Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THE
CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION NUMBER
EIGHT.

BE II resolved by the Legislature OF
the state of Utah. two-thirds Of all
members elected to each OF the two
houses concurring therein:
Section 1. II Is proposed to amend
Article 10 OF the Constitution of the
state OF Utah, so that the same will
/. The power OF taxation shall never
be surrendered, suspended. or contract
cd away. All taxes shall be uniform
ipon the same class Of property within
tho territorial limits OF the authority
ievyipg the tax, and shall be levied
and collected for public purposes only.
2. The Legislature shall provide by
,aw for an annual tax sufficient, with
other sources OF revenue, to defray the
estimated ordinary expenses OF the
state for each fiscal year, For the pur-
pose OF paying the state debt, IL any
there be, the Legislature shall provide
TOR levying tax annually. sufficient to
pay the annual interest and principal
81 such debt. within twenty years from
the Anal passage OF the law creating
the debt.
3. There shall be exempt from tax
alton property of the United States. of
the state. counties. cities, towns. school
public libraries. lots with the buildings
thereon used exclusively for either re-
ligious worship or charitable purposes,
and places OF burial not held or used
Tor private or corporate benefit
bitches. canals, reservoirs. pipes and
fumes owned and used by individuals
owned by such individuals, or corpor-
ations or the individual members
thereof, shall not be separately taxed
80 long as they shall be owned and
provided, that mortgages upon real and
personal property shall be exempt from
taxation: and that the taxes of the in
digent poor may be remitted or abat-
ed at such time and In such manner as
may be provided by law.
=. The Legislature shall not i'm
pose taxes for the purpose of any
county. city, town or other, municipal
corporation. but may, by lakv vest in
the corporate authorities thereof, re-
spectively. the power to assess and col
lect taxes for all purposes OF such cor
poration.
s. The surface ground Of all mines
and mining claims. both plscer and
rock In place. containing or bearing
valuable metals. after purchase there
OF from the United states. shall be
taxed at value not greater than the
price paid the United states therefor.
unless the surface ground, or some part
thereof, of such mine or claim, Is used
for other than mining purposes, and
has a separate and independent value
for such other purposes, in which case
said surface ground. or any part there
of, so used for other than mining pur-
poses, shall be taxed at Its value for
such other purposes as provided by
law. and all machinery used in min
ing. and all property and surface inn
provements upon or appurtenant to
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
containing coal, granite, stone. marble,
onyx, gas, oil. hydrocarbons gypsums.
or other valuable mineral deposits,
other than those enumerated above in
this section, after purchase thereof
from the United States and all prop
erty and surface improvements upon or
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a value separate and Independent of all
such lands shall be taxed as provided
by law In addition to the assessment
OF the surface grounds. improvements
and machinery OF mines and mining
claims. all mines and mining claims
producing net proceeds shall be taxed
at a value not to exceed three times
such net proceeds
8. An accurate statement of the re-
cepts and expenditures of the public
moneys shall be published annually In
such manner as the Legislature may
provide.
Z. The rate of taxation on property
for State purposes shall never exceed
eight mills on each dollar OF valuation
to be apportioned as follows: Not to
exceed four and one-haif mills on each
dollar of valuation for general State
purposes; not to exceed three mills on
each dollar OF valuation for district
school purposes; not to exceed one-half
mill on each dollar of valuation for
high school purposes; that part of tho
state tax portioned to high school pur-
poses shall constitute fund to be
called the high school fund" and shall
be apportioned to the cities and school
districts maintaining high schools In
the manner the Legislature may pro-
vide. And whenever the taxable prop
erty within the State shall amount to
Four Hundred Million Dollars, the rate
shall not exceed FIVE mills on each dol
lar OF valuation; unless "A proposition to
increase such rate, specifying the rate
proposed and the time during which the
same shall be levied. be hrst submitted
to a vote OF such OF the qualified cleo
tors of the State as, In the year next
preceding such election, shall have paid
a property tax assessed to them within
the state, and the majority OF those
voting thereon shall vote In favor
vided by law.
s. The making OF profit out OF pub
lie moneys. using the same tor any
purpose not authorized by law, by any
public officer, shall be deemed "A fell
ony, and shall be punished as provided
by law, but part of such punishment
shall be disqualification to hold public
office.
.. No appropriation shall be made,
or any expenditure authorized by tho
Legislature, whereby the expenditures
of the State. during any fiscal year.
shall exceed the total tax then pro-
vded for by law. and applicable for
such appropriation or expenditure UNI
less the Legislature making such APP
pIopIldllons SHdll pIoNlue Tor leNylnB
a sufficient tax. not exceeding the rates
allowed In Section 6 OF this article, TO
pay such appropriation or expenditure
within such fiscal year This provision
shall not apply 20 appropriations or ex-
penditures to suppress Instructions.
defend the state, or assist in defending
the United States In time OF war
10. Nothing In this constitution shall
BIO construed to prevent the Legisla-
ture from providing n stamp tax, or
tax based on income, occupation.
licenses or franchises.
Sec. 2. The Secretary OF State is
hereby ordered 10 give this proposition
TO be published In at least one uewspa-
per In every county in the state where
newspaper is printed and published
for two months preceding the next gem
,ral election.
Sec. 3. This proposition shall be
submitted TO the electors OF this State
az the next general election for their
approval or disapproval. All official
ballots used at such election shall have
printed or written thereon the words
For the amendment OF Article 10 OF
tho Constitution. relating 10 taxation"
Yes" mo- and shall otherwise be
prepared and submitted TO the electors
as may be otherwise provided by law,
and said ballot shall be received count
ed. and canvassed, and returns thereon