Show Notices Prepared for New Privilege Tax Don M Walker Uintah County Assessor reported Tuesday that valuation I notices es are being prepared and will be mailed next week for forthe forthe the new privilege or use tax Mr that the state legislature passed a law calling for a tax levy upon the privilege to use tax exempt proper property y for the purpose of making a profit IN UINTAH COUNTY the assessor explained the the- tax will apply to individuals who are leasIng Indian lands desert land entries home home- homestead stead entries and state equities This tax will not only ap- ap apply apply ply to 1963 but will be retroactive retro retro- retroactive active to 1962 he disclosed A special equalization date has been set up by the Coun- Coun County County ty Commissioners August 26 at which time questions will willbe be discussed Mr Walker said THE TAX DOES not apply it if the use is for a public airport air air- airport port park fairground or sim sim- liar Hal use usa for the general pub lie Neither does it apply U if Uthe the possessor is f a religious I educational or charitable or- or organization organization Similarly it will not apply if the property is occupied under the terms of mineral or grazing leases Exclusive possession of the premises is a necessary condition to the application ot of the tax Mr Walker ax- ax ex BRINGING THE law to public attention was action involving two government contractors engaged in the production of guided missiles They are Marquardt Corp Corp- Corporation oration in Weber County and Thiokol Corporation Chemical Corpora Corpora- tion in Box Elder County The tax was inn im I posed against th these se two firms finns I and they objected A court decision said that the Thiokol assessment was invalid be cause of discriminatory cation of the privilege tax law by Box Elder County an and the State of Utah In order to show that the tax is not discriminatory the State Tax Commission has in- in instructed instructed all 29 counties to search out and d assess all aIt pro pro- properties parties where the law applies I Mr Walker said |