The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION. SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT

of Utah, relating to revenue and tax
alton.
BE 1t resolved by the Legislature
OF the State of Utah, twothirds of
all members elected to each of the
two houses Concurring therein:
Section l 1t is proposed 90 amend
Article Is OF the Constitution of the
State of Utah, so that the same will
read as follows:
1. The power of taxation shall new.
er be surrendered, suspended, or con.
tracted away. All taxes shall be uni.
form upon the same class of proper.
ty within the territorial limits of the
authority lcvying the tax, and shall
be levied and collected for public pur
poses only
2. The Legislature shall provide by
law for an annual tax sufficient, with
other sources of revenue, to defray
the estimated ordinary expenses of
the State for each fiscal year. For
the purpose of paying the State debt
IL any there be, the Legislature shall
provide for levying tax annually,
sufficient to pay the annual interest
and principal of such debt, within
twenty years from the final passage
of the law creating the debt.
3. There shall be exempt from tax.
alton property of the United States,
of the State. counties, cities, towns,
school districts, municipal corpora
tons and public libraries lots with
the buildings thereon used exclusive.
" for either religious worship or
charitable purposes, and places OF
burial not held or used for private
CT 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
and in such manner as may be pro
vided by law.
4. The Legislature shall not i'm
nose 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 aht
collect taxes for all purposes Of sucl
: corporation.
g.. The surface ground of all mines
and mining claims, both placer nn'
rock in place, containing or btar'hi
gold, silver, copper, lead, iron or otn
err valuable metals after purchas
4 thereof from the United States. shal
!. be taxed at a value not greater tina
e the price paid the United State
I therefor. unless the surface groun
!. or some part thereof, Of such min
>. or claim. Is used for other than MN
ing purposes, and has a separate an
independent value for such otfe
'' purposes: in which case said surfac
ground. or any part thereof, 40 use
q for other than mining purposes. shal
d be taxed at its value for such othe
II purposes as provided by law; and a.
machinery used In mining and a
:, property and surface improvement
upon or appurtenant to mines an
i mining claims, which have a vain
separate and Independent Of sue
mines or mining claims, shall D
taxed as provided by law. All land
n containing coal, granite, stone, ma
d Bile onyx. gas oil hydro carbons. Cyl
q sum Or other valuable mineral IL
q. Dosits other than those enumerate
g above in this section, after purchas
;, thereof from the United States an
ALI property and surface improve
" ments upon or appurtenant to sue
v lands which have a value separal
" and independent of all such iaho
d shall be taxed as provided by law
y In addition to the assessment or IN
srrface grounds, improvements an
machinery OF mines ana mihih
claims. all mines and mining claim
producing net proceeds shall be taNe
at a value not to exceed three um'
4. such net proceeds.
c. An accurate statement OF the r
90 ceipts and expenditures of the pun
L moneys shall be published annua
in such manner as the Legisiatui
err may provide.
Ie 7. The rate of taxation on proper
he for State purposes shall never excee
,e eight mills on each dollar Of vaiu
M ton to be apportioned as follows
- Not to exceed four and one half mil
:" on each dollar OF valuation for &c
g. ,eral State purposes; not to exce'
C. three mills on each dollar Of valu
IT, ton for district school purposes; n
n. to exceed enc half mill on each az
III lar of valuation for high school p"
poses; that part of the state TAX d
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