The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19
DlI(R VE1O[S 1 Bill.
! ur1ges TO APPROVE 4 MEASURE
= ASSESSMENT or TAKES.
$3.50 @ the Py0vision Mnksng che
Clerk ~ the DeorA %
Assessor Clerk ~ the beard q
uecsaw Vetoed . Sanilar NH.

earetal Dispatch to the Post-Intciiixsncer
0EYMPIA, March 1ss-The governor %
~ concluded his action on the last of
/ ~ legislative bills, possibly excepting the
INF senate bill, No. lis. He approved
II No ~, An act authorizing cities
Fl he Brst class 10 levy ard collect as
sfrn6nseufs upon property benefited hy To-
Il improvements. and declaring an emer-
B n1nty
II also approved H. e. No. 3ss. IAN act
enendtng section OF an act entitled An
IS - to regulate the leasing of mineral
1oeds Belonging to the state Of Washing
=, and declaring an emergency APP
r5oyed March II. 1897
ne following hills were fiIed without APP
esvval thus allowing them To become
8 hws without action by the governor:
II. b. s4s. IAN act relating to revenues
and taxes on real property which became
1st,nquent during the year 1877. etc. This
> the bill which the governor gave notice
s6q Wednesday thai he would allow TO
hec0sBe law without his signature.
n. b. ~ "AE act relating 10 nsxotsabie
instrrments." known ar the "prorzissory
ncte BILL
H.n. ssi is vetoed by the governor, ard
~ sets out the following reasons for his
1eapprovai Of the bill.
II am unable to approve house h.iI No.
81 entitled. An act amending al act en-
1@led n act TO provide for the nS&e&x uaens
end collection OF taxes In the state Of
Washington. approved March IS. 1881. and
prosfding for the extension and compile
hon Of the tax rolls by the assessor and
making him clerk OF the board OF eanasi-
0t.on, and declaring an emergency.
II cannot believe that tho change in
methods proposed by this bili IL IN lire
with careful and Just public policy. A
Similar blu was vetoed by my predecessor
Gov. John III Mef;raw, and his veto. aa
her has f4x ff.s
IN h.s-1udgment IL was an Interference
with careful and proper management Of
Affairs.
THE auditor Is one Of the principal Of
ncfrs employed in q fiduciary capacity.
Under the existing law he Is called upon
and has abundant time TO examine fully
the work OF the assessor. II passes In re-
view before him. ] do not believe IL TO be
good policy nor 10 the beat interest or the
community that n single man or singie
set OF men be infrusted with the power
and responsibility Of making assessments
ana Without permanent check follow up
the work by extending the rolls until they
are delivered to the treasurer for colIec-
ton. IT is true the bill provides for the
turning over of fhe rolls to the auditor on
the first Monday I'm December. to remain
IN his hands for one week and then to be
turned over to the treasurer with IA war
rant from the auditor, who knows abso-
lutefy nothing about the correctness OF
the work. authorizing the treasurer 10
proceed with the collection OF taxes. This
Ia a mere Formally. no sufficient tire
being afforded the auditor for examina-
ton.
THE system now In vogue may be de-
scrzbed az n double entry system. a sys-
tenn OF necessary and very proper cheeks
and balances being maintained. The plan
proposed by this bill may be called the
single entry system. turning as IL does
the whole matter over To one Official
There could be no saving Under the
system proposed, and In the opinion OF
competent Judges IL would be likely 10 Trad
to serious disagreement In tho very i'm
portant matters connected with assess
mens and collection OF taxes.
'.For these reasons the bill Is hereby re-
turned without my approval"