The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-14

twenty years from the nnal 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 districts, municipal corpora
lions and public libraries lots with |
the buildings thereon used exclusive
ly for either religious worship or
charitable purposes, and places of |
burial not held or used for private |
or corporate benefit.
bitches, canals. reservoirs, pipes |
and fumes owned and used by indi. |
viduals or corporations for irrigat !
ing lands owned by such individuals
or corporations, or the individual
members thereof, shall not be separ-
ately taxed so 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 Of the INDECENT poor may
be RENTED or abated at such time
and in such manner as may be pro
vided by law.
| 4. The Legislature shall not i'm.
pose taxes for the purpose of any
county, city, town or other municip-
al corporation, but may, by law, vest
in the corporate authorities thereof,
respectively, the power to assess and
collect taxes for all purposes Of such
corporation.
5. The surface ground of all mines
and mining claims, both placer and
rock in place, containing or bearing
gold, silver, copper, lead, iron or 9th
er valuable metals after purchase
thereof 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 min
ing purposes, and has a separate and
independent value for such other
purposes; in which case said surface
ground, or any part thereof, so used
for other than mining purposes, shall
be taxed at its value for such other
, purposes as provided by law; and all
machinery used in mining and all
/ property and surface improvements
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, mar
: BILE, onyx, gas oil hydro carbons. gyp-
: sum or other valuable mineral de-
posits other than those enumerated
above in this section. after purchase
thereof frcm the United States and
all property and surface improve
ments upon or appurtenant to such
lands which have a value separate
|, and independent of all such lands
shall be taxed as provided by law.
In addition to the assessment Of the
scrface 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 timt
s such net proceeds.
II 6. An accurate statement Of the re
/, ceipts and expenditures of the public
+; moneys shall be published annual,
j.. in such manner as the Legislature
. may provide.
D 7. The rate Of taxation on propert,
\. f)r State purposes shall never exceed
v eight mills on each dollar of valua
:, ton to be apportioned as follows
: Not to exceed four and one half mills
on each dollar Of valuation for gen
- eral State purposes; not to exceed
y three mills on each dollar of valua
p ton for district school purposes; no
e. to exceed enc half mill on each dol
5, lar Of valuation for high school pun
lie poses; that part of the State tax az
Ia portioned to high school purpose
~. shall constitute a fund to be Gale,
:. the "high school fund" and shall b
apportioned to the cities and schoc
. districts maintaining high schools Il
" the manner the Legislature may pre-
r. vide. And whenever the taxabl
c. property within the State sha
h. amount to Four Hundred Million Do
d. lars, the rate shall not exceed nv
n. mills on each dollar OF valuation; III
al less a proposition to increase sue
y. rate, specifying the rate proposed an
the time during which the same sha
y be levied, be first submitted to a vot
OF such of the qualified electors
the State as, in the year next pr
r. ceeding suen election. shall have pal
81 a property tax assessed to them witt
= in the State, and the majority
's those voting thereon shall vote in 4
7 vor thereof, in such manner as ma
be provided by law.
8. The making OF profit out
lie public moneys. using the same II
tie any purpose not authorized by LAY
* by any public officer. shall be deer
ed felony, and shall be punish'
ire a. nroyided nv law but part of sue