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Show A ATHE . . " " . " " " " " " " " " " " " ,6 6 , THE UTAH LEGISLATURE LEGISLATUREA . " " , . " " " " " " " " " " " , A sales tai ta'C taC tae ' law InW ' introduced mtroduted In the thesenate thesenate thesenate senate of ot the Utah le legislature IClature ! Is Isplanned isplanned Isplanned planned as a major < . effort .ffort ffort In securing secur secur- securIng securing - ing fun funds s to aid the1Demploycd the unemployed \1Demploycd 1Demploycd \ of ofUtah ofUtah ofUtah Utah . The bill provides pro\"Ide3 pro "Ide3 Ide3 \ " that ; "From From "Fromand "Fromand "Fromnnd Fromnnd " and after May Dray 31 , 1933 , , there is ishereby Ishereby ishereby hereby levied a n tax on every eVE'ry ' retail retailsale retailsale retailsale sale made within wlthln the state equiva equiva- equivalent equivalent equivalent - lent to 2 per cent of the purchase purchaseprice purchaseprice purcliaseprice price paid ; or , in case C'lcte Clcte cage ' of retail retailsal retailsales retailsales sal sales involving involvmg the e exchange change of ofproperty ofproperty ofproperty property , equivalent to 2 per cent centof centof centof of tbo the consideration , including the thefair thefair thefair fair m mirket m'1rket m1rket ' irket value of ot the property propertyexch'1nge propertyexchange propertyexchinge exch'1nge exch1nge exchange ' at the time and place of ofthe ofthe ofthe the exchange " Boxing , wrestling wrcsthng , and thcatrical theatrical thcatricalperformances theatricalperformances theatricalperformances performances would be taxed tued t'ixed tixed ' ; : themalt the themalt themalt malt yrup cyrup < : , , telephones , electrIcity electrIcityand electricityand electricitynnd and gns gets s are favored with wlth a n mention mentionin mentionin mentionin in this bilk bilkThe bill blU . The measure provides that the theterm theterm theterm term "sale sale " " inclu includes es Instalment and andcredlt andcredit andcredit credlt credit siles s11es s'rles srles ' , , and the e exchange chan e of ofproperties ofproperties ofproperties properties as well as their sile s11e sale for formoney formoney formoney money ; every C'fery Cfery ' cloced closed clo : d transaction tranctactIon to tocon toconstitute toconstitute con constitute < : titute a s'lle slle site sa ' e Also , "every every " pur pur- purchase pur- pur purchase purchase - - chase of tangible pcrsonil person'll personll personal ' property propertyor or sen service ice , or product , mide m'1de m1de made ' by a aper aperson aperson per person on for his bls personal use , con- con consumption consumption con consumption - sumption or r plOflt profit pi of it , , shill s11'111 s11111 ' be deemed deemeda a retail sale sale " The title of the bill billIs billis billis Is ' The Unemployment and T'lng- T'lng Tlng T'lngIble T Ting-ibie Ting ibie ' ng- ng ngible - Ible Property Relief Relle ! Act of 1933 " The bill requires retailei rehI1Cl ret'iilei retiilei ' and andproprietors andproprietors andproprietors proprietors of places of amusement amusementand amusementand amusementand and entertainment entertmnment to ' tike t'lko tlko out an anannual anannual anannual annual license . The price pnce of the license is $2 2 $ per percalend1r percalend percalendir calend calend1r it year . It If the stite st'1te st1te spite ' tax ta"t tat tae " com com- comm1SSl com- com commission commission - - m1SSl mission n , which rhicli \ hlCh has the administra admmistra- admmistra administra- admmistrabon administration administration - - tion bon of of the tax features of the act actso , . so determines determmes , it miy m'lY mlY m'iy ' ' revoke re\"ohe re "ohe ohe \ " the 11 ii 11cense iicease 11cense cense cease of any person violiting viohtIng viol'iting ' any anyproV1ctlOn anyprovision anyprovision proV1ctlOn provision of the act , nnd and in such suchcase suchcase suchcase case no llcen license e can be issued i'5sued i5sued ' to the thevlolator theviolator theviolator vlolator violator for two ye ycais yeats l1S theleafter tlieteafter tlieicafter.Pcisons tlieicafterPcisons . Pel Peisons sons who cngjge engJ.ge engJge engage . in buctlness business buctlnesswlthout businesswithout businesswithout wlthout without n a license l1ccnse aie file ate subject to a afine aline afine fine line of $20 20 520 $ to $299 299 $ DD , ind 1nl1 rind ' to impris Impris- Imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment - onment up to si\ si Sl\ Sl sit simonths Slmonths \ ' . months for each eachoffense eachoffense eachoffense offense Persons Perons : , selling sellJng only commodities com com- commodIties commodities - modities e exempt eeempt empt from taxation ta\.atlon ta.atlon ta .atlon atlon ' \ . un- un under under un under - der the act aie ale ate not required rellUlred to t'11e t11e take t'11eout takeout tikeout ' out any license The vendor of t'1"t- t'1"t t1t t're- t're tre t'1"table t'reable tix-able tix able ' ' " - able commodities commodlh ( > s or ; service cervice mucst must mucstcollect mustcollect mustcollect collect the tax from the conctumer consumer conctumerand consumerand consumerand and make mahe returns to the state tax taxcommisslOn taxcommission taxcommission commisslOn commission by the fifteenth flfteenth of the thefollowing thefollowing thefollowing following monthThe monthThe month monthThe The tax ta"t tat tae " commission commlSSlOn has hac : the op- op option option op option - - tion of using usmg the st stimp stmp \mp mp imp \ tax method methodof methodof methodof of collecting coUechng the ' tix t'lx tlx tax , ' such 'Such as is now nowused nowused nowused used in connection with tlie the clgal cigaret cigaretsales cigaietsales et etsales sales tax ta"t tat tae " law . It is i'3 i3 ' m nu the \ < e unlawful unlawfulfor unlawfulfor unlawfulfor for any dealer to advertise aderhse ad\ ad ads \ erhse ertise that he hewI11 hewill hewill wI11 will absorb the ' tis t'lx tlx t'sx tsx ' , or anv any an ) pu-t pu t put part - of ofit ofit ofIt ofItReturns it itReturns itReturns Returns to the tax commlS commission commissionare commissionare lon lonare are to be kept lept Dept secret , e a except cept .cept . in case caseof caseof caseof of court actions m involving , olnng the facts factsshown factsshown factsshown shown in the reportIoney report : \ Money \Ioney Ioney collect conect- conect collect- conected collected collected - ed by the sate fiom flom tins this tax ta'C taC tae ' is to tobe tobe tobe be retained retmned by the stite st'1te st1te state ' treasuier treasmer treasurer In Inan inan inan an emergency relief fundThe fundThe fund fundThe The house voted down a resolu resolu- resolution resolution resolution - - tion for submitting prohibition prohlbltIon re- re repeal repeal re repeal - - peal to the voters voter . : ; of Utah Uroh Budget Budgetcontrol Budgetcontrol Budgetcontrol control and the code revision renslon have havebeen havebeen havebeen been accomplished accompl1shed . . . A law hllowmg allowing allowingthe hllowmgthe allowingthe the go gos governor , ernor error to order bank holIda holiday holidaysand s sand sand and also moratorium moratormm on ' into 1uto llcense license llcensefees licensefees licensefees fees was as dashed through the legis legIs- legIslature legis- legis legislature legislature - - lature latureA A move to alter the Utih Ut'1h Ut1h Ut'ili Utili ' ' income incometax incometax incometax tax law is believed to be a dead is- is isue issue is issue - sue ue and the idea of'changing ofchanging of'changmg ofchangmg of'changrng ofchangrng ' ' the thebanUug thebanking thebanking banUug banking laws of the state Is mahlng making mahlnglittle makinglittle makinglittle little progress progresq . The house has voted in favor fa\"or fa "or or \ " of ofan ofan ofan an antllllJuncbon anti injunction inyunction lasou law la\\ la \ , sou sought ht by or- or orgamLed orgauucd or organized - ganized gamLed gauucd libor hbor labor ; ; it has considered the thestate3 thestate's thestate's thestates state3 state's states ' ' incursion UlcurSlOn into the POcr pow PO\\ PO \ cr er business bus bus- busIness business - iness , , as represented by the plJ.nt plJnt plant plJ.ntIn plantin plantin . In Logan canyon , and it has decided dccidcd-to dccidcd to . . - to a add d the Dixie Dlxle college coUege to the tbe Insti lost- lost losttutIonc insti- insti institutions Institutions ! - - tutions tutIonc ; of Utah as a junior college co11ege . The lower house has decided to toreduce toreduce toreduce reduce Intelest interest Intel est rates on delinquent delinquentta delinquenttales delinquenttaxes ta tales es ' ind 'Iud Iud and has made a slash at loan loansharks loansharks loansharks loansharksBoth sharks sharksDoth sharksBoth Both Doth the house and senate ap- ap apploved approved ap-pioved ap pioved - - ploved proved a n measure to confer on Gov Gov.Blood GovBlood . Blood the hlgh highest t powers e\ e ever eer eser \ er con con- conferred conferred conferred - ferred on a Ut Utih Ut'1h Ut1h ' ih state executIve executive.Througli executiveThrougli . . Through the adoption of House HouseBIlls HouseBills HouseBills BIlls 187 191 197 and nnd 200 , the governor is isvirtually isvirtually isvirtually virtually dictator of the state fi- fi finances fi finances - . nances with authority to su suspend suspendappropriations suspendappropriations pend pendappropriations appropriations ma made e by the It'glslnt- It'glslnt Itglslnt legislat- legislat legislatture It'glslntture leglslat-ture leglslat ture ' - ture , or to close any state dep'1rt- dep'1rt dep1rt depart- depart dep'1rtment department depart-ment depart ment ' - ment or institution for tor 90 00 dn ( lavs las ) s or ormore ormore ormore more should qhould an emergency arise ariseThe ariseThe ariseThe The plin phn plln is 10 ; to permit the governor governorto overnor overnorto to provide emergency emfrgency relief for res res- resIdents residents residents - idents of the state He lIe may adopt adoptand adoptand adoptand and cntoice enfOlce enforce such regulations as he heaha11 heshall heshall aha11 shall deem c expedient pedlent or necessary necessaryfor necessaryfor necessaryfor for the administration of emergency emergencyrellef emergencyrelief emergencyrelief rellef relief and is cmpowcied empo\Veled empo Veled empowered \ to do aU all aUthIngs allthings allthings thIngs rca reasonable < : onable and nece necessary sary to tocarry tocarry tocarry carry out the purposes 1mr10--eS 1mr10 eS ! - o of ! the nct act ncttor actfor actfor tor for the prevention of suffering sufterlng and andsichness andsickness andsickness sichness sickness among destitute residents residentsof of the thl ' stateDmq stateBillq state stateBlllt Blllt Dmq Billq introduced in the } hou&e houe house lOu & e are areto areto areto to provide for grciter grc'lter grclter greeter ' safety in mo mo- mo motor motor . - tor traffic tramc . The bills require tliat that a aprivate aprivate aprivate private car driver drl\"cr drl "cr cr \ " must ; secure cecure a U- U ii- ii Ucen iicenso U-ccnso U ccnso - cen censo e costing 25 cents , which will w ill III be begood begood bogood good for tor three years Persons suf sut- sut sutterIng suf- suf suffering suffering - - fering terIng from certain physical or ormental ormental ormental mental disabilities dlsablUUec ; , are barred trom from fromtakin tromtahln from.takino fromtakino . tahln takin ; , out a n lIcen license < ! c , and heavy heU\y heU y \ pen pen- pennltle penalties penalties - alties nltle < ; are pro\ pro provided proIded \ Ided for tor Infractions infractlonaof Infractionsof of the sifcty S'lrcty Slrcty safety ' motor code as provided providedin in the bills Motorists Iotor1sts must have the thelIcense thelicense thelicense lIcense certificate with them at aU all aUtimes alltimes niltimes niltimesThe times timesThe The criminal code revlblon revblon revision as ns ap ap- appro.ed ap- ap approved approved - - proved pro.ed proed . , is bjsed bJ.sed based . on the Wicl.ershamcommission Wicl.ersham Wiclersham Wicl.ershamcommI Wickcrshamcommission . commI commission < ; CIon ! lecommendatlons recommendations nnd and nndIs ands nndIs ! Is s belle believed belieted , ed to offer otrcr l&ss lss lecs less : & po possibility possibilityof < : slblUty slblUtyof of thugs esciping esc'1plng esc1plng escaping ' punishment tbru thru tbrulegal thrulegal thrulegal legal ttchnlcalitici tu"hnlcaUtleb tuhnlcaUtleb technicallttes " ) |