The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-06

County assessors of Montana will be
required to continue to assess stock of
national banks operating in Montana
under the 40 per cent classification,
despite the ruling of the United States
supreme court i'm its recent decision
in the case of the state of Minnesota
against the First National bank of st.
Paul, according to j. ii. Stewart, chair
man of the board of equalization.
MIR. Stewart made this announcement
following the publication Of a statement
by G.. H. Martien, assessor of Lewis and
Clark county, to the effect that in view
OF this decision he would assess stocks
OF national banks in his county nde
the Z per cent classification, thereby
taking the same rate of assessment as
moneyed capital in the hands of indi-
Viduals.
Mr.. Martien took the stand that the
Montana classification law is unconstitu-
ttonal and that view appears to have
been likewise accepted by H. A. Mady,
assessor Of Cascade county, who, however,
states that he will continue to assess ma
ClOnaI bank stocks under the 40 per cent
classification until advised by the state
board OF equalization to take a different
course.
Held Constitutional
me board of equalization announces
that the Montana supreme court has held
the classification law to be constitutional
It's decision to that effect having been
handed down in the case of the state of
Montana, upon the relation of the North
ern Pacific Railway against
Duncan, county clerk, a case which orig
mated in the district court of Lewis and
Clark county
The law, as it relates to the assess
ment Of capital stocks of national banks
has more recently been upheld by the
Montana supreme u in the cases OF
the Commercial National bank Of Miles
I CITY AGAINST CIIGfnr pO1Infu onI tho nTOo
tana rstl0nal bank of Billings againet
Yellowstone county. Both of these case.
have been appealed to the United State.
supreme court, where they will soon bC
set Tor hearing, and until the higher
court reVerSeS these decisions, should i
hold them to be in error, the state board
OF equalization will continue to insis
that the state courts shall prevail.
Victor, in the Bitter Root valley. covet
the new 100000 building which the stat
BOARD OF entomology expects to build 70
its spotted fever control work. Follow
ing the protest of citizens of Hamilton
5 to locating the building in the town
, citizens of Victor propose that the labora
l tory, if the site is to be changed. locat
1T in their town. The first laboratory wa
= established at Victor in 1918 and move
r to Hamilton in 1923.
Matching eggs n dessicated egg
9 should not be considered as one so IA
= as rates are concerned, the America.
Railway Express contends in an .applica
ton to the Montana railroad commissio
= to amend the tariff to show that the spe
cial commodity rate does not apply t
I anything but Matching eggs. It has bee
!. a common practice. the express compan
says, for producers to ship frozen, dies
I sicated and dried, northumberland ege
S under the special rate, and some prov
{ sion should be made to stop this fire
flow Of market eggs. The board wi
grant the amendment.
: Three hearings have been set by til
e Montana railroad commission.
At Great Falls on May II the commits
sion will hear argument on the applics
ton Of the Sun River Transportatio
d company to establish a motor freigl
e service between Great Falls and August
The application is opposed by the NORTH
ern Pacific railroad and the America
% Railway Express company on the grour
that they give sufficient service. tt
Il Yellow Cab n Baggage company
\ Great Falls is an interviewer, claimir
prior rights to the business on tt
- ground that it made an application