Show t 1959 Sanpete Taxes Up from 58 Property taxes in Sanpete County increased or 89 rl 9 per cent during 1959 according r to a study just released by Utah Utah Ut- Ut ah au Foundation the private nonprofit nonprofit non non- t profit tax research group In 1959 the total property tax bill r was compared with in 1958 d The Foundations Foundation's study also shows that or per percent percent cent of all property taxes imI im imposed im- im m- m I posed in Sanpete County during during during dur dur- ing 1959 was charged to owners of commercial and industrial property or percent percent per percent cent to residential property or per cent to agricultural prop property or 77 per cent to motor vehicles and md 2980 or 4 per cent to other miscellaneous classes According to the Utah Foundation Foundation Foun Foun- dation elation report more than half of the total property tax bill paid throughout the State in 1959 was borne by owners of t commercial and indu industrial trial property pro- pro i perty Taxes charged against 1 commercial and industrial property pro- pro perty amounted to or per cent of the property tax total Residential property owners paid percent percent per percent cent of the total Of or the re remaining remaining remaining re- re amounts 69 per cent was charged to agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural property owners 5 62 per cent to motor vehicles and 05 percent percent per percent cent to other minor classes of property Foundation analysts observe that most of the property tax increase that occurred during 1959 came in the taxes levied for school purposes Property Properly taxes for schools increased 23 per cent throughout the State in 1959 School taxes totaled million in 1958 compared with 5 million in 1959 Smaller Small- Small er ei statewide increases were noted noted noted not not- ed for municipalities and special special special cial districts with a slight decline de decline decline de- de cline occurring in the taxes imposed imposed im imposed im- im posed by counties |