The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-09-08
REVOLUTION,

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS IA
te,uon ). Article XIII, OF the Consti>
ssa 0a Section am ia cd N .,S IsSs
,,sisting to uniform tax and sIemp:
tions thetefrom, and authority OF TIE
msssiature to provide for a stamp tax
iiosn,es n, eu on income, occupation.
Be II resolved and enacted by the
Legislature OF the state OF Utah, two
thirds 81 all members thereof concur
ring therein:
| Section !; The following proposition
70 smend the Constitution OF the State
oualined electors OF the state for their
approval or disapproyal. namely.
c nnst Section ? Article Kill. OF the
amended November 8, 1900. and Sec
tlon IL, OF said Article Kill, be and
the same are hereby amended to read
section 3. The Legislature shall
provide by law uniform and equal
rate OF assessment and taxation on ali
property In the state, according TO its
value In money and shall prescrIb,
by general law such regulations as
shall secure Just valuation for tax
person and corporation shall pay a tax
In proportion to the value of his, her
or Is property; Provided. that a de-
duction OF debts from credits may be-
authorized. Provided, further, that the
property Of the United states OF the
State, counties, cities, towns. school
public libraries. lots with the buildings
thereon used exclusively for either re-
ligious worship or charitable pur-
Poses and place. OF burial not held or
shall be exempt from taxation
bitches, canals, reservoirs. pipes and
or corporations for irrlgating lands
owned by such individuals or corpora
Slions, or the individual members there.
NS shall not be separately taxed as
n m n In nj
a-ciusively for such purpose: Provided
further. that MORTGAGES upon both real
and personal property shall ne exempt
from taxation: Provided. further. that
the taxes OF the INDECENT poor may be
remitted or abated at such time and In
such manner as may be provided by
al. (stamp. income. license. fran
ehise, or mortgage tax permissibieD
Nothing in this Constitution shall be
construed to prevent the Legislature
from providing stamp tax. or tax
based or income. occupation, licenses
Or franchises."
Section 2, The Secretary OF state 10
hsreby ordered TO cause these propo-
sitions to be published in at least one
Newspaper In every county OF the
for two months immedia,eiy preceains
the next general election.
Section .. These propositions shall
State at tho next general election, for
their approval or disspprovai. Ali Of
noiai ballots used at such election shall
words, For tho amendments to Sec
tion !. Article Kill, OF the Constitu-
ton, as amended November q. 1900"
and .Agains, the amendment TO Sec
tion rs amended November q, 1900
also the words, For the amendment TO
Section ~. Article XIII, OF the ConstI-
tuition" and Against the Amendment
60 Section ~. Article Kill. of the Con-
may be provided by law. Said ballots
shall he received and said votes shall
be taken, counted. canvarsed and re-
turns thereof be made In the Same
yided by law IN the case OF the eIsc-
tion Of the state off'cers.
section q Thsse amendments. e
ss.' c and a be IL fore. from and after
State OF Utah.
once OF the Secretary OF State.
Z. Charles r. Tingey. Secretary OF
State OF the state Of Utah. do hereby
certify that the foregoing In n full,
true true and and eorrss, COPY OF a resolution
Article XIII of the Cor .,itu,!on Of
Der q, 1900. and Section ~. OF said Ar
ticle Kill, relating TO uniform tax
ity OF the Legislature TO provide for a
stamp tar or "a tax based on Income.
occupation, licenses or franchises.
passed AZ the sixth regular session OF
In testimony whereof. / have her.-
soto set my hand and AIMED the
Great Seal OF the state OF Utah, at
Ralt Lake City. Utah. this 2srd day OF
~T 3sssi, a. D. 1905 C. 3 rrsory.
Secretary of State