Show TO patrons of the news ew lovers of old OH deseret and now new utah probate judges and clerks auditors of pak Acco accounts unto tax gatheree and taxpayers voters all lovers of fr freedom eed oin and our go gac biow agiou iol and iau au the rest red of malmud mankin df in these mo mountains bounto unto just please plenia to notice parti particularly the new act la ia this paper couce concerning r ding the amount and masser manner of collect collecting krig revenue for territorial rit orial a and aad ad county purposes slid and if you can better it write it down how it shall be done and send it up to the next session of the legislature with your petition thereon and the first opportunity you have send wiser men to make your laws if you can but if you cannot yes I 1 if f Y you an cann cannot ot be content every tax pay er in the territory and be ready to meet the calls of your assessor and collector and let the probate judg judges take warning from this and bs be up and doing it is no small falling off from two and three percent per annum to one half per cent and it is worthy of the consideration of allt all that their taxes are lights lightened nod 0 one no half or more per cent ceat and that if at the her low rate now demanded any one shau shall presume to put in his property at one half its true valuation the assessor has the privilege of taking that property and paying the owner at his own valuation for the benefit of the county how has it been in this territory hitherto hither tor taxes have been one two we dont recollect perti persape aps more per cent and why be because ause of the poverty of the people they came here hem with nothing comparatively y but father adams first clothing bare skins and the of state and territory and legislatures being wise and prudent and careful and judicious men contrived that the citizens might pay their taxes in wolf bear otter goat mink beaver or even muskrat skins wheat or grain of any kind and they would make make the tarn and shift and shirt and all changes that were necessary and not oppress the people these receptions for tax esat the treasury takes months perhaps years year sto to change into inta cash or available means so as to be made to bear on the improvements of the territory according to their original designs consequently much time labor interest or oa funds delays of payments on account of the tardiness of collectors and payers and many other things combine tu to aweis our taxes hitherto to a wry avery high rate for in a new isolated territory r lik like this much has to be done by taxation in some form to to I 1 commence any public business but the times have changed there is not a man in the ow territory now who will be compelled tapay to pay taxes who cannot maythem pay them according to the law years ago payers could not get cash or orders orden many of them now they can and what we invite your attention particularly to is that when you were in En england giand new england or any of the states or kingdoms of the earth where you have been located you yon have been compelled to pay taxes and you did not once think to get rid of them and do you now think that you can but taxpayers tax payers fiust make a sacrifice yes I 1 a sacrifice fita ali AH very true but to what extent when the public works were stopped for the want of wheat to feed the laborers and were offering 2 per bushel how many scores and hand bund reds went to the and sod the some same t atar 1 1 I qa Q on an the public works for 56 50 cents per bus bushel liel and what did you gain A name a fame in the kingdom of your heavenly father will he give you credit for your good judgment ment your good sense on OH the final day of settlement if he we not then lest we have to foot the bill ourselves and we expect we shall have amounts enough to settle without being bondsman for any one unless they shall obey our counsel gentleman of the bench beach probate judges clerks clerics auditors tax collectors and payers awake to your duty go ahead do right be prompt energetic faithful true and persevering and pay up your taxes according to the law in this paper and one year will not roll roh round before you will bee the blessings and advantages of it to yourselves A ready penny is better thou than a dead pound |