Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-18
COPPER QUEEN MAY BE SUED
from Thursdays Daily)

That the question: VI J''
hood will meet with overwhelming 'e'
feat in the southern counties OF Hrf
zona ut the polls next November ~ '"e
o,iri.n Of Attorney. General j. >.
Clark. who returned yesterday from an
official visit to Tombstone
.oTbc people Of Cochise county, 4!
man. are solid against forming one
state out of this territory ana We"
Mexico" he said "and they look 10
yayapai county TO return an over
whclmng majority against IT.
"Dnring my visit met Wiley f.
Jones of Graham county, ana he I"
working teeth and toe nail for the 'e'
fea, Of the Infamous measure, and he
assured me that Graham county wou''
roll up "a handsome majority against II ~
The principal purpose Of Attorney
General CIork's visit 90 the Cochisc
county capital was To urge the tax col
lector and the board of supervisors Of
that county TO institute proceedings
against the Copper Queen Consolidated
Mining company for the collection OF
about 100000 in delinquent taxes due
that county on an assessment levied by
tho Cochise county assessor IN the
year 1901.
II appears that the assessor placed
n valuation on the properties Of the
company in the sum Of $3,5OO.OoO In
round numbers IN the year stated,
which official action was resisted by
the company. later suing out nm IN
Junction against the tax collector,
restraining him from the collection of
the taxes levied on that valuation. ~
the time that Injunction proceedings
were instituted against the tax collect
or. the company effected \ compromise
with the board Of supervisors. by which
the company paid $4,000 in taxes
being the amount due on the valuation
returned by the company, which was
agreeable to the board Of supervisors.
In the trial of the injunction suit
Judge Davis, who was then on the
bench, issued n decree making the in
junction perpetual against the tax col
Iector, from which decision the count,
appealed to the supreme court Of thu
y territory. The supreme court re-
vcrscd the Davis decision and remand
ed the ease back to the district cour
Of Cochise county for new trial, vir
y tunlly holding that the injunction
should be dissolved. and that the Cop
per Queen Consolidated Mining com
pany should pay it's taxes in accord
y nncc with the valuation placed upon IL
holdings by the county assessor.
This decision was given in 1908, whcl
the Copper Queen company at one
moved for n rchcaring in the suprem
:. court, which was denied. The cas-
then went back TO the Cochisc count,
district court for n rchearng. Will
!. this action was pending the compan.
effected compromise with the boar
Of supervisors on the basis Of while
$4,000 was paid into the county trea
, sury In lien of the amount Of ncarl
SloO.OOO due on the 1901 levy. q
the $4,000 paid into the treasury $500
Of the amount was paid for attorneys
n fees In the ease. while the rcmainin
, 5000 was almost all expended IN III
N costs involved in the proceedings.
81 IN the decision " the United verd
tax ease recently rendered by the NJ
\, premc court the issues involved wer
n. precisely the same M in the Coppe
q. Queen ease, 50 that the Judgment !
the United Verde case not only null
:, iies the compromise made by the Uni,
IN cd Verde Copper company with tn
board Of supervisors of Yavapai eour
% ty. but also dcprives of legal force Il,
~ compromises Of the Copper Quec
a company with the Cochise count
q. board. As consequence Of this dee
4 sion the Copper Queen Consolidate
~ Mining company now owes the count
Of CochiSe over 100000 in taxes Z,
(. the year 1901, while the United verd
o. Copper company owes this county nbo,
NJ $4,000 in taxes for the year 1909.