The Lamar register., 1903-08-12
Stratton Inheritance Tax.

Attorney General n c. Miller is not
satisfied with the assessment OF the
Stratton estate at 81. .000. 900 and has re-
quested Judge Orr of the County Court
OF FL Paso county to appoint an ap-
praiser to value the property in behalf
of the state. He believes that 1t is
worth at least 81 900 900. whereas it is
only appraised at S4.O00.000.
The difference in the attorney gen.
erals figures and the value now quoted
means If the inheritance tax is sus-
tanned at least $1SO.0 to the state.
Under the last law the Inheritance
tax is graduated and is paid as follows:
Where children or husband and wife
are beneficiaries, 81 per hundred dol
lars; uncles. aunts. nephews, nieces,
50 on each one hundred dollars; other
objects. 81 to Sc per one hundred dol
lars. The Stratton estate comes under
tie latter class at Sc for each 500,
ana under the present appraisement
the state should receive $4,000 in
heritance tax. while If 1t comes to the
attorney generals standard the state
will receive 100000.
The attorney general believes that
the last Inheritance tax law will be
declared valid. as it is modelled on
those of other states where It has been
and the planning of measures for plac-
ing it in operation is occupying most of
the attorney generals time.
After hearing arguments in the case
uf the people of the state of Colorado
upon the relation and complaint OF
Emma NJ. Herey versus James S. Ea-
gleton, Judge John /. Mullins in the
District Court at Denver handed down
n decision for the plaintiff in division
two Of the District Court, August LIST.
which installs Miss Herey firmly in
her Office as county superintendent of
schools in the city and county of Den
Yer until her successor is duly quail
fed. and enjoins the defendant. ap-
pointed by the board of school district
No. I. from performing any duties of
the Office of deputy superintendent.
On the advice of Attorney General
n. C. Miller. State Auditor Holmberg
has decided to pay the amounts speci-
fed in the election contests appropria-
tioD. Mr.. Holmberg wis in doubt as
to the manner In which the money
should be paid. but he has finally de-
cidcd that the signatures of the chair
men of the legislative committees on
finance ard elections will be sufficient.
The auditor will adhere 10 the advice
of the attorney general to pay the sal
HileS as lney are SpeClHeu III tne SLat-
utes and not according to the appro-
priation bill. when they appear in the
statutes. In following out this advice
the auditor will have to pay the salary
of 5000 for special game warden.
which was stricken out OF the appro-
pria,ion bill. as the statutes provide
for ten chief game wardens on regular
salaries and at the present time he has
only six chief wardens.
Superintendent Kincaid, who has
charge of the fish hatcheries in the
state. is busy sending out fish in re-
sponse to numerous requests. Over
100000 have already been sent out and
the work has just commenced. Usually
three or four million are placed in the
streams OF the state each year.
Through an order of the War De-
partment. which went into effect the
fist of this month. Adjutant General
Bell and his staff of military clerks are
required TO wear their uniforms while
on duty. In the future the different
members of the staff will be required
to call each other by their titles and to
| salute their superior officers.