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Show BANK ENTERS SUIT AGAINST TAXATION A secon si it aga nst the co ntv treas nrer to prevent him from colleciing al leged excessive taxes on bank stock was f led in the d strict court yester day by Z on s Wav og bank A sim lar suit was f led last week by the Cont nental Nat onal bank Id the latest s t it s a leged that the county has assessed a tax of $3o 7 3 31 n excess of the leg hmate tax It Is set o t tl at the assesso at sensed the cap tal stock of the bank at t20 '6 on each share, g v ng a total as sessn ent of $1 01 J 480 whereas had tho assessor male tho assosment n con form ty w th the n form rate of taxa tion on other property the total as sesstnent would have been b t $139,4 0 on wh ch tho total tax would have been not more than $H!n4 14 Th s amo nt was pa d to the treasurer December 4 anl the bank seeks an orlor onion ng the treas re f om try ng to ol ect tl e balance of the tax assessed |