Show nate Bill Would ake ke Funds of Board A College Appropriation Formula I Of T Tax x Token Removal Studied HAS MATHEWS I utah legislators went into the second w week k of their curren current Monday with the senate retaining its lead in major ajor legis- legis m with proposals to enforce a 50 assessment value on tax- tax property strip the Dep Department r ment of Publicity an iUd and d J Industrial du trial nt of its funds eliminate the use of sales tax tokens lID DD a formula for appropriations to the states state's enl 7 nd universities t loat one of the measures measure which arc slated for intro- intro jo c Monday afternoon in the theare thee ite e are expected to run into material opposition as Gov tot et B. B Maw has continuously ed the Importance of the pub 7 nd md Industrial development recent talks product of ot the legislative tax committee the bill on ast ascent assent as as- sent cent t of property would give lUtc tax commission authority keck assessments in the vari- vari direct county asto asri as- as n ri to raise or lower their valto val- val 84 to conform to the uniform I bill is a bipartisan measure 11 U expected to run into strong Uon from Utah farm bureau ib th Monday urged individual nt on farm residential land tracts terming proposed propos d uniform assessment wible in the view of pres- pres highly inflated land values Strip Funds bit bill which would transfer all allU sues U from the motor vehicle funds except those I ed for administration of regis regis- Ie to the state road commis- commis I would have the effect of Ung the publIcity ity n nd in- in ill I'll development department ripping it of its revenues t present law law the d dt der fent Kat t receives le funds I in of 1 earmarked for the state Commission Elimination of was one of ot the ilo 01 Republican legislators to change the meth method d cUng s sales l s taxes would the tee retailer the alternative of Ung Un the tax absorbing it would eliminate use of ot tax taic U M. r the plan the retailer id ii be assessed a tax on his hues ules and would be permitted feet a a. tax from the consumer g schedule to be set up by the thet jj i t New Sales Tax Jean in tax would 1 le an m sales gales ranging from Me on sales from to I with ith proportional taxes WC on onI I 1 above that amount accord accord- to Zen Sen Alonzo F. F Hopkin D. D L J Senate president who with Ward Wad C. C Holbrook D. D Davis to sponsor the bill tether er tax study committee ze e would set up a a. formula which to base appropriations 4 tates higher educational mons giving each school hool a amount per student for in- in m 11 another amount for based on area of the I i. i buildings and a 15 of r wo t to totals tala for I ft e the house was Wa ready f at lot least 12 more measures t of t them em counterparts counterpart of p already before the senate to be introduced by title Seven of the bills relate to 1 lad and game department new flew prop proposal sal being made madeJ J Winford Bunce R. R JJ 1 and Mark Paxton R R. 4 would provide for state statement ement ment of ot a quarter of 7 expenses incurred at off fin and general elec- elec See Pare Page 5 5 Column 1 f nafe Bill Would Take Unit Funds Continued from Page One OneA onet senate bill bil A t fIrst fIrst- week first eliminate the run allow would ther P proposal P 5 kick kick- retailers a their wl ules tax p payments on 1 the vendor for his rte r In accounting for and the thC tax tx This return to the in- in rOt not t exceed retailer in any anyone one year I Measures Propose 1 1 cnn orm Assessments 4 ed to place all tangible tn the state on a tint tint- y I basis of at 50 taX and give the state h value authority to en- en c series of assessment ment a measures went under tl tAX ux Monday by the the tax study committee bills bill to be sponsored by Alonzo to F. F Hopkin CD D. D Rich te to present and Sen Claud R R. Grand on behalf of ot are are expected to be beIn In the senate Monday on n or Tuesday r Flies nus spon Responsibility bone of ot the measures Is a wiach would give the state n responsibility for that all taxable property the tM lUte is being assessed essed at atc c of ci Its it cash value plus auto autt auty au- au ty tt to direct county assessors or decrease valuations conforming to the uniform as- as Ei ent nu This la is definitely not a move to ue revenue Sen Hopkin as- as d explaining that in order ill n sections of the state to tot t equally In the new nev uniform el financing program the state stated d be to able to tax property own own- ers ex ei on the same basis throughout the state Under the bill bUl counties would base t their levies on the 50 assessment as as- thus if a county now had an mill 18 levy on the basis of ot a 25 o assessed valuation It could reduce Its Ilu levy to 9 mills and still raise the same amount of ot m money n y Sen explained He pointed out that at present valuation of or property In the thc states state's 29 counties ranges from 18 1870 to 39 38 o of current value To oversee assessment uniform uniform- ity throughout through ut the state the tax commission would conduct a con con- investigation in each county coun cou coun- coun ty and during July of ot each ath yel year r would examine reports ru of county auditors regarding assessment Any decrease or increase In the theas as assessment would be directed before before be be- fore ore tax levies levies' were fixed for tor the current year Two To companion bills bilIa were also under consideration by the bipartisan bipartisan bipartisan I committee One is a short measure that would set assessment assessment assess assess- ment merit of property at 50 of or cash value and the other would provide for removal from office of a county county county coun coun- ty who failed tailed to comply with the valuation rate |