Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-02-15

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The committee rsPoEss1 zish tn
following resolution, zhicb wzs adopt
e bg the ASSOCIATION:
SIXTH ANNUAL NETTING ~ TaR AZ
S9cgGTIox oF COUNTY Assessors
or TIE sT4rE or MISSOURI.
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Bs il resolved by the ASSocsztion @.
County Assessorz q the State of Ms
so1ri
Tnzt il Is fhs Judgement u shsi
b9sF, zfter fuli dtscrzssou AMI eoaSid-
-Erztio1, that f0z the pzrpese q e4zzl.
ling the rzte q tantign zpa1 the
atEsrsnt classes q property ana Eak.
ing the same uniform Throughout TIE
state al property iz the State Of Ms
SER, both real and perso1zi, inelnd-
Ing railroad property znd fraEchises
OF al coFpcrztions. shoUld be azsesssd
a ffty per cent of its actual Tzlue.
Be il further Resolved That this
Association and each individual mem
Der thereof use cur best Efforts and
endeayors to bring about such iegis
lati0n as win put into effect the EIeEi
hersinbefors expressed: and
That the Legislature q the Stats
Of Missouri be and is hereby requested
10 take the necessary steps 70 put ths
same into effect.
Be il further Resolved That we
recoRmend and urge that the laws D
this state relating 10 the assessment
and t21ation q banks and banking To-
stltGsions be extended 50 that ths
sane shall ineEude and apply 70 all
Binding and sI1zn Associations or.
gz1lze1 z1deg the laws Of the STAT
COMMITTEE.
James 2. Crog,
Chairman.
EErzETAET swAxeKz ADDREssEs TaI
AsSkxEET-
SsEEstzry q Stale John f. swan
gzx, representi1z the Estate Beard d
E4Gs2iz1sion. when asked to z5dFesl
TIE zzsorizti9n zzds 4 zost eloquent
zzd mastery Aires fun Of s0znc
laziezl thp1ghts. zith rsfere1ce 70 the
question q tzxztEoz, and Offering ser
erzl practical snzgzstA0nS
In pzrt, Mr.. Sxz1gsr said that b
regarded this Is the m0st important
meeting that had been held. or coul,
be held in Missoari, and the ahsOrhini
question in the minds Of all pressnl
was ''what Is best to be done to equal
lie TIE burden Uf taxation"
He congratulated the Assessors @
the State, for forming themselves in
70 an association to solve the compiler
questions q TAXATION and commended
their efforts ia endeav0ring TO have
eazeted, l2zs that snnld meet The
needs q tsy2tion, and enable them L
arrive at . just aHd equitable asses
meDt Of property.
In regard 70 the law req uiring al
property % De assessed at its ''trul
raiae,H Mr. ssz0ger said thzt th,
term true value was sometimes con
strued 20 mean cash value, ant
maintained that practically no pro
perty vas assessed at It's actual cash
EzI1e.
''It Is not necessary said the speak.
eF, 10 asses property at It's actual
cash value 10 order to obtain enough
revenue for the State county aud
city,
Secretary sssngeT expressed hin,
self as not being Ia sympathy with
what Is purported 70 be the views d
our distinguished Governor with re-
gard TO the single tax.
he declared It 70 be Impractical and
unfair as it was iu The interests q the
rich and against The poor.
when Tou DO away with the per
soual tax said Mr.. swzuyer. You
lead al of the tax on the real estate
and corporations"
he ais0 expressed binsef as being
in favor of legislation which would re-
quire that property be assessed AZ It's
actual cash value. and a certain per
cent Of that be subject to taxation.
Nr. ssanger paid high tribute to
the uprightneSs, horor and good jndg-
ment q the assessors in extending
equal justice 70 all and special
privileges 10 none. "The ASSESSOR
aid be, ''Is the man who stands BE-
tseen the people aud the taxes. Mr..
sEanger closed his address by saying
hat the State Board q Equalization
would cooperate and work With the