Show WOULD STIMULATE VOTING BY FINING THOSE WHO DONT DON'T Benner X X Smith Presents Bill Bi Providing for Special 3 Tax for Roads Stimulation of ot voting in Utah by Ira Ira- a state tax of or 3 i on n those led citizens who dont don't vote oto and ex exempting e- e empting from flom paying tho the tax all tl those who vho do and those thoo who for good rea- rea Sons ons sons are arc unable to v vote te Is Is' Is contemplated plated In a bill bI Introduced yesterday b by Senator Benner X X Smith The Tho measure repeals existing laws relating to o the poll pol tax tx Tho The 3 tax collected front from those citizens citizens cit cit- citi citi- zens who fail Cal to cast their ballots at at general or municipal elections and at primary elections when the tho latter aro are held eld b by law in the year ear eal the ta tax Is IH levied is to bo ho utilized by the t to for or public road purposes Under the terms of or the tho bill bi there thero shall hall be bo levied on the tho first Tuesday after atter the first Monday Monay of ot November 1913 and annual annually thereafter a n state tax ax of at 3 for tor road purposes upon every ever citizen clUzen of the United States 2 2 years ears I of ot uge and over who shall have been beena beena a citizen for tor ninety days ays residing In Inho Inthe ho tho state one year ear the county four tour months and tho the precinct sixty days days days- except those persons who shall have voted or who were wore prevented from voting voting- b by illness infirmity or absence from rom the tho voting precinct on the entire da day of at election electon and primary election electon if I the he la latter ter was hel held The plan provides that county treasurers treasurers treasurers treas treas- go over the poll pon and ant registry books giving giving tho the names of the persons per pcr- sons ons who voted and compare them with wih the tho assessment roll roH levied under this his tho the act net marking Paid after ater names name of ot those who ho actual actually voted Those persons who did not vote ote b by reason of at Illness Iness infirmity or absence must file fie affidavits setting forth these excuses with the county treasurer If I the he affidavit Is deemed satisfactory the treasurer Is IR instructed to mark Paid after atter their names 1 The rho bill bl provides pr for tho the collection of the he tax tx In the same manner that other state tate taxes are uro Iro collected or as nearly ao FO o as possible The bill bil was referred to o the tho committee on Judiciary |