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Show BAQ LAW 0v readers,' have probably henrd quo-ted quo-ted tlo old horlptural e.iresslou about .straining at 11 gnat and swallowing 11 eainol; and that is just 'what ou.r las, legLslatiiro did when they refused tQ pasv an income tax law, 'and' enacted tho fullqwing'plecoqf legislative care-lcssncs care-lcssncs which Is to be found on record in the laws passed nt tho' (lflh regular session of the legislature of the Stnto (Jf Utah, Chapter 11)9 asr'f'ollows: "K(uallEiitlou of tnxe's. The' equnty eoii)inN.sluneis of eioh counjy as a boaid of equalisation, hall cijiialljc the nssAsiiient-for general tacs of all cities and incorporated towns situated In the county, at the times and In the manlier provided by law for crmallrtng assessments assess-ments for state and county taxes,'' A section which follows litis provfdes that tho ciounty treasurer shall collect the Ol tascs, Tho Revised Statutes pro- for tho purpose of- cqualiylnsr thv axes, and they shall comploto tho work 11 ot litter tlian the fourth Moudayof the month. Tho effect of this law In our county, is, that the taxpayers In the cities liay.e had no notice of tlio amount of tho assessed valuation of their property proper-ty therein. Tho county bqnrd has com-pletod com-pletod its work, and our pcoplo will have to pay tascs on just what bos been set down against them without any change or revision. In all tho counties of the stale thero nre nowly elected as-mssqi-s, who are in many cases, doubtless, doubt-less, handling the dalles of tho ofllce for the first ttinc. It Is but reasonable tosupposq that they will get things mixed a little Hvcrybody understands that many people- who llvo In tlio cities, have property In thocoiiuty outside out-side the municipal jurisdiction, that had not aught to be asjcs,scd for city purpqses.. if this olass of property bus been placed on tho list to the credit of the cities, thero ,n no remedy, this year nt least, and In future years, as long as this foolish measure stands 011 our slatnto hooki,Uie equalisation of the city tuxes. Is likely to bo douu by men who nro not half so nblo to do Justice as the city council wore, owing!-) tlio fact that they were fainilllnr with tlio clroum-stances clroum-stances nnd conditions existing In the city in whoso behalf they were aotl ng. It goes without saying Hint no three county edurnisHlonors, no nvi Iter how nluoh thoy may desire to do their duly fairly (i nil concerned, win equl-ll.o equl-ll.o the tnxeii as well ns the ally council. coun-cil. Again, If thero is nioi'o than one oily in tliooouiity, or if the county 'seat bo not loofctcd at tlultulty, it will oblige obli-ge all parties who hayo oomplulnts to utake, or who shou Id havu their tnxes remitted, t'J go to the county seal for thatpurpose, whloh of Itself will lie 11 matter nf no small concern to those who are busy, poor, or feeble We havB no hesitation In predicting the repeal of this uiiactmontnssoonnsa body of men own begotten together who have tho power tp do It, Why oven an editor would have known boUer than to douoh blundering blun-dering job. |