Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-18
Prepared by {. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The only Pill to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.

subject the citizen to moral terpitude, or
munity.
Taxation is only an evil when the reve-
Eues are Squandered or wasted on favor
lies, or When party. and not public, ends
are sought to be subserved; when corrupt
or unwise men handle the revenues. and
CANT salaries; when the burdens Of the gov
ernment are not equally borne by the prop
erty of the community: when those who
receive the most protection manage to es-
cape their just share of the amount re-
CURED to meet public expenditures. Under
these circumstances taxation is an evil not
TO be avoided. but the people should arise
In their might and correct the abuses as
they have done in all ages. Our fore
representation: and with a high hand emp
tied caddies Of tea into the Boston harbor.
and for ten years they maintained their
rights on the field of battle.
No better investment can be made In the
cause of civilization than that a fair per
cent ibn, Of the ., wealth hnhss ct the sx6 citizen be be- con- On
the public health, protecting the prop
e fating from frans aeT1Taf5lUn taking ak hre; care tacit Of
the defective and dependent. and in the
free education of the children of the state.
without heavy taxation. and the man who
makes false returns of his property should
be regarded in the same light as the man
any other business transaction.
Adequate Revenue Necessary.
An adequate revenue is essential to the
existence of every organized government.
TIL power to compel and enforce contribu-
ton from the people governed is inherent
in every independent government This
power of enforcing contribution or taxation
Is. of necessity. unlimited in q SOVEREIGN
Marshall. involves the power to destroy"
but in a constitutional government like the
United States; this power is limited by the
stitution.
The federal government may not tax the
tax the property Of the federal government
its mails, its buildings. its currency. Its
bonds.
The taxing power of the state, which is
the subject of our discussion ~.to-night. is
vested in the general assembly. generally
called the legislaturss; =, Taxing Tag pSWer OF tine ne
three men called the county court; The
taxing power Of the city is vested In the
taXing power Of the legislature is limited
by the constitution. The taxing. power OF
the county court is limited by the constii
assembly. as is also the taxing, power Of
the municipal corporation. The people
have ever been jealous. and sought to limit
and regulate the taxing. power by the or
ganic law. This limitation is very clearly
defined and regulated by our state consti-
tuition.
Section 3, article 10, of our constitution,
Taxes may be levied and collected for
public purposes only: They shail pc n 4n,-
in the territorial limits of the authority
levying the tax. and all taxes shall be
'e Section anl9 4 provides that THE property SUBJ
ject to taxation shall be taxed in proper
ton to its value"
Section 6 provides that 'the property Of
the state. the county, the city, property
owned by churches. schools. cemeteries.
charitable institutions and agricultural So
c%isties shall be exempt from taxation
ing property from taxation. other than the
property above enumerated: shall be void"
Section 8 provides that the rate OF taxa
ton for state revenue purpose shall be
Is cents on the 500 whenever the taxable
wealth of the state shall reach $500. 0O. WO:"
A the taxable wealth of the state; In
1896, was $3.50. SIC. ESQ. the tax authorized by
the constitution for that year was ID cents
on the 800 for state revenue purposes, and
10 cents on the 800 to pay the interest and
reduce the public debt.
The following letter from the state audit
or gives the taxable wealth of the state in
ty collectors is the dramshop license and
other licenses. amounting to some 100000
or s4oo; 90:
Office of State Auditor.
City of Jefferson, Jan. II. 1898.
Hon. c. W. Clarke, No. ZIG Delaware ST.,
Nv Dear sir:|Your letter of the 10th
inst. addressed to Hon. A. A. Lesueur. Sec
rotary of state, has been referred to this
office for reply. 1 give YOU below. row.
ever, the aggregate valuation of prop
erty in the state as equaliZed and adjusted
by the state board of equalization for taxes
of 1897, on which ad valorem tax of %
cents on the 500 valuation is levied for the
state. being IS cents for revenue and 10
cents for interest:
Real and personal property 49,. 1914, 1856. 50S
property 1852. ss5
Merchants and manufacturers