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]

Shown with amendment 'Taxation and Revenue [Substitute for Files No. 7, 26, 27, 41, 54 and 55, Committee of the Whole]: Mr. Hay's Substitute for Sections 1-5' (e678516)

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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 taxes sh coal lands, be uniform upon the same class of subjects tate, from within the territori ch coal limits of the authority levy not being the tax, and mined, shall be levied and collec isted under general laws, which shall prescribe such regul for assessment, valued for taxations as shall secure nd assessed according justo valua e.

Section for taxa 3. Each section of coall property, real and personal; Provided land, according to United States survey, That mines and mining claim the state, from which coal is bearing gold, silver, mined for more thand other precious metals (except e months in each calendar year, together with the machinet proceeds ry and surface improvements other property used in thereof) mining of said coal, shall be exempt from assessment and taxation except as follows, viz.

For the period each ton of ten years coal mined therefrom, the dat re shall be paid tof the adoption of this Constitution, and thereafter may be taxed as provided by law. Ditches, canal state, for state revenue, not less than one nor more than one and one-half cents, and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for irrigating lands owned by or each ton of coal mined therefrom there shall be paid to the county within which such individual land is lor corporations ed, for the individuals member county revenue, not less thereof, shall not be separately taxed, so long an one-half nor more than one cent, and such they ax shall be owned and used exclusively for paid whether or not the title to the land, from which such purpose.

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PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS

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