The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-08
Assemblyman Perkins and
Senator Hillery Introduce
It simultaneously In the
Lower and Upper Houses
WHAT IT PROV lDES
THIS MEASURE IS TO SUPER
sEDE THE HILLERY MEASURE
OF LAST YEAR, AGAINST
WHICH THERE WAS so MUCH
OPPOSITION.
lspeeial e ..The Jeraey city News.,o

| TRENTON, Feb. s, 19O6.--It seems
legislators that when an important meas
ure is introduced in one branch Of the
law-making body that a similar or dupli-
cate bill is introduced in the other, SO
that either House may take action on it
when it feels so disposed. The innova-.
ton was started by the Colby-Martin
faction at the beginning of the session
and has now been followed by the admin
istration forces.
i In the House yesterday Leader Ran
dolph Perkins introduced new maxi
mum tax rate bill which is intended to
take the place of the Hillery maximum
tax law, which has aroused so much OPP
position in all parts of the State. At
the same time, Senator Hillery intro
duced a similar measure in the Senate.
Both bills are identical, containing the
same provisions. Either House can now
take action on the measure and that one
that passes first will probably receive the
concurrence of the other. The new
Perkins -Hillery bill is as follows:
i sOne-In all taxing districts of this
State whose tax rate for the year 1905
for county, school districts or local pur-
poses did not exceed two dollars for the
Il 800 Of assessed valuation, the tax rate
for county, school districts or local pur-
poses for the year 1906, shall not ex-
ceed the said tax rate for the year 1895,
/ and thereafter such tax rate shall be dir.
minished annually at the rate of not less
than five cents on the $100 of assessed
valuation, until it is reduced to $1.75 on
the $1O0 of assessed valuation, and there.
after the permanent limitation of taxes
for such county, school districts and To-
cal purposes shall be $1.T5 on the 500
Of assessed valuation.
"Two-In all taxing districts of this
State whose tax rate for county. school
districts and local purposes for the year
1905 exceeded 50 on the $1OO of assessed
valuation, the tax rate for such county.
school districts and local purposes for the
year 1906 shall not exceed such tax rate
for the year 1905, and thereafter such
tax rate shall be diminished annually
at the rate of not less than ten cents on
the $1O0 Of assessed valuation until re-
duced to 50 on the 500 of assessed val
uation, and thereafter shall be reduced
annually at the rate of not less than five
cents on the 500 of assessed valuation
until it reaches $1.75 on the 500 of as
sessed valuation, and thereafter the per
manent limitation Of taxes for such
county, school districts and local purp5s-
es shall be S1.75 on the 500 Of assessed
valuation.
Three-When the tax rate in each
IaAihs uiStl1cl LII any cOuHty Oi lIlS
State shall have been reduced to $1.75,
as provided in sections one and two Of
this act, the tax rate for county pur-
poses shall not in any case exceed fifty
cents on the 500 Of assessed valuation.
i "Four-The limitations imposed by
sections one and two of this act upon the
tax rate in any taxing district shah NOT
apply to the tax rate required to raise
the State tax. the State school tax or to
pay Judgment against the taxing district.
which may be imposed iD addition to the
limited rate herein fixed.
AFive-Any tax levied in excess Of the
limitation imposed by sections one ana
two hereof shall be void as to such ex-
cvss.
'six This act shall take effect h,nne-
diately.'
The Administration, it is said. has
affixed the stamp of approval on the Hill
lery Perkins bill and will strive for its
success through both Houses. All other
Hillery tax rate repealers and anend
uents which have thus far been inWo-
duced will probably be allowed to slum-
Der in the graveyard of the committees
] to which they were introduced No effort
| Will Nc made IN nass anv of thn,n The