Show COUNTY AGREES TO LABEL CARS Salt Lake county commissioners Wednesday following the ex example mple set Tuesday by Salt Lake City commissioners agreed that all county automobiles will be labeled in nce with witha a a state v law re re- re- re q specIfic bit marki 1 g gor or rt all public owned cars The action followed an opinion from County Attorney Harold E E. Wallace that the law was applicable applicable cable to county automobiles with the exceptions as noted under the statute for police sheriffs sheriff's officers and secret service cars Law Requires Label Under the law it is compulsory for cars owned by the state or local government units to bear bearon on each side of the car the words Property of the government government government govern govern- ment unit having haying ownership However Fisher Harris manager manag manag- er of the metropolitan water district district district dis dis- said the automobile he drives which is property of the district does not come under jurisdiction of the statute This automobile he said does not come under the general law applicable in this case nor does the metropolitan water district act carry any reference to automobiles being labeled Blair Richardson district chairman chairman chair chair- man said he he- was not acquainted with the statute and that whatever Mr Harris former city attorney decided regarding the matter would be agreeable to him l Promises Early Action County Commissioner Gwynne Page who announced the intent of the county to label Jabel its cars said work would be undertaken as soon as possible Mr Page drives his own machine A recent check showed that at least 24 automobiles registered to the various government units bore V V licenses designating tax exemption exemption exemption ex ex- emption but no markings J J. J B. B Mullins county commission commission commission commis commis- sion chairman Boden third member of the commission cars which drive owned county owned county were included in thee the check |