The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-28
Macintosh Advises Parish
Mi 10 Assess Moneys
and Credits.
Should Wait, He Says, for
Court to Determine
Validity Of Act.

~ ennuts Assessor Thomas A
hasA follows the advice this mora
!. sswa him b. Proseeuiius Alton
~ usekiatozh be- wlli noe assess
man.,s and credits nwned Ia the
raasr anfll eompeieai court has
sszst upon ne constltniioaaiiiy
! rss Az pfasidink fer mea a.
ssssMfft
Il IA Mtfsr TO ASSESSOR Parish.
IT. psfklnsusb dlsaErees With the
f-s.ss u Afsprues SsnfrSl laan u
lsEissoa IA his Instructions ta thc
xsss hss~d AZ as commissioners.
- Atlsr haviag Feeeufly 81 slsssi
- atAsas enanty assessors # the
s.se = proceed sitA tha saseas
ness 4 al usousys and crvdsfs
usessntoshs letter
NJ usesinsoshs letter follows
sfisa Thsuazz A. Parish.
seattle. Wash.
@psar Sir. have 81 hanG 9oar
liter q evsn cate eas iesing q let
r, igum he state hoard - taS
sanmlmloaers. under date of April
4 ,oastheg wiih q eupY ~ the ltt
- 10 aid beard fresh Hon. Joan u
Asklnon. AitpfneY keneral Under
ssis q April "a. ~ regard n the
szxatA0n II asoneys aud credits
To enezlion presented b. your
enFIss1oa4euee IA one q grave i'm
raftaaes. t'u6aF the las creating
~ hsafa q stats fAx commission
err Is lhtsFpresed - oar sarFvms
tazfs recentls. y0a are plased un-
~ H. zaHsTxisioa and direction
4 ihai beard n rvgAfd to fax mat
bra and thsl board having seen ct
% direct yua 20 assess certain
sizsses of xrsoaaI property Is dis
'snFd q a. act passed b. The last
s<@ioH Of he iexislatafe. Enewn a.
uapseF q. o. the Session Laws ~
-. an embarrassing situation
snfrUnss ysa
Z beiIsss that. until The supreme
aaFf f he stale has passed upon
= ennssifHEioualilf 0f the IA Ia
tsestioa. Yoa have no right ta pre-.
re that the las i uneuusfitu
hazl 1he fact that the superior
suurts q . c0gpie u counties have
se<idst that The Iaw IS uneunsilta.
ionsl has. o. ooarse. no binding
sfies' upou YoH
70 attempt to. Al this Late hour
fsssss this class Of property wuuid
taiaA Al snormous expense upon
" souatF. An assessment made
= safh hurried manner would
q best y only Imperfect This I'M.
pef'sttioa ~ould b. increased b.
Ne fze' that owners Of this sort Of
pr1psrtT vnuld b. Justified IN re.
iAnng 70 hat the property for a.
@ssnisnf. ftlYing uuon the consii.
.asicsslitY q the lae a. amssed
y Ne lexisssfnre ard still In foree
ne appeals from the decisions
y ne superior courts above ~
erred % are pushed 10 = speedy
Aezfinx IN the Supreme court and
a~sslof h rendered b. thar court
esong'ir sustaining the constllu
'aoaahiy Of the lav. You viii have
s@.ra ne euuniy = large cum bv
aos aisF-xsrdinr the order 81 the
pssa q Tar commissioner.
W The other hand n The 80.
sat ecuft hands dosn a decision
s7hl'ht The lav unconstitutional
- w y still able 10 place This
sss q property upon = supple.
ass,al assessment Fsll thus Der.
~ ''H >" 'i's ''A
y ether words. / do not sec
~ yoa have anything 10 gain
= ~ assessing ihis class ~ pryp-
~, shefeas. the possibility Of
,s1'lns useless expenditure by
~ assessing u Is apparent
se tsot want you 10 assume
~, ,...a anything contained IN fhis
80 go shas ] an attempting 10 al
= ~ = % he constltuiiaualitf
49,. " s :. u 1907; that laa matter
~. 800 ! Is IN the province If tbe
49,. aeeide. and one apou
lon. - ~ iittAaluS an opin-
.lol.. believe that on general prlp.
- ,va should assume that tbe
s,e,.s constitutional until same iu.
~. Tribunal having authority
Nv, ~. Iga haz decided 10 tbe cor.
n1y YouFs truly. '''
AL.NETH MAcKiNTosR.
"ill ob,srv. Advice.
s..' - ne ne Star this afternoon A.
!. ' y. Parish stated mai Irsaaf,eb
j.esl prosecuting aftorney Vasbie
~ ,s aqqsiser he would abide bv
y, ~, awe given in tho aboVe H.,
sss, sua .lase no attempt 10 laev a.
ersd,,s sn'. against moneta aud
Tie cous s1,,l iae court had upheld