Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1906-09-07
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
Section 3, Article Kill, OF the Constl-
and Section 10. OF said Article Kill.
relating TO uniform tax and exemp-
lions therefrom, and authority OF the
Legislature to provide for stamp tax
or n tax based on income, occupation,
licenses OF franchises.
BE II resolved and enacted by the
Legislature OF the State of Utah, two
thirds of all members thereof concur
Section /. The following proposition
to amend the Constitution OF the state
of Utah is hereby submitted to the
qualified electors of the state Tor Their
approval or disapproval, namely;
That Section 2. Article Kill, of the
Constitution OF the State of Utah, as
amended November 8, 1900, ana sec
ton -. OF said Article Kill, be and
the same are hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section g. The Legislature shall
provide by law uniform and equal
rate of assessment and taxation ON all
property In the State, according to It's
value In money, and shall prescribe
by general law such regulations as
shall secure just valuation for tax
alton OF all property so that every
In proportion to the value or his, her
or it's property; Provided. that de-
duction OF debts from credits T'"y be
authorized; Provided, further, that the
State, counties, cities. towns, school
districts. municipal corporations and
public libraries. lots with the buildings
thereon used exclusively for either re-
poses and places OF burial not held or
used for private or corporate benefit.
shall be exempt from taxation
bitches, canals, reservoirs pipes ana
fumes owned and used individual
or corporation9l for Irritating lands
owned by suchXndividuals or corpora
lions, or the Individual members there
OF, shall not be separately taxed as
long az they shall be owned and used
exclusively for such purpose; Provided
further. that mortgages upon both real
ana personal property shall pc exempt
from taxation; Provided, further. thnt
rcmitted or abated at such time and I'm
such manner as may be provided by
law
"ls (stamp, income. license, fran
Chise, or mortgage tax ermissible.)
Nothing in this Constitution shall be
construed to prevent the Legislature
from providing "A stamp tax, or tax
based on income. occupation licenses
or franchises"
Section 2. The Secretary OF state IL
hereby ordered to cause these propo-
sitions to be published ir Il least one
newspaper In every county on, the
state where a newspaper Is published.
for two months Immediately preceding
the next general election.
Section 3. These prop itions shall
be submitted to the electors or inns
state at the next general election, for
their approval or disapproyal All Of,
ficial ballots led Mt snch election shall
have printed or written thereon the
words, For the amendn 'nts 20 Sec
ton 3, Article Kill, of the ''onstlt T. :.
ton. as amended November o, 1919.
and Against the amendwcnt to 80
ton 3, Article Kill, OF e." Constitu,,
ton as amended NoyemSSr :; ,l l94o :
also the words. For the amendlnent %
Section ~, Article Kill, OF the Consti.
skution" and Against the amendment
NSectlOn r. Article XIII" OF the Con-.
esiRnatinp such amendment as
provided by law. Said ballots
received and said votes shall
counted. canvas|ed NH rN-
ereof be made In the same
~ in ~ rcspocts as is pro-
law IN rho case OF the cleo
' le state officers. =,
,D.ge amendments, II
Rsaid' 8fa,flon. shall take 81