Show tate state group V elects sevier county man main officials from utah counties hold annual sessions at newhouse highlights in point of interest to sevier county at the convention of county officers from utah held thursday and friday in salt lake were the election of lynn C nielson sevier county treasurer to the office of secretary treasurer of the state association and a favorable report with respect to taxes delinquent on land foreclosed by the state especially interesting to the sevier county commissioners was the assurance that the delinquent taxes accumulated by private owners on land later foreclosed by the state land board will be paid sevier county has a fairly large amount duo due from this source according to W W sylvester chairman of th the county commissioners whose question brought the favorable reply from irwin invin arnovitz chairman of the state tax commission all sevier county elective ceis and men members ibers of the county welfare board attended the convention ven veri tion which was held in the newhouse hotel and closed friday night with an annual convention banquet and dance dr adani adam S bennion was vas the banquet speaker new officers of the organization the utah state association of Cou country ritty officials are 0 L hansen sanpete county cleric president C A grant utah county clerk vice president and lynn C nielson sevier county treasurer secretary treasurer election followed a series of seven departmental meetings resolutions and a legislative program of 15 bills to be presented to the current state legislature held attention during the session major resolutions approved by the group 0 included 1 that the state legislature authorize L establishment of county courts in all counties similar to city courts now existing in larger municipalities these courts to assume the duties of justice courts now operating and to have jurisdiction in criminal probate and civil matters 2 that the university of utah establish establish and main maintain Lain a permanent nt branch for the training of peace officers in fundamentals of scientific crime detection and prevention ven tion and that the legislature make an appropriation to maintain such a branch 3 that state laws be amended and devised to make theft of automobiles a felony 4 that a statewide radio hookup be established to facilitate work of peace officers throughout the state 5 that the legislature enact a measure entitling counties to lease and acquired by tax deeds 6 that the legislature retain the present basis of apportionment of ands obtained from sale of automobile license plates le legislative 11 program the legislative pi consist ng of 15 bills to he be presented in he be current legislative session alo 0 includes several major object cs according to J R jarvis chairman of the associations legislative isla tive committee who made the report among these were abandonment Aban doment f the runoff run off primary election enquired equi red by a measure passed at the he last legislative session and t tried ried for the first time during elections last november the bill provides that the candidate obtaining a majority vote in the first primary automatically becomes the candidate I 1 in n the final f I 1 na I 1 ea election C ct I 1 0 n other measures will provide for iston listing of delinquent tax lists in al ibabes order eliminating tax sale certificates the sale to bever be vcr fied upon the record of sales am nd ments authorizing use of abbreviations in describing real estate and a measure to permit exemption of personal to the extent of on household furniture and equipment for personal use of the owner spurred by state officials who told departmental leaders of growing relief problems the association endorsed indorsed indor sed the program and asked the states congressional g ress ional to vote against cuts in appropriations |