Show Motor Vehicle Owners County Line To Beat Taxes I Approximately 20 per cent rent of motor vehicle owners who are I residents residents of Grand county have illegally paid taxes in San Juan county obtaining their state li license ii 11 cense plates in that county be be- se of lower ower tax Jev levies es Jt was Vas estimated by Reed Lance Grand county assessor Wednesday Grand county residents who have thought they were going to save money by purchasing vehicle licenses in San Juan county are operating their cars and trailers illegally and still must pay taxes in is Grand county Mr Lance said sald Several such persons have al already al 01 ready contacted Mr Lance and either cither willingly or facing the threat of having their vehicles impounded have paid the Grand county taxes After April 1 I all motor vehicles belonging to Grand county residents and bearIng bearIng bearing bear- bear Ing foreign county license plates will be checked to determine if IC 1959 taxes have been paid in Grand county If It taxes have not been paid vehicles will be assessed double value Mr Lance stated he believed those who had paid taxes outside outside out out- out side Grand county had done so with the belief that such was legal Taxes in San Juan county county county coun coun- ty are lower than in Grand county and especially In such cases as a Moab resident payIng paying pay pay- Ing taxes there and not being listed in Monticello or Blanding would not have to pay city taxes Persons who had paid taxes in n San Juan or In any other county and were residents of Grand county are urged to pay the Grand county tax before April 1 and so avoid avord unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary or penalties Mr Lance said that San Juan county officials had agreed to refund except for a small Charge taxes paid by Grand county residents It will be necessary necessary essary that a receipt showing that Grand county taxes have hove been paid and the receipt from San Juan county be presented in order to obtain the refunds |