The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-24
COUNTIES WILL HAVE 70 PAY
MUsT PAY DELINQUENT TAXES
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Attorney General BAglsy has no.
earned from northern idaho, where
~ represented the state 10 q number
81 cases Wherein tbs lumber com
panles sought iniunctions against
county assessors 10 prevent the sale
IF timheF Tor delinquent taxes. The
pFeaont administration took the stand
thRt nnuct tinA,eF was subject 70 tax
atlon and tbs humber companies arc
resisting The eawen aEaisnt tbs is
ssesovB have bsen punched aud
test oase, that Of the Potiateh Lumber
ssmpAuy ys. James Langdon, assessor
Of IAtHh county, bias been sci for
trial hefoEs 1ugdo Beatty 10 the
United stssss court II Moscuw in
October.
The Potiatgh company IL a Maine
corporation, hencs the sdin3 icatiaa
IN The federal court
While ia the north the attorney
Eeaeyni looked into number ~
aaeniiuns which lad besn submitted
~ bin ~ the state board u squniisa.
atom. These Questions mainly IeiAiea
90 tbs correction u assessment rolls
sna the collection Of back taxes
The state board az equalization
discovered many iuharmonies Ia ths
assessment rolls u certain count
iss, sams uf which ueru - fsgrant a.
g. require prompt investigation.
Ia kooienai county, for instance.
chs assessor found ~ simbgr aud 10
aank stock ana hiA figures showsd
decrease ~ 81, 600 acres % Improved
pFopesty. The bAnk stock had nut
beea otheywiss assessed aud the
assessors il,ssructio0. ~ith respect 60
timbsr ucrc clear Moreover IL Was
anasnlshle that Koossuni equity had
Proapered instead Of going hack. ~
khs assessor aRures would Indicate.
and the alleged decrease u "a, 600
arFWs % improped land nae cot Of
Joint.
TkeEu are thar counties ah0ru the
assessments have bean almost equally
lnsxpliesble and Attorney GENERAL
HaRlsy has diFsrisd tha assessors o.
maka subsequent assessments which
ell Ia . measure, II least. falHii The
lass dsmandE
In bingham eounsy thH assessor r.
ported merchandise vaiued az eai3,
600 The reported losses through
Gre 81 Idaho Falls aad The amount ul
insurance carried IS the firms uhlch
Suffered Woald indicate that 81 error
kad cFopt Ia sonssubsfu.
Some months ago State Auditor
Turner compatad The amount Of hack
taxea due the state from the various
counties al approximately $3.50, GOO
BY perpistont work this amount
hes bean reduced bsio~ tiOo, coo.
Several counties, houaSst, are utill
indebted 10 the state and thspo have
been notified TO pay up OF stand pros.
soutiou. Tho largest amounts are
due from NOK Ponce and sboahone
snuHtles aud the attorney general wili !
shortly institute proceedings agalus,
thee counties.
Through the failure Of the counties /
70 pay their proportion of taxes into I
the state treasury there IL now out /
standing cas-. 600 which should have
been turned into the university fund 4
This sum lie owing to those who hold
warrants drawn against the university /
fund aud the state 10 paying taxes on
the warrants
The failure Of the Bunting bank In
Biackfoot resulted In loss 10 Bling
ham county and the state bat ia other
counties no difticulty IL anticipated
IN collecting the amounts due.
Attorney General Bagloy has mott.
tled all delinquent oountiee that the
state will temporize with them no
longer aud that awift prosecution
will follow failure TO turn into the
state treasury their proportion Of
taxes. Idaho Statesman.