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Show 19 55 Cost of Assessing, Collecting Taxes Listed . Cost of assessing and collect-ln collect-ln taxes in Duchesne County the Past year amounted to $10,538.77 as reported on the reports to the state tax commission, which were Spared by Porter L. Merrell, county clerk. In 1954. this cost was $10,594.-and $10,594.-and the 1953 cost was $10,-'97.56. $10,-'97.56. for the first half of 1955', the st of assessing and collecting as listed by the clerk as $5,567.-, $5,567.-, and for the last six months of year, $4,971.02. This cost is plated on the basas of county (wrants issued to the county j (.nast!rer' county assessor, their -Mies and assisants, Mr. Mer-e" Mer-e" explained. Total cos(. talljed for the as. S5,s department for J955 was t'-57 and $5,262.20 for the "urer-s office. 1954, total cost charged for $56,QaJsessor's department was 'as , and S4'965-00 for the f'na,Urer's office. In comparison, T t0 the assessor in 1953 Cv w.535.90 and $4,761.66 to treasurer. Various taxing units participated participat-ed in the cost of assessing and collecting taxes for operation and maintenance of the taxing units. For 1955, under the share-cost basis, Duchesne paid $296.81; My-ton, My-ton, $95.75; Roosevelt, $1,116.72; Tabiona, $7.98; Al.tamont, $19.69;, School District,. $5,858.90. The school district's share of this cost was calculated for the first half of the year on the 19o4 20.00 mill levy and on the 1955 levy of 35.15 mills. Under a new Utah law, this was ,the second time the school district had bien required to share in the cost apportionment ap-portionment of assessing and collecting col-lecting taxes. Cost for the state and state sahools was $391.33, charged on the last half year of the report. No state levy for this purpose was levied' in 1954. Apportionment of the cost to the state for special taxes collect-; ed on livestock is listed as $112.-97 $112.-97 for bounty collections; $37.23, predatory animal control; $54.63 Tuberculosis and Bangs Disease Control; $48.62, brand inspection. |