The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-30

ed by law.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall pro,
vide by law for an annual tax suffi.
cient with other resources. to defray
the estimated ordinary expenses OF
the state for each fiscal year.
Sec. 3. Whenever the expenses Of
any fiscal year shall exceed the in
come the legislature may provide for
levying tax for the ensuing fiscal
year which, with other resources,
shall be sufficient to pay the def
cheney, as well as the estimated or
binary expenses Of the state for the
ensuing year.
Sec. 4. For the purpose OF paying
the state debt, II any, the legislature
shall provide for lcyying a tax, an
nually, sufficient to pay the annual
interest and principal OF such debt
within twenty-five years from the fin
al passage OF the law creating the
debt.
Sec 8. The power Of taxation shall
never be surrendered, suspended or
contracted away. Taxes shall be uni
form upon the same class Of subjects.
Sec. 6. All property used for free
pubic libraries, free museums, pub
lie cemeteries, property used
oh. al -
and all property used exclusive
ly for religious and charitable pur-
poses. and all property Of the Unit
ed States, and Of counties. and OF
municipalities Of this state, all house
hold goods OF the heads of families,
tools. implements and live stock, EN-
ployed in the support OF the FAMILY
not exceeding one hundred dollars IN
value. and all growing crops, shall be
exempt from taxation: Provided, That
all property not herein specified now
oxempt from taxation under the laws
of the Territory of Oklahoma, shall
be exempt from taxation until other
wise provided by law; And Provided
further, That there shall be exempt
from taxation to all ex-Union and ex'
Confederate soldiers, bona fide resi-
dents of this state, and to all widows
OF ex.Union and ex-Confederate sol
diers. who are heads OF families, and
bona fide residents OF this state, per
sonal property not exceeding two hun
dred dollars In value.
All property owned by the Murrow
Indian Orphan Home, located In Coal
County. and all property owned by
the Whitaker Orphan Home, located
In Mayes County, so long as the same
shall be used exclusively as free
homes or schools for orphan children,
and for poor and INDECENT persons,
and as fraternal orphan homes, and
other orphan homes, together with
all their charitable funds, shall be eX'
empt from taxation, and such proper
ty as may be exempt by reason or
treaty stipulations. existing between
the Indians and the United States
government, or by Federal laws, dur
ing force and effect OF such treaties
or Federal laws. The legislature may
authorize any Incorporated city or
town. by majority vote of its elec.
tors voting thereon, to exempt manu-
featuring establl nnents and public
utilities from municipal taxation, for
a period not exceeding five years, as
an inducement TO their location.
Sec, 7. The Legislature may author
ize county and municipal corporations
to levy and collect assessments for
local improvements upon property
benefited thereby, homesteads in
cluded, without regard to cash valu-
alton.
Sec. S. All property which may be
taxed ad valorem shall be assessed
for taxation at its fair cash value,
estimated at the price 1t would bring
at fair voluntary sale; and any Of
ficer, or other person authorized to
assess values or subjects for taxa
ton, who shall commit any wilful err
ror in the performance, Of his duty,
shall be deemed guilty of malfeas-
ance. apd upon convictiop thereof,
shall forfeit his office, and be other
wise punished as may be provided by
law.
Sec ., Except as herein otherwise
provided, the total taxes, on an ad va
loren basis. for all purposes, state,
county. township, city or town, and
school district taxes, shall not eX.
ceed in any one year thirty and one
half mills on the dollar, to be divided
as follows:
State levy not more than three and
one-half g 1-2 } mills; county levy
not more than eight CS) mills; Pro
vided, That any county may levy not
axcaading two lol miles additional for