The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03
RESOLUTION.

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
Section 3, Article Kill, OF the Consti-
tuition as amended November 8, 1900
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 a tax based on income, occupation,
licenses or franchises
Be il resolved and enacted by the
Legislature of the state or Utah, two
thirds OF all members thereof concur
Section i. The following proposition
to amend the Constitution OF the state
OF Utah is hereby submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or dlsapproval, namely:
That Section 3, Article Kill, OF tho
Constitution OF the state OF Utah, as
amended November g. 1900; and sec,
ton ~. OF said Article Kill, be and
the same are hereby amended to read
Section 3. The Legislature shall
provide by law n uniform and equal
rate OF assessment aud taxation on all
property In the state, according to its
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
person and corporation shall pay tax
In proportion to the value OF his. her
or its property; Provided, that 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
districts, municipal corporations and
public libraries, lots with the buildings
thereon used exclusively for either re-
ligious worship or charitable pur-
poses, and places OF burial not held or
used for private or corporate benefit,
shall be exempt from taxation.
bitches. canals, reservoirs. pipes and
fumes owned and used by individuals
owned by such individuals or corpora
tions, or the individual members there
OF. shall not be separately taxed as
long as they shall be owned and used
exclusively for such purpose. Provided
further. that mortgages upon both real
and personal property shall be 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
law
"l2. (stamp income, license. fran
chise, or mortgage tax permissible)
Nothing in this Constitution shall be
construed to prevent the Legislature
from providing stamp tax, or a tax
based on income, occupation, licenses
Section 2 The Secretary OF State is
hereby ordered to cause these propo-
sitions TO be published In at least one
newspaper In every county OF the
state where a newspaper Is published,
for two months Immediately preceding
the next general election.
Section B. These propositions shall
State at the next general election, for
their approval or disapproval. All Of
ncial ballots used at such election shall
have printed or written thereon the
ton 3, Article XIII. OF the s'onstitu-
tion, as amended November G, 1900"
and Against the amendment 70 Sec
ton as amended November 9, 1907"
also the words, For the amendment to
Section. ~ Article Xiii, OF the consti-
tuition" and Against the amendment
10 section ~, Article XIII. OF the Com
stitutlon." together with such other
title designating such amendment as
may be provided by law. Said ballots
shall he received and said votes shall
be taken. counted, canvassed and. ra
turns thereof be made In the same
menner and IN all respects as Is pro-
vided by lazy IN the case OF the cleo
Section I. These amendments. n
adopted at said election, shall take ef-
feet and be In force from and after
the first dav OF January. A. D. 1907.
once OF the Secretary OF State.
L. Charles 5. Tingey. Secretary OF
state OF the State OF Utah, do hereby
sertify that the foregoing IL q full.
proposing amendments 10 Section g.,
Article XIII, OF the Constitution OF
the State OF Utah, as amended Novem-
her G. 1900. and Section 70. Of said Ar
ticle XIII, relating TO uniform tax
and exemptions therefrom, and author
ity OF the Legislature to pfovid, for a
stamp tax OF a tax based on income.
occupation, licenses or franchises,
passed al the Sixth regular session OF
the Legislature OF this State.
IN testimony whereof, have here
uric set my hand and AIMED the
Great Seal OF the State OF Utah. az
Salt Lake City. Utah. this 23rd day OF
August. A. u. 1906.
(seaiD c. s TIN0EY.
Secretary OF AAto