Deseret Evening News | 1906-05-26 | Page 6 | Unpatented Claims

CLAIMS na Has IIII They Ave h 5 to In it Taxation At the request of the tile assessor nu sor of o San In ta Cruz county count Arizona says tho the Min ing of lit Denver the territorial attorney general has l an nn lout lOll on the taxation of at claims In lii the territory The rhe of his tills H of lit mining property lion has not been wIll well I ns as tar far us liS taxation la is concerned but the tho opinion of ot the tho I ney tie ne general Iii Is unequivocal and leaves no doubt In the minds of or the county ns IS claims In Arizona mire lire held to bo be taxable an II personal prop erty and are Instructed to govern goern themselves by the tho same caine rule mile that obtains In assessing other proper ty t viz to assess a them upon their cash value There are a 1 number of ot very vor valuable bIt properties Proportion In Arizona und anti these the will now be he assessed on their cash value lIlue on nH Indicated by b their ship bent ment record The fhe procedure It Is likely to 10 result In III a R number of suits stilts to test tent the validity of ot the action and opinion of the attorney general hut but tho the way of or the tho assessor lOr lifts has been made clear This Thin Is the second time within n ri year that the subject of or taxation of mitten mines has hils come corne up ill In III Arizona the other occasion helm heing the th raisins raising of or the Iho valuation to which u t 1 number of companies notably the Copper Queen took look exception and anil filed suit to In test the validity of the ar am increase In Inc value of at mining raining property