The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-14
SUPREME COURT 70 RULE
MCCONNELL FIGHT FOR PEOPLE
Has HeEan PFsessdings IN the sHPrsms
coaFs a. FsFse state BaaTa ~ Equal
tsAttoa 10 Assess Railroads Eaaai 10
OtheT Property.


VI. the State Board Of Equalization
Petition for Review.
The action 10 brought for the pur.
pose Of testing tbs qnsstioOn ~ 10
whstheF or not tha state board has
poser 10 assess the railway lines In
the various counties Os the state for
the taxation for county and school
district purposes, under the pFoyi.
slons Of the constitution which pro.
hibits the legislature from Imposing
taSss for municipal purposes.
Another question raised By the petit
ton h WHISTLER or not the state board
has the poweF 10 ssssss the Railroad
lines for ooGuty purposes al one
eighth Of their cash value. IN face al
the statute which requires that all
property shall bs assessed Al it's fair
cash value.
r. Governor Mcconnell was seea
by Capital Ness reporter and speak.
lug % the proceeding. bad the fol
loulng 60 say
les, ] have died a Istittuu 10 the
sapFsaas court locking 20 a review u
the proceedings rncsntiy had By the
state board Of equalization, IN which
thsy raised the assessment on go
many Glasses u property owned by
the home buildsrs u the state, aud
hGsd that of ths railroads at less
than ons eighth Of the commercial
value. l have employed Judge
Quralsa ~ my attorney. aud bits ca
deAvor will D. 10 compel tbs state
board, " u has poser 20 assess rail.
road lines, 20 assess them Ia proper
ton 60 other property. wbich will
have tbs effect % increasing the pres.
ont assessment al least four times. IN
which event the vaiaa;lon % Tbs state
sill b. RAISED 70 such . figure that
the state tax levy sill net trench up
on the constitutional limit Of five
mile,
Equal Tlsh,s 10 ali--st.eoial fav
orr 20 none uill 10 tho slogan q
the psxt eampaigu tn Idaho. and Il
viii not caas~ eutil railroad passes
are 80 long nsad BY the state olii
rials add nvnbcrs % the legislature.
Why shonld special lsnisncy IN the
iorrius u taxes BE- sbosu TO the
Short Line, the Great Northan, or
the Northern Psoifsc railroads. Their
ownsra do not live here; their social
qualities have not impressed az, aud
certainly their poverty has not.
Then, wby did our stats board assess
these roads for such a paltry amount
when the Law commands that ttsex
shall Be- assessed At their full caah
valus' Echo answers, uhyg
This question IL now up 70 the
supems court, and later another trlb.
unal viii pass upon q, for next year
the electors Of Idaho, also, will havs
= chance 70 render = vsrdiet for or
aenlnsl railroad passsa."
Nc CoNNELL's COMP PLANT.
The petition, emitting the formal
parts, followa;
william ], Mcconnell, being
Grst daily sworn, deposos and says:
l am the plaintiff In the above en-.
titled action. l am a resident Of the
state Of Idaho, q taxpayer, and the
owner Of property snbiect 10 taxatson
therein, and bsBslcially interested
10 the result o. this action.
THAT the state board Of eoualixa
tion Of the state of Idaho. IL CompOs-
I'd Of tho following named state ola :
osFs. to.wit; The governor, sscrs.
tary Of state, stats treasurer, attorney
general. and state auditors and each
Of said shove named officers, are
memoirs Of, and constitute che state
board 81 equalization Of. in and for
the state Of Idaho.
THAT said state board Of equall.
nation met 81 such, al the state
house, in the city Of Boise, county of
Ada, state Of Idaho, on the IAth day
Of August, 1905, for the purpose Of
equallEins taxation and assessments
Of property for taxation throughout
the state, and In the various counties
threoi, AMI adjourned from day 20
day, Sundays excepted, until the
2sth day Of August, 1905, on which
day u completed it. labors, and In
ally adjourned.
THAT In addition to performing
the duties devolvlng upon II by Law,
The said board Of equalization, IN
violation Of ths provisions Of Article
VII. Of the constitution Of the state
q Idaho, and especially of section
0 Of sald article, usurped and assum-
"a The power TO impcss municipal