The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-11-04

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 remitted 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.
g.. 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 ana
Independent value for sucl other
purposes; in which case said surface
gre und, or any part thereof, 40 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
ming claims, which have a value
separate and independent OF such
mines or mining claims shall be
taxed as provided by law. All lands
containing coal, granite, stone, mar
hle onyx, gas oil hydro carbons. gyp.
sum or other valuable mineral de-
posits other than those enumerated
above in this section, after purchase
thereof from the United States and
all property and surface improve
ments upon or appurtenant to such
lands which have a value separate
and inde~endent 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 value not to exceed three time s
such net proceeds.
6 An accurate statement of the re.
ceipts and expenditures of the public
moneys shall be published annually
I 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 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
three mills on each dollar Of Yalua.
ton for district school purposes; not
10 exceed enc half mill on each dol
lar Of valuation for high school pur
poses; that part of the State tax APP
portioned to high school purposes
shall constitute a fund 10 be called
the thigh school fund" and shall be
apEortioned to the cities and school
districts maintaining nigh schools in
the manner the Legislature may pro
vide. And whenever the taxable
property within the State shall
amount to Four Hundred Million Dol
lars. the rate shall not exceed five
mills on each dollar of valuation; un
less a proposition to increase such
rate. specifying the rate proposed and
the time during which the same shall
he levied, be first submitted to vote
4 such of the qualified electors Of
the State as, in the year next pre-
ceeding such election, shall have PAID
a property tax assessed to them with
In the State, and the majority o.
those voting thereon shall vote In ia
vor thereof, in such manner rs ma,
be provided by law.
8. The making OF profit out o.
public moneys, using the same fo'
any purpose not authorized by law
by any public officer, shall be deem
ed felony, and shall be punished
as provided by law. but part of suci
punishment shall be disqualification
, 70 hold public office.
.. No appropriation shall he mad,
Or any expenditure authorized by thu
Legislature, whereby the expendi
! lures OF the State, during any tisca
year, shall exceed the total tax thel
: provided for by law, and applicable
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