The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-09-15
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To TIN.
CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT


Proposing An Amendment TO Article
n Of the Constitution Of the State
~ Utah. relating 20 revenue and
taxation.
BE II resolved by the Legislature 81
the State 81 Utah. two-thirds of all
members elected 60 each ~ the two
houses cunCurrinE therein
Section I. II IL proposed a. amend
Article ~ Of the constitution ~ the
state 81 Utah. ~ that the same viii
read NJ follows:
I. The power 81 taxation shall
never Doe surrendered. suspended or
contracted away All taxes shall
Dee uniform upon the same class uf
property within the territorial limits
~ the authority ieyying the tax, aud
shall be- levied and collected Tor pub
DC purposes only.
q Tho Legislature shall provide hy
law Tor an annual tax sufficient. with
other sources ~ revenue. e. dcfray
the estimated ordinary expenses Of
the state for each fiscal year. For
the purpose ~ paying the state debt
n am there be. the legislature shall
provide Tor lvyNinE tax annually.
sufficient to pay the annual interest
and principal nf such debt. within
twenty years from the final passage
20 the law creating the debt
.. There shall be exempt from tax
alton property ~ the United states. ~
the state. counties. cities. towns.
school districts. municipal corpora
tons aud public libraries. lots with
the buildings thereon uned exclusively
for either religious worship or chart
table purposes. and places 81 burial
not held or used Tor private or cor-
purate benefit.
bitches. canals, reservoirs. pipes
ana fumes owned and used by In.
diNldualH or corporations Tor irrignt-
INK lands owned 10y such individuals
or corporations or the individual
members thereof. shall not be- separ-
atcly taxed - long a. they shall be
owned and used exclusively for such
purpose; provided. that mortgages
upon real and personal property shall
De exempt from taxation; and that
the taxes ~ the INDECENT poor may be-
IN such manner ~ may be provided
by law.
Z. Tho Legislature shall not i'm.
pose taxes for the purpose 1T any
county, city, town or other municipal
corporation, hut may, by law, vest In
the corporate authorities thereof fe.
spectlVcly, the power O. assess aud
collect taxes for all purposes ~ such
corporation,
g. The surface ground 81 all mines
and mining claims, both placer aud
rock In place, containing or bearing
gold, silver, copper, lead. iron or other
valuable metals. after purchase there
~ from the United states. shall Dc
taxed az a value not greater than the
price paid the United States therefor.
unless the surface ground. or some
part thereof, Of such mine or claim
" used for other than mining pur-
poses. and has separate and indie
pendent value for such other pur-
poses, In which ease said surfnce
ground, ar any part thereof. ~ used
Tor other Than mining purposes. shall
be taxed nc It's value for such other
purposes as provided by law; and an
machinery used In mining. and all
property and surface improvements
upon or appurtenant 90 mines aud
mining claims, which have u value
separate and Independent OF such
mines or mining claims, shall be taxed
as provided by law. All lands con.
tanning coal, granite. stone, marble
onyx, gns, OIL hydrocarbons, gypsum.
or other valuable mineral deposits
other than those enumerated above
IN this section after purchase thereof
from the United States and all prom
erty and surface improvem rnts upon
or appurtenant 90 such lands which
have value separate and independ-
ent OF all such lands shall be taxed
as provided by law. In addition 10
the assessment OF the surface grounds
improvements and machinery OF
mines and mining claims. an mines
and mining claims producing net pro.
ceeds shall be taxed at a value not 10
exceed three times such net proceeds
q. An accurate statement OF the
receipts and expenditures OF the pub.
lie moneys shall be published an.
nually In such manner as the leais-
latuTe may provide.
7. The rate Of taxation ON pron.
erty for state purposes shall never eX.
coed eight mills on each dollar OF
valuation 20 be apportiOned as fol-
lows; Not 20 exceed four and one
half mills on each dollar Of Valuation
Tor general state purposes, not 10 ex-
coed three mills on each dollar OF val
uation for district school purposes.
not 20 exceed one-half mill on
each dollar OF valuation Tor
high school purposes; that mari
OF the state tax appOrtioned M
high school purposes shall consti-
tute fund to he called the "high
school fund" and shall be apportlon.
ed 10 the cities and school districts
maintaining high schools in the man
ner the legislature may provide. Ana
whenever the taxable property within
the state shall amount Co four hun,
dred million dollars. the rate shall
not exceed five mills on each dollar N
valuation; unless a proposition 10 in.
crease such rate, specifying the rate
proposed and the time during which
the same shall be levied, be first sub