Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-31

ne legislature has 81 lsai sneoesdad
Il psaae . Iss foF tbs tazatioa Of
aaslsoad prosperity. Ths psobism q
Fsilfrad taxsfiou esq sosresig - sid
% havs bsrn sslvsd b ne lawmakers
q waaksrgian. bui Il hsn eeFtainl5
been svs6sd b. them. Ihey hass not
presented . sia1 fer he taxaaian q
1agIrosd properly, bus they hass provid
"a fsf - iax .tien.
The oil uhieb has been passed pre-
ysses slmply thai lbs elspsSty d rail-
rod sompsuisa shall be assssssd 10 tbs
sams maensf as ihAt ef indiyieuals
nnd shst the taxes assessed upoa q
shall b. oolleefed 10 tha sans msnpeE
e1ah e he measaEs which The lesisia
tass B - evolved IL lhe lass days q tbs
ssauion aflsr The question Of Iailroad
taxation had Been considered n cue
fosm o. another Toe almost two
montha.
AZ nsst thoaehl ihis iaw seems 70 Be
al eminertls fair one. u ssama Joss
thas the psoperty Of . corporation
uhonld Be taxed IN precisely the same
manssr ~ tbsi OF "a individual, aud
nsithsr tie cooperation DOR The individ
uAi. il eoala sssm. should oAises 70 80
ssasonahls 40 arrangement.
lsmust be said. however. thai he
passage q the bill leaves scme very i'm
portanl "a saloos Unanswered. How.
fsr inslanes, u tie rolling stock Of
sailroad 10 be taxed : Isis nsTef IN ore
oouniy tso days 10 naessssion. On the
day thas The taxes sso assessed par.
alcaiar ear o. isoe motive may be 10 hsif
Of sha eonnlies 10 tha territory. sic 20
b. assssasd Ia all % thsse counties :
Or 10 nops Of them Or in Iasa ne 81
them n tbs last, Walsh oae--ihe cns
thai lt hagpena 10 be "a in the morniDs.
ne zoe Il passss ths0ugh "a noan o. the
one 10 whloh Il 10 uhsn nieht falls
Rslerslna TO the lac 10 deisEmine
tbsss pglnts. tbs psEsled ssssssor will
daeeysr thai tha property Il 70 BE- taxed
PRECISELY e. II d heiaaesd 70 90 lndA.
xldnal. Bas shat indsvdaal owus sush
property ss tkhf Aad. even 81 Il did
bslona 10 an inaiyiaeal, he's wouid h
b taxed fhs esauty ASSESSORS ~
pstaamshly tapessed ls asswss thsse
qosssions. sns ne railroads are dsuas
isastxpsetsd y gay thsir taxsa ~ she
assss.eIs maj decide.
Aealr. IL ne uaht Of way 81 rail-
road 70 b. taasd : Tue ASSESSOR. sazi
Gu, fos 20 answsf TO lhta question. re-
fsrs % tie lac. He discovers tbs, he
psope ~ u q FsIsesa eompsay shall be
isxss ereoisslf ~ .sinAi Of - iadlvid
nAi. nal ~ I tndssiduai auna . fisht
q uas And q a. tndivdoAi dsd osn
rlebs u way. hev seoald il BE taxed :
Douhsloss he ssaessar 80 ansaes thess
easssiens.
Again, IL tha right Of uay Of q rail-
road i 10 b taxed, i an asteapa "a be
made 70 oslisna iaxrs upon u n N THE
kosthsra Passas 10 spite Of TIE faes
shA ahs siRas ~ wss Of shat Foad has
especially bssn sxsupted frow tAxation
b rsnRreap n 10 tau Il 70 b. assessed
asatnsl ths Nsltbsfn PAss6s Eiaal q
way. ere she Rights % var Of eshss
ra4ds IL es uxsel IL Ktug reanty. fes
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calambsa 4 kasst soaaa and tie Pages
soana Ssess 70 BE- eemcesisd 70 pay a
tax fsssa whish lhs N0rshssn Passas is
sxampif HE sal u ne haaesa Aasss-
suF wsil Sssoli Al sasA pslpaels IN
faatise and be wssl refer 20 she lac %
re uhaa eessss be salul3 passas. He
disoavsta thaa b. assala lAx al shtss
riesss % way psee.sslg - u thsy Be
lsneed - inaistaaAls. Aaoaf this sams
D. uill psoeAbly shFss sway his soVy Of
zoe statutes ami sssk cue OF sas leeis
laiets ghe yssed fsE this iau 10 order
lhas be mas leaFa What shs men VIE
Enaas he lac think u uasas&
" ell shs Fsalealeas tAws ever placed
apos ne aiAlaasa q = sivlissa con
nanusAlah. TITS iaw for ne sAxaiien q
sAalseaa psosSEsy y aboas ths woEst.
re lssai.s ~ mass feel psosa II ne
reaals % thsH lAboFA Ihry saoaid be
retired 90 hall pay si,h isssrss,isns 10
spaaa he ssmairass % shear ltses In
saplAisans % ASSESSORS hos 70 assess :
tram u fsesxht eAEs psssissly ~ Il u
belonged b 50 lndlvsaaak
maw ~ vs. sts.nrEssnxn,