Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889

The Wyoming Constitution Convention began September 2, 1889 without the authorization from an enabling act. The articles were individually voted on, creating the final Constitution of Wyoming on September 30, 1889. It was later ratified on November 5, 1889.

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Session 5641: 1889-09-10 10:00:00

Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. The Rules of the Convention were taken up. Reports of standing committees were then presented.

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Concerning the Revenue [File No. 55, Convention]

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Sec. 1 All lands and improvements thereon, in the state of Wyoming, shall be listed for assessment, valued for taxation and assessed separately,

Sec. 2 All coal lands in the state of Wyoming from which coal is not being mined, shall be listed for assessment valued for taxation and assessed according to value

Sec. 3 All coal lands in the state of Wyoming, from which coal is being mined for more than three months in each calendar year shall be exempt from assessment and taxation other than as follows, viz:

For each ton of coal mined therefrom, there shall be paid to the state for state revenue, not less than one nor more than 1 ½ cents, and for each ton of coal mined therefrom there shall be paid to the county within which such land is located, for county revenue, not less than one-half nor more than one cent,

Sec. 4 All coal lands in the state of Wyoming, from which coal is not being mined for more than three months in each calendar year shall be listed for assessment and valued for taxation according to its value and, also, for each ton of coal mined therefrom there shall be paid to the state, for state revenue not less than one nor more than 1 ½ cents and for each ton of coal mined therefrom there shall be paid to the county within which such land is situated, for county revenue, not less than one-half nor more than one cent,

Sec. 5 For state revenue there shall be levied annually not to exceed four mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the property in the state, except for the payment of the state debt and in interest thereon. For County revenue there shall be levied annually not to exceed twelve mills on the dollar for all purposes, manding general school tax, exclusive of state revenue, except for the payment of its public debt and the interest thereon, and additional tax of two dollars for each person between the ages of twenty-one years and fifty years, inclusive, shall be annually levied for county school purposes,

Sec. 6 No incorporated, city or town shall levy a tax to exceed six mills on the dollar, in any one year, except for the payment of its public debt and the interest due thereon,

Sec. 7 No School district shall levy a tax to exceed three mill on the dollar, in any one year, except for the payment of its public debt and the interest thereon,

Sec. 8 The property of the United States, the state, counties, cities, towns, school districts, municipal corporations and public libraries shall be except from taxation; and such other property as may be used exclusively for agricultural purposes, places for actual religious worship, hospitals and places of burial not used or held for private or corporate profit and institutions of purely public charity may be exempt from taxation. Except as otherwise provided in the constitution

Sec. 9 All money belonging to the state of Wyoming or to any county, city, town, village or other subdivision therein shall, whenever practicable, be deposited in a National Bank or bank incorporated under the laws of this state, provided that the bank in which such money is deposited shall furnish security to be approved as provided by law and shall also pay a reasonable rate of interest thereon. Such interest shall accrue to the fund from which it is derived,

Sec. 10 The making of profit, directly or indirectly, out of state, county, city, town or school district money, or using the same for any purpose not authorized by lay, by any public officer, shall be deemed a felony, and shall be punished as provided by law,

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