Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-12


people. and we are very corfi lent that the
levy will be further lsrgly reduced If tho
Legislature shsil adopt tie Y neasurc. far
additional sources Of revenue herewith pfo-
posed "
NV SorRCEs of TAxarroS.
The new direct sources oe State revenue
under the proposed law. says the report,
are ''rhe taxation of collateral nheritanc =
ncIesse in railroad tsx-s by removing ttc
three and a quarter per c.nt limit; the
tax ition OF Sleeping car comp pincs the
tsxatio1 of til phone Instruments leased or
rows ty rayi7g the tara,i ~ of insurance
ani gusr4fty cOmIa0ies "a gros, inst. al OF
net rem ms; tsxst.on Of foreign AMI IN
licer sed sIrsnce compaDies: taxation o
sccumulsiions Of savings banks; taxation
Of trust and loan associate cns taxation of
corporate frarchl,es tax on enrolment snl
gotaaizaii1n Of corporations, ard taxes or
private and special acts OF L. egi-iatJre
flc snm which may be reasonably
expo ci from these sources. under
system administered by an efficient
board Of St4tc assessors, ia adj ion
10 the amount tn be derived from
fr sert sources, viii, we believe. be qniie
large. But il is from the increase of tar
80 property which will be brought TO
Light by the system proposed that We uo.t
confidently expect r lief viii he fourd for
the gerersl ts1pay yer; in the new ard i'm
perstIve provisions Shich are int nled .
unmask the property Of t1s t'isbore't d i
, feat the cunning of the invader lessen u g
bgr'lsus of the upright citzca and stimuli l,e
the fidelity of tax offcers. The average
rate Of tsya.on throughout the STATE vas
last year one an! seyen'y-one hurd,e,lth.
per cent. on a valuation hich ~ mary
io~ns was much below jnst value We
/ b ! eve that, uld the system prop se1.
be annual leTy need not exceed an aye,ag-
Of one per ce3t
THE TAX Assessor
Whatever system Of taxation rray be
adopted, the rssponsbi its fer IT, ffhc cr,
and just orc alton mu.t r,s' largely upon
/ the assessors They ere 20 ir the values
aud upon ihsir activity and faiihtuiness in
good degree depends tho briagirg % Ii Sht
Of much property fo- pnrpos : % taxation
/ that wUn.d hervi.e escape. The assessor.
above al other tos6 Off sisl'. shoHli pcs.
/ sess the attributes of intel fetco, snpId
| jadsmsHt and coarsge He Should be y
| man who cannot be hrited or csio!ed from
| the strict line Ct bis Gu'y 10 a..ess sil
/ property eq1ally and according to tie ja.;
valae iners Of az required by the impeia
tive mandate Of the c5ns,i ution.
| There is no mors responsible off ,er Hsd.r
cur town systs m Of goveran1s nS. tie sbsle
fabric Of which msJ be 'si1 10 rect upon
and it instiig ions 10 operate through AID
by lie rgem of rs-fnHes. Recognizing
the vial importance of sound AID snre
provisions f1s securing revenue, the uS-
ti1nsl 2overnne.t protects the raising and
collection OF them it1 the .afeg1sfd, Of
sevsress penal laws. aad tin evasion Of
a tsx duty imposed By the gavsrzmen,
incurs the ren,liy of besvy fotfeirrs.,
fines or imprisonment. The rev nae laws
of the Uniie5 S;stss exsst the mos. scru
pulous Observance OF their psovisioaI, n0i
only as 20 the isdivsdgsi wh1 aoald Grade
i faynsert of his dues, but ss :, the efsi e.
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