Show ria FORUM v K 4 14 1 at 4 FOR contributors I 1 letter letters led to word 2 a rite on one bide side of the paper only b write rite legibly 3 fit religious and partisan discussions barred b personal a applon not desired 4 a writers 11 must ten sign true names end pad re as evi ei deuce dence of food good faltha b these mv withheld on request ex dept pi w litre direct accusation accusations are made milde against individual individuals or corporation corporations when the true names must be printed 5 poetical contributions are not considered 0 views expressed pre in thia department are those them of the contributory contributors and da do not necessarily reflect the view views of the express 7 7 the eon can not bf be used 04 99 an advertising me dlinn 8 the forum doe does not court more than one contribution a week from the ume same contributor Pre preference terence in publication ie Is given where true name 1710 ald address Is us ed c TIME FOR CONTROL ar HAND general prop arty taxis in utah become delinquent in december mos taxpayers profess to be painfully aware of the fact not so many taxpayers appear to realize that it if anything Is to be done in the say ay ot of effective e reduction of the tax bill falling due the following november december Is the month when it should be done yet tt it Is in december that the 11 tor for 11 expenditures by counties cities and town tor for the following year Is made ur ahoo districts make up their annual programs or budgets for the fiscal year begien ng july I 1 each june it if the expenditures expend tures are on the program so made up the money monty will III in all probability pro bablity be spent and the chief it not the only why in which counties c ties tamm and school districts district a may raise funds to tn pay tor for such expenditures s 1 Is tu thru the general property tax the program in december and june therefore fix the levies which are collected the following november it Is useless to held hold september a a meetings and declaim against tax levies when the money has already been spent it Is I 1 a elste of time to attempt tax redaction reduction in the assessed valuation of property it if the expenditure has been made a reduced assessed valuation antans simply nn an increased levy but it Is very much worth while to study budgets before they are approved and it Is time well spert tor for property owners to meet with their representatives presenta tives in public office and determine what money should be pan spero the coming year yeu in may the taxpayer receives a notice from the county treasurer of the valuator aton atlon wilch has been placed on his property tor for taxation pur boges he ile may protest to the county board ot of equalization if the as assor Is capable and conscientious the taxpayer will usually learn he Is assessed on the same ba badts sis a as his neighbors ard his protest is ith ot olt valid ground in september comes the tax bill from the county treasurer the tax per may be sorely tried to find ti te tie t e money to meet the obligation kut but it if he objects it will ul be only to learn leani that it is too late to do any th ng about it hut but perhaps before this late in july he ile may have hae urged the local cefic ig to 0 o reduce their levies only to P I 1 that nore than half hall the cur t es ahne already ban spent and slid the remainder in all it lizs his been already obligated la IS the situation then hopeless Is I 1 it t ent entrels entirely rely biond tre tle power of th the to relate on the contrary it Is within ills his control furthermore more ample mple opportunity port unity is given cie evey y tax taxpayer to assist in the amount of taxes to be paid in his oom munty of course the lay law doca does not per hilt the individual taxpayer to alx the amount of hia his taxes to the ex tent lent of compelling other others to pay the t taxes axes he should pay nor docs does it allow an individual to escape the payment of 0 0 tax duly levied the benefits of alach he has just as the law docs does not permit an individual to buy goods on credit and then to escape payment after the tile gooda goods are consumed but 13 the law does rhe rie the andl individual vidu ut opportunity to oin join alth ith others in ning in ad advance ance the tile amount of taxes to be pud in his t this Is one of the fundamentals that must be understood it the tax pa er Is to exercise effective voice vote in control of his ta levy ENDURING |