Show TO LEVY TAXES ON ANNUAL PROCEEDS DS House Passes Measure Affecting Affecting Affect Affect- ing mu the T Taxing xing of Mining Companies MUCH TIME IS OCCUPIED I Affects Canal and Irrigation Concerns Organized for Making of Profit S Carrying out tho the provisions of ot the constitutional amendment adopted at atho Hm tho last election members of ot the House of or Representatives yesterday passed House BUt Bill No M H 47 which permits the state board of or equalization to assess the net annual proceeds of mining companies In the state as well as the property of other concerns concer The Tho assessing as- as as ns- power has been heretofore in inthe inthe the tho hands hand of the time boards of ot count county com cum missioners Tho The measure also was walS amended as It came before borore the House to Include canal and Irrigation com colS The consideration of he bill took up more than any other measure at tho time several se considered In time the lower lo house yesterday Several members members mem mom bers desired to speak on various phase of tho subject and the voto vote was walt not taken until Just before adjourn adjourn- men ment t. t The bill which came front from the tho judiciary judi judt- clar ciary committee was An act amendIng amending amending amend amend- ing sections of tho the Compiled Law of oX Utah 1907 relating to the assessment of property antI and provided that all and franchises electric lI light ht pipe line power and express companies operating In more moro than one count county Inthis Inthis in inthis this state and all the machinery used In mining must be bo assessed by the state hoard board of equalization as provided In the law The new portion of ot section 2513 re referrinG referring referring re- re ferring to mines and mining which was practically the tho only new portion of or tho the measure reads as follows i The Thel hu N l MI i And AntI all the machinery used In mining min mm- ing and all nil property properly and surface Improvements Im Im- im- im pro upon or appurtenant to tomines tomines mines and mining claims which have havea a n value alue separate anti and Independent of all such mines and mining claims and thenet the thenet net annual proceeds of nh all such mines I and mining claims In this state When hen O. O L. L Thompson of the tho Judiciary Judi judi- claI ciary committee had explained the I new features of the tho measure Representative HopI E. E C. C Ashton of Salt Lake asked aske whether the law was to apply to canal and irrigation companies Mr Thompson explained that he ie had an amendment covering co this matter and presented it which placed tho the canal and Irrigation companies In the time list of ot those which will be assessed b by the state board It Is stated in this connection by members of the House that the law lawla lawla la Is not Intended to apply alphy to associations associations of ot farmers who may desire to or- or Irrl irrigation districts under the pro of the Pope bill for Cor their own use lIse but to corporations which are lna snaking u a profit out of their business Before Defore a Cl vote voto was tal taken cn on the measure measure mea- mea sure uro Representative II IL A. A McMillin l took ook the floor to talk talc on the time question and nd said among other things that the state tato has been losing about a half million milIon mil mil- lion Ion dollars a year ear by tax dodgers which he explained as being ell m-ell men who through some subterfuge evade payment pay- pay nent ment of their taxes When tho the roll was called there were 3 32 2 votes for the measure thirteen mem- mem bers bels ers being abent or not voting |