Show Harris Urges Ues State Exams for Assessors Assessors' Compulsory state e examinations s to determine the ability and qualifications of candidates for tor the the office office of county assessor before th their lr names are permitted to be placed upon ballots was nas suggested by M. M I. I II 11 Harris as a means mean of or Improving i inS ing Utah's tax taJ situation Mr Harris economist of ot the Utah Taxpayers' Taxpayers association addressed d' d th the Salt Lake Lak City Federation of ot Women's Clubs at Civic Center Monday Mr Harris narris stated that under present arrangements many assessors assessors asses asses- sors In v various rl ri us c counties s are handicapped handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped because of their lack of of knowledge regarding arlous various properties properties prop prop- In their counties countes and as a ales are re les result lt farm tarm l lands a and d real estate bear the burden of ot- ot the of-the the taxes Under Under Under Un Un- der an examination system the qualifications for assessors assessor assessors could be determined as asa a a prerequisite for tor p placing the the name of ot the the candidate upon the ballot This system also would tend to level Jevel the Irregularities Irregularities ties between betteen counties that now i exist A record crowd attended the meeting and Mr Mi h Harris s spent nt t i twice ice the time allotted to him In answer ing questions regarding the ta tax sit sit- Armed with 1 charts and graphs Mr Harris compared tax taz figures of 1912 1012 with 1912 with those of oC 1929 and also compared the value of or dollars of th the two p periods He stated that that cit cit citizens It- It Iz ns of the state pay ay In taxes annually and nd that the average aVerage aver aVer aVer- age tax tx per f family mill in Salt Lake Lak is per annum He al also o declared that Main 1 street property In Salt Lake pays 27 per cent of the states state's taxes |