Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-02-13 | Page 4 | The Law Bogs Down

THE TIlE LAW BOGS DOWNA DOWN DOWNA A A. A FEW years ago the legislature enacted a law providing the gasoline filling stations stations stations sta sta- throughout the state pay a quarterly tax Just why this law was passed no one now seems to know The filling stations have Ignored it because the state has ha's ignored it The theory advanced by Secretary of State Welling VeIling is that collection of the tax tax tax-a a dollar every three months from each of the 2200 stations in the state would state would cost more than It would produce The present secretary of state upon this theory followed the suit of his predecessors and let it alone Certainly it cannot be good business to ignore any law The legislature has met biennially since this one was passe passed but no noone noone noone one has repeal so far as the record shows hows Letting a law die is tantamount to overruling overruling overruling ing the legislature The effect of the practice practice tice Is to let respect for the law curdle in the public mind At the next session of the legislature the law Jaw should be repealed if it is 15 not to be en en- forced