assessment amendment
EXPLAINED LiY PATTERSON
(Fairbanks Nows- Minor.)
Igloo No. 4. Pioneers of Alaska,
has race.ved a letter from Senator
Roscoe C.. Patterson,T of Missouri,
chairman of the Senate committee
on m.nes and mining,. answering the
telegram sent by the .igloo in includ
ing Alaska in the. provisions of the
bid making unnecessary assessment
work for the next year. Senator Pat
terson said:.
“rh.s.wiil acknowledge the receipt
of yuur telegram of Januay 21, ad
vising that tne P otieers of Alaska
protest against including Alaska in
tile pvov.sions of senate Dili 5131,
pvovianig for the suspension of min
ing' assessments for the year ending
,iuly 1, 1933. In your telegram you
state chut such legislation has ma
terially increased unemployment. I
appreciate your wiring me in this
conne.ction and for the information
contained, in your telegram.
“it was represented to the com
mittee* on miriens and brining that
many of those holding mining claims
were unable to do the required as
sessment work, and unless relief were'
granted such parties would lose their
mining claims. It was further repre
sented that many of those holding
mining claims were no doubt in posi
tion to do the required assessment
work.
“The committee therefore recom
mended favorable consideration of.
Senate Bill 5i37, with an amendment
which provided that any. individual or
concern holding a mining claim, who
wi be required to pay an income tax
for the year 1932, wou.d not be, en
titled to. the provisions of the act sus
pending mining assessment work for
the year ending Juy 1, 1933. A copy
of the report of the committee, on
mines and mining, together with the
amended bill, is herewith enclosed.
z“The committee on mines and min
ing is of. the opinion, that this bill as
reported will give relief tp those who
need it, hut those who are in position
to do the necessary mining work will s
be required to do so.” I
. The bill as amended reads: i
“Be it enacted in the Senate and t
House of Representatives of the 1
United States of America in Congress 1
assembled, that the provision of Sec- \
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of <
the United States, which requires on
ca.h mining claim located, and until j
a patent has been issued therefor, not ,
less, than $100 worth of labor to be ,
performed or improvements aggre- (
gating sue- hamount. to be made each ,
year, be, and the same is heeby, sus- ;
pended as to al mining cairns in the j
Un.ted States, including Alaska, dur- j
ing the year beginning at 12 o’clock ,
meridian July 1, 1932, and ending at j
12 o clock meridian July 1, 1933. ,
“Provided, That the provisions of j
this act shall nnot apply in the case ,
of any caimant not entitled to ex
emption from the payment of a Fed- ^
ora lincome tax for the taxable year j
1932;
“Provided further, That every
claimant of any such mining claim
laim, in order to obtain the benefits
of this act, shal fie, or cause to be
filed, in the . office, where the location
notice or certificate is recorded, on
or before 12 o’clock meridian, July 1,
1933, a notice of his desire to- hold,
said mining claim under this act,
which' notice shall state, that the. j
claimant, or claimants, were entitled
to exemption from the payment of a
Federal income tax for the taxable
year 1932.”
In nnreporting the bill to. the Sen
ate the committee on mines and min
ing said in part:
“The for-' >;oing bill protects valid
existing mining cairns.against forfeit
ure of title for nonperformance of the
annual assessment work for the cur
rent year ending July 1, 1933. Sim
ilar relief bills have been enacted at
diffeent times in the past during con
ing conditions of great distress or a
national crisis. Such a'bill.was passed
during the World War, when a sus
pension was allowed on. account of the
shortage of labor. During the last
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ession of Congress a similar bil was
>assed, suspending annual assessment
irork on mining claims for the year
nding July 1, 1932,.as the depression
lad created an acute shortage of
noney with which to do the necessary
rark, and this condition continues to
xist at this time.
“Due to circumstances over which
hey have no control and for whi h
ney were nowise to blame, thousands
if smal mine claimants throughout
ha West are in danger of losing their
iropert.y because the yare unable to
ecurj the money with which to do
he re.quied improvement work. For
eiture of rights for nonperformance
if required expenditure whl take el
ect July 1, 1932, unless Congress
;rants reief. Many of those who will
>e aected are old prospectors whose
mining claims represent their all, so
'ar as this world’s possessions are
:oucerned. At great sacrifice of time,.,
ahor and money they have kept their
daims in good standing. Today they
ire having a serious time making a
rare living w.thout being* able to find
,he time and money to enable them
to go into the mountains to do the
issessment work on their claims.
“It was represented to the commit
tee that while there were many mine
daimants unable wholly unnable to do
the required assessment work, that,
here also may be many claimants
vho were in position to do so. The
.•ommittee, therefore, deemed it. ad
visable to include in the. bill the pro
fViaf f Vin nrAvicirm cnf’ ttaie act
shall not apply to any claimant who
*ril be required to pay a Federal in
:orae tax for the year 1932. Under
she bil as amended,, those who are un
ible to peform them are. relieved of
-he. assessment requirements for the
>rear ending July 1, 1933, while those
who make a profit during the year
1932 will be required to do the assess
nent work under existing laws.
“It was also represented to the
committee that there are many aban
loned claims and no record of such
ibandonment. Ase a result, thes.
claims may be revived after many
('ears should they become valuable for
mining or any other purpose. The
committee, therefore, deemed it avdis
ible to include the provision that
every claimant desiring to obtain the
Denefit of this act must file notice to
this effect in the office where the lo
cation notice or tlje certificate is re
corded by July 1, 1933.
“This bill will be of great benefit
to many people and will do injury to
no one, and for these reasons the
committee recommends its passage as
amended.”
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
ro Steve Bailey, his heirs, executors,
assigns and successors in interest:
You are hereby notified that I,
Frank J. Guskey, the undersigned,
rave been appointed administrator of
;he estate of John Griffin, deceased.
And you, and each of you ,are here
iy further notified that the said John
Jriffin, deceased, through power of
ittorney from you (Steve Bailey),
iated the 6th day of November, ex
lended for annual -labor and improve
nents the sum of one hundred dollars
'or each of the years 1923, 1924, 1925,
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931
lpon the following described placer
nining claim, to-wit: No. 4 Above
Discovery on Ganes creek,, a tribu
;ary of the Innoko river, in the In
ioko Recording Precinct.
That all of said work and improve
nents were required by law and were
>ut upon said claim in compliance
herewith in order to hold the same
or each said year and thereafter, all
if said work having been performed
>y the aforesaid John Griffin.
And if within ninety (90) days
if ter the publication pf this n notice
rou, and each of you, do not con
ribute to the above-mentioned John
Driffin Estate your proportion of
aid expenditures for each claim for
ach said years, your interest in said
laim will become the property of the
aid John Griffin Estate, according to
he provisions of Section 2324 Re
ised Statutes of the United States.
FRANK J. GUSKEY,
Administrator of Estate of
John Griffin, deceased.
Dated Takotna, Alaska Dec. 24,
9?2. j
First, publication. Dec. 24, 1932.
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In the I’rohate Court (or Otter Pre
cinct, Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska,, before Hon. D. E.
Brown, Commissioner and ex
Cllicio Probate Judge,
in the matter of the estate of Peter
Ciausti up, deceased. No. 62 probate.
Notice to Creditors
All persons having claims against
thj estate of Peter Ciaustrup, de
ceased, are hereby required to present
the same, under oath, to the under
signed, Administrator de bonis non of
the said estate, at his office at Fla!,
Alaska, or at the office of the Probate
Judge at Flat, Alaska, on or before
uic ^na day of August, 1933.
T. M. GARLAND,
Administrator of the Estate of
i eter Ctaustrup, deceased.
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In the nlatter erf the Estate of
Joseph Neville, deceased. Probate
No. 61.
Notice to Creditors.
All persons having claims against
the Estate of Joseph Neville, de
ceased, are hereby required to pre
sent the same, under oath, to the
undersigned, administrator de bonis
non of the said estate, at his office
at Flat, Alaska, or at the office of
the Probate Judge at Flat, Alaska,
on or before six months from the
posting of this notice.
Dated, Flat, Alaska, November 14,
1932.
T. M. GARLAND,
Administrator de bonis non
Estate of Joseph Neville,
deceased.
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