The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-15

IL 81 The CREST expense OF lie Peop'er kDo
more due 70 the power Of he government 70
raise increased reVesus from sAe people tbsn
70 superior hssne a skill II you si.i limit
The erpenSitures Ard furriish 4 Frpsr-ssur-
aaEee Of means, il requires no skil4 70 '-psy
a. YOU 20" ! an unwilling 70 csrsJre any
intelhgeu, e6ort 10 huji iAs sxp.neitRss 70
the receiptL- but ! c4nnoi approve some 0:
he Efforts 70 iseresss ibs rso.ip,s u TIE
receipts we're k,tuEcisD; 70 csfrsy he e.
psrsss. land slbssqusEt eTslis thgSea hey
were no.l
Of the appropriation Of one fourth q ne
general revenue % sehool purposes might
have besn jnsiiss5 ADi offended But TIE
lsv reports q The Treasurer and Comp
.roller e1hibi; the isci ihEi they we're .Utt-
dent hsd tie llrit d The constitution been
met therefore TIE Increase q the receipts fOr
current expeF sss from TINS sclrcs was de-
priystion " the Taxpayer o. A. amount thai
be had reEson 70 t@iieTe would bs returned
10 hin. The taxpayer sAs justified IN the
belief that he would receive ons-fyurth Of
his ts1es In the edues.ion Of bis children,
spd see DO rs&sor nos Shy IL should not
have bsen returned % him Cs1er the in2-
preston ihsi One-i0urih Of the gsns:A, reye-
nue. being Appropriated % ins public free
sshools, lsrge Deficiencies "a the rey-hue Ior
current expenses would occur. ! approved
The veto. bad 70 opportunity 70 ihVe'ii-
gate tho financial condition q he state AZ
The time, a. SAs COT SANITY travelling, in
specting the camps Of eouVic,s, but srn nOS
sstisHed that The full amount Of the SUN
dedics,sd by the constitution 10 public edu-
cation should hsse been Appropriated.
YREg EDUCATION
e feature Of the STATE government made
50 By ia organic Law, and requires equal al
tention from the Legislature ~iih other de-
partnenlz. The frsmers o! The constitution
Contemplated in he Ordinary administration
Of the government that 0ne-tUufth Of the
general revenue should be appropriated 10
,ha. purpose. To supper! and msiD.ain Al
efficient system Of free schools is consiItu-
,ionsl obligsuon DO less binding than TO
support the judiciary or any ether branch OF
The State government
Free education is public necessity, and
cannot BE- igpOf.d In The standardization Of
the STATE government The people Of tbls
State are willing " submit to a reasonable
tax 70 support free schools.
OCCUPATION TAIRs.
Psrhsps there might have been some just.
fcr,iOn for the levy Of IN occupation tax, in
the fact that q large amount Of translI0Fy
property in the control Of those engaged II
he occupations escaped taxation, but Is i;
not n FAC, that In pushing TIE taxes 30 far, q
still greater amount does now escape. Upog
| the isx-roll for 1879 there wsE only sl4,92l,
| iDS worth % goods, wares and merchsndis'
reported, which Gas scarcely 1.-THE Of t1'
aciusl amount in the State on the fret day @
January. These grieyous and excessive ia1e
are encouraging our people 10 resort ~ a.
kinds Of .ubterfugss 70 eysde q correct yalu
81 gu and return Of their property. To 80
that occupation ,sxes are burdeLsome ani
requires investigation, In Falls county ther
are four thousand taxpayers, possessln
q, 10000 worth Of n1aDle property, %
one hundred ani sixty two persons subject
occupation taxes, pay more th.n one-htih {
i the county and State tax. The amour
OF occupation taxes The amount
occupation tax is 1914 -S55.75 pa
per capita. Those paying occupation n
required 70 pay AT sdyalorem tax upon the
capital, and they are generally persons
: limited means. This lax ia onerous and III
c eliminating, and, in my opinion,
SHOULD BIZ REPEALED,
or at least modified 80 as TO be more equit
bic. Ii TIE revenue laws were made mo
rigorous and executed more vigorously NJ
/ effectively, then, in my ooiuion, the rate
taxation might be reduced and become le
burdensomo 10 the people, and from An il
i. creased assessment an equal amount Of rev
!, nue. would be derived. Onercus and unne
a essary taxation esds the people TO empl'
: every kind OF device to eyade the PAYNE
. Of taxes, alicpates their affections and induc
denomination and disregard of law. Gi
ing it in round numbers, the ,axqnle proper
Of the State was in 1877 S3lS, 900 600; in Is
1903 100000; and in 1879 - 0,000,0C
With the addition from our increased indl
tries and free immigration, the assessments I
the last three years showed an annual din
mutton of the taxable wealth of the State
p vast amount OF taxable property remains U
rendered, and much Of that when is n
t.. dered is assessed at too low valuation.
he The area Of the State is 274.000 sous
Of miles, or l75, $50, 900 acres, yct the tax 70
N for 1879 show only S3,lG5,029 acres render
r. for taxes. There cannot be more than Z
he 900, 900 acres remaining - the State and
ne churches, schools and other Institution. whi
AS are moi taxable; there would then be
n 369, 972 acres subject 10 taxation which
ID escaped assess rneht. The values OF al pr,
O. erty rendered, as rule, are assessed pail
cy bly, too low, though there may be instan
K where the valuation is correct. Railroads
H. assessed al less than $500 per mile, &c
lts graph lines ut about SCI per mile, cattle
ny about S. per head, aud so on through
es lists. This disposition to avoid the burd
of OF government is the result of excessive 1
he unnecessary taxation, and nothing encOura
nd this disposition more than psrIisl and
,e- criminstive tax, and searching investigsti
ed have been made to find new subjects vi 4
he alton instead OF diminishing it.
a IMMIGRATION.
rs During the sitting OF the Constitution
Oh convention in 1875, | wrote TO distinguish
% member of that body, urging the esiab
ID ment Of bureau Of agriculture, mining
PIE commerce. The purpose OF such bur
on was TO gather, collate and publish an auth
81. itative statistical statement of the natural
OF sources snd advantages of the State.
Ike these are the leading industries of our 81
rs / think it due that those engaged in Il
as should have the benefit of such facts and
formation rs would best promote their
cesslul development. believe sucn a r
"A. hcaton of statistics, relating TO the per
na nent industries of our State, under the ST
hat ton and by the authority OF the State, VIC
its nave more lilnuence " ii; my ''nii'sia
co. lnaii any o.ns' iieahs. rug toiI'o ",
he compared with the great benefit it would
ilv not only in furnishing information TO Il
al. seeking new homes among us, but valu
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