The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-10-19

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 humes 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
aud 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 munich.
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.
o. 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 a 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, 10 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
thereon from the United States anc
all property and surface improve
ments upon or appurtenant to sucf
lands which have q value separate
and independent OF all such lands
shall be taxed as provided by law
surface grounds, improvements ant
} machinery of mines and MINING
| claims, all mines and mining claim
r producing net proceeds shall be take,
at a value not to exceed three time
such net proceeds.
4 6. An accurate statement of the RI
a ceipts and expenditures of the publ
:. moneys shall be published annuax
= in such manner as the Legislator
may provide.
e z. The rate OF taxation on propert
!, for State purposes shall never excee
:. eight mills on each dollar of valui
ton to be apportioned as follows
:, Not to exceed four and one half mill
on each dollar CT valuation for gel
- eral State purposes; not to excee
three mills on each dollar Of Yalui
ton for district school purposes; nj
: to exceed enc half mill on each do
B. lar of valuation for high school pu
D. poses; that part Of the State tax a.
portioned to high school purpose
A shall constitute fund to be Gale
= the high school fund" and shall ;
apportioned to the cities and scho'
districts maintaining high schools
G. the manner the Legislature may pr
!, vide. And whenever the taxab
property within the State sha
amount to Four Hundred Million Dc
lars, the rate shall not exceed fly
70 mills on each dollar Of valuation; u
u less a proposition to increase sue
" rate, specifying the rate proposed ar
the time during which the same sha
ID be levied, be first submitted to vo
{. Of such OF the qualified electors
the State as, in the year next pr
X. ceeding such election, shall have pa
10 property tax assessed to them wit
= in the State, and the majority
E those voting thereon shall vote in
r vor thereof. in such manner as mi
be provided by law.
s. The making Of profit out
lie public moneys, using the same +
te any purpose not authorized by la
* by any public officer, shall be deer
ed felony, and shall be punish
re as provided by law, but part Of SUI
of punishment shall be disqualificati'
he to hold public office.
8. No appropriation shall be ma
nd or any expenditure authorized by 4
he Legislature, whereby the eXpen'
III turaa "a Ctata during nny fSC