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Show MINE AMENDMENT TO BE ATTACKED i Salt Lake Copper Company Declares in Letter That Tax Is Illegal. - Organlied fight against tha conatl-tutlonallty conatl-tutlonallty of the amendment to tha atate constitution providing for tha taxation of the net proceeds of mines la indicated In lattara to Daniel O. lr-aon. lr-aon. state treasurer, from the Bait Ijike Copper company and tha Carbon Vuel company. The Malt Lake Copper company sent ft In currency for an occupation and privilege tax and a certified cer-tified check for 11421 aa I per cent nf the net proceeda of $47, Ml for 1917, but nnttfled Iraon that suit will he instituted to recover tha amount paid In to the atate treasury. The Carbon Fuel company tendered tl by meaaenger In payment of tha occupation and privilege tax. without offering to pay I per cent of the net proceed, amounting to 1431.70, aa aa-seeaed aa-seeaed by tha state board of equalisation. equalisa-tion. Larson refused to accept tha tl tendered ainleaa tha larger amount was paid at tha aame time. Following la a letter from K. B. Corbet Cor-bet t, manager of tha Halt Lake Copper Cop-per company, to Larson: "We herewith hand you tl rn currency cur-rency and a certified check on the first Ttiallnnal hank fog I ha sum of f ml II, In payment of the occupation and privilege tax of $1 and t per cent on net proceeds of 147,421 for HIT, amounting to 11429.14. a totsj of 1I42114, aa determined by tha atata board of equalisation and aaseaaed against tha undersigned. "Hut you are hereby .notified that the undesigned claims lliat aald lax of 1 per cent on net proceeda, amounting amount-ing to 11421.14, la Illegal; that tha atatnle under which the same la assessed as-sessed Is unconstitutional and void, and this payment is made under protest pro-test and 'the undersigned will institute suit against you to recover tha same.' |