Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-05-09
ASSESSOR MAKES ANOTHER HALT.
(From ffiday,a DailxA


 '"'"ea last evening from an import. ant official visit to Ash Creek ,bc Agua fria valley, Mayer, Cordcs. and the Black Mesa, where he found abou, 9'ooo head of sheep being pas,ured.
 Speaking of his trip to Journal. Miner representative he said. ",you remember last year that forced J. r. Daggs to pay two years taxes on a band of sheep that he had been run. ning m this county, and he then made the statement that he would never pay any taxes in Yavapai county again. A Few days ago found after a hard ride 2,OOO head of his sheep Rrnzipp on the Black Mesa in charge of his son, who at first claimed his resi-. dencc in Maricopa county, but after. wards admitted that he made his home wherever the sheep grazed. further stating that the sheep belonged 10 him J. F. Daggs, who makes his residence in Prescott, refused again this year to pay any taxes here, SO l seized the entire herd, and placed a deputy in charge of it, and advertised the stock for sale for taxes on Tuesday, May s, at 2 o'clock.
 "1 also found 2,ooO sheep at Cordes, claimed by T. J. Coalter, of Flagstaff. This Is the same band of sheep upon which l forced ]. F. Dages to pay taxes last year. Mir. Coulter claims that he returned his assessment for these sheep to the assessor of Coco. nino county, and knowing that the stock has been ranging in Yavapai all the time also seized this band upon the owners refusal to pay the taxes as. sessed against 1t, placed it in charge of deputy, and have advertised it for sale, the sale to take place on Monday next"
 "Just as soon as Hibbep, whose goats l seized few days ago, and Coalter learned that their hocks had been seized, they immediately filed af. fdavits with the treasurer that they had entered this county in February last with their bands. This move in itself shows a violation of the law, as the affdavits should be filed within IS days after the entry of the stock into the county. The fact of the mat. ter is that neither the Hibben and Emmet goats nor the Coalter sheep were ever in Coconino county. Both bands belong here, and 1t can plainly be seen that neither come under the head of the transient sheep law, the aid of which these men arc now trying to invoke.
 "Melbourne and Quinlan paid theiI taxes here this year without making any effort to evade the matter"
 "The law makes a distinction in thu collection of taxes on transient an' permanent herds of sheep, and I con tend that as long as n sheep man ha no permit to graze his stock on tn forest reserves of Coconino county tha he should be compelled to pay hi taxes here.
 "Colin Campbell, I understand, In no grazing permit on the reserves. tnow that he has kept his sheep Il this county, and I say positively tha : ne must pay his taxes in Yavapa 'ounty this year.
 "Here is the firm of Campbell an Francis. These men made afndnv' hat they entered this county fror coconino county In the early part
 he year with l5,ooO head of shceI They sheared about 25o,0o0 pounds q WOO, in Maricopa county, which eel aiuly indicates that they are the ow' r, of from 35,OOO to 10000 hca' ,pnarently they have at least 2O,Oo head of sheep grazing in this count 'or which they have not filed any a rdavit or made any return to the a essor's office. They have perm OF the grazing of only l5,ooo on tf ' -orest reserves, which is positi' roof that they will be legally compel , d to keep the remainder permanent in Yavapai county, therefore the nun l. her of sheep owned by them over i' 2 100 should be taxed in this count ' They own real estate here, which ee
 ,ninly indicates that this county
 headquarters, at least, for the 'are'
 portion of their hocks, and It IS IT
 intention 10 assess them for the nnmb