The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THE
CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT.


taxation.
Be IL resolved by the Legislature Of
the state OF Utah. two-thirda Of all
members elected TO each u the two
houses concurring therein:
Section I. II IL proposed Co amend
Article ~ Of the constitution 81 the
state Of Utah. 10 that the same viii
read AZ follows:
1. The power 81 taxation shall
never be- surrendered, suspended or
contracted away All taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class Of
property within the territorial limits
81 the authority icyyinE the tax. and
shall bc levied and collected for pub
Nc purposes only.
q The Legislature shall provide by
law for an annual tax sufficient. with
other sources Of revenue. 60 defray
the estimated ordinary expenses 81
the state for each fiscal year. For
the purpose 81 paying the state debt.
N any there he. the legislature shall
provide FOR Lowing tax annually.
sufficient 70 pay the annual Interest
twenty years from the final passage
~ the law creating the debt.
., There Fhnll hf exempt from tax
alton p.up,iA 1T thc United states. Of
the Htnfr. .YuGtlor. cities. towns.
school districts. municipal corpora.
tiunN AMI pI. 90. libraries, lots with
the buildings thereon used exclusively
Tor either religious worship or char.
table purposes. and places 81 burial
not held or used for private or cor.
pornto benefit
bitches. canals. reservoirs. pipes
aud TUNES owned and used hy In
dividuulH or corporations for irrigat-
Ink lands owned by such individuals
or corporations. or the individual
members thereof, shall not be separ-
ntely taxed ~ long az 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 90 the INDECENT poor may be-
remitted OF nhated az such time and
iu such manner M may be provided
by law.
4. The legislature shall not i'm
pose taxes for the purpose ~ any
county, city. town or other municipal
corporation. but may. by law, vest In
the corporate authorities thereof. re-.
apectiyely, the power Co assess and
collect taxes Tor all purposes ~ such
corporation,
s. The surfac. ground 81 an 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 az 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, ana has a separate and indie
pendent value for such other puF-
poses; In which ease said surface
ground, ar any part thereof, so used
for other than mining purposes. shall
bee taxed az its value Tor such other
purposes as provided by law; aud all
machinery used Ia mining. and all
property and surface improvements
upon or appurtenant 90 mines and
mining claims, which have value
separate and independent 81 such
mines or mining claims, shall be- taxed
as 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
In this section, after purchase thereof
from the United States and an prop
erty and surface improvements upon
or appurtenant 60 such lands which
ent Of all such lands shall be taxed
as provided by law, In addition 10
the assessment of the surface grounds.
improvements and machinery of
mines ana mining claims an mines
and mining claims producing net pro-
ceeds shall be taxed az a value not 20
exceed three times such net proceeds.
q. An accurate statement 81 the
receipts ana expenditures OF the pub
lio moneys shall he published an
nually Ia such manner as the legis-
lature may provide,
Z. The rate OF taxation on prop
erty for state purposes shall never eX-
coed eight mills ON each dollar OF
valuation 20 be apportioned as fol-
lows; Not 90 exceed four and one
half mills ON each dollar OF valuation
for general state purposes; not "a eN-
coed three mills on each dollar OF val
uation for district school purposes;
not Ia exceed one-half min on
each dollar Of valuation Tor
high school purposes, that part
OF the state tax apportiOned %
high school purposes shall consti-
tute "A fund "a be called The high
school fund" and shall he apportion-
ed 20 the cities and school districts
maintaining high schools In the man
ner the legislature nay provide. And
whenever the taxable property within
the state shall amount 10 four hun
dred million dollars, the rate shall
not exceed five mills on each dollar OF
valuation; unless a proposition 20 in.
crease such rate, specifying the rate
proposed aud the time during which
the same shall be levied. be first sub.
mitted 20 vote OF such OF the quail
' fled electors Of the state as, in the