The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-10

sion plat. block. and lot and other lands
by range. township. and section. or legal
subdivision thereof. with the amount OF
,aXes due. exclusive OF costs. The coun-
ty treasurer must publish with such
list notice that unless the delinquent
taxes. together with the cost OF pNbli-
cation. arc paid before the third Mon
day OF December. the real property upon
which such taxes arc lien Will be sold
for taxes and costs, bcgnping on said
date. at the front door OF the county
courthouse. Publication must he COM
mcnced on or before the first Monday Of
December. and shall be made for a pc
riod of ten days thereafter. in news
paper having a general circulation In the
county. On or before the first Monday
of December in each year. the collector
OF taxes from car companies shall pub
lish. in newspaper having IL general
circulation in the state. In the three lar
gcst cities In the state, selected by the
county commissioners of the counties in
Which said cities are located for the pub
lication of the county delinquent list, the
list OF thc ear companies delinquent for
taxes, which must contain the names of
the owners. when known. and a descrlp-
ton OF the property delinquent or sub
ject TO lien Of taxes.
Duty of Collector.
The collector OF taxes from car compa-
MES shall publish with such list notice
that unes the delinquent taxes. togeth-
er with the costs Of publication. are
paid before the third Monday of Decem-
Der thereafter. the property upon which
such taxes are a Hen will be attached
and sold for taxes and costs, such sale
to be- made at the discretion OF the COL
lector Of taxes from car companies. 1t
is hereby made the duty OF all railroads
and railways doing business In the state
TO furnish the collector or taxes from,
car companies with any information he
may desire. and within the knowledge
that will aid the said collector in the per-
forn1ence OF his. duties. The laws set
forth In this chapter for the sale redemp-
tion, etc, OF property Delinquent for taxes
are hereby made TO apply TO the sale OF
property OF car companies delinquent for
taxes. After all sales are made, the col
lector OF taxes from car companies must
without delay, pay to the state treasurer
and remit to other taxing districts the
amount of taxes due the state and such
taxing districts from such sales.
Demurrer Is Filed
To this complaint the commissioners
demurred but their demurrer was over.
ruled, the complaint being held good.
stating sufficient facts to constitute a
canse of action. Tho commissioners
they. attempted to Justify the payment
of five times the amount usually ex
pended for printing the delinquent tax
list on the ground that the county had
received the benefit from the advertise
ment Of the list in the "Mouth" in
the collection of delinquent taxes.
To this Mr.. Lyon submitted de-
murrcr which was overruled and he
then attempted to get the surplusage
eliminated by motion to strike out,
but Judge Armstrong again ruled
against him. Then Mr. Lyon amended
his original complaint slightly by in.
serting paragraph to the effect that
not only were the contracting Of the
bill and its payment illegal, but tina t
the amount paid was excessive. exorbi.
tant and unreasonable. Both ATTORNEYS
and laymen say that Mr. Lyon, in
stead Of weakening his complaint, has
taken nothing from 1T, but has made
it stronger, yet the court holds that
the complaint as amended doesn't state
facts sufficient to make cause of ac.
ton, and by the decision of Wednesday
morning says il ism good.
What the people want TO know is:
Was Judge Armstrong right the first
time, when he held that the complaint !,
was good, or is he right now9
In the meantime the plunderne of
the county treasury will go on, at least. |
for two years more, as, under Judge
Armstrong; ruling the commissioners
arc not bound by any Of the provisions
OF chapter 4 OF the compiled laws. The |
effect of the ruling is that it is uunec /
essary Tor the commissioners TO enter
into contract to Justify the payment |
Of money to the party organ or anyone |
else. The "Gimlet'' may 90 ahead and |
publish the delinquent tax list and
send IN bill for $4,000 this year and |
$50 600 next, and the commissioners may
pay it.