Legal Opinion

Salt Lake City v. Tax Commission of Utah

Utah Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 1961No. 9347PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENRIOD, Justice.

From a judgment declaring Chap. Ill, Laws of Utah 1959 1 constitutional, Salt Lake City appeals. Affirmed.

The City urges that Chap. Ill, 1) does not clearly state the subject matter of the act in its title, as required by Art. VI, Sec. 23, Utah Constitution, 2 2) that its requirement that the City withhold state income taxes due from employees, is a) a violation of due process, 3 and b) subjects the city to constitutionally ■ prohibited involuntary servitude. 4

As to 1) : The title in question, so far as pertinent here, reads: "An Act * * Providing for the Deduction and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Butchers' Benevolent Ass'n v. Crescent City Live-Stock Landing & Slaughter-House Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Edler v. EdwardsUtah Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Ritholz v. City of Salt LakeUtah Supreme Court · 1955

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Rio Algom Corp. v. San Juan CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Trade Commission v. Skaggs Drug Centers, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Johnson v. State Tax CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Salt Lake City Corp. v. Property Tax Division of the Utah State Tax CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Jane L. v. BangerterDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1992

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