Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-06-23
Who's to Blame?


OF the state Of Washington in the ease of
state eX rel. Chamhelliu VS.. Daniel.
dated iiay ~, 1857, declaring that lo,-
ton OF the revenue law OF 1897. exempt
ing certain private personal property from
taxation to be unconstitutional. the gold
bug press and advocates generally have
contcnded with what degree Of sincerity
every person must determines for HIMSELF,
that the Peoples party oi this state il
responsible therefor upon the sole ground
that they have The state administration
and controlled the LAST legislature 10y a
majority.
1t is proposed to exhibit herein his
tory OF the statute law OF the territory and
state and Of the constitution cf the state
upon this subject Of eNeml ling plopcr' Y
from taxation, together with SYNOPSIS
OF the decision OF the supreme court, that
the same may he fairly considered by
the people.
Commencing in the year 1854, the leg
slature of the territory exempted certain
property from taxation, consisting gener-
ally OF the real and personal property OF
any religious society or benevolent, char
table, literary or scientific institution,
territorial and county property, school
houses and lands, pnblc libraries, places
of burial and property OF certain Indians.
Such continued to be the law until the
year 1871, at which time the territorial
legislature enacted law containing
among others the following section, to-
wit:
SEC. 4. The following property shall
be exempt from taxation:
|. All property, real and personal, OF
the United States and of this territory.
2. All public or corporate property Of
the several counties, cities, villages towns
and school districts in this territory, used
or intended for corporate purposes.
3. The personal property OF all liter
airy, benevolent, charitable and scientific
institutions, incorporated within this ter
ritory, and such real estate belonging to
such institutions as shall be actually
occupied for the purposes for which they
were incorporated.
4. All houses OF public worship and
the lots on which they are situated, and
the pews or slips and furniture therein.
All lodge buildings and furniture OF anv
fraternity in this territory, and upon
which said buildings stand shall be ex-
empt the same as churches, and all burial
grounds, tombs and rights of burial but
any part OF any building, being house
Of public worship, which shall be kept or
used for any other purpose, except for
public worship or for schools, or for the
use of benevolent, charitable or scientific
societies, shall be taxed upon the cash
valuation thereof the same as personal
property, to the owner or occupant, or to
either, and the taxes shall be collecte /
thereon in the same manner as taxes on
personal property.
5. All public libraries and the real and
personal property belonging to or con-
nected With the same.
&. The property OF all Indians who are
not citizens, except land held by them
by purchase.
:. That household furniture to the
value OF one hundred and fifty dollars
shall be exempt from taxation.
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enacted the same law upon the subject OF
property EXEMPT from taxation.
In 1877 the territorial legislature re-
enacted essentially the same law upon
the subject Of property exempt from taxa
ton, except that household furniture to
the amount OF only one hundred dollars
was exempt, instead OF one bundled and
fifty, as formerly.
In 1879 the territorial legislature re-
enacted essentially the same law, except
that it provided for the exemption Of
Household furniture to the amount OF
two hundred dollars in value Tor each
family, all wearing apparel in actual use,
and food provided for the family not to
exceed one years supply.
The code OF 1881 OF the territory OF
Washington, section 1929 contains exactly
the same thing upon this subject as that
found in the session laws OF 1879, last
above mentioned.
In 1856 the territorial legislature re-
enacted essentially the same law on this
subject as THAI found in the code OF 1881
and the session laws OF lS79, and this
continued to be the law until 1850, Tho
year OF the consi,utlonal convention.
There never was time lrom 1891 down
TO the date Of the constitutional conven
ton but that according to the territorial
statute law certain property was eNemp
from taxation, nor was there ever Il time
from 1871 down to the constitutional con
yention but that according to the terri
torial statute law certain amount o
private personal property was cNemp
also from taxation.
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