Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-03
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Iu sui i1mfff4l d. lNIlIr 90
vhicl nu.i' tsh,v H>. . h,.,l
Del tlAtt .ni D. umfun unl ~ .
property Of equal ,,lae l,Ii t'.r 90.
'tp,i pf.ra,iuu ~ ths lmd,u u,.
,csantI'r ml....l t.,u.ip.n 'hc pub
lIr service tuothstpurc.p.c ~h.rh
vUs Doomed of sHll.c.euf nul.i'rir.
g. le er.iafiel upon a.. co. .'n
ton vas TINT 60 Itnnu should ho
DEPRIVED - ItpIett} ,Iih.ut dlc
ito.ess - law law Is -iuIl, "a
rule riesct.l'l hy the legislative
Authority a. ,ufutco what d. night
nnl RESTRAIN What Is Wrons Il fol
lows a. - natural sequence. thnt
Whenever tho .fm Il pw cptfic'
With those plincipl's Winch. beside
b'ng unl,oisally recognized ~ Ju.t.
are guarded by tho highest acbno"l-
odgment 81 l'gal sancilop, the ac-
ton is II nocssaliy VOID. for q would
otherwise oontia,euo tho primary
object of Law Go protect he aud the
hheii, anl property - the indI,ud
ual
u IL doubtful Il. under these plain
aud essential safeguards II tho eta.
zen, ANY assessment that u motor.
iously deficient IN tho primary rcqui
cite of uniformity ~ valuation, can
ho legally naod az ihc basis for
collection ~ any tnso" l'v'n those
Who mos uni feel nRstis,od 10y nh
excessive levy. ~ then own cases,
might very properly hesiiatos IN pay
ing n tau which may he declared lie
rall, imposed whenever au ,ii1r, IL
made Ia collect 10y distress. They
might, by such result. bc made to
bear al undue proportion 81 public
liability. he deprived Of property
w''hou, due process Of Law" sim.
ply hy that natural impulse # self
protection which may cause some in.
d,siiual 10 rssi., what he regards as
haRFant imposition
This will, doubtless, be n result
here unless ouf City Council recon.
slrucla the Lat submitted by tho mu.
nicipal Assessor. Mr. swan. II is.
without question. the mos, unequal.
unfair, partial aud inconsistent valu.
alton ever made of the city property.
II 10 even worse than The county
toll. made by Mr. Chilberg. which
led 10 80 much popular excitement
last Jnne. when The County Commits
sionefs declared their inability TO do
shyihlng but correct clerical errors
snd squsliss" the few low assess.
meats ~ go the high rating 81 the
remainder of the property Tho re-
suli was, our county paid several
thousand dollars Of Territorial tax
more than her just proportion,
hat the people toek good care TO rel
sgaie TO private life men who could
not discover means Of accomplishing
wha, TO them seemed 10 bo an inn
possibility Mr.. Swan was beaten
fof reelection 10 the same office two
years ago Tor course Of action uni
vsrssily condemned which coat the
people several thousand dollars OF
their hard earnings. Had the
matter 81 hts selection ~ Assessor
been submitted 10 tho people, he
would doubtless have been defeated
by as large vote no he was AT tho
general election, Nationality and
personal friendship should not DO al
lowed 10 iniiuenes the action u men
Who serve In q representative cspac
NY. No purely personal conaidofa.
ton lie strong enough To excuse n
Councilman for foislinR upon the
people an ofiicsf who has been 70.
lseisd 4" fcr cause.
The assessment Of uu,nnroy,J
land. a, a high valuation. for tho
svowed purpose ~ compelliug ,Le
owners 10 sell them, may 10 a very
proper proceeding in the estimation
81 thoss whe are willing 10 build an
ths,. own nro.ps,I,y ON tbs min n,
.,h.,. bal 4, eo.e,e,a with Tia,
r,,.e,pls az ...,,, which ,..,.,
Tea. individual ,,h,s z..l !. com
msnd.l.l. vhss "A doe. mo-, cona,c,
with an. ,,sh,. NJ o,hers bu, wh.,