Mr. Farmer...
Contrary to all previous statements by the Republican candidates,
the “Alaska Business License Act“ does not apply to farmers and it
was not the intent of the Legislature that it should be. See the official
ruling of the Attorney General, dated Sept. 19, which we quote in part
below:
"A farmer is primarily a tiller of the soil; he is a producer in his
own right: he is not a businessman in the usual sense of the word, In
Federal statutes governing income tax and bankruptcy acts a farmer is
recognized as a class separate and to himself. It is my opinion that such
a distinction also should be applied in reference to the Alaska Business
License Act and that farmers should not be subject to-the tax under Ch.
43, S.L.A. 1949."
(Signed)
J. GERALD WILLIAMS
Attorney-General
Democratic Campaip
Committee
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