The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-10-27
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT
Proposing An Amendment to Articl,

Proposing An Amendment TO Article
10 OF the Constitution Of the State
OF Utah. relating to revenue and
| taxation.
BE il resolved By the Legislature Of
the State Of Utah. two-thirda Of all
members elected 90 each Of the two
houses concurring therein:
Section I. IL u proposed 60 amend
Article ~ Of the constitution OF the
state Of Utah. so that the same viii
read as follows;
| 1. Tho power Of taxation shall
never be surrendered. suspended or
contracted away All taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class ~
property within the territorial limits
of the authority lcvying the tax. and
shall be levied and collected for pub.
lic purposes only.
2. The legislature shall provide by
law for an annual tax sufficient. with
other sources Of revenue. Co defray
the estimated ordinary expenses Of
the state for each fiscal year. For
the purpose Of paying the state debt.
II any there be. the legislature shall
provide for lcvying tax annually.
sufficient Go pay the annual interest
/ and principal Of such debt within
twenty years from the final passage
OF the law creating the debt.
.. There shall be exempt from tax
alton property 81 the United states. OF
the state. counties. cities, towns,
school districts. municipal corpora
1 tiuns and public libraries. lots with
the buildings thereon uned exclusively
/ for either religious worship or chart
not held or used Tor private or cor
poratc benefit.
bitches. canals. reservoirs. pipes
and fumes owned and used by In
/ divlduals or corporations for irrignt.
Ing lands owned by such individuals
or corporations. or the individual
members thereof shall not be separ.
ately taxed ~ long as they shall be
| owned and used exclusively for such
purpose; provided. that mortgages
upon real and personal property shall
be exempt from taxation. and that
the taxes ~ the INDECENT poor may be
RENTED or abated az such time and
IN such manner as may be- provided
/ by law.
4. The Legislature shall not i'm.
pose taxes for the purpose of any
county, city, town or other municipal
corporation, but may by law vest In
the corporate authorities thereof. re-
rpectively the power 60 assess arid
collect taxes for all purposes ~ such
corporation.
o. The surface ground ~ an mines
ana mining claims both placer and
rock Ia place, containing or bearing
gold, silver, copper. lead. iron or other
valuable metals. after purchase there.
~ from the United states shall 10
taxed at value not greater than tho
price paid the United States therefor,
unless the surface ground. or some
part thereof, ~ such mine or claim.
n used for other than mining pur-
POSES ana has separate and indie
pendent value for such other pur-
poses Ia which case said surface
sround' or any part thereof so used
Tor other than mining purposes. shall
DE taxed at It's value Tor such other
purposes as provided by law; and ali
machinery used In mining, and ali
property and surface improvements
upon or uppurtenant 20 mines and
mining claims, which have "A value
separate and Independent OF such
mines or mining claims, shall be- taxed
AZ 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
~ thls section, after purchase thereof
IRON the United States and all prop-
erty and surface improvements upon
or appurtenant 10 such lands which
nave value separate and independ-
ent OF All such lands shall be taxed
as provided by law. In addition 10
she assessment OF the surface grounds.
improvements and machlnery ~
mines ana mining claims an mines
ana mining claims producing net pro-
'eedh snail be taxed at value not 10
exceed three times such net proceeds
o. An accurate statement OF the
receipts ana expenditures OF the pub-
llo moneys shah be published an
hualy IN such manner as the leeis-
lHluie may provide,
T. The rate Of taxation on mon
cry Tor state purposes shall never ex-
o'td eight mills on each dollar ~
Saluauon 20 be apportioned AS fol-
lows Not 20 exceed four ana one.
halt mills on each dollar Of valuation
TOT general state purposes; not 10 ex-
,o.u lhfee mills on each dollar OF val
ua.'"n Tor district school purposes,
ny 10 exceed One-half mill on
49, uollar OF valuation for
nssh school purposes; that part
bi,, "e STATE tax apportioned 10
,s" sohopi purposes shall consti-
s"h.1 luna 70 De called the high
syhonl iund' and shall be apDortinn'
ed 10 the cities and school distr,nts
maintaining high schools in Inc MAJ
nSI the legislature may provide Ana
whenever the taxable properly within
le state shall amount 10 four nm
.u Hli.on dollars. the rate shall
III III eAeeed ilHe mills on each dollar az
osiuuae''uh' unless proposition 10 in
D ,.aso such rate, specifying the rate
proposed and the time during u,ht,h
w. same shall be levied, be first snh-
nlNeo 10 vote OF such OF ths o,,a,t
Nv" ehsetors Of ths state AZ. in -.