Show THE UTAH LEGISLATURE II A sales tax law Introduced Introduce In the Senate of ot the Utah legislature Is planned as a major effort In Ing securIng fun funds s to aid the unemployed of Utah The hill bill provides that hat From and after May ay 31 1033 1933 there Is hereby levied a n tax on every ry retail sale made within the equivalent state a lent to 2 per her cent of ot the purchase price paid or in case of ot retail sales Involving the exchange ot of properly equivalent to 2 per pel cent ot of the consideration Including the fair market value of ot the property exchange at nt the time and place ot of the exchange Boxing wrestling and anti theatrIcal performances would be taxed the tho malt syrup telephones electrIcIty and gas are favored with a n mention In this bill The measure provides that the term sale salo includes Instalment and credit sales and the exchange ot of properties as well as ns their sale calo for money every efery closed transaction to constitute a sale Also every pur pur- purchase pur- pur purchase purchase chase of ot tangible personal property or service or product made by n a person for tor his personal use consumption con con- consumption con consumption or profit shall shaH be deemed a retail sale The title of ot the bill billIs billIs Is The Unemployment and Tang Tang- Tan Tangible Tangible ible Property Belief Act of ot I 1933 1033 33 The bill requires retailer and proprIetors of ot places of ot amusement and entertainment to take out an annual license The price of ot the he license Is 2 per calendar year rear It If the state tax com com- commIssion commission commission mission which has the administration administration tion of ot the tho tax features of ot the act act so determines It may revoke the Ii- Ii li license cense cease of ot any person violating any provision of ot the net act and In such case cose no license can be issued to the violator for two years thereafter Persons who engage In busIness without a n license are subject to a afine afine afine fine of ot 20 to V and to imprisonment ImprIsonment Imprisonment up to six months for each offense Persons selling only com com- commodities commodities exempt from taxation under un- un under un under der the act are not required to take takeout takeout takeout out any license The vendor fendor of ot taxable tax tax- taxable taxable able commodities or service must collect ct the tax from the consumer and make returns to the state tax C by the fifteenth of ot the following month The tax commission has ha the option op- op option op option tion of ot using the stamp tax method ot of collecting the tax such as Is now v used In connection with the tile sales tax law It Is made unlawful for any dealer to advertise that he be will absorb the tax or any nay part ot of ofIL It Returns to the tax commIssIon are to be kept secret except In case or of court actions Involving ol the facts shown In the report Money collect collect- collected collected ed by the sate from this tax Is to tobe tobe tobe be retained by the state treasurer In Inan inan Inan an emergency relief relict fund The house voted fote down a resolution resolution resolution tion tor for submitting prohibition repeal re- re repeal re repeal peal to the tho voters foter of ot Utah Dud get I control and the code revision have been accomplished A law allowing I the governor to order bank holidays auto aulo license and also moratorium on fees was as dashed through the legis legis- legisla legislature la lature hire A move to alter the Utah Income tax law Is believed to be a dead deall Is- Is Issue Issue Is Issue sue and the Idea of ot changing the banking laws of ot the state Is making little The house has voted In favor faor of an Injunction anti-Injunction law sought by organized or labor It has considered the states state's Incursion into the power bus business bUS I iness mess as represented by the plant In Logan canyon and It has bas decided to add the Dixie college to the Institutions Institution of ot Utah as a junior college The lower house has decided to reduce Interest ra rates tes on delinquent taxes and has bas made a slash at loan sharks Both Doth the house and senate ap approved proved pro a n measure to confer conter on GoV Blood the highest powers ever con con- conferred conferred on a n Utah state executive Through the adoption of ot House Dills Bills In and ond OO the governor Is virtually dictator of ot the state fi- fi finances finances fi finances nances with authority to suspend approprIations made by the lc ture ture or to close any state department depart depart- department department ment or Institution for 00 90 days or more should an emergency arise The plan is 19 to permit the governor jo to provide emergency relict relief for res res- residents res-I res ot of o the state lie Ile may adopt and enforce such regulations as he I shall deem expedient or necessary for tor the tho administration of ot emergency relief relict and Is empowered to do alII all things reasonable and necessary to i carry out the purposes of ot the act for the prevention pre fit ot suffering and residents sickness among destitute ot of the state I Bills Bill Introduced In the house bouse are areto areto areto to provide for greater safety In motor moI motor mo- mo motor I tor traffic The Thie bills require that a private ate car dri driver er must secure a n 11 li- license 11 I j cense costing coding 25 21 cents which will be good for tor three years Persons sut- sut sutI sut ferIng from certain ph physical or I mental disabilities ore are barred from taking out a n license and heavy y pen pen- penalties allIe are arc provided for Infractions I or of the thc safety motor code as provided In the thc bills Mils Motorists must have the license certificate with them at all limes The criminal code revision as ap approved approved proved is based on the Wickersham commIssIon recommendations and andIs andis IS believed ed to offer less possibility ot of thugs escaping punishment legal nl technicalities |