The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-03

Utah will decide Tuesday whether IL
will have state capitol building or
uot and as the time for the election
10 determine whether the tax levy shall
he increased one mill on The dollar for
Gfteen successive years, TO give funds
10 erect and equip the proposed state
capitol building. approaches the cleo
tion authorities arc besicGed with
queries as TO who may vote aud who
may NOT.
The last sentence of paragraph ] oi
section of chapter % of the session
laws of 909. authorizing the state capi,
tol building election, found at the head
of this column, makes this clear. Such
qualified voters of the state who paid
Il property tax, either real or personal,
in the state in 1905 are entitled 10
vote.
County Attorneys Opinion
County Attorney Job P. Lvon, in an
opinion to County Clerk MARGARET
Zane Witchcr rs to the oft-questIoned
rights of both husband and wife TO
vote. has interpreted the statutes To
mean that only thc person IN whose
mime The tax receipt was issued may
vote. Here is what Mr.. Lyon SAYS
about IT,
In reply to your request for an opinion
as TO whether In case only one OF mar
ric1 rnlipls has raid taxes on real estate
in the wear l9os, are both man and wife
entitled to vote in the election TO be held
.Iunc 6. l9o9. beg 20 say that only tbs
person in whose name the tax receipt was
.ssucd is entitled 10 vote at that election.
As to your further query whether Il
nualified clector. after moving from the
last general election To another district
Is required 20 have a certificate OF trans
fey from the registration agent In the
district in which he WAS last registered,
] beg 10 say that such eiector. in present
ing himself for the purpose OF voting,
must present both the tax receipt for 1905
and certificate of transfer from said
registration agent.
In regard To the qualification Of judges,
J beg 10 say that the statute requires
Judges OF election To he qualified electors.
And as only those are qualified 10 vote
AT said election who paid taxes In 1908.
trc same qualification would be required
Of judges.
Although The last legislature pro
vidcd for the election the general cleo
tion laws will govern the election for
tho most part. Throughout the state
The Judges. generally speaking, will be
the same as in the last general elcc-
lion, and they Will have the power to
hear and decide challenges and deter,
mine such other powers as are possessed
bv Judges of general elections.
The proposition to he voted on is a
simple one. The question 10 be sub
nitted 10 the voters next Tuesday is:
Shall the tax rate in the state of Utah
be Increased one mill on each dollar of
valuation of all taxable property within
tile state over and above the rate fixed
or limited for all other purposes. for n
pcriod OF fifteen wears from and includ
ing the year 1909 the said ono mill on
each dollar being for the purpose Of con-
siructing and furnishing a state capitol?
How to Vote.
If the clector wishes il so. then all he
has TO do is TO turn the pointer, in
ease he is voting on a machine, 10 the
word "yes;'' if voting by the old bal
lot system, TO mark the space contain
ing the word eyes" with lead pencil.
If the election carries, the various
officers throughout the state who are
charged with the assessment and the
collection OF taxes shall proceed TO
levy and collect such taxes the same
as other state taxes are collected, and
the various officers charged with the
collection of the tax shall transmit the
funds so raised and collected 10 the
state treasurer In the same manner and
al the same time as other state taxes
arc so transmitted TO be Immediately
deposited by the state treasurer to the
credit of fund to be known as the
state capitol fund, which shall be un-
der the control and disposition Of the
capitol commission. as provided by
law.
Regular registration agents VIII be
stationed Mt each polling place in every
county in the state. All citizens eligi-
bic to vote and desiring 10 cast their
ballots on the proposition mnst vote
in the district IN which they have been
living for the sixty days prior 10 the
election. All registry agents arc au-
;borizcd and required to Issue transfers
to those who may have moved from one
precinct or ward 10 another since the
1905 general election, provided the
change was made sixty days prior To
June s, the date Of the coming cleo.
ton.