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Show By Uarda McCarty 5 With tax bills and a repeal measure relating to Governor Herbert B. Maw's program for reorganization of the state government gov-ernment introduced, as well as 'full headway, Eighteen bills were introduced. Four resolutions were offered in the two houses. Of interest among the bills introduced in-troduced because of their far-reaching far-reaching effect or controversial nature are the following: Enabling counties or municipalities munici-palities to banish liquor stores and pack-agencies by local option. Legalizing sales of liquor by the drink. Imposing an excise tax on natural nat-ural gas. Levying school tax on the basis of a specified amount for each child. Other measures of widespread interest offered for consideration are those requiring motorists to show proof of financial responsibility responsi-bility in case of accidents; providing pro-viding for a tax on diesel fuel, outlawing cigarette machines where they are accessible to minors; min-ors; enabling county treasurers jto distribute auto license plates; providing that the attorney gen-lerals gen-lerals office handle all state legal business, and permitting state or local government officers or employes em-ployes to be absent on military duty for more than 30 days without with-out creating a vacancy in office and to provide for reinstatement at conclusion of service. A house concurrent resolution passed Friday approves President Roosevelt's lend-lease plan of aid to Great Britain. Efforts to eliminate eli-minate the run-off election fea- several controversial Bills, the 24th Utah legislative session, is well launched on its lawmaking career after an opening week filled fil-led with action. Impetus was to be given speedy consideration of the governor's sweeping proposals for governmental govern-mental changes by the submission late this week of a reorganization bill. That there will be opposition opposi-tion to some phases of the revamping re-vamping plan is apparent, especially especi-ally to that repealing the statute allocating ' $800,000 of annual motor vehicle registration fees to municipal and county street and road work, and the methods by which reorganization is affected. Measures relating indirectly to the reorganization plan introduced last week call for repeal of the fees allocation law now in effect; to levy a 3 per cent tax on dividends divi-dends from companies doing business busi-ness in Utah; to provide income taxexemptions on gross and net incomes from dividends already taxed, and to levy -a tax on incomes in-comes of federal employes. These were recommended by Governor Maw in his message to the legislature. legis-lature. But reorganization proposals did not take all of the opening week limelight. The senate was fully organized, standing committees appointed by President Wendell Grover, and 24 bills introduced. The house awaited committee assignments as-signments before getting under ture of the state primary election law were expected to be made soon. Other proposed legislation scheduled for early introduction I includes changes and additions to .the traffic safety code. |