The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-26
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Cons ii

Proposing amendments to the Cons titution
Relative to the Taxing of Corporations.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the State of Michigan. That the
following amendments TO the Constitution of
the State of Michigan. be and the same are
hereby proposed and submitted to the people
of this State. that is to say. that Section ten of
Article fourteen of said Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows:
SEC. 10. The state may continue 10 collect
all specific taxes accruing to the treasury un-
der existing laws. The Legislature may pro-
vide for the collection of specific taxes from
corpor atoms. The Legislature may provide
for the assessment of the property of corpo-
rations, at ite true cash value, by State
Board of Assessors and for the levying and
collection of the taxes thereon. All taxes
hereafter levied on the property OF such
classes of corporations as are paying specific
taxes under laws in force on November sixth,
A. ID. nineteen hundred, shall be applied as
provided for specific state taxes in section
one of this article.
That section eleven of article fourteen of
said Constitution be amended so as to read as
follows:
SEC: II. The Legislature shall provide a
uniform rule of taxation except on property
as shall be prescribed by law: Provided, That
the Legislature shall provide an uniform rule
of taxation for such property as shall he as
sessed by State Board OF Assessors, and the
rate of taxation on such property shall be the
rate which the State Board of Assessors shall
ascertain and determine is the average rate
levied upon other property upon which adva-
loren taxes are assessed for State county,
township, school and municipal purposes.
That section thirteen of article fourteen of
said constitution be amended so as TO read as
follows:
SEC. 3D. In the year one thousand nine hun
dred. and one, and every fifth year thereafter.
and at such other times as the Legislature
may direct the Legislature shall provide for
an equalization OF assessments by State
Board, on all taxable property, except that
taxed under laws pursuant to section ten of
this article.
And be 1t further Resolved That the said
proposed amendments be submitted to the
electors of this State at the general election
to be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. in the year nineteen
hundred; that the Secretary of State is hereby
required to certify this proposed amendment
to the clerks of the several counties of the
state, as required by section three thousand
six hundred twenty-fOur, of tho compiled
laws of eighteen hun 1red and ninety.seven,
but II shall be sufficient IL the same shall be so
certified at least ten days before such election
The several county clerks shall. at once, upon
the receiptof such certified amendment, con-
vene the board Of election commissioners of
such county, and the said board shall forth
with prepare a ballot for the use of the cleo
tors desiring to vote upon said amendment,
which shall be substantially in the following
form: AT the top of each ballot shall be printed
in bold-faced type the words, Vote on the
amendments to the Constitution Relative to
the Taxation of Corporations" Then shall
follow,
amendments to the Constitution Relative
10 the Taxation Of Corporations.
Yes. 20
Amendments to the Constitution Relative
to the Taxation of Corporations.
No."
Such ballots, so prepared, shall be sent out
by said Board of Election Commissioners at
the same time and in the same manner as the
ballots TO be used at said general election
And IL shall be the duty of the board Of cleo
tion inspectors, at each voting precinct in this
State to see to IL that each elector Is furnished
with a ballot relative to such proposed amend
ment, at the same time that he is furnished
with a general ballot, and to inform such cleo
tor of the nature and purpose of IL, and. each
elector shall be required, on coming out of the
booth and rendering his vote to the inspectors
of election, to produce and hand to such in
spectors the ballot relating to such amend
ment, who shall PLACID the same In the box pre-
pared for that purpose.
All votes cast therefor shall be taken, count
ed, canvassed and returned as provided by law
for the election of State Officers.
MONROE l.. SCOUGALE,
sheriff of Shiawassee Co.