Show arf 7 77 alf vms rl I 1 s lial II 11 yC mt salt lake city utah october 28 23 1930 fellow citizen and taxpayer next tuesday november 4 you will be called upon to vote for or against several amendments to the tha constitution ution of utah this letter Is sent to you by a group of taxpayers who have common interest with you in the welfare of this state this league was formed for the solo sole purpose of inviting the widest possible discussion and giving the people the benefit of an impartial investigation we find that the proposed plan calls for many new taxes which will be paid by the present taxpayers by people of the state generally and not merely by a few extremely wealthy persons and corporations or holders of large intangible wealth intangibles include mortgages and moneys as well as stocks and bonds it if there Is a mortgage on your home your farm your livestock your business or anything else you own YOU AND NOT THE HOLDER OF THE MORTGAGE will be required to pay the tax upon the mortgage in addition to the tha taxes on the property itself you will iso also be subject to taxes on your moneys no matter where such moneys may be held in this state it if you are financially interested in any form of business you should know that the net income will be subject to a business tax in addition to that all your personal income including wages salaries fees profits dividends and interest will bo be subject to personal income taxes bear in mind that all these new ta taxes es on mortgages on moneys on business on interest on dividends on salaries and wages will not do away with our present property taxes but will be an addition to them and to all the special taxes which already run up into the millions of dollars annually we confess our inability to see any relief in such a revenue raising program the amendments do not guarantee that any exemptions offsets or reductions will be allowed now comes a matter of gravest concern the proposed plan asks the people of this state to surrender their cherished constitutional guarantee and to give later into the hands of each and every legislature the power to place upon many classes of property any levies it may choose surely a revolutionary conception the issue is clear cut and can be summed up in one question WHO SHALL DETERMINE THE KINDS AND THE EXTENT AND THE AMOUNT OF TAXES S TO BE RAISED RAISE D IN THIS STATE SHALL IT BE THOSE OF US WHO PAY THE TAX OR olt THE GROUP WHO WANT TO SPEND IT your vote will be your answer respectfully submitted TAX educational LEAGUE GUE J W FUNK state chairman paid advertisement w i BIDS WANTED the board or of education of the tha morgan school district hereby re advertises tor for bids for the sale ot of the stoddard school Bu building tiding and grounds bids will be rea received elved at any date prior to november ath 1930 at the office of the board of education morgan utah each bid must be accompanied by a deposit equal to ten percent of the bid submitted the board reserves the right to reject any and all bids 11 14 1 1 respectfully BOARD OF EDUCATION 10 16 at J R TW ism dunt |