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Show SHORT SESSION orLEGISLATURC orLEGISLATURE OF or OFLEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURC URGED URGEDA A plea is lS made mad-e mad e - in m 1n the June issue of ofI ofthe ofthe ofthe the Utah Ta Taxpayer " < payer toi fOl foi a short session sessionof sessionof sessionof I of the special sperlal legislature on the theI thegrounds thegrounds thegrounds grounds that no further tax burd burden burdenshould burdenshould n nshould I -should should - be 1m imposed posed upon the people peopleI peoplethrough peoplethrough peoplethrough through througha a long drawn out legislative legislativesession legislativesession legislativesession legislativesessionAttention I session sessionAttentlon sessionAttention Attention Attentlon is called to the fact that thateven thateven thateven even necessary funotions funotlons functions of govern govern- government government government - - ment are being curtailed , assessed val- val valuations valuations val valuations - uations aie ale are dropping and ta\ ta tah tax tadelin \ delin delIn- delInquency delin- delin delinquency delinquency - - quency is increasing mcreasmg increasmg increasingIt mcreasmgIt increasmgIt It is suggested thit th\t th t that " \ the agenda agendashould agendashould agendashould should be so curtailed that the neces neces- necessary necessary necessary - - sary legislation leglSlatlOn can be put through throughwith throughwith with \ \ Ith dispatch and promptness and andthat andthat andthat that the leglclators legidators legi : ators , , between bet\.een bet.een bet .een een \ . now and andI andthe andthe andthe I the opening of the session , sliould should pre- pre prepare prepare pre prepare - - pare and informally mfonnally mformally agree among amongthemselves amongthemselves amongthemselves themselves upon a definite defImtc detailed detailedcourse detailedcourse detailedcourse course of action so that long discussions discus discus- discusSIOns discussions - sions and debates can be completely completelyobviated completelyobviated completelyobviated completelyobviatedThe . obviated obviatedThe The 1 < ' 'sue sue i r sue contains contams a comprehensIve comprehensIvestatement comprehensivestatement comprehensivestatement statement of the manner m which the thestate thestate thestate state tax levies are determined , basedupon based basedupon basedupon upon constitutional statutory require require- requirements requirements requirements - - ments Prediction is made that unless unlessfurther unlessfurther unlessfurther further curtailments will be made inthe in inthe inthe the costs of state government , , tax- tax taxpyers ta tax taxpayers ' - p payers p\yers p yers ' \ iyers may m-ay m ay - expect an increase merease of at atleast atleast atleast least 14 per cent in the levy for state statepurposes statepurposes statepurposes purposes , due largely to the decrease decreasein decreasem m in the assessed valuation valuatlon , which WhlCh has hasfallen hasfallen hasfallen fallen tiom flom from the high fugh level of $730,000000 $730,000- $730,000 730000 $730,000000 $730,000-000 $730,000 730000 000 $ , , - - 000 to the piesent plesent present level of approximately apPlo appioxl- appioxl approxi- approxi appioxlnately i- i imately " < - - nately mately $520,000,000 520000000 $ , , |