Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-19
KNOX ASKS FOR A DECREASE
EOn-TaEpaying Indians in the County
Given a. Reason.
;ouM MAKES PROTEST ON A RAISE
Probability that FaiIare of LeEisla-
ture 60 Make Appropriation VIII
Cause state 60 he without
Health Inspector.
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LINCOLN July 1s.-Cspecial THE state
Board Of Equalization listened this morn
ing to J. B. snidelar, county assessor. and
county Attorney Maple Of CoIfax county.
and 10 Assessor Baker OF Knox county.
the former two asking that their county
Naeseasment be not increased and the lat
ter asking for a nat reduction of 10 per
cent. Owing TO the fact that there are
yet six counties out the board cannot get
down 70 business as It would like to, but
will, until these counties get In figure up
the assessment OF cattle, horses and hogs
20 see about the average. During his talk
20 the board Mr.. Baker said he had
trouble with one OF the banks in his
county that wanted to deduct more than
30 per cent of its capital stock which It
claimed 20 have invested in real estate.
Mr. Baker held that It was illegal for a
bank to carry more than 30 per cent Of
its capital stock in real estate and there
fore all the real estate the bank held in
excess of this amount he assessed as real
estate. II is probable that the attention
of the Banking board will be called TO
the Knox county bank.
Mr.. Baker as an excuse for asking 10
per cent reduction In the assessment Of
Knox county said his county had to pay
the cost Of looking after some LOO Indians
thst other counties didn't have TO look
after. He flied this wEitten statement with
the board. signed by Chairman c. F.
shsIander Of the Board Of County Super
visors:
The County Board OF Supervisors Of
Knox county respectfully requeS that the
Knox county assessment for 1876 be re-
dueed 10 per cent and suggest the follow
There rs resident Indian population in
Knox county of 1913.
There Is In Knox county 100276 acres of
indian land, non-alienable and non-taxa-
bic,
court OF the United States rendered In the
spring Of 1906 the enforcement OF the excise
laws devolves upon the county in which
the Indians reside, and the expense OF the
enforcement OF these laws is estimated at
81 900 per annum.
n these Indian lands were taxable the
county taxes coming therefrom would
amount to about t,50o annually; conse-
uuently the people OF Knox county whose
1850 per annum more taxes for county
purposes alone and about 5000 annually
than taxpayers Of other counties pay upon
This board believes that this is unjust
and should be corrected far as possible
by. the State Board of Equalization.
A statement by w. 70 Meagley, superin.
tendent OF Indians in Knox county show.
ment in that county is attached. The state.
The last census, 1sOl, shows a population
Of 1Sls. Homesteads. non-allenabIe and
non-tSxable, 2Ss.B acres Allotments
acres. Reserved for government and mis-,
sions, 1,29070 acres.
A. to the policy. Of the governnent
authorities to assume the same contro
as Is exercised over the ordinary citizen
eral court which does not pertain to land,
or 10 such az would ordinarily come within
It's jurisdiction among whites.
No Health Inspector.
II IL very probable that Nebraska vii
worry along without q state health in
spector during the next two years an,
that DR.. 8. r. Towne Of Omaha will los
his 1850 Job. When It was discovere,
yesterday that the Legislature failed I,
appropriate the salary for the inspecto
and the attorney general held that It woul
not be legal TO pay the salary out of tn
expense fund. one OF the board member
suggested that II would be Just as we'll b
dispense with an inspector. While he ha
not talked formally with the other tw
members OF the board. he gave It as hi
opinion that they would not vote for q
ofaeer whose salary had 60 be deficiency
inAsmuch as the legislature had seen a
10 % away with the salary appropriation
Consequently Il IL likely that when tn
time comes 70 name a successor to Dl
To~ne the board will refuse to act and ls
the once be vacant
Lets Contract for Library.
The State Board of Education win NEE
Friday night. July %. at the state superir
tendant's once to let the contracts fc
the erection OF the Peru Normal school l
braFy, for which an appropriation OF $40
was made by the late legislature.
Quiet Election Nay.
Election day here was about as quiz
ana fres from incident as Il Is possib