The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-14

The State Board OF Equalization
and Taxation has looked into the Ques-
tion through its attorneys very care
fully and find that large amount OF
the land is taxable and that a list
thereof should be Immediately pre-
pared.
Respectfully submitted,
THE GOVERNOR,
@. N. HASKELL.
Guthrie, okla. April 10, 1908.
Hon. G. N. HASKELL,
Governor of Oklahoma.
City.
Dear Sir:-I desire TO call your at
tention TO the 1898 Statutes of the
State OF Oklahoma. which makes ii
the duty OF the State Auditor to fur
nish the County Clerks of the various
counties in the State a list of the
taxable lands within their counties
Section TO- Article l, Chapter rs,
Statutes of 1898 reads as follows:
He shall transmit to the County
Clerks of each County, on or before
the first day Of May in each year,
list OF lands within such county which
shah have become subject to taxation
within the preceding year. agreeable
TO the information by him received
from the land offices of the Terri
tory"
Ii has been the custom for the Leg
islature of the Territory of Oklahoma
from time to time to appropriate a
/ cftfffpfAnt rf -. Of
the expense OF obtaining this list. and
therefore, all of the taxable lands of
that part Of the State. which was for
merly the Territory of Oklahoma, has
been kept up TO 1905. and for the nee
essary work of bringing up to date
the list of taxable lands in this por-
ton OF the State covering the years
/ 1906 and 1907, / estimate the cost to
the State al 100000, and as to the
Indian Territory portion of the State,
this office has no records for the tax.
atle lands whatever, have received
letters from County Clerks, Commis
slLnors and Attorneys in practically
every county in tho state concerning
the list of taxable lands, and being
| prompted by these communications
and the duties of this office as pre-
scribcd in the Statutes above quoted.
on the 18th day OF March, made a
trip to Muskogee for the purpose OF
examining the records of the Dawes
Commission and TO ascertain, as near
~ as possible what the expense OF se-
curiag this list TO the State would be,
and after having made this investi-
| cation | am satisfied that the cost of
securing the list of taxable lands for
the Indian Territory portion of the
State will not cost less than s12.-
10000, and now that it is the duly of
this office to see TO 1t that all taxable
lands be listci ror taxation, ! respect
fully request that you recommend TO
| he Legislature now I'm session, on APP
preparation of $i3.000.O0 10 be used by
this office in securing a list of the
taxable lands within the State and
lcarrying into effect the law above
quoted.
Most respectfully submitted,
NJ E TRAPP
State Auditor.
Messenger arrived from the Senate
bearing enrolled copy of Senate Joint
Resolution No. 3. which the Speaker
signed in open session after reading
at length
Messenger arrived from the Senate
bearing Senate Bill No. III, by Mem
minger; and letter announcing that
he Senate had passed House Bills
No. 46s, by Whitehurst: No. 223, by
Ellis as amended: 543, by Marley,
and House Joint Memorial No 8. by
Harrison (of Hughes) bearing en-
rolled Senate Bin No 79 as amended
and announcing that the Senate had
rejected the conference committee re
port Of House Bill No. 377. and asking
furthe. conference.
On motion of Mr. Ellis the House
refused 20 agree TO the Senate amend
ments TO House Bill No. 223. and
asked for a conference. the Speaker
lappointing as such committee Ellis
Crouch. Murdoch.
Letter was read announcing thai
the Senate had adopted the conference
committee report on House Bill No 2Sl
and that the Senate had concurred II
the objections OF the Governor Il
Senate Blll No. le4
The Conference COMMITTEES repOr
iof House Bin No. 174 inHiatiye ans
lrctefendum) vas read. and adopted
ghe report and The bill were adopted
oy the following vote. the question