The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-10-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT

Proposing An Amendment 60 Article |
10 of the Constitution Of the state
Of Utah. relating to revenue and /
taxation.
lie Il resolved by the Legislature u
the State of Utah. two-thirda Of all
members elected to each Of the two
houses Concurring therein;
Section I. ~ IN proposed Co amend
Article ~ of the constitution 81 the
state 81 Utah. 30 that the same VIII
read NJ follows:
I. The power 81 taxation shall
never be surrendered. suspended or
contracted away All taxes shall
be- uniform upon the same class ~
property within the territorial limits
~ the authority iovyinE the tax. and
shall Doe levied and collected Tor pub
Tic purposes only.
g Tho legislature shall provide by
law Tor on annual tax sufficient. with
other sources 81 revenue, 60 dcfray
the estimated ordinary expenses ~
the state Tor each fiscal year. For
/ the purpose 81 paying the state debt.
/ u any there be- the legislature shall
provide Tor loyyinE tax annually.
sufficient 20 pay the annual Interest
/ twenty years from the final passage
~ the law creating the debt
3. There shall be- exempt from tax
alton property ~ the United states, NJ
| tho state. counties. cities, towns.
school districts. municipal corpora
lions and public libraries, lots with
/ the buildings thereon used exclusively
Tor either religious worship or chart.
table purposes. ana places 81 burial
not held or used for private or cor
porato benefit
bitches. canals. reservoirs. pipes
and fumes owned and used by In
dividuRiH or corporations for irrigat-
/ A. lad a -
or corporations or the individual
momhers thereof. shall not be sepnr-
ntely lsfed ~ long az they shall be
ownedNnd used exclusively FOR such
purpose. provided, that mortgages
upon real and personal property SHAH
be exempt from taxation; and that
the taxes of the INDECENT poor may be
remitted or ahated az such time and
In such manner as may be provided
by law.
I. 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 -.
Hpcctlvely, the power 60 assess ana
collect taxes for all purposes ~ such
corporation.
g. The surface ground 81 all mines
and mining claims. both placer and
rock In place, containing or bearing
gold, silver. copper, lead, iron or other
valuable metals, after purchase there
~ 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,
II used for other than mining pur-
poses, and has separate and indie
pendent value for such other pur-
poses. In which case said surface
nV N
for other than mining purposes, shall
be taxed az its value for such other
purposes ~ provided by law: and all
machinery used In mining. and all
property ana surface improvements
upon or appurtenant 20 mines and
mining claims, which have a value
separate ana Independent Of such
mines or mining claims. shall be taxed
as provided by law, All lands con-
taining 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 and all prop
erty and surface improvements upon
or appurtenant "a such lands which
have IA value separate aud indepsnd-
ent OF all such lands shall be taxed
as provided by law, In addition a.
the assessment OF the surface grounds
improvements and machinery OF
mines and mining claims. all mines
and mining claims producing net pro-
ceeds shall be taxed az a value not "a
exceed three times such net proceeds
6. An accurate statement OF the
receipts and expenditures OF the pub
lie moneys shall be published an
nually In such manner as the legis-
lature may provide.
7. The rate of taxation on prop,
erty for state purposes shall never eN,
coed eight mills on each dollar OF
valuation TO he apportioned as fol,
lows: Not 20 exceed four and one
half mills ON each dollar OF valuation
for general state purposes; not GO eN-
coed three mills ON each dollar OF val
uation FOR district school purposes,
not 20 exceed one-half min on
each dollar of valuation foI
thigh school purposes; that part
OF the state tax apportioned q
high school purposes shall cOnsti,
tute a fund Co he called the thigh
school fund" and shall be apportiOn-
ed To the cities and school district,
maintaining high schools In the man.
ner the legislature may provide. And
whenever the taxable property within
the state shall amount 20 four hun.
dred million dollars, the rate shall
not exceed five mills ON each dollar OF
valuation; unless "A proposition 10 in,
crease such rate, specifying the rate
proposed aud the time during which
the same shall be levied, be first sub.
mitted 10 q vote OF such OF the quail,
fled elcctors OF the state aA. In tbs