The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT.

Proposing An Amendment 10 Article
~ Of the Constitution 81 the state
Of Utah. relating TO revenue and
taxation.
lie Il resolved by the Legislature Of
the State Of Utah. two-thirda 81 all
members elected 20 each 81 the two
houses concurring therein
Section l. II IN proposed To amend
Article ~ OF the constitution OF the
state 81 Utah. 30 that the same Will
read as follows:
I. The power OF taxation shall
never be surrendered. suspended. or
contracted away. All taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class Of
property within the territorial limits
~ the authority ievying the tax. and
shall be levied and collected for pub
lie purposes only
2. The legislature shall provide by
law for an annual tax sufficient. with
other sources of revenue. TO defray
the estimated ordinary expenses Of
the state for each flscal year. For
the purpose OF paying the state debt
n any there be. the legislature shall
provide for Lowing tax annually
sufficient 60 pay tue annual interest
and r-turipr' ~ Fs"' debt within
twenty years from the final passage
~ the Law creating the debt.
2. There shall be exempt from tax
alton property q tav United States. OF
the state rnur'ies cities. towns
school distriv,s, municipal corpora
lions Hr1 WH'''H ti' r lies. lots with
the buildings thereon used exclusively
for either religious worship or chari-
table purposes. and places 81 burial
not held or used FOR private or cor
poratc benefit
bitches. canals. reservoirs. pipes
aud fumes owned and used by In
diyiduals or corporations for irrigat-
Ing lands owned hy such individuals
or corporations. or the individual
members thereof. shall not be separ-
ately taxed 20 long ~ they shall be
owned and used exclusively fuF such
purpose. provided. that mortgages
upon real and personal property shall
be exempt from taxation; and that
the taxes Of the INDECENT poor may be
RENTED or nhated az such time and
In such manner AZ may be provided
by law,
I. The legislature shall not i'm
pose taxes for the purpose 81 any
county, city. town or other municipal
corporation. but may. by law. vest In
the corporate authorities thereof. re-
spectiyely. the power o. assess ana
collect taxes for all purposes 81 such
60 poration.
@. The surface ground ~ an mines
ana mining claims. both placer and
rock In place, containing or bearing
gold, silver, copper. lead, iron or other
valuable metals, after purchase there
Of from the United States, shall be
taxed az a value not greater than the
price paid the United States therefor.
unless the surface ground, or some
part thereof. % such mine or claim.
II used for other than mining pur-
poses. and has a separate and indie
pendent value FOR such other pur-
poses; la which ease said surface
ground or any part thereof 81 used
Tor other than mining purposes. shall
be taxed az IT. value for such other
purposes as provided by law. and all
machinery used In mining and all
property and surface improvements
upon or appurtenant 20 mines and
mining claims, which have 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. gas. oil. hydrocarbons, gypsum
or other valuable mineral deposits
/ other than those enumerated above
In this section, after purchase thereof
from the United States ana an prop
erty and surface improvements upoT
or appurtenant 90 such lands which
have a value separate and independ
ent of all such lands shall be taxed
as provided by law, In addition q
the assessment of the surface grounds
improvements and machinery o
mines and mining claims all mlnei
and mining claims producing net pro
ceedH shall be taxed al value not I,
eXcced three times such net proceeds
q. An accurate statement 81 th'
receipts and expenditures OF the pub
Tic moneys shall be published an
nually Ia such manner as the legis
laturc may provide,
7. The rate OF taxation on prom
erty for state purposes shall never eN
coed eight mills ON each dollar o
valuation 90 be apportioned as fol
lows: Not 10 exceed four and one
half mills on each dollar OF valuation
for general state purposes; not 20 eN
coed three mills on each dollar OF val
uatiOn for district school purposes
not 20 exceed one-half min OF
each dollar OF valuation 10
high school purposes; that par
OF the state tax apportioned 4
high school purposes shall consti
tute fund 10 be called the "higl
school fund" and shall be apportion
ed % the cities and school district
maintaining high schools In the man
ner the legislature may provide, An
whenever the taxable property With
the state shall amount 20 four hun
dred million dollars, the rate sha
not exceed five mills on each dollar q
valuation; unless a proposition 10 In
crease such rate, specifying the rat
proposed and the time during whic
the same shall be levied, be first sub
mitted 20 a vote OF such OF the quail
fled electors Of the state as, In N