Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-14 | Page 9 | Members of Tax Board Take Oath

I MEMBERS S Of TAX BOA D TAKE OATH Stewart Withdraws to Be Al AI Alcohol Al- Al Alcohol cohol Distributor Critchlow Critch- Critch low loi Wins Place Members of the permanent tax commission took the oath of office Tuesday follo following recess appoIntments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments by Governor George H. H Dern Governor Derns Dern's action came after he lie and Frank Page Pa-ge Stewart member member mem mern- ber of the temporary comm commission Ion came to a compromise agreement under which Mr Stewart waived his claims to his position and agreed to become alcohol distributor Mr Stewart Stewart stewart Stew stew- art replaces W. W W W. Barton who re resigned resigned resigned re- re signed March 31 effective at the convenience convenience convenience con con- of the governor The new board is made up of or Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward H. H Snow Democrat St. St George a banker Roscoe E. E Hammond Republican Republican Re Re- publican Salt Lake a ta tax specialist George A. A Critchlow Democrat Salt Lake an attorney Howard P. P Leatham Leath- Leath am Republican Cache Cach county farmer and b business iness man It was this group which Governor Dern attempted attempt attempt- ed to name on the closing night of ot the 1831 session of or the legislature but upon which tho the state senate de declined declined de- de dined to act Mr Stewarts Stewart's withdrawal from the commission relieved the governor of ofa ofa ofa a problem which he has had on his hands since legislative e adjournment Attorneys were divided on whether or not Mr Stewart could hold his place until the next meeting of the senate Mr Critchlow had been se selected selected selected se- se to replace Mr Stewart on the board f 4 In making the recess appointments appoint appoint- ments merits Governor Dern Dem declared that he had replaced Mr Stewart in order order order or or- der to put an attorney on tho com coin mission He added that Mr Stewart SW I had agreed in a friendly spirit to j I step out of the picture and promote harmony