Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-31 | Page 10 | Idaho Must Assess at Full Valuation

IDAHO MUST ASSESS IT FiliLlTIl Governor Hawlcy Refuses to Re-code Re-code From His Determination Determina-tion (o Enforce Law. Special to Tho Tribune. BOISE, Ida., March 30. There will bo no retreating from the entrenched barracks bar-racks of assessment of Idaho property at Its full cash valuation on the part of tho stato board of equalization In this state. Assessors will readjust their valuation valu-ation schedules, abandoning the one-third Idea, or they will bo removed from of-Ilec. of-Ilec. This Is the decision of the board taken at. a recent meeting. State Auditor S. D. Taylor stood alono when ho asked to rescind the action of the board raising the new system of actual ac-tual cash valuation for taxation. Although Al-though he voted for this at first, he naked the board to chnngo Its position and let the old system stand. The four other members of the board voted him down and tho campaign of raising to the cash valuation is on in this stato. The authority of the four members of the board who voted to Inaugurate the new plan of assessment Is found In the Idaho statutes. Although a dead letter for years this law calls for tho assess, mcnt of all taxablo property at Us full valuation. Governor James Tl. Tlawley blew the breath of life Into the law when he took a determined' stand to enforce It. At-tornoy At-tornoy General D. C. McDougall declared de-clared that as attorney general he would koo lo it and do all In his power to enforce en-force tho law to the letter. By virtue of ills office he can order county attorneys attor-neys to prosecute county assessors ' who rciuso to obcy.the law, and If tho former rcfuso he can remove thorn. Secretary of State Gifford and State Treasurer Allan Al-lan voted to raise the assessment on the same grounds. State Auditor Taylor declared that the upheaval caused by Increasing to the cash valuation would force a great hardship hard-ship on the people, lie stated that, in his opinion, the plan would raise $2,000,-000 $2,000,-000 more than is necessary for the general gen-eral Interest and sinking fund.