Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-10-17
!, InINr RESOLUTION PROPOs.

Ing An Amendment OF Section =,
Article 10, OF the Constitution OF
the state of Utah, Relating TO the
Taxation OF Mines.
no AZ Resolved and Enacted by
the Legislature Of the State OF Utah'
Tv o. Thirds OF All the Members
elected to Each Of the Two Houses
Concurring Therein:
section /. That Il Is proposed 10
amend Section 4, Article 10, OF the
of the state Of Utah,
so that the same Will read as lOl-
lows: ,-t
4. All mines and mining claims
both placer and rock in place. con
tanning or bearing gold, silver, COP
Der, lead or other valuable precious
metals, after purchase thereon IRON
the United states, shall be taxed az
value not greater than the price
pald the United states therefor, un-
ieas the surface ground, or some
part thereof, OF such mine or claim
Il used for other than mining pur-
poses. and has n separate and inde-
pendcnt value for such other pur-
poseg: In which case said surface
Ground, or any part thereof, so used
for other than mining purposes, shall
be taxed at It's value for such other
purpoaes, az provided by law; and
All the machinery used In mining
and all property and surface I'M
proyemonta upon or appurtenant 10
mines and mining claims, when
have a value separate and indepen-
dent OF such mines or mining claim
and the not annual proceeds OF All
such precious metal mines and MN
ing claims, shall be taxed as proVid-
ed by law. All lands containing coal
hydrocarbons or stone deposits, az
ter purchase thereof from the United
states and all property and surface
improvements upon or appurtenant
10 such ianda which have value
separate and independent OF all sucn
lands and the net proceeds OF A.,
such land and the byproducts OF All
valuable deposits contained therein
not taxed In n crude or raw condl-
ton, shall be taxed as provided by
/ law.
Section 2. The secretary OF state
IA hereby ordered to give this propo'
sltion TO be published In at least one
newspaper In every county In the
state where newspaper n printed
and published for two months pre-
cedinE the next general election.
section 3. This proposition shall
Ibo admitted TO the electors OF this
state NJ tho next general election TO
their approval or dlsapproyal. NJ
official ballots used nj such election
shall have printed or written there
ON the words, For the Amendment
OF Section 4. Article 10. OF the Con
s,itution. Relating 70 the Taxation
OF Minea," Yes" NO" and ehal
otherwise be prepared and submlttet
to tho electors as may be otherwise
provided by law, and said ballo
shall be received. counted and can
yaAscd. and returns thereon be mad
In the same manner and In all re-
spccta as a. or may be provided By
law In the case OF election OF stat
officers.
section I. II adopted by the cleo
tors OF the state. this amendmen
shall take effect January ], 1913,
State OF Utah. office OF the Soc
rotary Of State SIS. I. Charles $
TinEcy. secretary Of state OF IN
state OF Utah. do hereby certify tina
the foregoing n n full, true and cor
! rect copy OF resolution proposlnl
an amendment TO Section 4. Artlcl
XIII OF the constitution OF tho stat
OF Utah. relating 10 the taxation o
mines.
In testimony whereof. ! have here
unto SGT my hand and affixed IN
Great Seal OF the State OF Utah a
Salt Lake City. this 22nd day O
August. 1919. G. s, TtNGEY. Sec
Rotary OF State.
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