| Show Utah Defense Study Assured Approval 1 Revision Eyed For Tax Seizure Clauses In all probability the civil defense defense de dc- de- de act of 1951 will be approved by the Utah defense council with only a few changes according to top authorities Main lain points of discussion last week in an emergency meeting on the rough draft included constitutionality of a seizure clause I and limitation of a section which gave local government authority to establish es- es esI I j taxes above the specified maximum mill levy The seizure clause clause giving giving de defense defense defense de- de agencies authority to seize i property in extreme emergencies was was mainly questioned on a basis of constitutionality and will willbe willbe willbe be studied by Utah's attorney general general gen gen- eral Clinton D. D Vernon one of ot three who drafted the measure The second point the tax matter matter matter mat mat- ter will probably be revised placIng placing placing ing a limit on the amount of taxatIon taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion which can be levied instead I of leaving it open to the discretion I of the local administrators as the proposed bill stands now Generally most of the commission commission commission commis commis- sion members se seemed seamed med in close accord accord accord ac ac- ac- ac cord except on a few minor points and speedy approval al of the bill by bythe bythe bythe the council is anticipated The state defense officials would like to have the legislature take early action on the measure i Gus P. P Backman state executive I I live tive vice chairman Utah civil defense defense defense de de- de- de council said Thursday Anyone who thinks we can get gel anywhere fooling around on a local level is mistaken It will take close cooperation between federal state and local agencies to get an effective effective effective tive civil defense program under way ay Mr Ir Backman declined to comment comment com corn ment on possibilities for financing local defense activity a question which drew a blast Wednesday afternoon from Ben E E. Lingen- Lingen felter public safet safety commissioner for Salt Lake City and ad administrator administrator adminis adminis- minis minis- for the city civil defense I council The state stale vice chairman Mr Ir Backman was reserving comment until a revised re draft of the civil defense act of 1951 could be completed corn com i and studied However Howe he strongly urged close cooperation i and stated The state council is isI I ready to work in close harmony with all agencies Its It's a big job and must be done right The revised civil defense bill is expected to be completed and re redistributed redistributed redistributed re- re distributed some time Thursday for final study Mr Ir Wednesday at ata a meeting meeting- of the advisory council of the Salt Lake civil defense I council ordered drafting drafting- of a resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution calling calling- upon tho the state to cooperate with the city in financIng financing financing ing ing- and administering its iu defense I activities This was done dona Thurs Thurs- i day |
