| Show tsie increase in taxation editor of the would you kindly permit me to ask n few questions your valuable columns I 1 have unable to learn of a single does object to alie present unjust and outrageous scheme levied en a few black counties and yet I 1 bac or none leading out or making a move toward putting this thing to the test my query is if utah county lamely submits to the extra 25 per cent and 40 per vent this year will it stop at eliat or may not this board of equalization partially add another 25 and 40 per cent nast year and the next following and so continue as often as they fisli if one id lawful more seg legations by the same analogy must be our cople ili ought ihal the penally fur unlawful cohabitation which was add lawful by some of yur district courts 10 be unjust and crue I 1 would like to ask what else you would call the present taxation anex I 1 was assessed I 1 ave in aw mv assessable property at u fair dionest li onest valuation in short I 1 was taxed all eliat my property was worth according to the lawful rate percent but now because I 1 happen to live in utah county I 1 am a hed to pa 40 per cent more than all I 1 possessed this mr editor I 1 maintain is partiality unjust and unconstitutional ono would naturally have concluded eliat the arty of this board of equalization should be to look after men who had falsified concerning ning the amount of property they possessed and who had evaded alie law a id tax assessor but this doea not neam to be the object in this case the man who honestly tided himself is doubly punished the innocent lias th nc n c to for hiis honesty aliis man la an and with my present view and limited knowledge of law I 1 would pay my portion of a law suit in vindicating my equal rights in common with ether men particularly these lords of our neighboring county north than to tamely submit to this crusade if my views are wrong I 1 shall be pleased to be enlightened L G LEHI august 31 1888 |
