Graham guardian., 1911-01-13
THE CONSTITUTION
AS Adopted by the Conven.
ton Held in the City
of Phoenix

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ring such indebtedness; except, that
in Incorporated cities and towns as
sessments shall be taken from the
last assessment for city or town pur-
poses; Provided, that any incorpora-
ted city or town. with such assent,
may be allowed to become indebted
to a larger amount, but not exceed
ing five per centum additional, for
supplying such city or town with
water, artificial light or sewers.
when the works for supplying such
water, light or sewers are or shall
be owned and controlled by the
municipality. 4
Sec. 8. Every law which imposes,
continues or revives a tax shall dis
tinctly state the tax and the objects
for which it shall be applied; and it
shall not be sufficient to refer to
any other law to fix such tax or ob-
ject.
Sec. 10. No tax shall be laid or
appropriation Of public money made
in aid of any church, or private or
sectarian school, or any put.ic serv-
ice corporation.
Sec. IL. There shall be q State
Board Of Equalization, which. until
otherwise provided by law, shall con-
sist of the chairmen of the Boards
of Supervisors in the various coun-
ties of the State, and the State Audi
tor, who shall be ex-offico chairman
thereof; and there shall also be in
each county of the State, a county
Board of Equalization consisting of
the Board of Supervisors of said
county. The duty of the State
Board of Equalization shall be to
adjust and equalize the valuation of
the real and personal property
among the several counties of the
State. The duty of the county
Boards of Equalization shall be to
adjust and equalize the. valuation OF
real and personal property within
their respective counties. Each
board shall also perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. II. The law-making power
shall have authority to provide for
the levy and collection of license,
franchise, gross revenue. excise, in
come, collateral and direct inherit
ance, legacy and succession taxes,
also graduated income taxes, gradu-
ated collateral and direct inheritance
taxes, graduated legacy and success
sion taxes, stamp, registration, pro-
duction or other specific taxes.
ARTICLE X.
STATE AND SCHOOL LANDS
Section 1. All lands expressly
transferred and confirmed to the
State by the provisions of the En-
abling Act approved June 20, 1910,
including all lands granted to- the
State and all lands heretofore grant
ed to the Territory of Arizona, and
all lands otherwise acquired by the
State, shall be by the State accepted
and held in trust to be disposed in
whole or in part, only in manner as
in the said Enabling Act and in this
Constitution provided, and for the
several objects specified in the re-
spective granting and confirmatory
provisions. The natural products
and money proceeds of any said
lands shall be subject to the same,
trusts as the lands producing the
same.
Sec. 2. Disposition of any of said
lands, or of any money or thing OF
value directly or indirectly derived
therefrom, for any object orherthan
that for which such particular lands
(or the lands from which such mon
ey or thing of value shall have been
derived were granted or confirmed,
or in any manner contrary to the
provisions of the said Enabling Act,
shall be deemed breach Of trust.
Sec. 3. No mortage or other in
cubrance of the said lands, or any
thereof, shall be valid in favor
of any person or for any purpose or
under any circumstances whatso-
ever. Said lands shall not lie sold
or leased, in whole or in part, ex-
cept to the higest and best bidder
at public auction to be held at the
county seat of the county wherin
the lands to be effected, or the ma
jor portion thereof, shall lie, notice
of which public auction shall first
have been duly given by ADVERTISE
ment, which shall set forth the ma
ture, time and place of the trans.
action to be had, with full descrip-
ton of the lands to be offered, and
be published once each week for not
less than ten successive weeks in a
newspaper Of general circulation
published regularly at the State
Capital, and in that newspaper of
like circulation which shall then be
regularly published nearest to the
location of such lands SO offered;
nor shall any sale or contract for
the sale of any timber or other nat
ural product of such lands be made,
save at the place, in the manner,
and after the notice by publication