The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-30
TAXES UNEQUAL
VIOLATION or CONSTITUTION
Prosperity xaass Are an Absorbing TeRis
e Dissaasian Petition AskanG Sos Ek-
psst@s ~ Asaessars ones-Pesple
are ia EsaFnsae

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TIE people nf the county. and ".
psciaIly in the towns. are making
vigorous pF0tasss OyaF the method. or
ahsance ~ nsthods employed 10 the
assessment ~ property. The protest
M8onaa 40 NJ aeneFni aaa has reached
tse prapoegiQha II revolt against
W. ansaul aAasien rsapallng from
tho Msssaemerk
section 4. rtlela / II the state
aasEan aagt fhaf sIhs ieglala-
eure shall pRogiaa sanh EeFanaa ~
niay he nasdfnl. M Ievyis 80 ~
RaluasHan. "a that syaFy peraen 81
cooperation ahall pay ssx in pFo.
paflton To th@ vaInA of hiA heE, nR
ila rropeTty.A
GeoeIon 5, Nc tha aboye mrticis says
thas 'AII saxas ahail ~ unltarm up.
Ga tbs Same class u subieets within
the.ssrrlloFlnH limits, "a tha aaihoFi
~ isvyfng sha taA. aha shall II levied
sud cuIloctsa andar RensgAl laws.
shich shall prescrsta tUch reRula
tlonR ~ ahsii secnEma just valuation
fer easselon " all property, seaA And
personal"
Ia makiHg the assessment 81 k0o-
geH6i eouHty both u the sections
above quoted have been violated aud
II IL claimed that Tbs taxes are not
equal or just. The matter has taken
tangible form end protests arc bslue
signsa BY the people regardless Of
party. In the form II pssitions to The
boaEa og county commissioners call
los for M exporting at ths sassesnr's
Office.
The petition IL woFdsd ~ follows
aud IL hsiuR ciFcalstsd throughout
tbs county
'TTo The Hoaorahis Board II Coau.
~ Commissioner. KOosenai eoaniy,
Idaho.
ueutismen: We, The usdsrsigpsd.
residents and taxpayers Of the com
y ot kootsuai. respectfully rsqusst
that yonr Honorable Board take such
aesion a. may be foand necessary 20
have so Investigation made Of The
boohs of the eounty assessor Of this
eouaty, together with tbs tar roll of
1905"
IL II sid that the petition IL meet
Ing uish ths hearty approval Of the
psupls aud that mary arr Roine fur.
Their by claiming that % assessor
ought 90 he removed from the once
befors another asaetsment IL msde. II
IL openly chsrRed that the present
assessor has failed 10 81 she Office
and kssp The records up TO shat they
should BE- In support Of tbees
claims numsroas instances ase cited
uhsFe errors and serious hlnndsrs
have bern made affecting tse legality
Of ths assessment. People have come
90 the Press ONCE with this evidence
Of the chuatic condition Of the tax
rolls ss shown b. their assessments
compared With this ysaF aud lass. in
come Ceases che figarea Of tie assessor
are fiss lams# greater % the sane
property than Their were lat Year.
Much property has escaped taxation,
and Ia otha9 cases the sai0es are 80
slaFlnsly unjust that u j claimed by
sssoFusys thas The whole assessment
can BE- ast aside ~ illegal and un.
iuat. in violation % the eonssitGtIon
and statutes.
In Occur dsAlens. real estate In
half blocks, come % IL With valuable
improvements, 10 not taxed ~ I'D and
doea not even appear on the rolls,
In one part 81 thIs city there IL .
row Of residences on one ii the
streets extending several hIocka that
are not taxed and In other cases the
lota alone pay small tax
One man With a residence Oh bic
property, costing him 60, GOO, rays a
small tax on the vacant lots.
In another case the owner Of rec,
ldenoe which cast 50, 500 TO build IL
taxed a few dollars for vacant lots.
One laboring man who has secured
himself and family modest home
worth 81, 900 lie taxed e33. while \
neiRhbor with house costing three
timaa the amount nays the same sax.
one business building In tha city
costing 60, 0oU 10 build is assessed al
$1,000 while another In the same
vicinity costing e20, 600 pAys taxes
on an aassasmsnt a 50, QUO.
one man paid saa o. bic property
last year, and this year bis taxes 90
the same property are 500.
Another man reports that hls taxes
are s1s, while those Of biz neighbor,
wh0 has better property are So.