Show BOARDS OF EQUALIZATION In another column we publish a communication com-munication on the vexed question of taxation and the County and Territorial Boards of Equalization We do not agree with all that our correspondent advances The appointing of officers is ao Democratic Demo-cratic as the election of officers The appointing power is exercised by the executive ex-ecutive department of the government state or national under the same constitutional consti-tutional authority as by popular election So that the Territorial Board of Equalization Equaliza-tion is properly appointed according to the law of the territory framed by the peoples legislature and according to the Organic Act There is no reason to insinuate in-sinuate that the board has been improperly impro-perly influenced in any way We do not understand that the territorial terri-torial board has negatived what any county board has done in reference to county taxes Our understanding of the decision is that any action of the county boards of equalization which seeks to horizontally reduce territorial assessments is void That is probably sound in iaw and the refusal to reduce the amount by the territorial board is perhaps sound In V policy under the financial condition of V the territory Wo do not agree with our correspondent correspon-dent that the next legisle ture will sweep away the territorial board It is a neces V sity It is the only means whereby a V fair equality can be established in tha assessments as-sessments of property of the different counties We believe the board has done what appeared to be for the best interests of the territory and we do not think it has interfered unlawfully with the authority of the county boards To the remainder of the letter we give our hearty assent |