Show u I AGENTS PROTEST I AGAINST LICENSE City's Attempt to Collect Special Special cial Fee of 25 Meets Opposition INSURANCE MEN TO FIGHT I Refuse to Pay P-n P and l Will Test Right of Salt Lake to Assess Them Insurance age a agents making their headquarters head head- quarters quam In Salt Salt Lake c are protesting against time the action nellon of oC the city auditors auditor's of office rice in Its attempt to got get th the money by y means menns of oC an extra tax tux of or 25 26 G each which has hns been eon Imposed on omi the time life lire In Insurance Insurance In- In writers of or time the city tt So far PI PI- PI the tax has immis only bt been cn Imposed Imposed Im ire posed as ali not one ont of time the local agents has contri contributed the time extra tax to date dale Moreover cr so far as its Is l known there Is not a n single lc agent in Salt SnIt Lake who wi Intends to supplement his state tax of 20 c with a like amount to lo be added to the time Income of or the tIme city while he lie holds hold tile the license use signed noll b by tho the state auditor authorizing him to do business anywhere any all where within the time limits of or the time state stute of Utah Regarding the tho regular taxes tax s on personal property and office fixtures the time insurance agents ng like Ilko others en engaged engaged n en- na a In similar 1101 pursuits have c paid their thell elt city county count taxes without with with- au out t l protest The Thc city auditors auditor's office has s made m another determined move mo towar towards s collecting col col- the time 2 20 per from rom the time insurance o. o agents of or time the city by employing B. B i j. a well known local 10 al Insurance Insurance ance of or license li license li- li ance agent ent as deputy assessor cense cease taxes S l' l Mr presumably engaged on account of his imis large personal acquaintance ac ac- ac- ac among time Insurance men menor of or lh the city started out yesterday on a canvass of or all nil of the life lire Insurance of of- flees s 's With each ench insurance h n agent ent lie ime left lefta a little push pink slip sill Informing time the agent that lie he was WIlS hereby notified that you arc ire doing business as Insurance without license In iii violation of or municipal pal law the time penalty for tor the same being punishment by a flap fine not exceeding or b by imprisonment not exceeding lla days s 's or ur both Time The agents were Informed that they must mi-must make malte application In writing for fo license for COI such business bl on receipt of the he notice and Ille it with the time assessors assessor's office or sl subject themselves to prose prose- cution culion The rime life n agents of or time the elt city are arc stand stand- In ng pat pal and in time the event that an arrest airest Is s made malIc th the tho case will be c defended by y time thc he Life Underwriters association of or I Itah llah with the time support of or the time National I Association and the time prominent ance companies York Work Out Out Out-kb o of Suit Snit Isil C c. c Included Hll among time the the u agents who have la cen with notices to contrib contribute t 2 23 to to t i ift ft d tr ty fas a il on tl Cry above c tl their Sh stafe license Ceo fco cc and their regular ular taxes are firc several se agen agents t who do lo practically all of uC their insurance outside c of or Salt Lal Lake e On the other hand local agents say there are e men ion making their headquarters outside of f Salt alt Lake Lale who do a large share of their hell business in time the elt city The rime insurance men fliCi take lale the time position that hat should they accede e to tho time demands of f time the cit city treasury treasur for fOl these extra con con- It would simply be bc a tip th for forlie forthe time the lie other cities and amid towns tons of or the time state to o demand like contributions uL ons from rom any allY gent agent carr carrying a n. state license who v attempted at- at tempted to do business outside e of Salt It is pointed out that tho ho city has overlooked o a few bets els In that It allows allows al lows lows' a man to lo write life lIe accident an and hC health Insurance under one license for which he hc Is I required to pay pa 55 5 when It t might with wilh equal c consistency charge 25 25 for writing wilting each branch of Insurance insurance ance amice and hold U up many agents to the time theune tune une of or 75 jr or more In Jim the time same wa way Ore Ire Insurance agents writing plate C glass 8 steam boiler employers employers' ers liability surety and burglary burglar policies may be e held UI up for rOl or 01 more |