If -n"h corporation.
SEc :. M taNc- levied f"r State
PURPOSES shall 10. paid int ihp state
Treasury. and ~" county. city, town
ar other municipal corporation, th"
inhabitants thereof nor III" property
therein, -hull hc Released or'li>'harged
from their ar it, pruporIiohatc thar"
of taxes To- be- levied for STAT. pur.
pose.
SGr :. Th" power Ia lax corpora
tion- or corporate property. h"th real
ant personal, hal never lp rcliu-
qui~hcl ur sl~Iaudrd and all rorianr.
ation- IN tlfir state, ur dom. hu-inrs.
therein, shall he subject H. iHNaii"u
for state. county, rrh"nl, municipal
and other purposes, olI rial and per
sonal property owned "r used i'N
them. ard not 10y ihis, Constitution rS-
emptcd from taxation within TIA" Ter
rftori Il Limits of ia" authority levy
Ing the irA.
SEC. . TIA" rate ri taxation Df real
and por-uu1l property lul s'tdw par.
Ipos =, -lItil never exceed three -
mill on each dollar ul valuation. aud
whenever the taxable proper! IN thu
STATE stall amount Ia one tlInnrrd
million dollars sltn.W.i iHU !ic rate
shall not exceed iwu Wi.i, un each
dollur al valuation: and Whenever
the ttsghlr pro-. rty in III STAT" shall
amount Ia three luuIud million
dollar. n,riVbi.UD0 thr TIir -lnl
never thrfmHnr rfcrrh one !, Wii.
on "ach dollar ul valuation, uuI,~.
n proposition a. imrr,u.u such mll
sp "iiying "a" rate imposed, and ~,
,imr during Whirh iiu -iIi.u -hHll lo
levied shalt haze hyUu Submitted tm
o." pnoplr ut u general election, nnp
shulI hove received % iuuiullN al ui
Nh Nu'r, cp-i Tor and Hpalu-i II "a
such 'luctiuu
: a., ~. The Treasurer shall ku'l
n separate account ~ each Iuui ~ l,i.
hand, and slpll al the end al unrN
quarter uf the lis"ll wear upun to The
Governor la writing. Wudrr oath, Nh.
amount uf al muuits iu hi- hnud-, l3
The credit oi every .nrh mud. aud tlu
plr,r ar places where The same j. krpt
or Deposited, and The nuluuut nf every
warrant pal or redeemed by thin dur.
Ing ll. quarter. swearing falsely w.
any such report shall 10" doonud pei.
Jury. The Governor shall cause every
such report w. H." immediately pub.
iishcd IN M least one newspaper
printed ut the seat of government and
otherwise ~ the Legislative Assembly
-"v require. The Legislative A.