The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
would be established here. under the eondi-

would be established here, under the eohu'-
lions imposed. 49, al
The last clnuse In subdivisions II aud ~,
which taxes or licenses billiard and pool "a.
bes and tenpin alleys run IN saloons OF o.E ,a
places where Intoxicating liquors sre soiu,
ought to be repealed for the good reason
that they are in ooratct with articles ~ anu ,a
Sss Of the penal code aud IN conilict WIN b,,s
boon held by one Of our high courts th9t roth
ing can be punished as crime when ne
lit ensed by the civil statutes. Therefore me
clause which Licenses these Things TO be run
in Tonnection. with n drinking place ought 20
be Ycreaed, because the better poYey ana me s
scttlec policy Of the State Tor afnumpef Oh
yTnrs has been to prohibit them -,
Sui division % OF the occupation tax law,
taxing crcuses, has been evaded this year py
char ginR "a cents for reserved seats and aonn,
ty attorneys advising tax collectors hoid thh1
where 90 cents for genera, admission Was
charged and loss than y cents ior roSeIagIa
seats the circus was entitled TO give thsir
performance at the minimum charge for IL
cense fixed In said subdivision, Ana ny Keep
ing the performance going only one perior,t,n IN
ance was paid for. BY slight amendment ,ne
cost OF admission could he reduced 10 thohe
Who enjoy this kind OF amusement, ana
fxed sum pei, day named for eirqus peguf "a
tor tax which would not be oxorhitant. -
Subdivision AZ imposes an occupation .ak
OF $3.50 per annum against State agents .or
loan companies Most Of these agsnt ~, ,o iay
II law taxing loans and mortgages on ,rhi
estate is passed by the Legislature, TINS Sud
division OF the occupation tax law ought 10 ne
enforcement of It should DO made.
Article 5i75a Of the Revised Civil statutes,
1895. should be amended so MS to make prop
orty In the hands of trustees subject 10 tho
prior tax lien. This should be tho constrhc-
ton anyway q that article, II secma TO ne.
hui during the axs LsgiBlnture's session me
comptroller called " attention TO IL ana
prepared and got parsed q bill through the
senate curing the supposed detecti pat u WINS ms
never acted on by the house since nav
boen discharging my present duties hhvh
learned from the tax collector IN the county
where tbs question was first raised that mary
stocks OF merchandise In his county ~ WHICH W
trustees. had paid no State and county tax,
the trustees acting under tho advice OF thel.
attorneys retusing to Ply H., c lam ,s mo no
law To compel them 10 pay the tax Whs
told. too that this opinion was based on ths
"seiul- official opinion az one oil our nlbhs1,
oonrfa ar one OF the Justices thereof IL
would save confusion ANA worry 70 cnanse
the article. especially since the passage oil the
National bankruptcy law
Under the present law tax assessors are paid
n commission on the assessed values OF ms
county as may oe shown ON bis DOCKS ait.I
their approval by the commissioners court hs
every enc az all acquainted with the adinihls-
tratinn OF our taxing laws Knows, thounhnuss
of dollars OF property are january assesssu
twice by the assessors, and they ger n
suns from the State amounting 70 sip,Vov % y
$40 GOO per annum on double askessmuhb'
The law should be changed somehow SO ah 10
II possible. eliminate these double H. o ans, ~
b b ~ ,,.a
having commissions on them 10 the nssrssoie'
The law might be changed without lnyusuoe
10 III, assessors, 50 as TO pay tnefn theIr CON
missions on amounts collected nv useO' r.,
mont rolls of many OF the counties ri W
s,ieh shane as 10 make II almost npOssipie ~
avoid double assessments In come ihhsan,.ee,
YET IL occurs that some way conln pc u re-
10 correct the rolls and get rld OF .hsss uo"pl.
and erroneous assessments a euuu.lp' " "
| Tie amount OF commissions paid on such as
easements or the passage OF law PayihA
assessors on amount coHecteu nIsn. ln"u, 4
then 10 revise and correct their folls snu
eliminate this feature. when t ~ tavnayer
II has also occurred 10 me that aficle oVi'
of tha Revised Civil Statutes OF lss2 ousht y
be amended so as to require all maze pei ~,
over the age Of q TO pay pom Of This tns
Years" Section i, OF article s. Of the cons,i,
luton begins BY saying T TAXA sso, snn Il
i inu sea poll tax. No more than the WORDS
| quoted is said about poll taxes, but u nins,
saiiow that epoli" tax must be equal and
Uniform. II the poll tax then. be bassu
u, on the sight OF sutirage Il ought 70 Ds r.
| S,ired OF ali persons who exercise that rignt
| and not confined within the eges spoelnso "
! the article Of the statute cited, lot you tai
| moi limit the right OF sinrag. ~ that VA s
IS shown IN chapter large SUN ibo ~ oa nu II %
! so as a matter Of course. but there are ma1s
| Who persistently refuse 10 pay 1t, even amoht
| trose who pay a property tax u lsFieu, !
should be Levied upon me pas rsn ~ leaniiy *
| and bear uniformly on all persons iebu'Y ca
| ercjslng the polling privilege h, ;,
Ar amendment 10 the present law ought
| be passed taxing "bucket shops" kept by pr.
| sons firms and corporations which max
| cultural products or securities OF any KIND ioi
/ future delivery,