Show JUAB COUNTY VALUATION Figures From the Juab Rolls Except Net Proceeds and Corporations Nephi June lQThe county commissioners commis-sioners have been in session as a board of equalization since Monday but so far aside from a few chronic kickers there have been scarcely any complaints com-plaints filed or applications made for reduction It is pretty generally understood un-derstood among the class who have heretofore had their taxes abated that the commissioners are prohibited from further pursuing that generous course consequently there have been few or no petitions presented from that quarter quar-ter No doubt there have been abuses of the abatement provision as heretofore hereto-fore construed but later on the commissioners com-missioners will very likely be disposed to appropriate from the indigent fund sums equal to the taxes in the most urgent ur-gent cases It would be immaterial so far as the county is concerned whether the indigent class pay their taxes and then have the amount appropriated back to them or not paid at all The hard feature is the county will be required re-quired to pay the proportion of the tax in each case due the state The assessment roll shows the total assessed valuation of the county in real and personal propertyexclusive of the net proceeds from the mines and corporation cor-poration taxes assessed by the state board of equalization to be 2186601 as against 52139704 for the preceding year upon the same class of property showing a net increase of 546897 A number of the mining companies have failed to report their net proceeds so far mainly owing to oversight of change in the law requiring return in April instead of June as heretofore Second notices have been sent from the assessors office to the derelicts and a few days will be given after which an arbitrary assessment will be made from which there is no appeal under the law I |