The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-09-06


1900 per annum, the Recording Clerk
TO 81 500, which would conform to The
present salaries OF similar clerks In
the State Treasurers and ComPtrol-
ler's Offices, and to facilitate speedier
and more effective dispatch OF busi-
ness another clerk upon salary OF
81 200 would prove advantageous and
economical to the State. l would re-
specially refer you to the report OF
the Honorable Legislative Committee,
which recently examined the Seere-
tary of States ONCE recommending an
additional clerk.
am now and have been for the past
four years a member of two state
equalization boards-one to equahze
tax assessments on real estate ana
personal prosperity, the other on rail-
roads and telephone companies. 1t
has always been my earnest endeavor
and sense of duty, without favor OF
partiality, from the facts presented, 10
hold that properties of similar value
should always be taxed alike. sol
! without criticism, of course, OF the
action of our respected lawmakers IN
regard TO salaries, the character and
amount of labor, efficiency and re-
sponsibility should control
| Fire-Proof File Cases.
In this connection would also most
respectfully rcall Your Honor's atten-
tion To the, recommendation OF the
Legislative Examining Committee as
tn the necessity of supplying the sec
retary of States Office with steel, nre-
nroof file cases, such as are used IN
, the other state departments, for Detter
J preservation and seosarity OF tne M
valuable records and record BOOKS III
, the Office, and the Legislative EXAM
} ming Committee also recommended an
/. increase of $500, making the appro-
nriation $500 for two years. IN lieu
, If 81 900 as at present, for the ordinary
exnenses Of this department.
/. There is necessarily required IN inc
/. office a great many postage stamps
q o,,;ng to the necessity OF man In
: noasino number of reports, statues
8 and general exchanges as wen o.
d answering volumes of communicative
4 and INQUIRIES. The daily mail leooASt
, oon+oins from twenty to sixty letters
d ana official documents, wnlch are =,
. answered upon the day received WIZ
rare exception. Postage account ~
~ ost two wears amounted to $40
$, An increase of new blanks ana recoi'
q hooks stationery and other requisite
Il of the office would demand ana Jus.n
: this small increase of the present DieN
n, NAL appropriation.
IS The Legislative Examining o'i
3 too also recommended the adoptloh
s revised fee and privilege TAX las
: rh,cb Il now before the Legislature
., ond r. enacted into law VIII simpiii
=. the fling of charters, and prins
*. creased revenue to the ota'e
CORPORATION hepoTts.
Having a laudable pride in the iart
increase and increasing revenue pi'
O2 80 or "chance money" whicn ~
nauer been included in the budget
IS dosnite receipts to the State wou
- resnectfully suggest to Your Honor
81 -. Inconsistent with your IDEAS
rst nronr;ety to have you favor ana :
o5 aond tho. massage Of Senate B
not M 5s1 introduced by Senator WIZ
reouiring all corporations, domes
tic 90 foreign. to make annual repo'
- Tho Secretary of State, and pay
nominal fee for certihcate OF nii
mort This action was recomlnen'
nv the Legislative Committee Una.
o7o 80, the Secretary OF States ON
The operations of this bill II enao'
into law, would not only give pr0
,nonce 70 all creditable and nom
ooO orot,ons but would in meas'
- EXPOSE and put out OF BUSINESS
Pc d,srenutable concerns that are
that oa;ving and swindling the people -
past Almost daily inquiries come 70
tate Secretary of State OF corpora''o's'
g is norting to be doing business ~
} of state that are not OF record iio
,bly. ont Of the state, or have auie''S
ex- nanded business, which often "o
the hordship upon a large class OF q
J, as ulous citizens. $50,
II YOU will pardon me- ! wouiu
teal 70 emphasize that # this Dill sn'
efer- hecome a law it would not only u
e Of line Of progress with other states
eipts nrove a great revenue producer
The the state and protect our hho'
due people.
ecre. revision of the Blue BOOK.
One Of the greatest sources OF r