Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
STATE HOUSE
The Maine Tax Commits
sion and Its Duties.
Prof. Hitchings viii Secure
Orchard Statistics Of State.
r. R. Commissioners will lnyesti.
gate Benton Train Wreck,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun.
Gil Tuesday, Nov. IL, at 10 A. M.

y matter of interest is the organiZa-
tinn OF the Maine Tax Commission
which vas effected at Portland Tues
day. and which is now ready for bust
RES. TINS commission, the members
OF which are Morrill, y. Drew of Port
lard. George II. Hanson Of Calais, W.
;. White of Roclland. Milton l.. Mcr-
ill of st. Adams and Frank c. Deer
ing Of Saco. was recently appointed by
Governor Cobb by authority If the
provisions Of resolve passed by the
last Legislature. for the purpose of i'll
curing into the present system OF
raising revenue for the state, county
ana municipal! expenses, and to pro-
vide If possible for a more equal, Just
and equitable system of taxation on all
kinds Of property in the State. for the
purpose of State, county and municipal
expenses; and to provide If possible for
better and more complete system of
assessment and collection of taxes in
the State.
!. At the Tuesday meeting the commits
sion organized by the choice of Nor
rilf y. Drew as chairman, and Frank
c. Deering as secretary. The duties
devoiving upon the commission We're
though at meeting to be held in about
two weeks it is probable that definite
steps VIII be taken to carry out the
plans made for them by the Legisla-
ture which created them.
The meetings of til" commission are
t. he rather Of ala executive nature but
all # the hearings VIII be public.
li@ real purpose OF the trainers of
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| and more equitable taxation laws with
the report Of the commission as Il basis
on which to work.
The resolve passed by the Legisla-
| tCre covering the creation of the coin
mission was as follows:
Resolved, that the Governor by and
with the consent of the council b." and
hereby is authorized and empoW cred
To appoint IL commission consisting of
! FIVE members, not more than three of
whom shall be taken from the same
l.olitical party, whose duty it shall be
to inquire into the present system Of
raising revenue TOR the State, county
ana municipal expenses and to provide
! il possible, for q more equal. just and
| equitable system Of taxation on all
kinds of property in this State, for the
purpose of state. county and munich
pal expenses: and to provide, it pos
Sh!e. for Il better and more complete
system of assessment and collection of
| taxes in this State; said commission
to be paid from amy amount i'll the
state treasury not otherwise apDrn
| priatcd, such sum for their services
| as shall be allowed by the Governor
ard council. ana for necessary clerk
! hire and incidental expenses; and re-
port 10 the Governor and council as
soon as they have comIdctc! their in
VcSti@a lions and formulated their rec
| concentrations by bill or otherwise;
| that the Governor may. if the report
| of said commission is completed and
the recommendations made before tn"
| first day of January, 1908, convene the
! Legislature in extra session during the
| month of January, 1905. to consider
| said report and recommendations; and
| that the Governor siaall cause the re-
| port and recommends lions of said COM
mission to be printed and distributed
at the States expense, three copies
| of which shall be sent by nail, on 9TH
crwise to each mpinber of the present
| Legislature at their proper residence;
and l 600 copies of said report and rec
| concentrations shall be provided for
| the use of the next Legislature of this
| State if said report and recommends
tions are not submitted to an extra
session of this Legislature in January,
1908.