Show State Tax Board Opens Campaign On Oit O Redemptions ions Education Of Taxpayers On Benefits Of Immediate Payment Is Sought MANY CIVIL CASES IN DISTRICT COURT District court convened in iri Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du chesne for two days Nov and with Judge Abe W W. Turner Turne on the bench A large calendar o of civil cases took up most of the time Max Gardner Neola was fined after he pled guilty at his arraignment at which he was accused accused accused ac ac- of stealing a heifer from Daniel Cutch Indian He had made restitution to the Indian in the form of payment for the animal anima before the arraignment Oran Bird Wilbert Vilbert Rhoades Arthur Long Elmo Lee and Char Char- 13 3 Bird were arraigned for the theft of 7 gallons of gas from fromI I Levison Hancock of Bluebell I They pled guilty and Oran Bird was s sentenced to from 1 to 20 years in the p penitentiary sentence suspended on 1 years yearns good be be- havior The other four all members members members mem mem- bers of the 1 Moon Lake camp promised good behavior and the judge suspended imposition of sentence so that they m might return return return re re- re- re turn to their camp All AU five will wil have to report to the court every three months In the case of G G. G C. C Kohl vs vs the Board of Education demurrers were heard Beard and the case was set for trial Nov A wide state-wide campaign to acquaint acquaint ac ac- quaint the thc ta taxpayers payers of Utah with the benefits allowed them on redemption redemption re re- re- re of delinquent property ta taxes cs by the tho spring legislature was started Thursday by the state tax commission J J. J W. W Knight of the commission accompanied by C. C Clarence Nealen Nea- Nea len of Salt Lake City were in Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne Thursday afternoon meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing with the county school and city officials to explain the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- to them The commission has visited with practically all counties in the state Mr Mrs I Knight stated and the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed campaign has met with the hearty approval of every county and taxing unit He added th that t the thc various units have responded unanimously to requests for their portions of the c. c expenses of the campaign About will be bo spent it was stated which will be proportioned among the counties and cities according to the taxes charged Of chief interest to the taxpayer is the provision by the legislature removing all costs coats and penalties and reducing interest to 2 per cent centon centon centon on redemption of property which went to tax sale during the years yeatS from 1928 to 1932 providing all subsequent taxes are paid with regular interest Another provision Provision provision provi provi- sion allows for the extension of ot time on ta tax tat sales for the years 1931 or previous by the payment of an amount equal to all unpaid taxes axes up to and including g 1931 with interest and costs The extension ex ex- extension tension of time is to May ray 1937 The purpose of the campaign Isto Is Is' Isto isto to acquaint the taxpayers with the benefits allowed them by these provisions which will ill be removed Jan 1st 1936 in the hopes that many will want to take advantage of the saving offered and redeem their property from tax sale Detailed Detailed De De- tailed information may be obtain obtain- obtained ed od from the county treasurer or from the tax tax- commission direct Tax Ia delinquencies in the state amounted to 1 on Jan 1st 1935 Of this amount was in Duchesne county The commission commission commission com com- mission hopes to be able to collect a large portion of these amounts through the present educational campaign An important feature of the tho campaign was pointed out to city officials in the quotation from a supreme court ruling to th the tha effect that any property going to the county on tax sale came to them clear of leins leans automatically cancelling cancelling cancelling can can- any leans Icing in the form of ot special improvement tax taxes s held by cities or other subdivisions |