The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
TAXATION OF LAND
ELLIS COUNTY FARMERS WANT
UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR REM
DERING REAL ESTATE.
MARKET VALUE UNFAIR
Urged That Rendition Should Be
Made on Revenue Producing
Basis of Land-ResoIu-
tions Adopted.

A largely and enthusiastically at
| tended mass meeting of representa-
tive citizens AM tax payers of Ellis
county was held in the district court
room Monday arernoon at o'clock.
| Deeming the object of the gathering
/ of more than ordinary importance
Judge Hawkins willingly adjourned
court until Tuesday morning. There
were probably more than three hun
dred in attendance and almost every
resented. The purpose of the meet
ing was to give the tax payers an
opportunity to exchange views con-
cerning the full rendition law, and
to discuss some method out of which
might be evolved uniform basis for
the rendition of real estate for taxa
ton. Quite a n,Imber entered into
hearty and enthusiastic discussion
of the proposition.
Col Jas S. Davis was called as
chairman and R. K Erwin was cleo
ted secretary
The first speaker was Representa-
| tive B. F. James, a member of the
| Legislature that enacted the full rem
dition measure. Mr.. James said that
while the tax measure was up for
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Gated the proposition that property
should be rendered on revenue
producing basis.
Representative Alderdice said he
favored high rate of taxation and
! a low rendition. He said that as cor
| poration taxes were based on the
earning capacity it was unjust to com
| pei land owners to render their land
at it's full cost value regardless of
its earning capacity.
Hon. A. J. Lloyd former represen-
tative in the legislature, advanced
the idea that land should be divided
| into three classes.
| District Judge Hawkins read the
| provisions of the new law and COM
mented on them at some length. He
urged conservatism and appealed to
those present to refrain from turn
| ing the meeting into one of indigna-
ton.
Captain w. A Boyce believed
| land should be rendered on a reven-
ue producing basis.
| Col Jas. S, Davis made a strong
speech in which he advised that a
committee be appointed to confer
with committees from other black
land counties of North Texas rela-
tive to holding meeting in Dallas
some time soon for the purpose OF
taking concerted action with refer
ence to the adoption of some uni
form method of rendition.
/ At the conclusion of his address
the following committee was ap-
! pointed to carry out his suggestions
| relating to meeting in Dallas: r.
K Erwin, B. F. Hawkins and A. j.
Lloyd.
B. F. Hawkins moved that a COM
mittee, composed of one from each
commissioner precinct, be appoint
ed to confer with and assist the
board of equalization in fixing a
reasonable value upon real estate.
Will Few offered as substitute that
the committee be composed of one
from each school district. The sub
stitute was lost, al the original
laotion was adopted The chair nam
ed the following committee;
John a. Fayne. precinct No. / /;
R. L. Feds, precinct No. 2; B. F.
Forester, precinct No. 8; B. F.
Hawkins, precinct No. 4.
A committee on resolutions was
appointed as follows; W. T. NJ.
! Dickson, R. B. Reeves, Isaac Grif-
fifth, A. J. Lloyd and B. F. James.
| The committee submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were
| unanimously adopted:
Whereas, there has recently
| been passed by the Thirtieth legis-
lature a law known as The Full
Rendition BILL which said law un-
dertakes to bring about a radical