The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
PROPOSES
TO LIMIT
TAX LEVY.
ANTHONY'S M e A S U r E
PASSED TO FINAL ROLL
CALL IN HOUSE
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HOT DISCUSSION ON
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT
Bill Giving G0veTnoT Power to
Remove Negligent Officers
Arouses Opposition
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The governors tax limitation and
county excise board bill, introduced
iii the house by Representative An
thony, was passed by that body yes
terday afternoon, in committee OF the
whole. with the utmost ease, and Will
probably be put on final roll call to-
day. The Democratic caucus thrash
ed the bill out finally yesterday morn
ing, and the passage OF the bill TO
final roll call was formality.,
The bill places the following maxi
mum limits on tax leyies. County levy
) mills: one mill additional for com
mon schools, and an additional limit
OF one mill for county high schools.
The city levy shall not exceed seven
mills: the incorporated town levy. 8
mills township levy, three mills;
school district levy Tor the support
Of common schools, five mills.
The power Of levylng taxes Is taken
from the county commissioners and
vested in a county excise board. TO
county treasurer county attorney
county superintendent and county
Judge, who shall serve as members
| Il such board without additional pay
The county Judge to act as chairman
and the county clerk as secretary.
All estimates of taxes needed are
20 be made the first Monday in July
~ the county commissioners, mayors
and councils, boards Of education, di
rectors of school districts, TOWNSHIP
boards, etc.
Duties OF County Excise Board
The county excise board shall NEE
the last Saturday in July, examine
revise and correct the various esti
mates for the county, cities, towns
4 townships and shall make the neces
sary levy therefor. School districts
which are not included in cities o
The first class are exempted.
If any estimate to the county eX
else board shall exceed the limit plac
ed on tax levies, the board shall cal
a special election for vote on th
excessive levies, on the second Tues
'ay after the first Monday in August
The voters shall vote for and agains
The levy, and II will take fifty pc
cent OF the qualified voters With
the county or district in which eleC
':on is held to vote to make the elet
; tion valid.
The provisions of the bill extend t
all commission governed cities a
well as others, but in case of an ele'
:on in cities for higher levy, tn
mayor and council and board OF edl
cation shall call the same.
Paving Bill Killed
The Goulding senate bill, amen
ing the paving law was killed. I'll
bill was advocated chiefly by Repr
: sentative Cope of FL Reno. but /
gave way before the verbal onslaugl
: Of Durant, Tillotson. Jones, Dunn al
J others, who wanted no more conf
: sion in nor meddling with the pa
, Ing laws. and could not prevent Il
+ bill being defeated.
= Representative Jones moved tn
10 more excuses be accepted for q
sence except sickness or death, b
got an emphatic mo- vote from 4
hunse.
. Representative jain of Coal coun
presented 100 signatures petit
y from Coal, asking that the game Il
n he not meddled with. The state boa
- of agriculture reported concerning
disposition OF the cyclone suffer'
appropriation. and committee
Earle. Casteel and Tooley we're
a, pointed 10 take the matter up. I
IA fees and salaries bill went over, sli
N. the senate was working on IT,
70. State Treasurer Menefee inform
~ The house that the Commerce Tr
"a company Is located at Kansas G.
ri. Kan. and that he would be glad
in furnish the house information as
If why he was kepcing $2S5.000 OF st
In funds there. The house voted TO
EFT him 10 submit his reasons.
oil INSPECTION Fee Bill
The Wortn,an bill increasing oil
spection fees was reported out
Ing committee. cope's two bills. nal
for amendments in The laws regart
ou- Wills aud guardianships were pas
ne finally.
nt hooE- .tbutu wv oAiCNdVOh
et. sion IN bot discussion of the J
and Burnettc bill giving the govcl
ROVER to suspend. ON petition, any
- ficer who neglects to enforce the
hibitory laws. and making II a fe
- to wiIfuIly neglect such cnforcem
y The bill also provides for the disl
tion OF all confiscated liquors.
lick this part Of the bill was not disc
and ed Tillotson OF Nowata led
gan fight on the bill. and was ably
has onded by others, declaring that
had would support no law that wouIs
ired low any one man to suspend Off
end Ewell OF Bryan. and the author
lege the bill were making heated
oons tense of the measure. saving th
I,d. sAs Aecessa.s 70. the I'LL en-,
4 ment Of the prohibitory law. and
= cf Comanche had motion pen
2 10 cut out all Of articles one and
y of the Billups prohibltory law. v