The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-26
SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY
DECIDES "cLosED" LAW AZ
AMENDED IS ,NopERAT,vE
NEWS OF the CAPITAL CITY
state Bureau Of Internal Revenue
Warns Public to Beware Of Per.
sons Representing Themselves
~ "lncome Tax Experts"

ton of presidential electors and dele. |
gates to national conventions, and ON |
August "a for nomination of congress |
siOnal, state and county candidates, the |
same AS were held four years ago,
under an oral opinion of the supreme
court. Chief Justice Brantley render
ed the opinion Of the court in which |
all the other Justices concur, in dis
missing the application Of William l..
Gleason Of Helena for an alternative
writ of mandate. The court granted
the motion to quasll, to set aside the
writ and to dismiss the proceedings.
Attorney General Ford represented the
state and NJ. >. Quinn represented MIR.
Gleason.
The writ sought would direct Score.
tary Of State G. r. Stewart to proceed
in calling for the primary elections UNI
der the "closed" primary law and not
to heed the referendum petitions Of
voters to refer the law for ratification
or rejection at the next election.
Two major questions were decided
and will be treated in written Opin-
ion to be handed down later. One
question is the sufficiency of the petit.
tions to make the primary law, as
amended Mt the special legislative as
sembly, imperative. The other Ques-
ton concerns the constitutional pro-
vision and is whether referendum Pc
titiOns require signatures Of voters
representing Is per cent of the vote
cast for governor in a majority Of
the counties, or whether Is per cent
Of the total vote in the state cast
for the governor at the last election
is required.
In dismissing the proceedings the
court upheld the contention that the
petitions are sufficient and that the
certificates of county clerks are all
that is required for the secretary of
state to proceed upon when fraud
is not involved and that the court
cannot go behind the certificates Of
county clerks.
The case is decided upon its merits
and not upon technicalities.
BY this decision the voters of Mon
tana will pass upon the 'clOsed" pri-
mary law Mt the regular election in
the fall. similarly as upon other ref
erendum measures enacted by the leg
islature. to become effective Oh APPROX
III Of the voters.
Warning Against Income Tax Experts.
A warning to the public to beware
Of persons representing themselves as
"incOme tax experts Is issued by the
Helena office Of the bureau Of internal
revenue. These self-styled experts. it
is said. are offering for II cOnsi1era-
ton to aid taxpayers in making out
their income tax returns.
The statement by Collector James A.
Walsh follows:
''The commissioners attention has
been directed to advertisements and
announcements Of this kind some of
which are issued by former employees
with the obvious purpose Of capitalize
ing their service in the bureau of in
ternal revenue to secure business. The
advisory tax board, at One time n part
of the bureau organization. comprised
hut five members, although claim to
it's membership is now being made by
former employees in no way connected
with 1t.
1.-THE bureau recognizes and appreci.
ates the cooperation rendered by
qualified tax advisors in the work OF
preparing tax returns. Banks, trust
companies and similar responsible in
stitutinns have always cO-operated In
furnishing authentic income tax in
formation.
I'm the filing of income tax returns
the bureau of internal revenue Is Of
fering to taxpayers free advisory
service. Revenue officers are visiting
every county in the United States tt
assist in making out of returns. II
cities the usual location of these of
ficers is at the office of the collector
Of internal revenue or deputy collector
and in the country districts ut post
offices and banks"
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According to figures compiled b,
Ter. the state land office has loaned
during the month Of February on i'm
proved farm lands the sum Of SIP,
800. In ali there were 6S loans CLOSED
during the month.
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Predatory Animals Increase.
Predatory animals. especially wOlve.
and coyotes, are on the increase II
Montana. according to Il. E. Bateman
inspector of predatory animals of thu
bureau of biological survey, who say,
that due to hard winter the activi
ties Of government trappers have beer
retarded to such an extent that wolves
and coyotes have in some instance,
ventured far down into the valleys II
their quest Of food. Numerous com