Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-08-29
Joint RESOLUTION PROOFS

Ing An Amendment OF Section 4,
Article 10, OF the Constitution OF
the state OF Utah, Relating TO the
Taxation OF Mines.
BE IL Resolved and Enacted by
the Legislature OF the State Of Utah,
Two-Tblrds OF All the Members
Elected TO Each OF the Two Houses
Concurrlng Therein:
section /. That Il Is proposed 20
amend Section 4, Article ID, OF the
constitution OF the state OF Utah,
80 that the same will read as fol-
lows:
4. All mines and mining claims,
both placer and rock In place, con-
tanning or bearing gold, silver, cop
per, lead or other valuable precious
metals. after purchase thereof from
the United States, shall be taxed at
a value not greater than the price
paid the United States therefor, I'M
less the surface ground, or some
part thereof, OF such mine or claim,
IA used for other than mining pur-
poses, and has q separate and indie
pendent value for such other pur-
poses: in which case said surface
ground. or any part thereof, 80 used
for other than mining purposes, shall
be taxed ut its value for such other
purposes, as provided by law and
all the machinery used In mining.
and all property and surface I'M
provements upon or appurtenant TO
mines and mining claims, which
have n value separate and indepcn-
dent OF such mines or mining claims
and the net annual proceeds OF all
such precious metal mines and min
Ing claims. shall be taxed as provid-
I'd by law. Az lands containing coal,
hydrocarbons or stone deposits, af-
ter purchase thereof from the Onitel
states and all property and surface
improvements upon or appurtenant
to such lnnda which have n value
separate and independent OF all such
lands and the not proceeds OF all
such land and the byproducts OF all
valuable deposits contained therein
not taxed In n crude or raw condi-
ton. shall be taxed as provided by
law.
Section 2. The secretary OF state
" hereby ordered 20 give this propo-
sltion 10 be published In at least one
newspaper In every county In the
state whore n newspaper II printed
and published for two months pre-
ceding the next general election.
Section J. This proposition shall
be submitted TO the electors OF this
state nj the next general election for
their approval or diaapproypl. All
official ballots used at such election
shall have printed or written there
on tho words. For tho Amendment
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stltuticn. Relating TO the Taxation
otherwise be prepared and submitted
10 the electors as may be otherwise
provided by law, and said ballot
shalt be received. counted and can
vaAscd. and returns thereon be made
In the same manner and In all rc-
spccta no IL or may be provided by
law IN the case OF election OF state
officers
Section 4, n adopted by the cleo
tors OF the state. this amendment
shall take effect January 1. 1919.
state OF Utah, office OF the Sec
rotary OF State. IS I. Charles \.
Tingey. secretary OF state OF the
state OF Utah. do hereby certify that
the foregoing II a full. true and cor
rect copy OF a resolution proposing
an amendment TO Section 4, Article
XIII OF the constitution OF the state
OF Utah, relating TO the taxation OF
Mines.
In testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal OF the State OF Utah at
Salt Lake city. this 22nd day OF
August. 1919. G. =, TINGEY, Sec
retary 81 State.
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