Show Ip PROPERTY l LOSS BY B fI FIGHTING TIN G I SALT Al T lAKHI LAKERS I IS fACtO FACED Friends of Boys at Front FrontI I Asked to File Affidavits to Save Holdings From FromI I Delinquent Sales IMMEDIATE filing with the I Il city treasurers treasurer's office offic affidavits affidavits affidavits affi affi- davits ai as a required by the he solI soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- sol sol- I diers' diers protective law in order that those Salt Lake I who own real estate may be given the benefit of that statute is urged on friends and relatives In a statement state state- ment issued today by R. R N. N Young city treasurer VI Within thin a certain time the treasurers treasurer's treasurers treasurer's treasurers treasurer's treas treas- office is required to sell property property property prop prop- erty on which special improvement taxes have not been paid Under the soldiers' soldiers protective law however the sale will be effectually estopped if It the required affidavits are filed tiled Mr Young believes it the duty of ot all those who have friends in the service to tos to's s see e that they are pro pro- One question in connection with the operation of the new law locally is yet to be answered and Mr Young has asked W. W H. H Folland city attorney attorney attorney ney for an opinion on that phase of it The city ordinance requires that I Iper I per cent interest shall be charged on unpaid improvement taxes Under the new new federal law soldiers can be beheld beheld beheld held for not to exceed 6 per cent What Mr 1 Young wants to know is who is going to pay the 2 lC per cent deficiency Indications are that It will be an obligation for the city to meet Following is the statement issued I today by the treasurers treasurer's office relative relative relative rela rela- tive to the special improvement taxes o on oil soldiers soldiers' property In connection with the recent soldiers' soldiers moratorium bill which is I intended to extend protection to the civil rights of members of the military millI mill mili tary and naval establishments of the I United St States tes engaged in the war The bill provides that any person I in military service or any person jerson in his behalf shall file with the collector collector colof col col- col- col lector of taxes an affidavit giving certain information This affidavit should show First That First That the person owning property which is assessed is In the military or or naval service of ot the United States in what capacity and andin andin in what branch of the service and what unit I Second Second That That a tax tax or assessment has been assessed upon property which he owns or is paying on Third Third That That the tax or assessment I is unpaid Fourth That Fourth That by reason of his military service e his ability to pay I the tax or assessment Is affected Inasmuch as the city treasurers treasurer's office must under the law proceed to sell property on which special taxes are not paid within a specified time it is to the interests of the relatives of men In the armed service to see t to it that the affidavit re required required required re- re under the law Is promptly filed tiled with the city treasurer so that proper notations can b be made on the books 0 BUY A BOND 4 r |