The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-06-14
GLOBE TAX DODGERS FACE BIG RAISE
 BY CITIZEN
An Arizona Statute Which Has Been Dead Letter in the Past, Brought
 to Life.

An Arizona Statute Which Has Been
 Dead Letter in the Past, Brought
 to Life.
 Globe.-If the demands of w. 5. Redman are complied with, efforts will be made to collect taxes to the amount of five times the regular 1912 assess ment, on certain bank deposits. At the rate of $3 .25 on the S100, an as sessment of five times the regular amount would mean $16.25 on the S100. At that rate the man with $6O0G in a bank (proyided he is on MT. Red mans list, and provided that MT. Red mans instructions to the county as sessor are carried out) will be asked to pay into the county treasury almost 5000, two-fifths of that amount to be paid to MT. Redman..
 A dozen or more of Globes veal thier citizens were named in state ments filed with County Assessor w. C.. Duncan yesterday by Mr. Redman. It is expected that other statements, containing the names of other well-rc;- do citizens of Globe and Gila county, will be filed with the county assessor by MT. Redman today; and still others may follow later on. Redman's Statements.
 The documents filed by MT. Redman all read alike except for the change in name, different taxpayer tor ai- legged tax dodger) being named in each statement. They read as fol lows:
 w G. Duncan, County Assessor of
 Gila county, State of Arizona. 1 Sir:-You are hereby notified that one John Doe, resident of the city of Globe, county of Gila, state of Ariz- ona, has and had on and subsequent to the fifth day of February, 1912, the sum of $5000 % lawful money of the United States on hand, in his posses sion or on deposit within the said county of Gila and state of Arizona, other than the property returned by him to the assessor of Gila county, Arizona, in his statement of property within the county of GiIa, Arizona, and subject to assessment therein for the year 1912; that under and pursu- | ant to section 3S5O of the Revised Statutes of Arizona Of 1901, and laws 1 of the state of Arizona, l give you notice of this fact and demand of you that the said John Doe be assessed at five times the amount of tax for the year 1912, as provided by section 1850 Revised Statutes of Arizona of 1901, and I further notify you that pursuant to said section I claim fifty per cent of the amount of the addi- tional tax to be levied by you against the said John Doe for the year 1912, when collected.
 Dated at Globe, Arizona, June 5th, 1912
 w. s. REDMAN
 The Law Invoked.
 The law under which MT. Redman demands that the people named in his statements be compelled to pay the five-fold tax upon their bank deposits 1 is printed on the blank assessment lists sent out from the assessors of flee in January, and upon which re- turns on assessable property were made by taxpayers. The paragraph mentioned is here reproduced:
 1850 (2O). If any person shall will fully make or give under oath or af- 1 firm ation false list of his, her Or their taxable property under his, her or their control, such person shall De deemed guilty of perjury, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished 1 therefor, as is by law provided for the punishment of perjury; and any pro- perty wilfully concealed, removed, transferred or misrepresented by the owner or agent thereof, to evade taxa , tion, shall, upon discovery, be assess ed at five times the amount of tax for 1 that year which would otherwise have been assessed upon it; and the assess ment so made must not be reduced by the board of eQualiZation; and 50 per cent of the amount of such additional tax, when collected, shall be paid Q the person or persons who shall fur niSh the information which reveals the property so concealed, transferred or misrepresented, and the remaining 1 50 per cent, after deducting the usual percentage for collection, shall be, paid into the treasury in the same manner as other taxes"
 The first item on the personal pro- perty list on the same assessment blanks reads: Gold dust, bullion, or money, on hand or on deposit in bank, or with individuals"
 Referred to County Attorney. County Assessor Duncan has referr- | ed the cases brought before him By Mir Redman to District Attornel Nor man J. Johnson. MT. Johnson was asked about the matter yesterday df 1 ternoon, but stated that he was not | yet prepared to express am opinion ;n the matter.
 Hill Questions the Law. i Attorney George R. Hill, however, is of the opinion that collection of the five-fo1d tax cannot be accomplished. MT. Hill said to the Silver Belt yes terday:
 Tn my opinion this is an eXtraor- dihary application of the statute men <ioned and not within the meaning of that statute It is my opinion that this law has no application to deposits