Show ool oot Combination Fa by Skidmore Amendment of Tax Limitation Limitation Limi Limi- Limi- Limi I tat tation on Al Also o U Urged g c on I Commission ision Consolidation of county school units to equalize the opportunity o of school chool children amendment of of the law of 1922 which Ii limits its levies Ieves fo for school purposes and elimination o othe of the present practice of the tho state stati treasure in retaining ng funds fund for three moths months were offered offered of- of as a. personal suggestions to th the Utah tax r revision vision commission Wednesday Wed Wed- by byC C H. H Skidmore te dent of Sox td r co county nt I schools h and chairman of the Utah Education association finance cor committee Mr Skidmore declared county consolidation of t schools would reduce re duce duee overhead costs and provide equal funds lunds fo for the education of children in all aU parts parts' of the county Asked by various committee mem members bers bern if state co consolidation would not effect even greater economy conomy he said he was wasn not t pr prepared to discuss discuss' this subject without ut further stud study Repeal of a a. a Ja law e enacted acted in 1922 which serves to penalize school districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis whose ef efforts toward economy econ con conomy omy orny resulted in Jn a J 1 jow w tax h and vy-and which hampers efforts to gain grain adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate revenue re was was urged by Mr lr Skidmore 1 I Another Important matter he called to the attention of ot t ti the e commission con com com mission is a current practice relative relative rela rela- tive tIo to school tax funds Counties are called upon by statute to submit submit submit sub sub- mit school tax funds to the state treasurer on oh January 5 3 The state treasurers treasurer's office need not make re returns returns returns re- re turns until April In the meantime the school districts die dis I db-I operating on money obtained under s time short loan loans pay from 6 to 8 S per cent At the state treasurers treasurer's trees treas t office the school funds are arc placed in in- depositories d po and draw 2 per cent the interest goin to the the- general fund Greater econom economy could ild be effected It If the state tr treasurer trees treas as- as made immediate te return of county count school funds Mr Skidmore declared DISC DISCUSSES DISCUSSES' PL PLAN N In the page fifty-page tax tax- lax pl plan n presented to tho Ut Utah h tax tx re revIsion revision revision re- re vision commission by the Utah Education Ed Ed- catlon asso association l i Mr fr Skidmore stated the aim ot the plan was not necessarily to In revenues rec re re- re c cd 1 by bythe the state stale but butto to alleviate U late the fax t those who now now bear bear- it by reaching out outi to Sources s' s which are not contributing their share The association favors the removal of constitutional restrictions U ions ns on taxation he he hes he's s said td and be believes be- be in Ie leaving taxes entirely to on the theory that people eOple of ot the state Slat would woul take Freater greater Interest In the kind of ot men sent ent to the legislature If this this' power was was bestowed Sen Senator tor W. W D. D Candland Inquired If the letting down of l legislative bars would not draw opposition from front mone moneyed ed interests of ot the state Mr Ir Skidmore declared that in oth other r st states t s' s where here the pr proposition was vas considered fear was as entertained th ch a a. move v. v would uld place control control control con- con of or tax matters in the hands of mone moneyed ed interests It appeared that the fears entertained on each side of the question served 3 as' as asa a u r check and that legislative control of ot tax matters generally was is success success- ful tul NOT NOT PERFECT PERFECT LUTZ LUTZ Z Dr Harley L. L four flur states slates have ha no constitutional limitations in ta tax matters and that many others others oth oUi- ers have eliminated restrictions now regarded as as' as hindrances I In Ut h. h Tax rate limitation as as provided In In the Utah constitution is not a perfect control m method thod- thod Dr Dr Lutz said He declared that a a budgeting system vigorously enforced by nf men mep the who would not hot kowtow was best teth d of gaining g administrative tive Uve economy economo Roscoe Hammond secretary of of the commission sJon called attention to the fact that Utah's constitution of offers offers of- of fers only In the state equalization fund and In in t tl the general fund the he remainder er of the funds funds- constituting th the largest portion portion por por- tion- tion of ot r revenue venue sources source being subject to the will of w |