The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-03
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tax nasRleid lR9N ane'hali has he'H
iaisediby ,RcpeFn ad Nalurem taAes
Tho other half being psid by speclai
taxes on large corporations and mA
lns industries aud other incomes
which dcom wise provision of law.
eaualizing tho burdens OF taxation,
and giving 10 the Oklahoma tax payer
an advantage enjoyed BY the tax pay
ers Of but few other states.
THE state board oil equalization al
tel asccrtanIng the sum Of the va
rious appropriations made by the leg
+ islature for the maintenance and sup
4 port Of the several state departments
and institutions, and deducting the es
Ettmated amount to be raised by spe
/ cial taxation. such as the corporation
and mining taxes. etc, as above men
TONED, found 1t necessary TO make Q
levy Of two and onc-fourth mills ~
state purposes. An additional levy OF
one-fourth of one mill was made BY
tthe legislature for aid 10 the common
schools, no part of which is FOR state
purnoses
"The income and inheritance Ia,
are new features of our revenue laws
from which the state has thus far re
cciyed but little benefit. bur whicl
win no doubt become important fac
ltors in the raising OF revenue in IN
X future, The administration OF reN
J enue laws is OF vital importance {
! every tax payer in the state, and
: is therefore incumbent upon each am
! every officer having to do with tn
I making of leyies, and charging an
collecting taxes to guard carefully tn
absolute necessities for the carfyin
out OF their government,
s 1T win be found by compilstio
& OF the records OF the several conntie
i that the average levy Of ad yalorei
taxes for the several municipal sui
0 divisions of the state will show tha
92 / cents Of eery dollar paid by tn
/ tay aver Is for the admnistratio
! oF county. township, city, town an
village government, and 7 1-2 cent
{ for state government.
o "As it is apparent that a very larl
/. portion of the funds TO be raised b
|. general al yalorem taxes is for u
administration of local governmei
the respective boards charged vii
/. the duty of making and certifying Il
:. respective leyies should be eXtrem
ly careful in aseertaining the amour
necessary for the maintenance of tt
respective municipalities before Il
: ing the levies In doing this. eaC
\ item of actual and necessary expcnl
for the ensuing year, also the necc
sary amount for sinking and iudgme
funds, II ANY, SHOULD hc actually a
! ccrtained FROM the total Of the abo
! items should be deducted the amour
y to be raised from sources Other ,ni
r general I'd vaiortm taxes. The lc'
then made should be based on t
total eQuanzod taxable value OF {
d respective municipalities. and shou
h. bc sufficient TO raise the amuu
el needed. and no more.
~ Owing ia the fact HAT practical
all The railroad companies; also t
Pullman company and the Weste
Union Telegraph company failed
T. pay taxes charged against their pr'
> erty hy resorting TO The United stat
court the state has been greatly G
y ha rasSed. and for this reason II "
= necessary for the state board of eql
ixAti0n to make a higher levy than
would have made had these corpo
TO- tions paid their taxes.
.rs Knowing the manner in which
ne state has been embarrassed, {
NJ readily realize the embarrassment
OF local municipal government by re
on Of the nou-payment of these tax
The auditor Is defendant in 81
on brought in the united States court
ny volving the payment of more than
oI 100000 Of taxes, part Of which
,rs longs to practically every subdivis
for of municipal government In the st;
OF And now, that the needs Of COVE
ment must be met. YOU can readily
serve that such litigation places an
sre ira burden upon the individual
do payer.
Ills 1T will be observed that the gr
~ corporations have filed their cases
,ck the United States courts. the-
zen lhparting the power OF the state &C
nm. and restraining the state and mm
oln pal Officers from performing their
ties i'm the collection OF the ia
charged against such corporation
q Il is evident from the forego
,aw which Is authoritative. that only Sc
ami and one.lalf per cent Of the tax /
nla T. state tax Anyone with an on
~ OF brains viii quickly recognize
'ad NO line " reasoning based on
ood facts will hold the Democratic S
~ administration responsible for
~ great increase in the other % l-2
cert, all of which is for local pur
es and levied by the local authori
..~ without any reference whatever to
,ta,. state government
the