The true northerner., 1901-02-08


lar of authorized capitai Under the
present law the state collected $780,
900 last year,
The inheritance Tax Law.
The supreme court has come 10 the
aid Of the state by affirming the con-
stitutionality Of the Inheritance tax
/ law 1t is. OF course, impossible 10
estimate the revenue the state will re-
ceive annually under this statute. but
there is no doubt that IL will be con-
siderable. The contention OF the OPP
ponents OF the law was that the act
provided for an ad valorem tax or a
tax on property and was. therefore.
unconstitutional because OF lack OF
uniformity The court. however, De.
cided against this contention and held
that the tax is a specific tax on the
privilege of transferring property. and
| consequently was within the constitu-
t!onal exception as 20 uniformity. That
portion OF the law which provided
that a portion OF the revenue may be
used 10 pay the costs OF litigation was
declared invalid by the court, mas
much as the constitution requires tnat
the gross revenue from specific taxes
shall go into the educational funds.
but the balance Of the act was de-
clared TO be constitutional and valid.
studying Equal Tax Bills.
The various equal tax bills that
have been introduced are all in the
hands of the taxation committees or
the two houses, and thus far no hear
ing has been had on the subject. Prob
ably none will be had until all the bills
that can be introduced are in at the
expiration Of the fifty-d8y limit. The
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discussed. however, and there is no
doubt that sentiment Is rapidly crys-
talking in favor of having the assess
ment Of the property of the various
coroprations affected made by the state
tax commission, instead of creating
new commission for that purpose It
is not believed that the plan to have
the governor made a member of
commission of state officers TO review
assessments will succeed, the ar
gument against this being that under
such system the entire question
would be a purely political one TO be
made the issue in every succeeding
campaign for the nomination Of state
officers.
Reapportionmentf for Congress.
About as many congressional reap
pOrtionment bills as equal tax bills
have been introduced and more are
coming, so 1t would be quite unprofit-
able TO discuss the conflicting prOvis-
ions Of the various measures. Any one
with half an eye, however, can see
that any bill of this nature which re- .
ceives the practically unanimous in
dorsement of the Michigan delegation
in congress will stand a strong show
of being enacted into a law. The
bill introduced by Representative
Barnabee of Kent a few days ago Is
said on good authority TO have such
Endorsement. and for this reason it is
worth while TO give the districts as
provided for therein. They are as
follows
Frst-First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. Eighth, Tenth,
and all that part of the Ninth, Elev-
enth Thirteenth and Fifteenth wards
of Detroit lying south of the center
line of Gratiot avenue.
Second-Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe
and Washtenaw counties, and town;
ships of Brownstown, Canton, Dear
born. Ecorse, Huron, Livonia, Mon
guagon. Romulus Redford, Sumpter,
Taylor and Van Buren, and the city of
Wyandotte, Wayne county.
Third-C0untes of Branch, Cal.
houn, Eaton, Hillsdale and Kalama-
zoo.
Fourth-Counties Of Allegan, Bar.
ry, Berrlen, Cass, st. Joseph and Van
Buren.
Fifth-Countes of Ionia. Kent and
Ottawa.
Sixth - Counties of Genesee. Ing
ham. Livingston. and Oaklan, and the
townships Of Greenfield and Spring
wells. and the Twelfth. Fourteenth and
Sixteenth wards of Detroit:
Seycnth-Counties OF Lapeer. Ma
comb. Sanlac and st. Clair, townships
of Crosse Pointe, Hamtramck and
Gratiot, and all that part of the Ninth.
Eleventh. Thirteenth and Fifteenth
wards of Detroit north of the center
line Of Grariot avenue.
Eighth-Counties of Clinton, Huron,
Saginaw, Shdawassee and Tuscola.
Ninth-COunties of BenZie, Emmett.
Antrim. ChafleyOix, Grand Traverse,
Lake. Leenanau. Mason. Muskegon,
NewaygO, Oceana and Manistee.
Tenth-Counties of Crawford, Clare.
Osceola Wexford, Kalkaska, Gladwln.
Gratiot, Isabella Mecosta, Midland.
Otsego. Ogemaw, Missaukee, Roscom-
mon, and Montcalm.
coma, Arenac, Bay, Chippewa, Delta.
Luce, Mackinac. Montmorency, Os-
coda Presque Isle, Schoolcraft, Che
boygan and Iosco.
Twelfth-Counties of Alger Baraga.
Dickinson. Gogebic, Houghton Iron.
Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee and
Ontonagon.
State Medical Board.
The state board of registration and
examination in medicine appointed by
Governor Pingree when the new medl-
cal registration law became operative
In the fall of 1899 was never con-
firmed by the senate. For this rea-.
son it devolved upon Governor Bliss
TO appoint a new board. and he has
named the following: John II. Girls.
wold, Grand Rapids; George T.. RAN
ney. Lansing; Walter II. Sawyer.
Hillsdale; Austin w. Alyord. Battle
Creek: Henry Il. Landon. Bay City:
james III. Howell. Saginaw: Albert
Lodge. Detroit; William Bell. Smyrna:
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