Article IX.
Public Debt, Revenue, and Taxation
Section 1. Surrender of power of taxation; uniformity of taxes
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20001912
Surrender of power of taxation; uniformity of taxes
The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended or contracted away. Except as provided by section 18 of this article, all taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of property within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected for public purposes only.
20001912
Surrender of power of taxation; uniformity of taxes
The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended, or contracted away. All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of property within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected for public purposes only.