| Show THE NEW BLANKS Assessor Clute Enlightens the Public a Little PROPERTY EXE11PT FROM TAXES Under the New Law 1 Consists of 100 Worth of Kitchen Furniture and Wearing Allpnl Assessor Clutes men are busily engaged I in i furnishing tax payers with a blank assessment as-sessment list of their property The blanks are being left at each house in the city and it is expected that the texpayer will fill it up by giving a description of his real estate and improvements and their value and also the value of personal property At he bottom of the list is the following oath EIUUTORY OF UTAH t SALT LAKE CiTY I ss > do swear that T am a resident of that the above list contains a full and correct statement of all property subject to I taxation which I or any firm of wnich I am a member or any corporation association or j company of which I am president cashier sec J rotary or managing agent owned claimed Possessed pos-sessed or controlled on the day this statement is made and which is not already assessed this year and I have not in any manner whatso ever transferred or disposed of any property o r placed any property out of the city of Salt I LaCe or my possession for the purpose of j a voiding iny assessment on the same or of making this statement The law is that given as follows Sec 03 s 16Each and every taxpayer j s hall make a written statement uuon u blank i f brin to be furnishea him by the ass cr of all t axablc property owned by him or of which be lus control or custody as agent trustee or o therwise which statement must be verified nder oath by such taxpayer as to its correct nets The assessor may leave at the residence or place of business of any taxpayer a blanK f orm of statement requiring the taxpayer to Mil out and return the same to the assessor within wenty days from date of service and any per lon corporation firm or association furnished vith said blank form must ret irn the same to the isaeisor duly venfl d uuaer oath as to its correctness ana upon any neglect or refusal to make oc return the statement herein provided for tile assessor must note the refusal or icitfect on the assessment book opposite the taxpayers name and must make an estimate of he va uaof the property of such person and hevalue so lixed by the assessor must not bo educed bat may be increased by the board of equalization Sec a Keal estate taxable under this subdl vision shall be Hsted and assessed as valued on the first day of January m each year all other property taxable under this subdivision shall be listed and assessed as valued on the cay of as I lessmcnt THIS NEW WRINKLE in the method of assessing had caused considerable con-siderable confusion and iu connection with this subject one tax payer asks THE HERALD the following questions 1 What is the value of furniture and jewelry exempt from taxation according to the act of the legislature i 2Are those who rent houses exempt from the above tax 3Last but not least what is the use of baying bay-ing an assessor if the people are to assess the property for him These and similar questions have occurred oc-curred to many taxpayers and with a view to getting a better light on the subject a HERALD reporter yesterday called on As Eessor Clute This new method said tho assesor is a requirement of the new law The idea is for the assessor and tax payer to make the valuations in order to secure greater accuracy These blanks must be tilled out and returned to my office within twenty days Later on I will visit the houses and see if the estimate is correct Supposing a taxpayer takes no notice of the blank asked the reporter Then said the assessor this provision I provi-sion of the law applies If any person after af-ter demand made by the city assessor aeg lects or refuses to give under oath the I I statement heroin provided for or to comply com-ply with the other requirements of this title the assessor must make an estimate of the value of the property of such person and the value so fixed by the assessor must not be reduced but may be increased by the board of equalization So you will see that it is to tile interests of the taxpayers Ito 1 I-to fill out the blanks and return them tome 1 to-me Failing to do this I shall make the assessment for them and while my valuation valua-tion may be increased it cannot be reduced re-duced Has it been the practice to assess on furniture in rented houses If not it has been through the fault of the assessor All trial is exempt is wearing wear-ing apparel and 100 worth of kitchen furniture fur-niture The object in sending out these blanks is simply to get a sworn statement as to valuation and I think the blanks will be returned in nearly every case |
