| Show ABATEMENT OF TAXES the supreme court decision declaring the of the practice ia abating forces the boards oi equalization of the city county and state to refuse to consider the requests for the abatement of taxes on property owned by indigent and other whom custom sanctioned by sentiment bad recognized as worthy of such special favors the constitution of the state of utah prohibits the earn and therefore those who may apply to the board of equalization now in session will be disappointed tor the boand is entirely powerless to grant theiu relief all seem agreed that 2 widows and others of that class should be allowed a rebate of taxes in the name of charity but until the law is chanced there will be no authority conferred upon any officer or body cf men in the state to do so when the next legislature meets it rould be well for that body to propose a constitutional amend ment favoring favo an abatement of to the deserving extremely poor |