Show U Lt A RIDICULOUS US J LAW MV By L. L A A. Hollenbeck 5 Previous t to tho the legislature of or 1919 the state of Utah had land a u tax tax sale sac lawt law t that at the tax sale the ilie real estate estat e upon the taxes tales were dt delin l n. n quint qu nt should be sold to the highest and best bidder for cash tor the tits purpose of collecting the tho taxes That Y was as It be But Hut the Democratic Demo mo cratic legislature of 1919 1910 changed tho the law lawas as to sale for taxes taX and aUlI fin vided that the land ah l not l h IK sold to the highest bl bidler r but bill the county must bid In all property at tax sales unless unless a mortgagee 01 or i owner should bid It In This new law was and is evidently unconstitutional for lor the following three three rea sons sous r. r 1st It 1st It makes males the County a speculator speculator spec spec- lator in the the- county state and municipal mu mi I taxes In violation of ot the prin i tha taxes are for th the support supper ff of ot the country and not for specula tion Lion try 2nd Inasmuch ud-Inasmuch Inasmuch as the count county 1 does not pay the taxes bu but mer el bids in property at tax sale it thus thu i prevents state county school distracts districts districts dis dis- tracts and m municipalities from rani rum haying having hav hay ing the taxes collected until three thre e F and a half halt years later In ill violation n t r r of t the constitutional the constitutional provision provision- loll that f The Tho legislature shall provide by la lafi la fi for an annual tax sufficient with Ot l' l S- S er sources of revenue to defray tl th thE E t estimated or ordinary inary expenses of th the e v state for tor each fiscal year 3rd It 3rd It deprives the owner of th tIlE the theland e land sold of the lawful privilege e and right to have his land sold t to the highest bidder and forces th the e sale to the county which Is the lowest lowest low low- est bidder Is r- r Well a Democratic legislature dl did dirl d all of that They were smart men met t to too no doubt every member would woul d j gladly admit dmit that h he was a capable e man but they must have left theIr i ability at home with their constituents constituents for they did no display any particular par par- titular ability when the they passed that thai t new new ia law Two years lears passed b by Tw Two years of experience and the state stat e could not force the collection of oC a dollar that was as not voluntarily y paid and all this time the counties countie s were speculating on long time stone mone money I out on Interest and at the viii same yarn e time sweating blood for tor more money to pay par expenses that the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature had deprived them of ol the privilege of ot collecting and and nd there was was a turnover er In 1920 Th The Democratic l leg legislature e g i is s l I a t u r e retired retire with the tho undoubted consent of ot the voters of ot the state and anti the litany went In foot toot horse an and d dragoons The legislature was al almost almost almost most unanimously Republican ant am the they were men of undoubted to too However they had tho the US usua 12 self appointed committee to ten teil them what l laws ws they should pass pas and what they should not pass that thai committee tee Is a sort of legal before belore the fact that has become become become be be- come a Utah common law custom oa o 0 oa a particular character but this com corn In all of Its wisdom and In III alof al alo alof o of its efforts to find some scheme tc to reach each Into the pockets pock s of or the pe pl or more money n never yer eret hat tat the tho state and counties us were de deprived deprived deprived of or the right to collect tare taie by the previous lamented Democratic The law of evolution and the desire to better bettor conditions should have ha penetrated the crania opaqueness of or that distinguished committee but It did not and the legislature failed to repeal that Iniquitous tax sale sate law after its imperfections Im- Im Imperfections perfections were fully disclosed to it Representative Carey managed t In to carry arry the repeal through the house jut from neglect and indifference f In n nv the he senate the bill to place the lot law lawI v I back where It was previously an and d he the way It should be was defeated nd md yet that same senate agreed t to 0 I create reate a tax commission to study stud y and means to to assess s ess more taxes which commission has lately been i in n devising wa ways unfit ana means t to o ot tell ell the next legislature how to ge get t more taxes out of the What t I Jo do o you OU think of that Trying t to o raise aise the taxes to get more mo money ey and nd at the same same time standing fo foa for lor forlaw r I rd a law that prohibits the state and d counties and municipalities fro from m collecting ing their money Sworn t tc to maintain the constitution and standing standing stand stand- ing for fora a law acv that Is a manifest vio vio- atlon of the same constitution Well V ell that isn't all There vibe e several freak laws passed b by be b e last legislature and and also by the special special cial Democratic legislature that nev never never er should have been passed at nt all Cant Can't tell about them all at atone one ore time 30 so these laws laws' laws will bb bE analyzed d icon t time to to time regal regardless of what wha t le leg legislature ture It rimy may may hit it for a vad law is a abad abad bad law hero and no legislature c shoal 1 be allowed to get getaway away away with a lo lot o of f bad legislation without its ts being bean S analyzed to the people Better Detter t to U repeal a l lot t of these bad laws Most Dios t legislators when they go to the legislature legislature leg leg- think they must make mak a record by passing some law hero Far Fa better If they would repeal peal a lot o ot t laws already made Good laws conform conform conform con con- form to a true principle and a d lotin lot law lawIn t In jn Violation of a true principle beimes be be- n Imos imes a dead dear letter and a g good leg legislator Cg must understand natural nature l truths |