Show C Mr MI HD TAX Ill Graduated Scale for Levying on Estates Is Adopted in Senate House Measure Dies DiesA DiesA COMPROMISE lSE graduating A scale of taxes to be paid by estates under the Utah inheritance inheritance inheritance tance tax law Jaw was finally written into the new inheritance tax bill Introduced by Senator Dern Bern when the measure came up for second reading In the senate yesterday The scale adopted was the outcome of two days' days discussion and four proposed amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments ame came before the senate for consideration The amendment finally adopted was presented by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Chez as a compromise and was adopted unanimously HERE ARE PROVISIONS This scale e provides for tor a tax of at 3 per cent on estates above and i inot not exceeding and 5 per cent centon centon centon on estates above and not exceeding exceeding exceeding ex ex- 5 per cent of its market value and In excess of and not exceeding 5 Per cent of Its market value and andin andin andin in excess of and not exceeding exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing 6 per cent of its market value and in excess of and not exceeding G 6 GIh fc per cent of ot its market value and in excess excess' of and not exceeding 7 per pel cent of its market value and in excess of ot and not exceeding I S 8 per pel cent of its market value aue and in ht excess of and I not exceeding 0 9 per cent of I Its market value and in excess of of 10 per pet cent of Its market value YEAR THREE PLAN ADOPTED Despite the statement of the attorney attorney attorney ney general enera that any reduction in the period that transfer of property might be made In order to escape payment payment payment pay pay- ment of the inheritance tax the time was reduced from five to three years upon motion of Senator Bevan The attorney general stated that this would I mean a heavy financial loss to the state and urged the solons not to change the law as it now stands In Inthis inthis inthis this respect The senate was in a working yesterday and passed two senate billson bills on nn their second reading and decapitated I one measure from the house I SEMIMONTHLY PAY Senator Stevens' Stevens bill providing for a I semimonthly payday for of all nil classes was slightly amended and I passed upon its second reading Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Knight sought to change the measure so as not to make male it compulsory compulsory compulsory sory for employers to post notices of regular paydays Ills motion however howver how- how ever ver was voted down BILL I After being amended to apply only I Ito to lo cities of the first class Senator Chez's bill biU providing for the two two- platoon system for firemen was passed upon second reading Senator Knight tWO tWO-I of Utah county being the only solon to vote against it The bill provides that no po fireman shall shaH be compelled to I work continuously on duty more than I twenty-four twenty hours out of forty CROFT MEASURE KILLED House bill No 8 by Croft making I It t compulsory to label all food commodities commodities commodities com com- i with the name pf f either the manufacturer or distributor was killed when it came up for consideration tion In the senate Upon motion of Senator Bevan the enacting clause was stricken from the measure and his vote ote prevailed At this juncture Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator McKinney asked that a recorded vote be taken on all an such matters as ashe ashe ashe he believed it would be a good thing thing to have written into the records the vote of senators on on n such important matters Let the people know lenow just how we stood and determine themselves them them- selves if it we voted right or wrong Senator McKinneys McKinney's request was rated granted and a recorded vote ote was taken |