The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
have not been collected as The Inv pro
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~. SNOW.
h STATEMENT or THE FACTS.
Jan. 2sth, 1850. i having commenced
my official business n this comfy, called
4 county coart, which convened, and Mr..
I Jssfes Rolebaek, who had before been
appofhted nsaessor and collector Of the
\ county Of Cedar, took the oath and gave
4 the bond required ny law. 4.
on The 5th or March following, tic
I county court ordered a tax TO be- levied
/ ana collected. MS provided by Inv 5.s
/ June 9 I. ! $50, the assessor antl cpllec-
For made biz report Of the assessiaentto
1.-The county roNFf, aud among other things
Eiaia hnfore the coart an order sof ('ol. q.
4 F Smith, post commander, the Substance
lof which was, that no tax should De lev
I led oF collected Oh my prnpert i, no nut
ter TO whom II might belong, Within tile
military reserve. E9tirfleld md Fort se-
ftiar were excluded from IRIS reserve as
Ttis catised lengthy correspondence,
which 8as reported 70 Ills ExceileBey the
Gov rilor md to the Legislative Assem-
Sbiy last winter b ss5 s.1.. al. 33is
| At The same session, Jane 9Th, Is5l,
THE assessor and collector rpporfed the
Enanles 0f several persons residing III Fair
Ffeid, who refused to be assessed, ct ilp-
Ion this pegereaux Goadale, presenting
tait0Iney was ordered 10 look into the
facts, ard institute such proceedings
| against all such persons as the law pre-
scrIt,es Bat ne legal steps were ever
taken BY him, for The reason; as lie said,
they agreed 10 pay their taxes. ...s.
Il tic Deeceniber session of Tie coun-
III court "A. ID. 1859, Mr.. James Rode
back was Te,appointed assessor and coli
lectorj aud ordered 70 proceed with the
delinquent tax list, and ID make an assess
mcrt for the rear 1860.
March 5th, 1860. Tie taxes not being
collected. the county court made the fol-
lowing ordcr.-t.lt Is ordered that the
assessor and collector proceed forthwith
To make an assessment of the taxable
property IN The county, as prescribed BY.
law; and that from those who will Be
likely 10 move out az the county before
The assessment Is complete hecollect one
hall of one per cent for county purposes,
mid for Territorial purposes, the amount
hpFescribetl by law, bong one.llalf Of one
Eper cent. 81 &. 81 .. 5.j.
It Is further ordered that the assessor
/ land collector proceed forthwi:hsto collect
1.-THE delinquent tax Of 1859, with. 10 per
lcent, penalty Of GIt those who pay with.
tout d distress and sale Of property, and
Iof those who will not pay without n dis
ttrcss and sale Of property, that he collect
\ % per cent. penalty, together with the
costs OF collecting il; and if need be, he
take vita him the power Of the county to
tenforCe said collection.
At our last session the matter was
talked over, bnt IL was not thought best
10 mike any formal order, being eli the
opinion none was needed. Ii WAS, hove.
ever, understood that further efforts would
be made 70 collect the taxes. IA: ..,.45 h
on perceive that the foregoing IS the
direct action Of the county court, Us APP
pears from IT'S journal 4 HOW proceed To-
state facts, most Of which are Within my
personal kaowledse. though not properly
matters to appear IN q court Journal,
| Fairfield, wien Iscanne TO this county was
EsettleG niainiy with army followers, and
tsneh il continued to lie settled With IliitiI.
Inst June. whena large portion oi them
left. All these we're hostile 10 the en-
fqrrcmelft of tile law, except when they
wanted its beneiits The nanihcr Of set.
tiers there, intending this floating popuIa..
latioli, was much greater than NIL the rest.
Of tho county
Taefcderal judges and The army seemed.
ito favor i6enf, or, at least, seemed hostile
to the laws Of Utah, had seen hy the
acts of the Legislative Assembly, hiid hy.
eony ersiug with others, friends Of this,
government, flat Il was thought best to
pursue conservative uieasnres towards
them, SO Ipfirsned alike course. InJpne.
last many Of the army and army follow
| ers left. Tho county court then thought
tia good time to commence enforcing the
law relating 10 collecting taxes and the.
| sale Of liquor; 80 suits were commenced
against sonp OF the NEST prominent
Eidenters in liquor for selling without
lfcense. As soon as these were served
with process, q meeting was called there,
Eaud resolutions passed; acopy of which,
herewith furnish you. 81. Il. !, Is. :..,s .44
4 These resolutions were certified to the
Governor and hisaadliee taken. Attic
/ August election Here were polled in Fair
field l2S votes, all Of which were cast for
Those whose names were on these resoIa-
li0ts . l::.: r. =. .:., .;s.:.
4 lagaia called on His Eaccilency. A.
4 Cumming, and certified these facts TO him: