Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-09-19
, JOINT REGULATION PROPOs.

ing An Amendment OF Section .,
Article 10, OF the Constitution Of
the state of Utah. Relating to the
Taxation of Mines.
BE II Resolved and Enacted by
the Legislature OF the State OF Utah,
Two-Thirds OF All the Members
Elected to Each OF the Two Houses
Concurring Therein:
Section /. That It Is proposed TO
amend Section 4, Article IL, OF the
constitution OF the state Of Utah,
so 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 AZ
value not greater than the price
paid the United states therefor, un-
less the surface ground, OF some
part thereof, OF such mine or claim,
Is used for other than mining pur-
poses, and has separate and indie
pendent value for such other pur-
poses: 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
purposes, as provided By law; and
all the machinery used in mining,
aud all property and surface Inn
provCments upon or appurtenant TO
mines and mining claims. which
have a value separate and indepen-
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 proyid-
ed by law. All lands containing coal,
hydrocarbons or stone deposits, al,
ter purchase thereof from the United
States and all property and surface
improvements upon or appurtenant
TO such lands which have n value
separate and Independent OF all such
lands and the net proceeds OF all
such land and the byproduets OF all
valuable deposits contained therein
not taxed In n crude or raw condi-
ton. shall be taxed AZ provided By
law.
Section 2. The secretary OF state
IL hereby ordered TO give this propo-
sition 20 be published In at least one
newspaper In every county In the
state where a newspaper IL printed
and published for two months pre-
cedlng the next general election.
Section 3. This proposition shall
be- submitted to the electors OF this
state at the next general election for
their approval or dNapproyal. All
official ballots used az such election
shall have printed or written there
on the words. For the Amendment
OF section 4. Article / 2, OF the Con
atltutlon, Relating To the Taxation
OF Mines" Yes" no" and shall
otherwise he prepared aud submitted
to the electors as may be otherwise
provided by law. and said ballot
shall be received. counted and can
yasscd. and returns thereon be- made
In the same manner and In all re-
spccts as N or may be- provided by
law In the case ~ election OF state
officers.
Section g. n adopted By the cleo
tors Of the state, this amendment
shall take effect January !. 1913.
State Of Utah, office OF the Sec
rotary OF State aa. !, Charles s,
Tingcy. secretary OF state OF the
state OF Utah. do hereby certify that
the foregoing d a full. true and cor
rect copy OF resolution proposing
an amendment 20 Section 4. Article
XIII Of the constitution of the state
OF Utah, relating 20 the taxation OF
mines.
Ia testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal OF the State OF Utah M
salt Lake city. this 22nd day Of
August. 1919, G. s. TiNGEY. See
rotary OF State.
(SenlD