Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-13 | Page 2 | Arguments Are Heard in Utah Gas Tax Case

ARGUMENTS ARE ARf HEARD IN m UTAH AM GAS TAX lAX CASE CAS Collection Demanded by State From County Before Before Be Be- fore Court on Demurrer Arguments on demurrers demurrer to the complaint In the case of H. H E. E Crockett as as' as secretary of state of Utah against Salt Lake county to collect approximately 2000 alleged to be due In gasoline taxes to the state were made before Judge L. L B B. Wight of t the e district court Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning The Tile suit Is one to test the application application ap ap- ap- ap of the gasoline tax law to counties and municipalities Salt Lake Lale county resisted payment of the tax on Oil the ground that It amounted to one taxing body taxIng taxing taxing tax tax- ing another on property used In the public service hence that the tax taxIs taxIs taxis Is unlawful Salt Lake City which i is j Interested interested Inter inter- ested sated in the matter because it uses gasoline for its motorized equipment became an Intervenor In the suit sulL Att Attorney W. W H. H Folland for S Salt lt Lake City and Attorneys A. A E. E Moreton and George M. M Cannon Jr for Salt Lake county argued their demurrers against the complaint of the secretary o of state contendIng contending contending contend contend- ing particularly that the tax was the Imposition of a tax by the state upon a a. county and municipality for forthe forthe forthe the use of a a. commodity In the public public public pub pub- lic service Mr 11 Folland likened It to the state compelling the city to furnish pi protection election to Its citizens then taxIng taxIng taxing tax- tax Ing the city for using automobiles In giving this protection