Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-27
GOVERNOR
VETOED IL BILLS
YESTERDAY
These Are Merely a Forerunner OF What
Is Coming Today and Tomorrow

build q highway In any OF ihe cOuh-
ties in the state, neither have any OF
the county authorities power TO ini-
tIate such proceedings. This power
rests solely with the property own
ers within two miles on either side
OF the highway proposed 10 be Inn
proved and those within one mile be-
yond the termini OF such highway.
The power OF initiative should be
vested either I'm the commission or
In the county authorities or In both
as well as In the property owners
along the highway 60 be improved.
Second. Because Of this lack of
power the result may and probably
will be that large fund will be
drawn each year from the taxpayers
and continue 10 be accumulated in
the valuts OF the state treasury. IL
may safely be predicted that, labor
ing under the present heavy burden
OF taxation. no property owners In
the state along any highway there
Of, will seek voluntarily To Impose
upon himself burdens in addition to
those he is now compelled TO bear
II the law is TO remain in It's present
shape very much smaller tax should
have been levied 60 inaugurate
system which in the very nature OF
things must be problematical, leaving
room to extend this system n future
demands might Justify.
Third. A more serious objection
than those stated is TO be found In
the fact that when the amount to be
assessed against the abuttlng prop
erty owner Is determined and be-
comes established as fxed lien.
the county treasurer upon an order
Of the county court executes nom
taxable certificates therefor, certify
ing the sum assessed against each
tract OF land. which certificates are
payable in installmonts OF one, two.
three, four Ave and six years from
date with interest at rate not TO
exceed six per cent per annum pay
able annually. II any installment Is
not paid when due the whole certif-
cate becomes due and payable and
the holder thereof may sue to fore
close the lien, recover his debt and
reasonable attorney fees In addition
Money and evidences OF debt OF
every kind escape largely the tax
gatherer without laws OF exemption
A law which has for It's purpose the
raising OF 70 large sum OF money
as that proposed to be raised by the
bill under consideration ought not TO
exempt the interest bearing certiil-
Gates issued Hereunder from taxa
tion Those who can afford TO buy
the certificates ought TO be willing 20
bear their just proportion OF the
burdens OF government, Any meas
ure which exempts such property
from taxation Is vicious I'm the very
nature OF things and | cannot give
my approval To a.
"rhe taxes that have been imposed
upon the people by the legislature
which has just adjourned are larger
than they ever have hcen In the his
tory OF the state, new burdens have
been added aud no new subjects
brought within the taxing power and
hence there Is all the NOR ereason
for Withholding my approval from
this bin IA the present emergency
The reason for yotoing 5. n. 1873
were based on s, n. i66,
The reasons In :. n, SIS, we're also
contained IN tho veto Ice
5, A. ~ Was also vetoed,
Tho goyornor said that In the alb
sense of the irrigation code which
was defeated at the present session
this law is nl-adyisod.