Show r fun F Cox Named Tax I lir t Tax Study Group aVaun Cox Ephraim native and former Manti l editor 1 named chairman of a 15 member property tax ad- ad lUG I appointed by the Utah Legislative Council to toe Ie e problems of equalization and uniform property tax into tnt nt The committee has been asked to study which way r l and counties should proceed in coping with this in- in AT t fly ly difficult tax problem of Mr 11 Cox as chairman was announced Aug 4 a former state senator from Sanpete and 2nd is pre presently enty fe 1 YEi o t s t i r d d' d EL ra LA I LA A VA VAUN UN COX executive secretary of the Utah Petroleum Council and the Rocky Mountain l Oil and Gas Association He has called the first meeting of the committee committee committee com com- for August 15 at 2 pm p.m. in the State Stale Capitol Employment of professional help probably will be necessary necessary necessary sary in order to complete the study in time for consideration tion by the Legislative Councils Council's Councils Council's Councils Council's Coun Coun- cil's taxation committee which is headed by State Senator Thorpe Waddingham of Delta Del Del- ta Senator Waddingham's committee will wm make recommendations recommendations recommendations to the full council and to the state legislature Other members of the study committee as announced by Speaker of the House Kay Al Allen Allen Allen Al- Al len Legislative Council chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Senate President Oscar V. W McConkie 1 vice chairman and Senator Waddingham m are arc Allen lIen Olsen executive secretary State Farm Bureau f jion tan lOn Inouye Apartment House Association of avid J J. J Long State School Boards Association A. A M. M Utah Education Association attorney Floyd S. S Holm 1 16 f of Snow College Bruce Jenkins Weber County As- As David Greenwood Utah County Commissioner Max lax H. H property tax division director State Tax Commission P PE r fad adsen son representing the Utah Mining I A Association W W. N. N n n Mountain Fuel Supply representing public utilities 1 f Kieppe real estate appraiser Dean Williams U filler riler representing retailers Robert Halliday executive 9 I resident Utah Manufacturers 1 Association Bennie Lt t executive secretary Utah Municipal 1 League iL Calvin L. L Rampton has proposed that the committee r ro two U proposals Whether hether a homestead exemption law should be enacted I-a I a a constitutional amendment passed during the 1 Desirability of a classified property tax study e e. e is taking on a crash status because of a tax tax- f fuit suit uit filed in the State Supreme Court recently seeking pel el the Tax Commission to assess immediately all real realty realty realy ty y at 30 per cent of its cash value as specified by law f I j vernor Rampton said the state will resist this suit since I would be so abrupt that it could seriously disrupt J tes te's economy The Tax Commission is carrying out a six- six rf program grogram of raising building valuations to 20 per cent of Glue alue ue Automobiles public utilities and other classes of I I tro rs are assessed at higher rates is s felt by some that Utah should have some sort of a ad d property tax lx law This would allow the use to which ty Y is put to affect its valuation for tax purposes It would ly 1 call for some type lype of homestead exemption law f |