The record-union., 1893-03-27

Bill No. Is provides in terms that "cor-
porations organized under this Act shall
not be required to comply with the re-
qulrements OF existing insurance laws of
this State, except as provided by this
Act" There are many ways in which
legislation upon this subject might have
materially benefited the people, such, for
instance, as a law requiring insurance
companies TO issue valid policies, to pro-
vide for the collection from such other
corporations of an income tax, as pro-
vided in nearly every other State in the
Union, and which would return to the
State an annual revenue of from Sl50000
to 500, 200, and to my mind to attempt TO
put into operation laws such as these two
would simply lead to confusion and dis
aster.
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 759,
To amend an Act to provide for the Or
ganlZation and government of municipal
corporations. In my judgment the prin-
clpIe OF this bill is not good, and if carried
out must lead to confusion. Its subject
matter III general is regulated by the
charter, and its exercise in the manner
specifically provided for in said charter is
more IN conformity with the method
contemplated by the provisions of the
Constitution upon the subject of munich
pal corporations.
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 2l9,
70 amend Section 3746 of an Act entitled
an Act 10 establish Political Code. |
am informed by the Controller OF State
tnat this Act is a mischeVouS one and
should not become law for the following
reasons, which l quote: THAT the sew
efal sections of the code providing u sys-
tenn for the assessment and collection of
taxes must be in conformity; otherwise
confusion results. Nearly every section
really hinges on some other section, and
TO amend one without amending the other
and independent sections destroys the
harmony OF the system. To amend Sec
uon 1916 without changing other sections
10 conform will result i'll no end OF con-
fusion, and might seriously interfere
with the collection of taxes"
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. SO,
To add new section to the Civil Code,
defining water measurement. While the
principle OF this bill is good and ought to
be enacted, the bill itself is not sufficient
ly definite in its terms.
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 81,
To amend the Political Code. relating
TO the sale OF real property for delinquent
taxes and redemption and release of such
property, and to add new section thereto
TO be known and designated as Section
3SOl, also relating to the sale of real
property for delinquent taxes. While |
upon this measure, have received from
the State Controller so strong a protest
against its provisions, and presenting
reasons so convincing to my mind, that |
have been constrained to the ultimate
conclusion that its effects would he very
detrimental to the interests Of the people of
the State. The objections of the Controller
are. III brief "t'irst. that there are now
standing in the name of the State under
the present system nearly $4,000, 600 of
property sold to the State for delinquen-
cies, which now escape taxation, and that
the direct effect OF this Act, if it became a
law, would be to largely increase the
amount of property SO escaping taxation;
second, the doing away of notice to de-
inquent taxpayers would work great
hardship and in many instances gross in
justice; third, that the amount of delin-
quent taxes released would be greatly in-
creased, thus resulting in large def
ciencies in the State and county treas
ureries; fourth, that no corresponding
benetit would accrue to the taxpayers. as
was doubtless the object OF the bill, to
compensate these evils" For these rea-
sons | have withheld my approval form
the bill.