The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-10-21


bitches, canals, reservoirs. pipes
and humes owned and used by indi.
vlduals 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
De 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 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.
b. 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.
or 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 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-
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above in this sectior after purchase
thereof from the United States and
ali property and surface improve.
ments upon or appurtenant to such
lands which have value separate
and independent OF all such lands
shall be taxed as provided by law.
In addition to the assessment Of the
surface 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 times
such net proceeds.
6. An accurate statement of the re.
ceipts and expenditures Of the public
moneys shall be published annually
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; no
to exceed en-. half mill on each dol
lar Of valuation for high school pur
poses; that part Of the State tax ap
portioned to high school purposes
shall constitute fund to be called
the high school fund" and shall bt
apportioned to the cities and schoo
districts maintaining high schools IL
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 sucl
rate, specifying the rate proposed ant
the time during which the same shall
be levied, be first submitted to vot'
Of such of the qualified electors o
the State as, in the year next pre-
ceeding sucn election, shall have pai'
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 as ma,
be provided by law.
8. The making Of profit out o
public moneys, using the same To-
, 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
to hold public office.
, 8. No appropriation shall be mad'
or any expenditure authorized by thu
Legislature, whereby the expendi
; lures OF the State, during any fisca
| year, shall exceed the total tax thel
provided for by law, and applicable
for such appropriation or expendi
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