Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 13 | Public to Hear Tax Exemption Plan Outlined

PUBLIC TO HEAR TAX TAX- EXEMPTION PLAN OUTLINED Officials to Conduct Education Drive in State Stat Planning a program to acquaint i irit t the the he public with erect effects o of tile the pro pro proposed proposed posed tax laC exemption or of property up to certain am amo amounts I tho public p officials officials' educational committee te ha had been organized Thursday B. B F. F Quinn chairman of the the Salt L Lake county commission is ch-ai ch chairman chaiman man of oi the group Members include Howard P. P Leatham a s state te tax co commission IQ member Mayor Charles R R. Hunter oC of Cedar City president of the State Municipal of ot Utah L. L E E. Wright of Coalville president of the the- State Association of ot Boards of Education J. J W. W Gillman ian an Utah county commissioner and president and president of the County Officials' Officials Asso Association of Utah and Gerald Irvine asi as asi city attorney and member of the legislative c committee 0 of the Municipal league Tho The function of or the tho committee will not be to take a pro and c con constand con constand n stand on the tho proposed tax exemptions exemptions exemptions but to promote an education edu campaign to aid voters in reaching ia-reaching their decisions at the November 3 I election Commissioner Quinn s said ld Under committee plans a representative representative advisory committee committe will wilI willbe be selected from mayors county commissioners and school officials throughout the state their duty being being being be be- ing to assist the committee in obtaining obtaining ob ob- ob- ob taming data preparing graphs am and assembling other inform information tion regarding re re regarding i-c- i garding effects of the tho proposal should it bo be authorized both by the electorate and legislature These findings will be submitted to the public Utah voters will ballot November 3 on a proposed amendment amendment- to the state constitution that would permit permit permit per per- mit the l legislature to exempt from property taxes homesteads up to 2000 valuation and personal property property property prop prop- erty up to Should the amendment be carried be-carried carried the legislature would have to enact the provisions into law before any exemptions in those amounts or less could be effected