Show I I I Scales T x Levy on oi Property Properly 39 Parcels of Assets Used in Welfare Plan Abated 1 1 Each I Salt Lake County Count Commission Monday agreed to abate taxes on welfare property of the Church I of Jesus JeslIs Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints I Church officials were instructed instruct instruct- I ed commissioners by to submit aletter a aletter letter requesting the abatement stating that the property is used i exclusively for or charitable purI pur pur- I poses Levies Le against 39 parcels of property in question will be scaled down to 1 per year for each parcel The abated taxes are for 1950 Church officials present at Mondays Monday's commission meeting included included included in in- Marion i G. G Romney assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant managing director of the church welfare plan LeGrand Richards pr presiding bishop and Alfred W. W secretary to the the thet finance committee of the g n ral church welfare committee Used for Charit Charity 1 The proper property y in in question is used for the processing and stor I ing of ci daTry a uc nd other for the u use e of ne needy I persons person ac according to l' l o Ii- Ii 0 J In In granting the Abatements commissioners were guided guided- by a legal opinion of oC V William lliam T. T Thurman Thurman Thurman Thur- Thur man chief civil deputy county attorney attorney attorney at at- torney which advised ad that the property could not be removed from the tax rolls but commissioners commissioners commissioners commis commis- may grant adjustments in taxes less than the amount levied when in their judgment the best human interests and the interests of the state stale and county are served tt v Ruled Lands Taxable An opinion of Atty Gen Clinton Clinton Clinton Clin Clin- ton D. D Vernon handed down a year ago ruled that church wel wel- welfare welfare fare lands are taxable unless used directly for welfare or charity The opinion was in connection connection connection con con- with the Wheat farm operated by the church in Box Elder County which according according according accord accord- ing to Mr 1 Vernon was subject to taxation Mr 1 Thurman in his opinion to count county co commissioners i advised that the Abatements must be renewed yearly |