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. [+e678507]The legislature sha[+e679189]A[+e678507 -e679189]ll [+e678507]provide by [+e679189]la[+e678507]w for a uniform[+e679189]nds[+e678507 -e679189] and [+e678507]equal rate of assess[+e679189]improve[+e678507 -e679189]ment[+e678507] and taxation, and[+e679189]s thereon in the state[+e678507 -e679189] shall [+e678507]prescri[+e679189]be [+e678507]such regulations as shall secure a just[+e679189]listed for assessment,[+e678507 -e679189] valu[+e678507]ation[+e679189]ed[+e678507 -e679189] for [+e678507]the [+e679189]taxation [+e678507]of all property, real [+e679189]and [+e678507]person[+e679189]a[+e678507]l and po[+e679189]ssess[+e678507]ory, exc[+e679189]e[+e678507]pting mines an[+e679189]d [+e678507]mining claims, the output of which alone shall be taxed[+e679189]separa[+e678507 -e679189]tely.[+e678507]

Section 2. All coal lands, in the state, from which coal is not being mined, shall be listed for assessment, valu[+e678512]All mines and min[+e679332]ed for taxation and assessed acco[+e678512 -e679332]rdin[+e678512]claims[+e679332]g to value.[+e678512 -e679332] [-e679332]

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Section 3.[-e679332] Each section[+e678513 -e679332] of coal lan[+e678513]gold, silve[+e679332]d, according to United[+e678513 -e679332] S[+e678513]tates s[+e678513 -e679332]ur[+e678513]d[+e679332]v[+e678513]o[+e679332]ey[+e678513]er p[+e679332], [+e678513]cious metals, soda, saline,[+e679332]in the state, fr[+e678513 -e679332]om[+e678513]o[+e679332] w[+e678513], mineral oil, or o[+e679332]hich coal is bei[+e678513 -e679332]ng mi[+e678513]valuable deposits, as are or may be[+e679332]ned for more than three mo[+e678513 -e679332];[+e679497]n[+e678513 -e679497]t[+e678513 -e679332]hs i[+e678513]duce[+e679332],[+e679497]d, shall be fax[+e679332]n each c[+e678513 -e679332]alenda[+e678513]addition to the surface i[+e679332]r year, together with the [+e678513 -e679332]machinery and othe[+e678513 -e679497]ve[+e679332 -e679497]r property u[+e678513 -e679497]s,[+e679332 -e679497]sed in th[+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]e min[+e678513 -e679497]lieu of t[+e679332 -e679497] For country revenue there shall be levied annually not to exceed twelve mills on the dollar for all purposes, including general school tax, exclusive of state revenue, except for the payment of its public debt and the interest thereon. An 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.[+e679800]axes on the la[+e679332 -e679497] No incorporated city or town shall levy a tax to exceed [+e679835]eight[+e679840]six[+e679835 -e679840] mills on the dollar, in any one year, except for the payment of its public debt and the interest thereon.[+e679835]nds, on[+e679332 -e679497]ing [+e678513 -e679497] No school dist[+e679847 -e679850] All money belonging to the state, or to any county, city, town, village or other subdivision therein, shall, whenever practicable, be deposited in a National bank or a 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.[+e680661]rict shall levy[+e679847 -e679850] The making of profit, directly or indirectly, out of state, county, city, town or school district money[+e680689] or other public fund[+e734100], or using the same for any purpose not authorized by law, by any public officer, shall be deemed a felony, and shall be punished as provided by law.[+e680689] a tax to excee[+e679847 -e679850] There shall be a state board composed of the state auditor, treasurer and secretary[+e680703] of state[+e680706].[+e680703]d three mills on the dollar, in any one year,[+e679847 -e679850] The property of the United States, the state, counties, cities, towns, school-districts, municipal corporations and public libraries shall be exempt from taxation; and other property as may be used exclusively for agricultural fairs or educational institutions, places for actual religions worship,[+e680745] church parsonages,[+e681057] hospitals and p[+e680745]ublic cemeteries[+e681091]laces of burial not used or held for private or corporate profit[+e680745 -e681091], and institutions of purely public charity may be exempt from taxation, e[+e680745] No tax shall be levied except in pursuance of law, and every law imposing a tax shall state distinctly the object of the same, to which only it shall be applied.[+e681156]xcept as otherw[+e680745] The Legislative Assembly shall pass all laws necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.[+e681163]ise provided in[+e680745] The power of taxation shall never be surrendered or suspended by any grant or contract to which the state or any county or other municipal corporation shall be a party.[+e734245] this constitution.[+e680745] except for the pa[+e679847 -e679850] The State of Wyoming shall not in any manner, create any indebtedness exceeding on per centum on the assessed value of the taxable property in the state as shown by the last general assessment for taxation preceeding; except to suppress insurrection or to provide for the public defense.[+e734247]yment of its public debt and the interest thereon.[+e679847 -e679850]of said coal, shall be exempt from assessment and t[+e678513 -e679497] gross product[+e679332 -e679497]axation excep[+e678513 -e679497]of as may[+e679332 -e679497]t as follow[+e678513 -e679497]rescribed by law, provided th[+e679332 -e679497]s, viz. [+e678513 -e679497]

For each ton[+e678513 -e679497] [+e678513 -e679332]o[+e678513 -e679497]f[+e678513 -e679332] c[+e678513] th[+e679332]oa[+e678513]product of all mines shall be taxed in proportion to the value thereof[+e679332]l mined therefrom, there shall be paid to the state, for state [+e678513 -e679332]revenu[+e678513]provided further, that the output[+e679332]e, not less [+e678513 -e679332]than one nor [+e678513]s[+e679332]more than one and[+e678513 -e679332] one-half [+e678513]taxe[+e679332]cen[+e678513 -e679332]ts[+e678513]a[+e679332],[+e678513] n[+e679332] [+e678513]t less[+e679332]and[+e678513]an on[+e679332] fo[+e678513]ent per ton for state purposes on each ton of coal mined, and[+e679332]r each ton of coal mined therefrom there shall be paid to th[+e678513 -e679332]e county within which su[+e678513]ch land is [+e678513 -e679332]l[+e678513]ocate[+e678513 -e679332]d, fo[+e678513] per ton for county purposes on[+e679332]r county revenue, not less than one-half nor more than o[+e678513 -e679332]ne ce[+e678513]nt, and such tax [+e678513 -e679332]s[+e678513]hall be pa[+e678513 -e679332]i[+e678513]d [+e678513 -e679332]w[+e678513]he[+e678513 -e679332]t[+e678513]her or not [+e678513 -e679332]the [+e678513]duct[+e679332]title[+e678513 -e679332] to the land, from which such coal was mined, has been procured. [+e678513]

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PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS

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