Show I 0 TO CANCEL GANGE CLAIM GAM ON INDIAN EQUITY TAX TX t Uintah Count County Commissioners Commissioners- i l' l V Decide De Dc cide ide to Cancel Claim Chum fOl fOi foi Levied ic 1 on OH Equity Equit in I Lauds Lands I At a meeting g of the Uintah county coun- coun ty commissioners last Friday y it was decided led to cancel all claims for forta ta taxes 18 levied by bv the county on on equity I in ill Indian to whites to the tho issue of patent by the govern ment I I 1 Dr F. F M. M Ackley of or Pa Park l eight miles east of or Myton a aLend a- a Lend tended d the meeting p pi t commissioners commis and anel it was ma mainly n through gh his that tha the lie commissioners S decided to cancel all all claims 11 for or I taxes on equity in l Indian ia aci iS' iS prior r I I to issue of patent Dr Acl ia been fighting taxation of oCer equity in Indian lands for five years years' and is s well pleased with the tile decision oi or tho tiO commissioner When ait r allotments were wave sold soldat soldat at the sever several l sales hold at Ft Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne chesno it it was understood by the pur purchaser that iio no lO taxes was to be paid until payments payment were completed ed Cd and patent issued title o to tile tue land remained with the government until fully paid paid for However the state attorney general gave his opinIon opinIon opinion ion that taxes could be collected on the equity in ill such lan lanes lanas 5 The rho decision of the Uintah county commissioners will clear the title tu to tuI many in that county formerly clo clouded deel by ta tax sales sale |