Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-02-08 | Page 8 | Mine Owners Must File Reports Soon

HE OWNERS 1ST FILE REPORTS SOON But One Week Remains in Which to File Statements Required by Law. PROPERTY'S IMPROVEMENTS H MUST BE DETAILED So Far but Few Operators Have Attended to Important Circular No. 71. issued from tlic office of the stato ho:trrl of equalization, calls the intention of mining men of the state to the necessity of sending to tho board the returns of nil mine Improvements, machinery ami net proceeds, for asscss-ment asscss-ment purposes for the year 1010. These returns, the circular states, must be sent so that they will be received on or before the day provided by law. which j i; tho second Monday In February, which 1 Is February 14. These returns miiHl also, H lit compliance with law. be made under oath. It Is stated thai up to the present time only about ono-third of the com-H com-H panics owning property In the state have compiled with this law. and as only one weel: remains in which the returns may be pent In. It is urged that tho matter j be promptly attciulcd to. Penalty for Violation. H The portion of the section in question. section 2559. chapter 03. of the Session Laws of I'tah. 1009. relating to mine 1 owners, says: "The owner or owners of all mines or 111111111? claims in the state must, 011 or before the second .Monday In , I'cbrunry In each year, furnish a slato-ment slato-ment In detail showing: the net proceeds of such mines or mining claims for the year ending at 12 o'clock noon on the R first clay of January next, preceding, and 1 a statement lit detail showing nil the 1 machinery used In mining and all prop-B prop-B erty and surface. Improvements upon or B appurtenant to such mines or mining claims, which have a valuo scparato and independent of all such mines or mining 1 claims as valued ;it 12 o'clock noon on 1 the first day of January of each year, which must be sworn to by the prosi-1 prosi-1 dent, secretary, superintendent or man-B man-B aging agent or such oilier officer as the 1 stair board of equalization may dcslg-H dcslg-H nate, or by the owners of such mines or fl mining claims. " All failing on demand to furnish the j statement -required arc subject to a pen-ally pen-ally provided by law. The board requests, also, that improve-menls. improve-menls. buildings and machinery, he fully enumerated and separately mentioned, except where they arc of the same class. B In which case tho numbers only need fl be