Show TAXI TAXES ON LAND I hinge auditor bould hold for froni county bait halt lake city oct 31 mark tuttle state auditor yesterday yoet erday amrud john T state land commissioner to mako make a regulation hat that buforo before patent on oa on tato state land he lie to purchasers eore from tho the hnud inn grants the pur b bj 3 required to show n receipt from tho tile county treasurers that ano taxes on tho the oquita of tho tile 4 lu in those lanan havo have boon paid in full so long 1 ae an tho tile title to those these landu lands rooming remain vested in 11 clio ho tate they can not bo be taxed th till thi i IURI logis laturo baturo however howo vor tine line required that tile equities of tho the purchasers cre bo be taxed in othur other worde words ae an a pur channor payments payi nonte tho the valuation assessed against big bin property and he pays taxes on bo the increased amount tho the state law also provides provi that so long an as tho the contract to purchase haeo ie Is valid tho the tax 1 ix laid on the equity ovon even though tile time for tho the actual pay monta bo be extended dod in checking up on tho the revenues do rived by tho the various counties count loi and tho the state from thia this source mr tuttle found a condition which he od ed in person to the land co coumes 1 elonor stoner it la Is understood that mr promised prom leod to look into tho the matter and give it hie life earnest ion con eldor sider atlon yesterday Yoe mr air tuttle ex ez pressed his findings findl and his pro proposal in writing ae an follows in a letter to the 11 the annual audits conducted by this office of tho the records of county treasurers treasur ers discloses the fact that thousands of dollars remain uncollected on account of taxes levied on the equity of purchases of state lands where final patent is not issued under the provisions of section compiled laws of utah 1917 ns as amended by chapter laws of utah 1910 1919 our statutes provide that this cihiy id lUX but abere hw party does not voluntary pay day the taxes the land cannot bo be sold for the delinquent tax as the title remains witie the state of utah until all pay mens have boon been made if your office will demand that the party applying for patent shall present a statement in britting writ ting from j the county treasurer that all taxes have been paid on the land covered by the tile certificate before issuing the patent this will insure the collection i of the taxes on this property 1 I am certain that you will cooperate with this office in this matter mattor and I 1 shall be pleased to receive a statement from you as to what your action will be in this regard |