The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-10-17

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tons and public libraries lots with
the buildings thereon used exclusive.
ly. Tor either religious worship or
charitable purposes, and places of
burial not held or used for private
or corporate benefit
bitches, canals, reservoirs, pipes
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 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 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.
8. 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
err 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, 80 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-
posts 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 value separate
and independent Of all such lands
: shall be taxed as provided by law
t In addition to the assessment OF the
n scrface grounds, improvements anC
Q machinery of mines and mining
d claims, all mines and mining claims
r producing net proceeds shall be tavet
at value not to exceed three tine
r such net proceeds.
d = G. An accurate statement OF the re
q ceipts and expenditures Of the publ
=. moneys shall be published annual
. in such manner as the Legislator
:, may provide.
e Z. The rate Of taxation on propert
X for State purposes shall never excee
=. eight mills on each dollar of valua
ton to be apportioned as follows
Not to exceed four and one half mill
:, on each dollar OF valuation for ger
- eral State purposes; not to excee
three mills on each dollar Of Yalua
ton for district school purposes; no
: to exceed enc half mill on each do
3. lar of valuation for high school pun
b. poses; that part Of the State tax al
portioned to high school purpose
"A shall constitute a fund to be Gale
= the "high school fund" and shall b
apportioned to the cities and schoc
districts maintaining high schools 4
r. the manner the Legislature may pro
" vide. And whenever the taxabl
o property within the State sha
amount to Four Hundred Million Do
lars, the rate shall not exceed fly
&c mills ON each dollar of valuation; III
IL less a proposition to increase sue
Y rate, specifying the rate proposed an
the time during which the same sha
Id be levied, be first submitted to vot
{. Of such OF the qualified electors {
the State as, in the year next PR
k. ceeding such election. shall have pal
10 property tax assessed to them witt
= in the State, and the majority c
E those voting thereon shall vote in Z;
+ vor thereof, in such manner as ma
be provided by law.
s. The making of profit out {
lie public moneys, using the same fe
tie any purpose not authorized by Law
* by any public officer, shall be deem
ed felony, and shall be punishe
re as provided by law, but part OF sue
of punishment shall be disqualifcatio
he to hold public office.
8. No appropriation shall be mad
nd or any expenditure authorized by IN