Show li WILL DIRECT FOR The ex- commit toe of the 1964 has I been selected and meetings are being held to get things ready for the early August I Seated is John B Gale the new and Ted 1963 Standing Cliff Pat Dan city council Burdean and Miss Deone Absent from photo is Pat 5 Tax commission asks to enter Law suit as a co-defendant 6 r 1 The Utah State Tax has petitioned the court at Duchesne for to intervene as a defendant In a privilege Hpe tax civil Listed as case filed March Duchesne by George Lyrad McConkie and Gerald of the is Leland his official capacity as trea-Birer of Duchesne I THE ALTAMONT Area Men are seeking a decision as to the equitability and the constitutionality of this tax that was levied in this county this for the 1962 and 1963 Most of the tax was levied against lessees of Indian-owned The plaintiff filed the on behalf of the plaintiff or petitioners all others similarly The complaint declared those as holders of said who number approximately 87 and referred to certain leases executed by and between the plaintiff and the United States Department of the Bureau of Indian Uintah and Ouray THE Petitioners Declare That they fairly insure presentation of the interest the entire class of persons hold-tags aid imposed use tax on all property held by the lessees with the government in Duchesne under said that the 1959 Utah Legislature enacted Utah Code which imposed this which is a privilege use tax upon the possession and use of tax exempt They petition the court for tax exemption of this and if this is not and if plaintiffs are not exempt up-der Utah that the court find that this is unconstitutional on the grounds it is discriminatorily JOHN C. Is attorney for the and R. Earl Duchesne County Is counsel for the Leland Wright as Duchesne County In petitioning the court in the case as a party M. Reed assistant attorney general and attorney for the State Tax makes this request a matter of right under Rule 24 of the Utah Rules of Civil in order to assert the defenses set forth in its proposed in that the applicant is charged by law to exercise supervision ever county boards and officers in matters of taxation and equalization of taxes throughout the and this action has arisen as a direct result of sion instructions and direct vice in discharge of the statutory ON APRIL And Duchesne County filed judgments in the district against persons who have failed to pay the privilege use tax as assessed and levied fast fall by ithe Judgments and penalties to more than and represents approximately 40 percent of the more than privilege use taxes assessed in this for according to Leland county |