Show A memorial to U S congress ay by representative pon ifan mitchell memorializing Memorial izing the congress of the united states of america for the passage of an a n act to aid counties containing a large acreage of indian lands and indian personal property by appropriating to such counties a sum equal to the amount of tax that is lot lost to the respective counties by reason of the fact that taxation of indian land and personal proper tyis not permitted we your memoria lists the house of representatives and the senate of the eState th state of utah respectfully represent that WHEREAS a hearing on the loss of taxation to counties contain containing inZ a jar large ae acreage of indian land and personal pro property within their boundaries has been held held belore before the committee on indian affairs of united states senate and WHEREAS part of the land exempt from taxation because owned by indians indian is is occupied and farmed by white people who lease from the indians and WHEREAS these leasers leaders of indian lands enjoy all the benefits of local government ern ment including roads bridges protection of the law and schools for their children and WHEREAS the counties affected must construct roads for the benefit of these people and WHEREAS bv petition some counties of the state of utah have asked the state legislature to me moralize the congress confess of the united states of america to make an appropriation reimbursing said counties for the sums lost to such taxing units by leaon of Indian property and WHEREAS unless relief is afforded that land it may be that local government a county wait unit will fail to function because of lack of adequate funds NOW therefore your memora lists urgently request that the congress of the united states of america pass an act to sid rid adv county of the state or of the united states of america contain containing inz large ime acreage of indian land and personal property by appropriating to such counties a sum equal to the taxes lost to respective counties by reason of this indian land and personal property and that such relief be extended from january 1 1928 and there after be it resolved that this memorial be tent sent to euh each of the representatives of the congressional delegation from the state of utah united states congress and to each member of said congress editors note citizens of uintah bas in have for the past thirty years vears been working hard and diligently to secure a railroad in fact the pioneers of the basin have worked hard on every progressive move and expansion that we now have why not get behind representative mitch eus ells memorial in the same manner who knows it may be the salvation of this our home land before representative dan mitchell Md presented his memorial to the utah le legislature als he obtained advice and procedure matheds math from several high bieh state and federal authorities including our congressional representative from this district the honorable don B colton congressman colton was heartily in favor of the move and figured it a step in the right way after the memorial was explained thoroughly to the committee on revenue and taxation to which it was referred and received its OK it was passed by the upper and lower bloies bod ies without a de finding rinding vote but the fight has only started it is not only representative mitchells tight nor our county commissioners fight it is one that every citizen and abid taxpayer should shoulder let us set get busy and bring brine pressure to bear on oil our congressional representatives in washington asking askine that they come to our rescue this paper is now calling for volunteer workers if you are willing to circulate a petition in your locality supporting this move we will gladly furnish you one all ready made up all we ask is ii chatas that as soon ahyou as you receive the petition that you yon will see just how fast you can zet get every citizen in your locality to sign sien it and then rushit rush it back to this office so that we can compile all into book form to send to washington please do not send your name in for a neti petition tion unless you yon are willing iw to see that the majority of the citizens in bour section will have a chance to sign it 1 |