Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-10
May ASSESS AT
FULL VALUE
State Board of Equalization De-
cides that Assessors Must Fol-
low the Law and Assess at Fair
Cash Value.

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A Boise dispatch dated March
8 says: Danger of an extra ses-
sion of the legislature was less
imminent today than on the day
before but it has not entirely
passed, although but few of the
lawmakers remain in the city.
Governor Hawley would not
say officially this evening wheth-
er or not he would call an extra
session. Il am still considering
the natter" he declared. Il
am weighing it pro and con and
l shall not announce my determi-
nation until Saturday.
Among the more important
senate measures signed today
was the, direct primary bill as
altered by the legislature to meet
the wishes of the governor, leav-
ing out the provision compelling
voters to declare their party af-
filiations. Another important
measure was the one providing
for the voluntary retirement from
office of Chief Justice George H.
Stewart.
The most important of the
house bills was one providing for
. the $3.50, 900 bond issue for the
, completion of the central section
!, of the state capitol.
Governor Hawley has appoint
ed the commission to select site
for the home for feeble minded
:, and epileptics. This is to be To-
;, Gated within 10 miles of Boise
. and $25,000 was appropriated by
! the legislature for the building
and grounds. Governor Hawley
y is to be chairman of the commit
- tee. He appointed to act with
- - him Peter G. Johnston, of Black
foot, Bishop ]. B. Funston, o1
~ ~ Boise, DR.. J. w. Givens, of the
- :. Orofno insane asylum, and DR.
- F. H. Poole, of the insane asy
= lum at Blackfoot.
- County assessors will asses
~ - property this year at its fair casl
~ ~ value instead of Is, 35 or 40 pc
~ y cent of it's value, as has been tn
~ ~, custom in recent years. If the
= fail in the performance of thi
u part of their duty and if the
u, persist in violating the plain Pre-
y visions of the law in this matte
they will be removed from offic
or prosecuted in the court. TIL
is the plain purport of a resoll
= ton adopted by the state boar
- ~ of equalization at it's meeting tt
s eo day. All the members wei
~ present and after the situate
~ w was thoroughly canvassed the
y was no division of sentiment
~ w to the course to be pursued.
~ ~. 1t was pointed out that und
' Oe the law the governor and the
~, ~ torney general have the pow
~ -, to remove from office any asse
W. ". sor who fails in his duty. Tn
49, have the power to go still furth
y, - and prosecute in the courts a
M assessor who refuses to perfor
'a M his duties in the matter of asse'
"e ments or who violates the law.
~ At the meeting Governor Ha
90 20 ley presented a preamble and
80 of resolutions that formed t
basis for all the discussion. I
~ ~ resolutions were adopted just
o'.' they came from the pen of
ios. 20 governor with the exception
'el . resolution No. A. This was
I,sn l garded as too indefinite by
' w other members of the boa
'eie ATTORNEY General McDougall
'eo' vored assessing all railroads
g $65, 900 a mile for every mile
u main line and all other railr'
property in that proporti
UNI State Auditor Taylor presen
rom the resolution as it was adopt
Notice of this action taken
W. the state board of equalizat
nes- will be sent to every county
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