Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-02
PROPOSED TAX ON
UTAHN INCOMES
MEASURE BEFORE LEGISLATURE
PROVIDES THAT STATE is TO
SHARE IN EARNINGS.
Unmarried Men to Pay on incomes
OF $4,000 and Married Residents
to be Taxed on $4,000 Incomes,
IL Bill PasseA

Salt Lake City.--If the bill which
was introduced in the house on Jan.
uary rs by Representative Thomas p.
Page Of Salt Lake county becomes
law an income tax will have to be
paid by every adult resident of the
state who has an annual net income
OF more than $4,000. by every adult
nonresident who derives more than
$4,000 net income from interests
within the state and every resident
and nonresident corporation doing
business within the state
Under the bill every adult unmar-
ried resident of the state who has a
net income Of more than $4,000 a
year is required to pay the tax; every
married adult resident with an in
come OF more than $4,000 a year must
pay the tax. and the same rule ap-
plies to married and unmarried non.
residents who derive incomes from
interests within the state.
record in legislation was estab
lished by the house of representatives
on January 26 by the passage of four
bills.
Six new bills and one Joint me-
mortal were introduced and referred
to committee, and three bills passed
by the senate were received and re-
ferred to committee.
Some highly important proposed
legislation was introduced and the
session was busy one. The house
named special committee to confer
with similar committee of the sen
ate to arrange for a trip to Ogden to
visit the state institutions there at
an early date, and then adjourned
until Monday at 2 p. m.
Opposition of country members of
the senate to the apportionment
measure providing for more senatorial
and representative districts and re-
survey of district lines caused Sen
ator Dern. author Of the measure, to
move its recommitment to the com
mittee on public affairs, where the
bill will practically be redrafted and
concessions made to the members
from outlying counties.
Bills were passed by the senate on
January rs relating to costs on ap-
peal; exempting certain citizens from
jury duty: and authorizing the re-
vision and reprinting Of Utah stat.
utes.
Four new measures were intro
duced in the senate on January 26.
bringing the total up to IS. But SO
measures had been presented to the
house at the close OF business on
January 26.
! The lower house of the Utah legis
lature closed the third week OF the
Twelfth session with record OF
eight house bills and three resolutions
and memorials passed, three house
bills and four resolutions killed, out
Of total of fifty-one bills and twelve
resolutions and memorials introduced,
In the Utah senate the total of the
third weeks operations was the in
PRODUCTION of twenty-four bills, the
passage of nine, the killing of two
and the withdrawal of one.
A summary of the activities OF the
Utah state senate for the first three
weeks OF the session follows: Senate
bills introduced. IS; house bills intro
duced, A; senate joint resolutions in
troduced. q house Joint resolutions
introduced. /; house joint memorials
introduced, 2; house joint memorials
introduced, q senate resolutions in
troduced, 2.
Senate bills passed, ~; senate bills
killed, q; senate bill tabled, 1 SEN
ate bill withdrawn, /; senate bills on
| calendar. 4 senate bills consolidated
/; senate bills in committees, A;
house bills In committees, A; senate
Joint resolutions passed, q house
joint resolution passed, Il; senate
Joint memorial passed. /; senate
joint memorial in committee, /; house
Joint memorial passed, / house joint
memorial in committee, / senate res
olutions passed, 2.
Nine new measures were intro
duced in the house on January "a and
three in the senate.
The house killed the Currie resolu-
ton asking that the Denver & Rio
Grande furnish the house a complete
report of the number of cars of coal
handled since December l.
The outstanding feature OF the
workmens compensation measure, as
introduced by a majority of the judi.
ciary committee. is the abandonment
OF the state insurance monopoly idea
and the substitution in its place of a
threefold plan that makes legitimate
state fund, regular casualty and pri.
vate insurance, the latter embracing
company or corporation insurance.
Utah towns will be given the right
to levy special tax not to exceed 4
mills on the dollar for layout. con
struction. opening and keeping In re
pair Of water lines or canals for irrt
cation or other purposes il the bill
introduced In the house by Carbon
- of Cache becomes a law.
Employees of sugar. cement. gas,
, powder. brick. steel and flour miy
and shops connected with mines Po'
smelters will be given an eigbSnoui