Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-05 | Page 5 | Utah and Idaho News

L TAH AND IDAHO I AHO NEWS MEWS mHO TAX LAW LAWI I s HELD LEGAL LESAL I Iw IW vw w Provides Relief for I. I Delinquents l IE E. E Ida Ida Dec 5 Idaho's 5 Idaho's aume aucourt au- au me court yesterday held the tax t 1 lt measure nr-asure m asure enacted b by the 1923 l f ture unconstitutional al In dei de- de i ing a test lest case appealed from county count The measure measures s i relief f to persons whose 1920 1 or 1922 2 taxes are delinquent In ilCA-ent ilCA yent the county has hae not sold the perty for tor taxes Under the new ing the 6 per cent penalty Is re- re wed ved and the county may collect tax together with 7 per cent cent Inest inest inest in- in est from the date of ot delinquency the fhe courts court's s opinion is unanimous Justices concurring in the opinion b by Chief Justice Alfred dge cases were appealed to the theart itt art to test the validity of or the acL act I rolof olor of these were from Washington where county officials were of the suits The The other othera I a I an original action In the court mil Ada county In which a petimer peti- peti ner mer sought a a. court order compell- compell Ethe JUhe county treasurer to a new tes In accordance wi with th h the new v If