Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-06-25
NOTICE To NIGp a'TORY LIVE
STOCK MEN

Owners or agents of owners
bringing livestock from other coun-
ties or states into this county for
a part of the year to Craze. are
hereby notified to comply with Sec
ton $3.50, Compiled Laws of Idaho
which reads in part as follows
Whenever any migratory live
stock is driven into or pastured. or
suffered to range or Craze, or does
range or Craze in any county In
this state other than its home
county. the owner thereof. or his
agent, shall within 10 days from
the time any such livestock enters
such other county, notify the as
SCISSOR thereof that such livestock
has entered said county, and at the
same time shall make and deliver
to the assessor of such other county
upon blanks furnished by the as
SCISSOR upon request of said owner,
or his agent, a written and sworn
statement showing The date on
which such livestock entered the
county, the number, description and
marks and brands Of the different
kinds of such livestock, and the full
length of time during the year that
such livestock. and every part, por-
ton and kind thereof, will be with
in said county. and at the same
time shall produce for the inspec-
ton of the assessor, or his deputy,
the receipt from the assessor of the
home county. Thereupon, the as
SCISSOR of such other county shall
assess such migratory livestock for
taxation in proportion to the por-
ton of the year such livestock Is
kept. driven or pastured, or suffered
to range or Craze, or does range or
Craze in such other county, and If
the taxes thereon are not lien on
real property of sufficient value, In
the judgment of the assessor, to
insure the collection thereof, the
taxpayer must secure the payment,
etc"
Section 329O-Makes 1t the duty
of the assessor to assess all migra-
tory livestock within his county for
taxation. even though the owner or
the agent of the owner fails to
give the notice or make the state
ment or statements necessary by
law
Section 3291-Gives the assessor
power to restrain and sell enough
of the livestock to fully satisfy the
tax and all expenses in conducting
the sale.
Section Makes it a misde-
meanor punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment or both, for any owner
or agent of any owner to fail or
refuse to make any statement re-
quired under the provisions of the
migratory livestock laws, or who
shall remove or suffer to be re-
moved. any such personal property
on which the tax has not been paid,
or where provisions for securing the
payment have not been made.
Section 3294-Fully explains the
rebate and adjustment of the home
county for taxes paid for portion of
year for livestock grazed in an
other county.
There are large numbers of mi
gratory cattle and sheep brought
into this county each year and some
of II escapes taxation in this county
The owners. or agents of own
ers. must list their stock with the
assessor and comply with the fore
going migratory stock laws. These
sections of law apply to the resi-
dent owner or agent who bring live
stock into this county for the sum-
mer.
1t is working no hardship on the
owners of migratory stock, but It
does work a hardship on the resident
stockraisers and taxpayers of this
county to have so much stock COM
ing in eating the ranges and the
owners evading the payment of the
portion Of taxes due this county.
You are hereby notified to COM
ply with this law or keep your
stock out. 1t is up to the citizens
of this county to cooperate with
forming him and assisting him, by
the assessor In this matter by in
giving him the names and address
Of the owners or agents of the stock
arrived or arriving In your local.
ties. The owners or agents will be
notified to list the livestock at once
A few are complying. others are
not.
Yours respectfully
JOHN p HhpJAN