The state herald., 1898-07-15


extension" without also taking the cheap
psupsr labor with the new Territory.
RrepeseA l1egislaslsn.
The Colorado state board Of equsliza.
ton, % Denver paper says, has decided
to recommend 10 the next general as
ssmbly an amendment to the existing
Law that will hx . limit 70 the tax levy
for general county purposes. A. the
law now stands there 10 no limit 10 the
levy for this purpose and the board Of
county commissioners dx the levy to
correspond With the assssssd valuation
and the amount OF revenue necessary for
general county purposes It u very sasy
to undsrstsnd Why Arspshos and few
other Of The wealthy counties Of the
state should favor limit to thus levy.
In the senate OF the 10, general assembly
an attempt wss made BY IN Arapahos
county ssnator to secure an amendment
70 the law fixing Q limit foi this levy
but 1t met with stropg opposition from
this and some 0ther districts and wss
dsisstsd. II . limit for this levy can -
secured sad can b dictated By Arapahoe
and few other wealthy counties Of the
state, il will leave the smaller and weak
sr countiss Of the state In . position
where they will bs forced to psy much
more than their share Of tho state tax.
OF course II requires heavier tax 70 pay
the running expenses Of many Of the
weaker counties Of the state than IL does
10 . wealthy county and, - . ascsssary
result, after the property Of the weaker
counties hss bssu sssesssd st Q valua.
tios equal to that sf the wealthy coun-
ties in order 10 ra,ss the revenue pscss-
sary fer general county purposes, the
levy must b mads much higher than IN
The wealthy county. II these wealthy
esantiss oaa feros upoa the weak coun-
ties, oi TIE STATE limit lover than the
levy usually made, one oi I've things
will ssesssasily result Either the a.
sssssd valuation Of the property IN the
weaker couutiss must b raissd Of there
will b shortsgs IN funds 70 pay the
ordinary ruanins sxPsnsss Of The county.
II tbs sssssssd vslustioa Of the property
b rsised, then the property Of tAsss
counties vill pay beaver state tax Just
10 proportion 70 the raise In The vaiua.
ton. fss the levy Tor state purposes -
fixed BY statute. A. the property 10 now
assassed, the tax psysrs In many ef the
weaker counties pay more than their
fair proportion Of the state tax and, IL
the proposed snssdnsnt becomes . lav,
the chances are that prsvisioos ot the .
msudmsut will b dictated by Q number
Of the wsalth,sr oouuties aud will 10.
crsass the burdens of The weaker coun.
ties. II there vas any assurance that q
limit for the levy. fair ~ all classss Of
counties In the s.sts, could b. secured
By m amspdnsut, there could b no OBJ
jectiou 70 the amendment but. whsn this
question comes up for oousidsrstios, Il
uill b found 10 be . more psrplsxing
prsblsa 10 sstisisetsrily solve than even
ths fss systsm Of The state which has
been the subjsct Of much study aud leg
sslstioa and 10 still very unsatisfactory
ssd Il sill also b found that, - in our
fss system, the greatest injustice 10 done
to The psopls oi The vsskss oouutiss, %,
10 any Legislation that We might secure
% th,s qusstios. the strung probabilities
sss that the weaker ooust.ss would sui
TO- ssst. The reason urged for the pro.
posed snsudasat 70 the ussat,sfsosory
manner II which tho property Of the
state 10 assssssd under our present laws,
the aassss0sot IL the several counties
bang very uasqual And in many ei the
counties ths valuation bslas plsosd -
low - 10 thssatsa . shortage IN state
fusds. II The statutes shsl - bow have
wsss fully ooaplIsd with. there would
b ne sssd fos ssy lssisistios such u
thst proposed. The statutes now pro.
vide that properly shall b assssssd .,
its full ossh value snd, u this vss com.
piled vith, all u The property of the stals
would bsss W fs,s proposttoa es the tag.
This provisiss Il The lsv V vielstsd BY
every ssssssor 10 The STATE. but lot ths
esssssi assembly attach . sufnclsssly
heavy pssalty 70 the violation u th,s
statute aud u vail Iesass . respect sos
this Law among ssssssoss which II doss
not have u present. Of course the -.
SESSIONS are not much more to blame 10,
this disregard Of lsv lhss the tax payer
Tor they. - ssssssi thing, are acting
ou the sdv,os and Ia scoordauos With
the Wishes Of the tax.paysu. Tie troub
10 sssms 70 bs that the Law has been q
generally ignored ell over The stsls thai
nov the people d Que county srs afraid
70 have their propsr,y Assssssd u ~
cssh value Tor fear other counties v,ll
sAssss st lover valuation and th.i,
propcrty will psy more than ix share oi
state tsx Attach = sufficiently heavy
pepslty "a the violation ot this provision
Of the statute BY the ss.essor and sstisfy
the people Of oil counties that tho s,st-
ute 10 to bs compiled with aud Il will b~