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.

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.

Section 3. All mines and mining claims Each section of coal land, according to United States survey, in the state, from which gold, silver an coal is being mined for more ther precious metals, soda, saline, coal,an three months in each calendar year, together with the machineral oil, or other valuabl y and other property used in the mining of said coal, shall be dexempt from assessment and taxation excepts, as are or may be produc follows, viz.

For each ton of coal mined therefrom, there shall be faxed in addition paid to the surface improvements, and in lieu of taxes on the lands, on tate, for state revenue, not less than one nor more than one and one-half cents, and for each ton of coal mined the gross product refrom thereof as may shall be prescribed by law; provided, tha aid to the county within which such land is located, for county revenue, not less the product of all mi an one-half nor more than one cent, and such tax shall be taxed in proportion paid whether or not the title to the valand, from which such coal was mined, thas been procureof.d.

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