Show BOARD DESIRES INFORMATION ON NEW AUTO A UrO LAW The Utah public utilities commission commission com corn mission has called on the attorney general to interpret a n. law which was enacted by the sixteenth legislature leg leg- and which having the emergency clause attached is now the law The which the commission asks information on Is senate bill No and w was s fathered fathered fath- fath fath ered by the senate committee on revenue and taxation and was wa wa waIn In Introduced Introduced introduced In- In as a substitute for senate seriate bill bm No 52 82 2 which was introduced by Representative Lewis of ot Weber Ve county The title of ot the measure la is An act providing for the tho taxing of automobile corporations and other other other oth oth- er persons and corp corporations using the tho public streets and highways of ot the tho state for tor hire denominating all aU for of ot them operators providing certain reports to be made and providing providing pro pro- viding punishment for the failure to truthfully report The questionnaire to the attorney general fallows Is la a L stage line which operates between a L city and a town town subject to tho the provisions of the act The Tho law reads between two cities or towns What Is the meaning of ot town In tn this act In the case cise of a stage or truck line Une having a n. city or OJ town as ono one terminal with an unincorporated I settlement i ns as the Iho other othet would the owner be oe subject l to this tax Would an automobile transportation transportation transportation tation line Une between two unincorporated unincorporated settlement be subject to the tax Should all mileage within the city limits or town limits be excluded excluded ex ox- eluded In the instance where the bulk bulkot of ot an operators operator's business Is carried Ion on within a n. city or town with an occasional trip to another city or town Is all aU of or the tho business over highways s 's subject to the tax or only such as is from or t tp another city or town Would V uld a person holding a contract contract contract con con- tract to transport merchandise from one concern to its customers located beat fd ed in another city or r town be subject subject subject sub sub- je-ct je je-ct je to tax under his this law if It he does doe not of otter for his his his' services to th the general public Would a person who transports only United States mail man be subject to the tax Id In case of ot a person who transports trans ports passengers express and United Stat States s mall mail would the owner owner owner own own- er of the line Une be subject to tonnage tax on the mall mail Is a la a passenger stage line which carries free a certain amount of baggage subject to the tonnage tax on the baggage carried Should excess baggage be taken in 10 computing the tax I Should all business of ot a a stage line t be e included d In computing the tax when automobiles are used only a portion of ot the year due to bad road conditions ank or sleighs 0 used useI t of the t year year nI nIt t. t r |