Abbreviations permitted in proceedings.

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  • (1)
    • (a) In all proceedings relating to assessment, levy, or collection of taxes or relating to the listing or collection of tax notice charges, the subjection of any property to a charge for taxes of any nature or for tax notice charges, or the advertisement and sale of any property for taxes or tax notice charges, the following initial letters, abbreviations, symbols, and figures may be used.
    • (b) The meaning of the initial letters, abbreviations, symbols, and figures is shown by the word or words placed opposite the initial letters, abbreviations, symbols, and figures:
      a., ac. ................................................................................................................................ acre, acres
      add. ... ................................................................................................................................... addition
      ave. ........................................................................................................................................ avenue
      beg. ................................................................................................................................... beginning
      blk. ........................................................................................................................................... block
      bet. ....................................................................................................................................... between
      bdy., bdrs. ....................................................................................................... boundary, boundaries
      ch., chs. ........................................................................................................................ chain, chains
      com. .............................................................................................................................. commencing
      cont. .................................................................................................................................. containing
      deg. or degree symbol .............................................................................................. degree, degrees
      dist. ...................................................................................................................................... distance
      E. ............................................................................................................................................... east
      E'ly ........................................................................................................................................ easterly
      ft. ....................................................................................................................................... foot, feet
      frac. ................................................................................................................................... fractional
      in., ins. ........................................................................................................................... inch, inches
      lk., lks. .............................................................................................................................. link, links
      lt., lts. .................................................................................................................................... lot, lots
      m., min., or ' ............................................................................................................ minute, minutes
      m. or l. .......................................................................................................................... more or less
      N. ............................................................................................................................................ north
      NE. ..................................................................................................................................... northeast
      NE'ly. ........................................................................................................................... northeasterly
      N'ly. .................................................................................................................................... northerly
      NW. ................................................................................................................................... northwest
      NW'ly. ........................................................................................................................ northwesterly
      pt. ............................................................................................................................................. point
      1/4 sec. ...................................................................................................................... quarter section
      r., rs. ............................................................................................................................. range, ranges
      rd., rds. ................................................................................................................................ rod, rods
      R. of W. ....................................................................................................................... right-of-way
      s. or " ....................................................................................................................... second, seconds
      S. ........................................................................................................................................... south
      SE. ...................................................................................................................................... southeast
      SE'ly. ........................................................................................................................... southeasterly
      S'ly. .................................................................................................................................... southerly
      st. ............................................................................................................................................ street
      sub. ................................................................................................................................. subdivision
      S.L.M. ................................................................................................................ Salt Lake Meridian
      SW. ................................................................................................................................... southwest
      t., tp., tps. ......................................................................................................... township, townships
      th. ........................................................................................................................................... thence
      U.S. sur. ............................................................................................................ United State Survey
      U.S.M. ....................................................................................................... Uintah Special Meridian
      W. ............................................................................................................................................. west
      W'ly. ..................................................................................................................................... westerly
  • (2) Where the name of any railroad or railroad company is commonly referred to by the initial letters of the word constituting the name of the railroad, the initial letters may be used as an abbreviation for the full name of the railroad or railroad company in all cases where the name is used in the description of property.
  • (3)
    • (a) Commonly accepted initial letters, abbreviations, symbols, and figures having local significance may be used.
    • (b) Any initial letters, abbreviations, symbols, and figures shall first be approved by the commission.
    • (c) A written or printed explanation of initial letters, abbreviations, symbols, and figures shall appear in each assessment roll in which they are used and shall be published with each separate advertisement and sale for taxes or tax notice charges in which they are used.




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