The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-24
PLAGUF~
OF |NJUACT|0E
Simonton Doing Business, ).
the Old Stand.
THE TAX D0DGERSF PIFyn
The Western Union injunction A.
ready Served.

These are lays Of potato-Hge -,,..
the corporations eat UP waa- ,.a
grow.
They feast and fatten upoa .ss
pies toll and when asked Ea7
help bear the burden OF eoveram,o.
yell poverty and run to the Fedora.
for protection.
In Simonton is their trust. An,
never fails them.
Again his hold-up OF injunction Is
us: again the telegraph AMI rsa-
companies are protected from the f..
collector and the people Of the lana
to bear the whole burden o., cays..
ment.
Do they but complain, they are CALEB
anarchists and worse.
One year ago the three great ral}vs,
systems of the State paid not one penny
of taxes into the public treasury
Why? Because Judge Simontoa. NV
Federal injunction. held up the State
Government and forbade its collection.
This year tnGy VIII again pay no taEss
and for the same reason.
Already one injunction has been granted
tic the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany-and even now the railroad at,o,.
neys are or their way to Flat Rock n,
get other from Simonton to protect them
1t is Just exactly the freebooter game
of a year ago and nobody is surprised G..
It. The plan worked well last year and
so it must needs be tried again this
wear, and next and next, as long as SIN.
onton has his way.
The grounds on which these injgncttors
are sued out this year are exactly the
same that they were a year aEo-eyoar
that the taxing power of the Commission
is no longer denied, the Legislature at ira
recent session having settled that beyond
all question.
The bill in the Western Union Tcle-
graph Company's% injunction sets forth The
following as grounds for complaint
That the plaintiff is a corporation ey-
listing under the laws of New York.
2. That the defendants are the Corpora
ton Commission, the Auditor and Treas
urer of North Carolina.
8. That in July, 1899, the defendants
placed upon the plaintiffs property in
this State the valuation OF 81 ,0oo. 6oo. and
that they were restrained from certifying
said assessment to tax offices by order
of Judge Simonton, and that the prop
erty now assessed is Identical with that
assessed in 1899; that the matter has
been referred for the purpose OF collecting
evidence thereon to Hon. j. +, Sehpaerl.
and that three months yet remain 10
which evidence may be taken.
4. That on July 3rd the plaintif was
notified through its attorney, Mr., Rob'
G. Strong, that an assessment OF 81 ,oo0.0''
had been placed on their property in TINS
State for the yea 1900.
5. That the facts and propositions NJ
law embraced in the assessment Of PLAIN
tiff's property are the same as those n0F
being passed upon and adjudicated in this
court
On this showing the plaintiff prays.
/. That the Corporation Commission be
restrained from assessing the property
of the plaintiff at more than $500, 6eo
2. That it be restrained from certifying
a value on same to the mayors and cola-
ty commissioners of over $500 600.
3. That II. w. Aver, Auditor, be re-
strained from making the tax certitcaias
for more than $500, 900 as value OF plan
tiff's property.
4. That w. II. Worth, Treasurer ~
restrained from proceeding under the TAX
ing laws to enforce payment of taxes a-
more than 5000 600, as value Of plaInit1 5
property in this State.
About this injunction there is only one
remarkable thing, that Is the manner I'D
which it was served on the C0mlD,-
sion.
AS will be seen from ne
date of the order, it was z.g1'-
last Friday, six days ago. but ID WIZ
not served until yesterday morning. >a.'-
ing strange about that, but on IueS'a.
Mr.. r. C. Strong, the Western Ja.7'
attorney, appeared before the Comm.
sion, filed exceptions to the valuation .+.-
on its property and asked a hear..- By"
Wednesday. His request was grantrl .
before the Commission could mrf"
terday for the hearing the lh-""
was served. That of course mad il "-
necessary to hear evidence or ar2.".
from anybody, as Mr.. Strong "a7
formed when he appeared with hIs 7l..
and a~ffdavits.