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 5986: 1889-09-24 00:00:00

The Committee further considered the article on Corporations other than Municipal. The article on Taxation and Revenue was taken up.

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Taxation and Revenue [Substitute for Files No. 7, 26, 27, 41, 54 and 55, Committee of the Whole]

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Section 1. All lands and improvements thereon in the state shall be listed for assessment, valued for taxation and assessed separately.[+e678507]

Section 2. All coal lands, in the state, from which coal is not being mined, shall be listed for assessment, valued for taxation and assessed according to value.[+e678512]

Section 3. [+e678513]All mines and min[+e679332]Each section of coal land, accord[+e678513 -e679332]ing [+e678513]claims[+e679332]to United States survey, in the state,[+e678513 -e679332] from which [+e678513]gold, silve[+e679332]coal is being mined fo[+e678513 -e679332]r [+e678513]more th[+e678513 -e679332]an[+e678513]d[+e679332] [+e678513]o[+e679332]th[+e678513]er p[+e679332]re[+e678513]cious metals, soda, saline,[+e679332]e months in each[+e678513 -e679332] c[+e678513]o[+e679332]al[+e678513], mineral oil, or o[+e679332]endar year, toge[+e678513 -e679332]ther [+e678513]valuable deposits, as are or may be[+e679332]with the machinery and oth[+e678513 -e679332];[+e679497]e[+e678513 -e679497]r[+e678513 -e679332] pro[+e678513]duce[+e679332],[+e679497]d, shall be fax[+e679332]perty us[+e678513 -e679332]ed in [+e678513]addition to the surface i[+e679332]the mining of said coal, s[+e678513 -e679332]hall be exempt fro[+e678513 -e679497]ve[+e679332 -e679497]m assessment[+e678513 -e679497]s,[+e679332 -e679497] and taxa[+e678513 -e679497] 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 support of state educational [+e679770]and charitable [+e679781]institutions, the payment of the state debt and the interest thereon.[+e679770]tion [+e678513 -e679497]lieu of taxes on the lands, on[+e679332 -e679497]except as follows, viz. [+e678513 -e679497]

For each ton of coal mined the[+e678513 -e679497] gross product[+e679332 -e679497]refrom, there[+e678513 -e679497]of as may[+e679332 -e679497] shall be p[+e678513 -e679497]rescribed by law, provided th[+e679332 -e679497]aid to the state, for[+e678513 -e679497] [+e678513 -e679332]s[+e678513 -e679497]t[+e678513 -e679332]at[+e678513] th[+e679332]e [+e678513]product of all mines shall be taxed in proportion to the value thereof[+e679332]revenue, not less than one nor more than one and one-half cents[+e678513 -e679332], and [+e678513]provided further, that the output[+e679332]for each ton[+e678513 -e679332] of coal mine[+e678513]s[+e679332]d therefrom there[+e678513 -e679332] shall be [+e678513]taxe[+e679332]pai[+e678513 -e679332]d [+e678513]a[+e679332]t[+e678513] n[+e679332]o[+e678513]t less[+e679332] th[+e678513]an on[+e679332]e c[+e678513]ent per ton for state purposes on each ton of coal mined, and[+e679332]ounty within which such land is located, for county revenue,[+e678513 -e679332] not less than one-half [+e678513]nor more th[+e678513 -e679332]a[+e678513]n one[+e678513 -e679332] cent[+e678513] per ton for county purposes on[+e679332], and such tax shall be paid whether or not the title to[+e678513 -e679332] the [+e678513]land, from which [+e678513 -e679332]s[+e678513]uch coal w[+e678513 -e679332]a[+e678513]s [+e678513 -e679332]m[+e678513]in[+e678513 -e679332]e[+e678513]d, has been[+e678513 -e679332] pro[+e678513]duct[+e679332]cured[+e678513 -e679332]. [+e678513]

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