Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-11 | Page 12 | States May Tax Unpatented Land

STATES MAY TAX LAND Important Decision Handed Down flown by United States Supreme Court I MAY ENRICH UTAH AS RESULT Many Come i in Scope of or Decision nini nHI Suite WI Action nt at Ot c A decision of oC the tho United States Slot Ml MI promo handed down In it a ii I Colora Calota Colorado do land lanct case elBe hew has just reach the tho of the Utah Ulah state lund louI through which the state may morty bo be made richer to the extent or oC J added revenue rc Tho llio opinion Holds thU a it l state Iato has his tho the right to tax lu lintl to Iu confiscate the thel Sanio la iii In of or payment of oC taxes The Tho f state may la seize the tho property upon 1 been boell and s soil ll It tUX l ave nut not lot paid to the tho highest bidder giving a n tax title tte In Iii exchange rho Tho decision Is of far 1 el importance nod and will wi settle ettI ruining mining claim churn controversies find tid oler uN land claims The TIm appeal to tho f su u prime court was ILS maito from tho the vII district and nol was n In the tho toU ot of the 10 tall suit ul of ot lounge George Elder I 1 Mc le Alice Alce J McCombie adminis administratrix of nC the of ot John McConi McCombie bie ble deceased et al at 11 VB yR VI S Wood et ct lit iii fl and was WIS vas for fn the possession Jf 4 a 0 claim on urn the lode loden I In n the district Wood bought 1 ml i tax lax title tto from tho the state atal before betru patent had iad been Issued nini while the tho th proper property t ty y was M technically States Stat s prop iron proper er ert Thu The property had haul beon been Inherit ed cd edby by y Oude GUdo a t widow who had lied tilled foiled u t pay 11 the taxes tux el on the land Jall she thought tax n eil not I bo ho pahl ald until the tho patent had Jailed d Aft Aften At en CI r the stare laro had sold Bold the claim for taxes axes she gave a 1 deed ded to George Elder and others otherl Time Tho ho case cale I was van fought through tao tie Colorado Olits finally to the tho Uli States tribunal ulal where her tire the tie right night rh ht to I tax lax land weLls was Wl upheld