Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-25
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The News Of Iowa From Hundreds
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munities
TO SETTLE THE JUDGEsHIP.
TClinton Herald.l
Why do not the friends Of Col. Clark
and Judge Remley make some such arr
rangement az this: Let a ballot b.
taken and whichever has the smaller
vote withdraw in favor OF the other,
That would be fair and would give
reasonable assurance OF candidate
for judge from the Fifth district.
SECRETARY WILSON AT HOME.
[Traer star-Clipper.l
Secretary James Wilson, OF Wash
iington, was at home from Friday until
Monday. He is looking we'll, but will
be back in July to remain on the farm
at least two weeks. He says that is the
only place he can rest. In short talk
at the cattle sale Tuesday he remarked
that in all travel and experience he
found no friends like the north Tama
friends. that he recognized no place as
home but Traer. He said he intended
to come back here when his work was
a pair of overalls and take life easy.
JUDGE HUBBARD's 'TATERs.
INT. Ayr News.l
Judge N. NJ. Hubbard OF Cedar Rap
ids, attorney for the Chicago e. North
western railroad. related year or so
ago story which has become some
what famous-the fame having result
ed because the judge inadvertently told
the story to the wrong man. The story
teller likened himself unto an old darby
prea cher who was given wagon load
of potatoes by candidate for office,
and who advised his congregation to
vote where you git your 'taters. The
Judge went on to say that one OF the
members OF the executive council OF
the state of Iowa had by his stand in
the matter OF railroad assessments
saved the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad thousands of dollars in taxes.
Accordingly. Judge Hubbard said. he
proposed to support the official in ques-
ton and vote where he got his
'taters." This is Just now being talked
about from the fact that State Senator
A c. Hobart, of Cherokee. is "a candi-
date for the republican nomination for
secretary of state and has the backing
of the Cedar Rapids crowd" including
Judge Hubbard and other Chicago &.
Northwestern officers. II elected to the
place. Mr.. Hobart twill be member OF
the executive council, and In that ca
pacity will have a voice in fixing the
railroad assessments. The question
naturally arises, does Judge Hubbard
have the assurance that II Mr.. Hobar,
is elected another load OF "5'taters,
will be coming to the Chicago & North.
western?
DECISION AGAINST TAX FERRETs
fMuscatine Journal.J
Judge House has recently construed
the provisions Of section 1874 OF the
code, holding that 1t operated only as
a future rule OF law from the time the
code took effect, and was not apple
able to taxes and assessments prior tc
A. d. 1898. This Is the section of the
law under which the tax ferrets are
looking up property heretofore escap.
ing taxation and under which they had
expected to collect taxes on such
property for 1895, 1896. 1897, 1898 and
1899.
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This is Knockout blow to any at.
tempt at collecting for the years 1886.
81. AS to the first year, however, col.
lection would seem to have been al,
ready barred by lapse of time. Tn,
time limit is fixed by the section ruled
upon at five years from the date wher
the omitted property should have beer
listed and assessed, but was not The
| liability to assessment relates back Il
January 1st. The work of listing ant
assessing property is delegated to thu
assessor. Section 1865 of the code re.
Inuires that the assessment rolls BIZ
completed by April l. They are to BIT
delivered to the board OF review by TIL,
/ first Monday in April. Avoiding al
doubtful issues and counting from tn,
4 last date, it will be seen that Ave year!
has fully elapsed. That being the cas-,
4 the right would have been lost as Il
that year In any event.
i The decision Of Judge House is mos
opportune for Muscatine county. as nj
collections have as yet been made ant
.litis quite timely raising SO importan
a question thus early in the day. I'm
Ider the holding OF the court. collections
made for years back OF the code would
be illegal exactions, and the county
under section 1417. is required to refunt
taxes illegally exacted and paid. III,
county could be sued and judgmen
obtained for the amount of such illega
exactions, together with interest AM
costs at any time within five year!
from payment. and the county having
paid the commission Of the ferrets
therefore would, in the metaphor o
Officer Zeug, be in the soup. springinl
the matter at this time will enable tn,
supervisors to guard against possible
contingencies that might arise pending
an appeal to the supreme court.