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Show $408,780.52 In Tax Monies Due County From Property Owners Amounts Duchesne County-i communities and school district can expect from the 1953 county coun-ty tax have been reported by Porter L. Merrell, county auditor. aud-itor. Duchesne County Treasurer Florence Poulson has been charged with the collection of $408,780.52 in taxes as computed com-puted against the total assessed valuation of $8,609,037.00 exclusive ex-clusive of rolling stock, car companies, and bus lines. Distribution will be as follows. fol-lows. State and state schools, $30,-992.53; $30,-992.53; county general, $25,-827.12; $25,-827.12; county indigent, $4,-304.52; $4,-304.52; county roads, $25,827.11; county school district, $217,-808.64; $217,-808.64; county exposition fund, $2,152.26; cities and towns, $55,-172.38 $55,-172.38 hospital and medical care, $4,304.52; interest and sinking fund, $17,218.07; memorials, mem-orials, $4,304.52; agricultural aid, $3,443.61; noxious weed control, $6,887.23. Special state taxes to be collected col-lected are bounty, $4,261.00; predatory animal control, $1,-757.35; $1,-757.35; tuberculosis and Bang's disease fund, $933.12; brand inspection, in-spection, $3,58654. These special taxes are charged against livestock. live-stock. Distribution of these amounts is based upon 100 per cent collection of taxes levied and charged to the county treasurer for collection. Mrs. Poulson reported last Friday that payment of taxes in the county was running ahead of last year, which is rather surprising due to the decline de-cline in income generally throughout the county, brought about by decreased cattle and farm prices. According to Mrs. Poulson, if the present pace of tax payments pay-ments continue the list of delinquent de-linquent property taxes would be about the same as the last two years. Property owners have until Nov. 30, which is next Monday, to pay their taxes tax-es before they become delinquent. delin-quent. The delinquent list will be published in the local papers Dec. 17. |