Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-10-16

placing lodge church property he
rolls and that this class Of from taxation
Section 176 Of Article II of the State Constitution provides
that property used exclusively for school, religious cemetery
charitable purposes shall from taxation is well
known fact that the legislature of the state has to
the Constitution of the state which the
preme law of the land ,s-s4 - b..
The constitution Of the state not be changed without
the people presented them the pro-
and attempted change che part of the legislature
other authority would be termed invalid by the
court unless the had been sanctioned by vote of the peo
pie this dodgeing crowd have
for the state constitution unless they consue to their
particular personal benefit.
commission have followed the in their work and
almost that has been decided by the courts have
and in where the courts decided against them they lost
la technicality. ma:. =,
This tax commission have placed millions of dollars of
the rolls that had been there BEFORE that
had all along been escaping the persons
who owned and controlled this property had always escaped taxes
it, there wonder they yelled relief The of the
commission will be shown by their report which is in
publication and which the period ending ptem
ber st 1914 will result in the collection of than 100000
taxes which has been levied property that heretofore
escaped taxation The cost of swor has been less than 10
per cent of he amount recovered
Furthermore, the tax commission accordance with the
providing for their appointments have abuaed and reported
10 the state board Of equalization large of property
which under the law should be assessed and placed upon the
Isessment roll by said state board E@
For the benefit of the public generally, will here remark
equalization composed the
following named persons L. B. Hanna who by of his
office is chairman Of said board Carl orgenson
state auditor Gunder Olson state easurer Mr. Gbraith
rotary Of agriculture and Andrew Miller attorney general The
tax commission also filed with said board tabuaed
comparisons of railroad assessments within this along
with made other states and which comparisons
show that either the railroads North Dakota not paying
their fair share of the taxes in this state they paying
than their share in other states The state board Of equal
entirely ignored the suggestions of the commission
doubtful they made any examination of the data
y nished them. 10.
i In 1910 suggested by the writer Governor Burke
that the of he railroads North Dakota
high other the basis
dernor Hanna Governor Burke replied that he
possible them raised to the value that me tina
the policy of corporations out their
by litigation and that half loaf better than loaf
Permit to state that the railroad valuations for the pur
of taxation in this state have been increased since ha
+ time. &5tfs &~-A:@
On account of he work of he Hanna dodg
and the influences they have brought to bear thu
state the board of county Rchand county,
tre nulied the work of he tax by reduction
all the property put he tax rolls by them
100 cent That is they entirely wiped out and this de
ance of law might be suggested that
II (sioners soidy republican. 81 "==@s>% -
by the things that he has done and the kind political compan
- reactionary. FAIR Play