The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-12-03
THE WRONGS OF TAXATION.

lore the people or this county as al
the present time, and the wrongs oil
the present system Of taxation (ol
rather the wrongs in the assessment
OF property, as there is no wrong
in just and correct proper
tionate taxation for revenue purposes,
are the subject of general discussion.
The state board of equalization are
getting we'll scorched on all sides.
and we have expressed ourselves as
being Of the opinion that that body
went wide of justice At the same
time there are existing conditions
right here in Washington county
own private matters that are wrong
in the full sense of the word, as fol
instance the original assessment OF
property by our present assessor.
Another in the utter farce OF any
board Of county commissioners pre-
tending to sit as a board of equaliza-
lions when they are given no author-
ity within the bonnds of the statute
to equalize in the true sense, and in
fact are positively forbidden to do
80 as is proven by sections 1477 and
1878, as follows:
NO reduction must be made in the valua-
therehy or his aasnt 'po Pa I'D "uef eoa
with the board a written application there
mon Which Il is clainaed snch rcd dv cav,s
should be made.
plication or makes apv rcd,ctjno a sap gp
for, it must first examine. on oath, the
ioucbjn~ The valuatinn 81 ,h he nppava.o' f
such person No reduction must be made
The annIcatiop attcnds and ans,v n,~N' al
questions pertinent TO the inquiry.
nus IL can De seen That the board
IS pos'tlveiy forbidden 70 90 anything
ou' raise the Vaiues unless the wrong
gu party appears before them. Ii he
uoes not appear they cannot lower
us assessinehc' no matter II every
inoiiioei u 'no ooaro KNOWS that IL Is
ous Vi al reasoh' anu IL Is known
.na' many men are not aware that
'neS arc uiilus'ly assessed until the
opportunity ior reiiei Is irrevocably
1oss TOT instance Ar' w. '" Foor,
VI "eiser' has a a tract OF 81 acres
aulacen' 70 Town. DIT. L. =. Gal
io"Ay mas on acres OF equally good II,
no' oe''er lana joining Mr.. Foor.
]Assessor Dehney (the gentleman can
ho' oiame us IL ehis rejects on him
~ au oihc'a' capacity calls on Mr..
TUT anu assesses MS oo acres at s5O
per Acic'
Mr' roor protests and says he is
assessed entlreiy Two nigh and asks
~'"' nir' uaiioway Is assessed at,
Aio Is coio py the assessor that MIR.
"aiio"ay mas not yet peen assessed
anu 1lae II is necessary TO value the
'ai'o n'sn III oroer 10 raise the requi-
o''o a'noun' Vi lakes MI. Foor Is
PorlecSiy "iiiihg 10 stand nigh as
Sessinenl IL IL Is necessary ana his
log nooi' are III Inc same boat. But
~ "iu oonoio' W. "a'io"ay land
- only assessed at Sl4 per acre, and
sua' ~ was suniciently nign Is suDstan-
''"'oo W ene laco tnat inc county
ooaio Vi equaiiAacion, VINO are well
ao, u''n'eo WIN 'he value OF land IN
'n's county, ooes not make any raise
on ~ anu az Tue same Time proves
'''"' nr' FOOT was assessed just SIG
pr Ao'e 'oo niucn. hignt mere Is
"nere 'ne Ia" should nave given the
Ao''io power W io"er foor assess
'Aen. '"h'ch 'ney knew was unreas-
ouaoie' 70 tne leVei OF Galloways.
us 'n0 Ia" s'areo 'nem IN the face
an' .ney were poweiess to Go SO I'M
less Mr. foor appeared before them
80 - ' ~ ,n's nc certainly