| Show transitory HERDS HEEDS PARADISE cache co coa july issa editor deseret news ewa dehr debr sir I 1 am aware that the answers to questions and opinions on different subjects as aa given in your valuable paper carry great weight among the people and it is for this reason that I 1 address you at this time in your hemr hemi weekly issue of july in answer to a question as to whether summer herds are taxable for school purposes you use the following language 49 we are of the opinion lorr lorl then that transitory herds cannot be taxed for school purposes under the schools school law for we believe the term taxable property in the district would not be held by the courts to cover such cases now the grounds upon which you bago bage this thia opinion and belief I 1 can not find I 1 in n your article neither can I 1 find them in the law and in my estimation that Is the only law bearing on this part of the sub bub eject the school law expressly declares that a special tax not exceeding two per cent per annum may be as bessel assessed on all the taxable property in the district provided the property of non residents shall not be liable to tax for the payment of teachers here la is where my opinion differs from rom row yours that is ia that summer bummer herds etc shall not bo liable to tax for the payment of teachers but are liable to tax for all other school purposes buch such as the law describes you yon admit tb that at sheep horses honses and cattle are taxable property s and if they are within the lines of the school district where is the foundation to brige baige buch such an opinion an sua nud if such a belief upon I 1 can not find it As to what the courts may or may not do in these daya days would puzzle any oab oua to tells tell teil bat babb av as ali all haw raw should be bused on justice and equity and as this thia law seems beems to be let ils us carry it out as ae intended until we are itoe hobbled by a judicial decision again your article claims that it is probable that a herd could be as several times in the bame same year etc buh nuh this I 1 hold could not be ba accomplished the law says that a rate per cent centi may be fixed not exceeding two per cent per er annum and according to this but bp u t one special school tax or rates rate can be assessed on the bame eanie same proper ty during the school year and the certificate showing that the owner of uch euch property had bad paid a tax in one district would exempt him from t taxation jn in another the difficulty of collection you speak of has really no bearing on the matter and need not be considered if the opinion given in your article was carried out it would amount to this that all stock owned in the district could ba taxed but all stock not owned in the district running on the same hame rang eside elde by bide side almost could not be taxed and in conse conee consequence quence would be exempt from special school taxes altogether in this there would bo be no justice Justlee such persons persona would be bene fitted by the natural resources of the district but would confer no benefit in return nay n a y are an injury as aa they impoverish the range occupied by our own stock I 1 desire that justice may be done to all and I 1 especially desire that the school districts who are striving to establish good schools and improve the condition of our society shall not be defrauded of that which rightly belongs to them trusting you will publish this with such remarks as you my may deem niti nit fiti I 1 remain yours very truly SAMUEL OLDHAM OiD old ham nAM the twenty fourth passed WT oss very quietly the morning was spent by the saints meeting together and celebrating that glorious giori glori oua day in the 1 usual manner the afat afternoon moon was waa well taken up by amusing the children in many waya ways fora for a reflecting ting person to see our children of panacea together they would say that we were carrying out god gods s command in multiplying and kind ri replenishing the earth they are quite numerous and one of my greatest desires la Is that they may be spared pared to live long upon the tho bartil earth i and that we as parents will exercise wisdom in training them up in the fear of tho lord ax AN OLD ond OI D CI CITIZEN |
