Show MI ih tn pter er who ho pas pinH should hould net t ile 11 for ing hon oal and mid thrift JN b bung forced to to tit the burdoli of main t whiff the delinquent in 14 permit ltd td to to As AR i mutter matter of fun IK to to nil all ha who ajoy the privilege lege of f s taxes nuo impost 44 fl rho should I 1 be collect st ul d an art an 13 41 4 of will nill sho it marked di between bountis toun ou tit where here tIC IIII th the same physical ocon econ amic and industrial conditions condition cist it ma mi bt be that public officials in tit the counties where here the those thee e delinquencies an art so marked may have some reasons to to the unfavorable report rut but why should sin juan duan have hae a it delinquency of over 10 per cent and grand county 12 8 per cent 7 lahy hy should emen emern be delinquent lin quent to the extent of 19 per cent ad carbon count onar 7 per cent uinta has a delinquency quency of 17 per cent and its neighboring county Duc duchesne besne 33 13 per cent while it ia is true that no public official can force payment of i taxes the question arise whether hether many thousands of dollars are not lost annually duo due t to j failure on the part of public officials to collect personal property taxes it is the duty of the assessor to collect these taxes at the time of assessment where here the amount is not cecur ed by reil real estate he ife has the alternative of procuring a good and sufficient bond guarantee I 1 ing the payment of all taeg levied Is this rule observed 7 it is expected that the counte treasurer shall operate cooperate co cio in evera anav and when these bonds are re delner ed to him he shall take immediate action and collect the delinquent pres pre onal Ronal taxes either from the delinquent tayva taxpayer er or from the bondsman the assessment roll discloses the fact when a taxpayer has escaped the payment of his peri bonal property proper tv tax the tax dodger Is still with us he ile pays his taxes only when strenuous measures are employed if he diR discovers covers a me weakness akness or tenderness on the part of the assessor or treasurer to collect perg personal ional proper property tv taxes he hp regards that as an achievement on his part and proceeds to ten tell the news io jo his neigh neighbors bom As a result of this propaganda others are led to employ similar tactics and arld thus the number of delinquencies on per personal ional pro taxes increase our out provide iDro vide that all necessary necess arv costs of collecting these delinquent taxes shall be charged charge against the delinquent this should be vigorously enforced as a penalty against the tax dodger when real estate is iq sold for taxes and taxes are not riot pid within the nenod of redemption as provided by bv law the county commissioners should immediately take deeds apon o 0 all property and sell the pro prod berty to the highest bidder it is a favorite method of tax dod dodgers zer to allow the taxes en on their property to remain unpaid for several reveral years nears and then come before the counte commissioners mis with a hard luck atory and throw themselves upon the of the court and find suggest a compromise county have no loder inder the law to make any such the ne amount must as represented on the tax lot ices it is fundamentally unfair to he honest taxpayer who lis obligations regularly ly constantly to allow the tax lodger to evade eva dathe ahe law and ahen finally pressed to md ind obtain a tom compromise promise then again delinquent tax ayer should not be 0 redeem their real old for taxes without first pay upion their per onal property personal pro erty tax tails is a lien upon J la IL ft of onlIN of t ix i in over er it gc liin ito 11 mig recently 1 de I in thi tit ase of if the nion I 1 if imkin fill ill A 1111 emte to flinty ille I 1 he art ourt lit auld id that tilt w tax lien it piru mount liui ilin on thi tilt pro art aggei oAid n leRs of the art hit thit the props property pro pirty irly may be oiin tv trea au rt hi hit have no to it 11 redemption without it hout a oll of all of the taxes mid 11 thi tho ty provisions are made to reke ke ind indigent wrent people an and wid wll aws q A definite dt finite provision gion 14 made for the abat ment but the officer s 4 charged mth ith of f taxes can in it no wise be ex used for their failure to collect 1 in full or to the as provided ded bv law in to the claims baim I aim v aich the state or some political aub may my hold ai aizint aint that property proper tv A tax is an enforced contribution for the support of government many taxpayers find it extremely difficult to meet this demand but the appreciation of the benefits which nc ac crue to them and their children through the orderly processed pro cesse of government is an incentive to meet these obligations re mcg 9 those taxpayers who do not have this same appreciation of their obligations should be made to bear their burden it is the duty of the county of fici alil i to reduce this delinquency and to protect the honest tax against the tax dodger lodger utah taxpayer |