Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-10-31
JOINT RESOLUTION pRopos.


Ing An Amendment OF Section Z
Article 10. Of the Constitution OF
the State OF Utah. Relating e
Taxation.
30 II Resolved and Enacted by
the Legislature OF tho state OF Utah
TwolThirda OF All Members Elected
TO Each OF tho Two Houses Concur.
ring Therein:
Section 4. That Il IA proposed "a
amend Section .. OF Article rs. OF
the constitution OF the state OF Utah
so that the same will read as fol-
lows:
3. Tho Legislature shall provide
BY law for n Just and equitable as
aeaamcnt OF tho property OF the
state nj Its actual money value. All
taxes shall DO uniform on the same
class OF property within the terri
torial limits OF tho authority loyying
the tax. and shall be levied and coll
lected for public purposes only.
provided. that n deduction OF debts
from credits may bo authorized I.
provided further. that tho property
Of the United States. OF the state.
eountlca. elites. towns, school dis
tricta. municipal corporations and
public libraries. lots With the build
ings thereon used exclusively either
for religious worship or charitable
purposes. and places OF burial not
held or used for private or corporate
benefit. shall be exempt from taxa
ton. bitches. canals. reservoirs.
pipes and fumes owned and used by
individuals or corporations for irrl-
eating lands owned by such indlyl-
aiala or corporations, or the indiyi-
dual members thereof. shall not be
separately taxed az long ~ they
shall be owned and used exclusively
Tor such purpose. provided further.
that mortgages upon both real and
personal property shall DO exempt
from taxation. provided further.
that the taxes OF the INDECENT poor
may be- RENTED or abated at such
time and In such manner as may be
provided by law.
Section 2. The secretary OF state
h hereby ordered TO give this prop
osltlon TO be published IN al leas
one newspaper In every county IN
the state where newspaper n
printed and published. for two
months preceding the next general
election.
section 3. This proposition shall
be submitted TO the electors OF this
state nt the next general election
for their approval or disapproyal. All
official ballots used az such election
shall have printed or written thore-
on the words, For the Amendment
TO Section 2. Article ~. OF the Con
stitutlon Relating 10 the Clasaifica-
ton OF Property for Purposes OF
Taxation" Yes" NO." and shall
otherwise DO prepared and submitted
10 the electors as may otherwise be
provided by law, and said ballot
shall be received. counted and can
yassed, and returns thereon DO mad,
In the same manner and In all re-
spects as Is or may be provided by
Law In the case OF election OF state
officers.
Section 4, II adopted by the cleo
tors OF the state. this amendment
shall take effect January /. 1913,
State OF Utah, Office OF the Sec
rotary OF States. ]. Charles 3
rlngey. secretary OF state OF the
state OF Utah. do hreeby certify that
the foregoing Is a full. true and cor
rect copy OF a resolution proposing
an amendment 10 Section 3, Ardel'
XIII OF the constitution OF the state
Of Utah. relating 10 taxation.
In testimony whereof, i have here
loJa set my hand and affixed the
Great soaI OF the State OF Utah al
Salt Lake City. this 22nd day o.
August, 1919. c, S. TINGEY. Sec
rotary OF State.
(Seal)