The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-21
CONFER ON TAXES
OF POWER GO.
Meeting Is Being Held OF Supervisors,
Company Officials and 9th
ers In keokuk
Today.
RESOLUTION is SENT
Lee County AneI-Horse Thief Asso-
citation, sends Protect to the
Board Which Results
In Meeting.
RESOLUTION IS SENT

A meeting is being held today in
Keokuk between members Of the
board of supervisors, officials Of the
Mississippi River Power company and
others, to confer on the question of
taxes on the power company. This
question was brought up before the
board OF supervisors through reso-
luton passed by the Lee county d.
vision Of the Anti-Horse Thief asso-
citation. The resolution read as fol-
lows:
ITO the Honorable Board of gu
pervisors of Lee County: Whereas.
we find that the Mississippi River
Power company has not been properly
taxed by previous board. and we find
that their yearly report Of January,
1915. that their gross earning is ST.
5S5,06440.
whereas, We md that in the con-
stitution of the state Of Iowa, in
article s, corporations property tax.
able, section 2: the property Of all
corporations for pecuniary profit shall
be subject to taxation the Same AZ
that Of individuals
Therefore be 1t resolved that tho
honorable board abide by the consti-
tuition and tax the Mississippi River
Power company the same as an indi-
vidual, and the same as they do the
farmers.
by the legislative committee Of
the Lee county order, A. H. T. A.,
Albert Miller, @. s. Bennett, Chas.
Peters.
"Montrose. Iowa, January 49,
Meyer Refers Letter.
County Auditor Meyer has referred
the communication to the board of
supervisors and addressed the follow
ing statement to the committee:
Your communication in regard to
the assessment of the property of
the Mississippi River Power company
received today.
Il have mailed copies of your reso.
luton to each member Of the board
Of supervisors, as they are not now
in session.
1.-THE next session Of the board win
be held February /.
"In order to secure direct results
and to get the matter before the off,
GERS who have the power to raise or
lower individual assessments as
equity demands, 1 would advise you
to address your resolution to the as
SCISSOR and to the mayor and board
of review of the city Of Keokuk
The Law Of the Question.
The assessor must list all taxable
property and personally place an
equitable value on same; his assess
ment is reviewed by the board of re-
view on the first Monday in April,
or as soon thereafter as possible.
After the local board of review passes
upon individual assessments, and they
finally adjourn as such board, jur1s-
diction over individual assessments
passes into the hands Of the district
court if appeal is taken within ten
days after adjournment Of the board
of review. The board Of supervisors
has no jurisdiction in the matter Of
assessments except as between town
ships, cities and incorporated towns.
In other words, in order to raise or
lower the assessment OF any 1ndi-
vidual or corporation, the board
would be obliged to raise or lower
the entire township, city or town.
The board has the right to correct
or to authorize the correction Of cleri-
cal errors, the refund of tax errone-
ously paid by persons entitled to SOL
diers or soldiers widow exemption,
and in exceptional cases can author
ize the payment of money out Of the
county poor fund to assist persons
who, by reason Of age or infirmity.
are unable to contribute to the pub
lie revenue. In no case can the board