Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-29
CLUIE IS DISSATISFIED.
Therefore Mr. c. 5. Varian Applies
for a Writ Of CefIlOrari.
THE REAL ESTATE REDUCTIONS.


view the recent action OF the City
Council in adopting the resolution re-
duoiug the valuation on real property
20 per cent?
Hiram johnson VI. The Mayor and
CITY Council OF salt Lake City and ].
r. Jack, recorder of said city.
The petition Of Hiram johnson
above.named respectfully shove;
That he IL n citizen Of the United
States, resident aud taxpayer within
the city OF salt Lake, Territory Of
Uiah.
That the city Of Salt Lake Is n city
Of the first class, incorporated under
tbs laws Of the Territory VI Utah, and
defendant Jack Il tho recorder Of
said city and the custodian Of its
records.
That heretofore aud prior TO the pro.
ocedings hereinafter stated, the asses.
cor aud collector for said city, in such
behalf duly commissioned and author.
itad during and fOr the year 1891, ~
by law aud ordinance VI said city to.
puired, regularly aud lawfully assessed
all thu property, real aud personal, sub.
ject 10 axttion, situate within the cor.
pofate limits OF said city a. near ~ may
be Ia accordance with the actual casn
valuation thereof, aud the CITY CUun-
ell Of said city, In accordance with law
and the ordinances thereof, duly levied
the necessary municipal tax on the
diseased value Of all taxable real aud
personal property within said city,
authorized by law aud required for
municipal purposes. That thereafter
the annual assessment roll was returned
by the said assessor aud collector TO the
said City Council, NJ provided 10y law,
and thereupon the City Council afore.
said did fix n day for hearing oblec-
tons thereto, and gave proper notice
Thereof.
That afterwards upon tho day 70
fixed, to.witi the 2lst day Of August,
1891, the said City Council, with the
Mayor Of said city presiding, met AMI
organized rs a board Of equalization,
anu thereafter from time % time met
aud adjourned and met again rs such
board OF equalization for the purpose OF
,qualiEing and correcting such assess
mont roll.
That during the sessions Of said City
Council sitting rs a board Of equal.
zatlon Aforesaid, divers and numbers
OF taxpayers In said city appeared be.
fore such board aud were heard Ia
their individual behalf upon COM
plants made, concerning tho assessed
valuations by the said as.c ssor aud
collector Of roai and personal prop.
cfty, and In such connection the said
hoard received and heard evidence
and thorrupon determined all the
cassa In which complaints were made,
aud changed and corrected each and
every valuation 90 com planned Of ~
aforesaid In accordance with tho facts
and NJ Justice required.
That II added 10 such assessed val.
uRtion In some cases and reduced the
same In Others, both ~ 10 real and
personal property, aud directed the re-
cordcr Of tho city to note such correc-
lions and changes upon the said rs.
aessDiont roll, which was done, and
thereupon the entire assessment roll Of
NIL this taxable property, real and per-
sonal, within the corporate limit Of
tald city, was fully fairly aud uniform.
~ oquallzed anu made 10 represent
the ialr cash valuation Of all said
property 10 returned upon said assess.
ment roll.
And your petitioner shows TO the
COURT
That thereupon the power Of said
Mayor and CITY Council, sitting as n
board OF equalization, or otherwise,
was cxhausted aud nothing further
was authorized In the premises, save
the certliication OF the said assessment
roll 40 equalilod ~ Aforesaid ~ the
assessor aud collector Of said city.
That, Notwithstanding, on tho 10Th
day Of September, A. ID. 1891, the said
City Council, with the Mayor pro5ld-
ing, without complaint being made
and without evidence, passed and
adopted. and caused 10 DO spread upon
its records the following resolutions;
"ResolveJ, That tho assessment roll
lie corrected aud revised by reducing
the valuation OF all real property aud
improvements 10 81 per centum Of the
valuation a. anseassd, except ON such
real estate and improvements as have
before been, or may hereafter be, re-.
duced In value by this board for special
reasons, the valuation Of which To be
reduced IN 50 per centum Of the cor
rectsd valuation thereof; AMI that II be
the sense Of this board and the City
Council TO instruct tho proper official
10 refund 10 all Taxpayers who have
heretofore paid their taxes, 90 per cen.
tum Of the taxes paid by them on real
property aud Improvements"
That the said City Council, with the
Mayor aforesaid, has adjourned IT, sit
tlngs as u board OF equalization aiorc-
said, and has refused, and dOes now
refuse, 10 reconsider or rescind the res.
Olution Aforesaid.
That In the premises II acted entirely
without Jurisdiction. and that the said
resolution aud order was ami II void,
aud your petitioner shows that not
withstanding, the said ]. +. Jack, city
recorder ~ Aforesaid, has noted upon
the said assessment roll reduction
upon all the real property within the
corporate limits OF said city, returned
upon said roll ~ required by said order,
and Is about 10 certify the SAME, aud
unless stayed by an order Of the court,
viii certify the same 10 the ASSESSOR aud
collector aforesaid, us the full, com.
plete and equaliled assessment roll Of
said city.
And your petitioner shows to the
court that he owns no real estate with.
la the corporate limits Of said city, aud
was assessed only upon personal prop.
edy, that his personal property was
assessed ut its full, fair cash valua.
ton; that all u the property,
real aud personal, within tho
corporate limits Of said city, re-.
turned In said assessment roll AZ the
same wan revised, corrected and equal.
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