Show p f UTAH AND DUCHESNE i COUNTY CLASH ON TAXES I BY BYars I nyIA Y I IJ A j rears ars the estate state has been becu loan loan- mortgages on oil l rt ep and 3 f and in many litany caseS case I security s fore fore- f and ancl have ha to lo J forc-J mortgages at t a loss lOSS ion the OD have YO refused tot tet t tes foreclosure anti anU is now r refusing g to toS toi fir taxes es an such foreclosed prop prop- i nd S alt the tile attorney general generall lias li lias sl that Hlat me We state stale sta G dimes do ma s opinion is as I 1 any taxes ta on such j c e to pa pay thoI I t by it b because the tho theor i 0 o 0 tuned owned I uon o or of the IC st state te says that mat j 1 tu roper Y of the His state shall be o ox- I ex-I taxation which opinion from f fn to County Attorn Attorney Attorneys C given s IS n c t f J Larsen to be to our I if commissioners and our cam coun- instructions to tot sn surer sa-er cr t taxes against such property by the state The sees no difference ber be- be r 1 titles on foreclosures of mort- mort sand and given l tho sta state t e rants nots from the federal sol govern govern- l j or t tand an and d purchase for fior lor public c purposes nut hut where f 4 general sees no differ differ- ithe the difference i is colossal and ana p sal o of the law tau under a J. o careful u ful fuls 1 is s will ill easily disclose e it The framers ol or the lr nt nf i l 1 t Se Sec which re iterates 1 that state property Ml t i be lie exempt Horn from taxation ha had mind and only public lands of oC the gov- gov ent and federal grants to the I I for public purposes and alt for requirement of l lands hinds for public ses only such as building sites public public buildings and necessary 2 te That could have been the thing contemplated ate by liy ti the tiie conion con con- li lion ion at that time because there therena t M nJ other kinds of titles titles' to state tt it M that time and those t grants grams i ifor 1 ra TOT for lor public purposes only The Tho Q ov rs ol of of the thc constitution could noti not i imagined something that was 1 nd lid could not have even been at th that t time and More their intentions were to tot t ac t only such buch t titled lands froma from t lion a n and such lands W wore lle CIO only sto t to a DC be used and held for public public- not for or private va e purposes I If a ao o mtv orr-mtv wants auts a piece of land court t house or or p penitentiary nite th be land a cl can be bought or coned cond con con- Kd ed d un l Lh th eminent domain particular public purpose and thorp t is n not Jt a a H tire line of law heir C j ing i autho-i the innY iH buying nl of f ft t th Sete n h private pur- pur f hr for fJ su oll or t ad 1 aed hr p of 1 land lanil a do l o sure nrc of tga o i is merely Y ling a security for a 2 debt a and tc tes te's is is not lo to hold i bad for or a single inlo iI I uel longn long long- n nItS tJ to o the tho money mom out o of d t t that property it 1 hi ll hot r t it boat ral ta ta rello-ls rello arc are full of oC r ru i.- i. tI Including the tn U U. i S S. S t i rz Q e p- p in lit which It is said that fag nl wh whir kluch rh is within lh- lh h teller loiter e statute Is not within the tho t te s it be within the inoa inot in in- en oa ot of tale tho makers and l. l a c con n d an and d a statute that that pro provides des WIMP DJ of or taxes 1 on property d v by bI the state for lor uhic pur cannot hY by X any am stretch ot of ViiI I allon J be used to p t l to lire Pi i iv orly arty owned for private purposes purpose only whon there Is no authority anywhere j I Ito to authorize a i state stale t In own land I purely purel for for l private rh- rh te and i speculative purposes The at attorney general al says sass that that if rt i these mortgaged g i lands so rore i sel eJ are arc not exempt t. t fr from m tile e. e the tho c constitution and the tho scat statute U t o ap meaningless Ss o on 1 the tho contrary the tho constitution as interpreted b by the indention of tho framers are l' l In n 1 dire dire t t accord with tho the opposite te construction c construction lion tion and nd has to bo he so so In rd o-rd order l' l to prevent a i patent absurdity l iy from d dis distorting tortin pl of our r 1 document nt m and d our SUl supreme lo court has las said sahli Tho Tl Tho c intention of f the framers of oC the tiro constitution on whatever hat l language may have been b cn 01 employed to express it must mut prevail U. U crud and says f further the thea a assessment and and collection of oC taxes for roi for the lie support of oC the government aie are among the the- th highest acts of I supreme power The Attorney General says that any l construction l contrary to his construction Is an absurdity absurdity- Lot its us talk of absurdities ties a little This arbitrary attempt to withdraw taxable property from front taxation for or private ate business purPOSes purposes pur pur- ur- ur poses increases s the burden of taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion Uon on all the tho other property holda holders hold- hold ers era a of the state Where does the Ole attorney general get a right to arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbi arbi- raise my taxes contrary to the tho constitutional and statutory p po pro- o that All ta taxable able property y must be assessed at its full cash value value and nd that Private property shall not nol be taken or damaged for fOl public use without just compensation ton tion o And l when l L you are arp an extra burden on m my laud land or yours because of or arbitrarily and without leg legal al cause withdrawing other taxable taxable taxable tax tax- able property from taxation and for private ate purposes too you you are taking taking tak talt- ing my property and yours for taxes that are illegal and unjust Besides that if the he state c can n maJ make e and hold an au acre of land on onoro- onoro fore fore- foreclosure clos closure re it has the right to 10 take it all and withdraw all land laud from taxation taxation tax tax- alion which would destroy the ri right ht to tax taxat t all aU which would be boa a de de- s ruction of our constitution and aj- aj a al also so so 60 would be bo the primal Step st to 1 socialism or i where vl ne a man could hold l lint land o by y rental consisting consisting 1 it pt of ot all Ilo of of the lO profits which l relf fi i would tot I bo ia in yeu Iau of ta taxation atlon tI 11 trod tind l nn abrogation su abio a n nf of f our constitution by whom T The w people No lout but by would seem cem to be an nil erro erroneous erroneous us ruling oi ax an all attorney general o. o of the state I J JV 1 If the county treasurer treasure I should j imply with ith oi q hY y tle I or- or It it l' l dor of the tile county i is iH quite quito probable tl 1 ih bV ihl l I 11 cn cm- cm missi and county county- ti r at atthe the tIle suit of or a taxpayer have to lo make that tax g good ort jt of ot their official Honda bonds IJ Let Let t t the e 1 ers ors stand pat and if r tire le ge general do do- o hoard and ancl the a y si sire siye e lot the them lJ bring ya 30 a mandamus of t this iS officials the against against- ca calie o ag cO county fo to o t test t thO thOla the tho lair la lav and nd Insist oni on i of the taxes ta unless l the o coil collection o 1 e ean I. I an and until they get a different order from the supreme court and aurl no tip the lie county of taxpayers the doubt will wn stand loyally with them |