Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02

$40. The milk which this COW gave
was peddled around to the neighbors.
and the old lady derived small in.
come from the sale of the same. Upon
receipt of notice that the COW had
been assessed for the above amount.
on one OF the coldest, bleakest days in
the year, the old lady walked clear in
to the city and came to this Office hop
Ing that something might be done to
have the assessment stricken of.
There are hundreds of instances sim
liar TO this that occur every year. and
1t takes the heart-blood of the people
small amounts.
believe there is not a taxpayer
be he wealthy or poor, but would will
ingly concede the fairness and justice
OF this amendment Knowing that YOU
gentlemen are in sympathy with and
are representatives OF the wage-earn-
ers and toiling masses of our state
ask you on behalf of that great body
of our people to prepare this amend
ment and TO use every effort to have
the same passed by the Legislature
remain.
Yours respectfully,
SCHUYLER H. ALEXANDER.
Assessor City and County of Den
yer or Arapahoe County"
The Bill.
The text of the bill follows: An
act TO submit to the qualified electors
of the state of Colorado an amend
ment to section three CID of article
ten (XD of the constitution of the
state of Colorado.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of Colorado
Section i. There shall be submit
ted to the qualified electors OF the
state of Colorado, at the next general
election for members of the general
assembly. for their approval or rejec-
ton the following amendment to the
constitution of the state of Colorado,
which, when ratified by majority of
those voting thereon, shall be valid
as part of the constitution, namely:
Section three Gid of article ten tOl
Of the constitution of the state OF Col
orado shall be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 8. All taxes shall be uni
form upon the same class of subjects
within the territorial limits of author
ity levying the tax. and shall be lev
led and collected under general laws,
which shall prescribe such regulations
as shall secure just valuation for
taxation of all property, real and per-
sonal; provided that, from and after
January A. ID. 1905, the personal prop
erty of every person being the head of
a family to the value of 5000 shall be
exempt from taxation. bitches, ca
nails and fumes owned and used by
individuals or corporations for irrisat-
ing lands, owned by such individuals
or corporations. or the individual
members thereof. shall not be separ-
ately taxed so long as they shall be
used exclusively for such purpose.
Sec. 9 Each elector voting at said
election and desirous of voting for or
against said amendment. shall de
post in the ballot box his ticket on
which shall be printed the words
For the amendment concerning the
exemption of 5000 of personal proper
ty from taxation" and Against the
amendment concerning exemption of
5000 of personal property from taxa
tion" and shall indicate his or her
choice by placing a cross opposite one
or the other of said groups of words.
Sec. g. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection of said amend
ment shall be canvassed and the re-
suit determined by the laws of the
state for the canvass of votes for rep
resentatives of congress"