The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-12-29
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED
Idaho Legislature to Convene
January Is.
TO REVISE REVENUE LAWS
Governor Hawley's Proclamation
and Reasons for Call.

governor Jas. H. Hawley on his re-
'urn I" Boise from his eastern trim o,
the governors special, last Sa,nrda,
issued a proclamation calling specia
session of the eleventh legislature I,
convene January Is to enact a new
revenue law. 1t is the first time III,
legislature of Idaho was ever caller
70 meet 10 extraordinary session
The proclamation follows:
whereas, an extraordinary oc-
casion requires the convention of q
special session of the state legislature:
NOW, therefore, l, James II. Haw.
ley, governor Of the state Of Idaho,
oy virtue of the authority invested,
90, by this proclamation, call the
legislature OF the state OF Idaho to
meet in special session at the capitol,
at BOISE city, In Ada county. Idaho,
on the 18th day of January, 1912, at
~ O'CLOCK noon. for the following
purposes, and none other, TO wit:
"For the purpose of revising the
revenue laws, providing a new sys
tenn of assessment, equalization, levy
and collection Of taxes; amending or
repeating laws relating to poll taxes,
whether for general or road purposes;
amending the corporation tax laws;
amending or repeating the laws re-
lating to live stock, sanitary and
predatory animal taxes; amending all
acts, or parts Of acts, prescribing the
rates to be levied for state, county.
municipal, school and road purposes;
amending all acts and parts of acts
prescribing the limit of bonded in
debtedness for county, municipal and
school purposes: proposing amend
! ments to the revenue provisions Of
the constitution of the state of Idaho;
proposing an amendment to article
IS, section 6. of the constitution OF
the state of Idaho, so as to make the
county treasurers ex otficio tax col
lectors; proposing additions or new
sections or amendments to existing
sections of the constitution Of the
state of Idaho, limiting the rate of
tax leyies for the county. municipal
and school purposes, and limiting the
bonding power of counties, municipal
titles and school districts. The latter
statute may also provide for the ex-
penses of the session, and other mat.
ters incidental thereto.
"1n witness whereof. l have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the state of Idaho to be affixed by
the secretary of state this 23rd day OF
December, 1911.
"By the governor.
JAMES H. HAWLEY, Governor
"Attes': Wilfred L. Clifford, Secre-
tary of State "
The governor repeats his reasons
for calling special session as fol-
lows:
1.-The absurdities and Inequalities
of the revenue law as it has hereto
fore existed has never been forcibly
called to the attention OF the people,
mainly for the reason that II mas
never been enforced. Officers have
heretofore evaded the law and con-
tinually violated their official vows
apparently thinking thereby that the
netficiency Of the law would be cor
rected.
..The vicious system heretofore
prevailing, which set utterly at de-
flance not only the law itself out the
ordinary principles of good govern
ment upon which every law is based'
has gradually grown up and the peo-
nle have so become accustomed 10
violations of law that many become
discontented because of its enforce
ment.
.sThe enforcement of the revenue
law during the present year. whiie
mt as complete as it should have
heen has. however, called attention
in the most effective way to the COT
rections necessary to he MADE he
neope of the state are awakened 10
~. ,ocasSitv of the changes DeiuR