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Show STUDY EFFECTS OF PROPOSED PROPOSEDHOMESTEAD PROPOSEDHOMESTEAD PROPOSEDHfl HOMESTEAD OT TAX TA EXEMPTION EXEMPT1O EXEMPT1OThe IPION IPIONThe - The effects of the proposed consti consh- consh ccnsti- ccnsti conshtutlOnal ccnstitutional constitutional - - tutional tutlOnal amendment which if aJp- aJp Isp- Isp aJpproved Ispproved alp-proved alp proved - proved by the voters of Utah at the thenext thenext thenext next emotion election e1ection will authorize authorIZo the legisla legISla- legISlature legislature legislature - - ture to exempt homes from taxation to tothe tothe tothe the extent of $1000 1000 $ in valuations , Is Isbemg Isbeing isbeing bemg being studied : By 1Iy a committee conmuttee of nme nine nmemember ninemembers ninemembers member members . of the last legislature of ofwhIch ofwhich ofwhich whIch State Senator Geoige GeOlge M MJl1er Miller : Millero o " Carbon Carbn : dounty ctJunty is a member Senator SenatorMUle1 SenatorMilles SenatorMillei MUle1 Milles , accompanied by Dr DI1\wrth DI1 wrth Dffviorth DI1wrthWalker DffviorthWalker DilworthWalker \ Walker of the Unh University Unhersity erslty of Utah , the thec thecmnuttee thecsmnuttees c mnuttee cmnuttee s 5 consultant , were in m Moab MoabTuesday MoabTuesday MoabTuesday Tuesday , studying the assessment acsessment ; rolls rollsof rollsof rollsof , of Grand county to determine detennIne what whateffect whateffect whateffect effect the pioposed plOposed law would have on onrevenues onrevenues onrevenues revenues in 111 this country A similar similarstudy similarstudy similarstudy study is being bemg made in all a11 counties cf of cfthe ofthe cfthe the state The committee comnuttee will Wl11 detennme determine detennmeJust determinejust determinejust Just how much tax revenue re\enue re enue reenue \ the law lawouId lawwould 'ould ould " ' ouId eliminate ellffimate and v/ill v ill will / submit a plC- plC pic- pic plCposal picposal pic-posal pic posal - - posal to replace this revenue from fromothel fromothei fromothei othel othei tax sourcesSenator sourcesSenator sources sourcesSenator ! I Senator Miller feels that homes hoires are areno areno arenow no\ no nobemg no , \ being bemg assessed at a much higher higherrate higherrate higherrate rate than other classes of property He Hebelieves Hebelieves Hebelieves believes the proposed home exemption exemptionlaw exemptionlaw exemptionlaw law is fair fall ' and just , but realizes that thatunless thatunless thatunless unless other souices SOUlces of revenue can be beobtamed beobtained beobtained obtamed obtained foi f01 towns tmvns , . counties and school schooldlstncts schooldistricts schooldistricts dlstncts districts , the law " \ would "ould ould ould be unv unworkable un\\orkable un orkable \ \ orkable |