Summary

Bothwell v. Bingham County — Opinion of the Court

January 9, 1911, the day the state received a patent from the United States, was the date as of which property was required by the law of Idaho to be assessed for taxation for the ensuing year. Rev. Codes, § 1653. This tract was so assessed, and the tax in question was based upon that assessment. The assessment, the tax, and the intended sale were all free from objection, if the tract was within the taxing power of the state on January 9, 1911.
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Bothwell v. Bingham County — Opinion of the Court

Following the segregation in 1899 the state took appropriate steps to provide canals and a supply of water whereby the lands could be irrigated, reclaimed, and brought under cultivation, and before December, 1910, caused to be completed a suitable system of canals actually furnishing an ample supply of water to irrigate and reclaim 49,858.16 acres, including the tract in question.
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