Arizona republican., 1913-10-07
GOING AFTER
 MORE MONEY
Attorney General Bullard Instructed to Proceed in Supreme Court Against Copper Queen in Ancient Tax Case.

Copper Queen in Ancient
 Tax Case.
 1 The state tax commission yesterday started a movement through the at i torney general, George Purdy Bullard. l for the collection from the Copper 1 Queen Consolidated Mining company l of a balance of some $9O,0OO alleged to 1 be due to the state in the shape of ! back taxes since 1901, which if true and if won will bring in something more than S2OO,O0O to the state treas l ury In the letter printed in full be- low the instructions to proceed in the supreme court of the United States With the case, are given to the attorney general
 This case IS quite q famous one It Was begun by the tax collector of Co chlSe county, J. M. Gaines. against the company Tor certain amounts of taxes that were unpaid. In making the as easements that year large increases had been made against the Copper Queen company which the company declined to stand for and when suit was brought succeeded in making compromises with the prosecuting officer as to the amount.
 Suit was brought by the tax coIlec- tor on the ground that the attorney had no right to compromise the cases in any such way, and for a while it looked dark for the collectors as the territorial courts upheld the attorney. Howc,e,. Tn similar suit before the supreme court Of the United States the right to make such an arrangement had been denied and an appeal was taken to that tribunal The case has been dOcketed Tor some time, having been entered bv former Attorney General l.. $. Clark. and it Is now about to come up for review.
 The letter instructing the attorney general to proceed is:
 October 6. 1913 Hon. Geo. Purdy Bullard. Attornev General Phoenix, Arizona.
 DEAR SIR-Hon. F. $. Clark for mer attorney general of the terri tory Of Arizona, has filed with the state tax commission communica- ton from the clerk of the supreme court of the United States in re Arizona eX rel Gaines vs. Conner queen Consolidated Mining Company. sad communication being as follows:
 Oftlce of the Clerk. Supreme
 M lngton, D. C.. September 27. 1912 William c. Prentiss. Esq. Washjna- ton, D. C.
 DEAR SRI beg to call. your att tentIon to the fact that the money to print the record in the case or the territory of Arizona, at the rcla ton, etc, of J. M. Gaines. tax col Iector appellant. Vs. Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company. NJ. S9, October term, 1913. has not vol been received. If it is your intcn- ton to prosecute this appeal. would advise you to see that the de- Dosit to print the record is made IS soon as may be. as this case will probably be reached for hearing be- ore the first of December. My es- Innate as heretofore sent you is as 'OllOws;
 Cost of printing record ...... $40 oo Total S6o.oo Amount 10 be furnished. SS35.oo
 Yours Truly.
 James H. McKenne. Clerk. Supreme Court. U. $. Per Vm. R. S"
 The amount of taxes sued for in his case amount to $99.O0O.OO plus interest and costs accruing since 9O1. This commission is of the be- ef that these taxes can be collect q In the supreme court of the nited States if this case is pressed y your office and the commission lrther believes that the taxes sued )r are just and equitable and should Q paid by defendant company. You are therefore directed by this to press this suit to 0nclusion and to request the state. Iditor, under the provisions of IT 19, second special session of the rst legislature of the State of Ar.- 1na, to draw his warrant for SS35 iquidate the accrued costs. as lOwn by the quoted statement of e clerk of the United States su- 'eme court and also to request the ate auditor to draw his warrant costs and expenses become due 9reafter in this case. as provided r in authority quoted above.
 Yours truly, STATE TAX COMMISSION.
 C. M. LANDER
 Chairman. Attest: JESSE L. BOYCE. Secre- ry.