| Show I SALT LAKE COUNTY MATTERS I II I I c Mr Van Colt Renders Opinions on a Number I i I of Questions Submitted it On the question fts to whether the I i board of county commissioners has the I 1 power to fix a minimum price which f property sold re the county at public 1 1 auction I under the provisions of section t I 0 2635 of the revised statutes must bring I County Attorney Von Cott gives It as his opinion that the board has the II povier to t x uch minimum anti what the same In hall ba within the Ills t cretlon of the board Mr Van Cott r further says Wo think that such I I minimum may bo less I than the taxes I interest and costs If the commissioners determine that to fix the minimum be low such sum would he for the best Interests of the county In the matter ot the pellllon af F D CIIII u ho as ked for relief from double asmenl and which was rrrreI 10 the county treasurer with Instructions 10 cancel sale It ho found a double semat and which was later referred 10 the county attorney for on opinion ns to the powers ot the county treasurer In such case M r Van Cott says that a resolution bj the I board and a quit claim deed by the I county clerk Is I the proper method In 1 this class of cases 1 In the matter of the 1 petition of A I II k I Killer who asked for a clearance of through reason of a al r of her property hrough n wrongful asomemooment and I dUtion of costs and Interest which WIN referred to the county attorney Ur Van Cott th that owing to the Infects In tin assessment the courts Would probably declare the sale Invalid i which case the county would only > e decreed a lien the Ien upon property for ft ai Pr A the amount of the original tax together togeth-er with I legal Inter1 at 8 per cent per all r In connection with tho petition of J J Corum who ked for pelmlsslon to rem property after the title had pasnd to the munty tho county attorney torne holds that even after the lax deed has Issued to the county tile board 01 county commissioner has th 111Wer to ow 11 deem upon payment of such um n It mn Y dWlnL not b I Ilwvu I loan taxes Interval and cost |
