The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-05

be by law paid to the state, the money
SO received to be expended at the Hos
SOS. 900 to $50, 900 more should be allowed
the state, to be expended in taking up
the bonded Indebtedness of the state"
Public Debt.
of refund bonds amounting to $601, 200,
bearing interest at the rate Of per cent
State Board of Education"
Board of Pardons.
The work of the pardon board and the
difficulties encountered In securing accur-
ate information upon which to base ac-
ton In case of pardon applications Is des-
cribed. The policy Of considering all ap-
plications in executive session. is ap-
proved and the granting OF pardons for
good behavior is approved. Says the gov
s'The bright beacon Of hope should be
held out to all prisoners, giving them
to understand that a pardon win be
granted upon proper behavior and upon
their showing by their actions that they
have endeavored to reform themselves.
so that in case their freedom is granted
they viii become worthy citizens.
A probation law, under which hrst Of
tenders viii be given a change to reform,
is advocated and the principle that 1T
is better to keep man from becoming
criminal than to make criminal OF him"
A service Of 20 years with good conduct
should secure release from a life SEN
tence, thinks the governor.
An increase in the appropriation OF the
now contains 124 inmates, Is advocated
The present appropriation is now only
$4,000 per annum.
Juvenile courts, the right of appeal by
the state in criminal cases, and the COM
binetion Of larceny and kindred crimes
under one offense to avoid miscarriage of
Justice, are all approved.
Reform In Taxation.
The governor advocates reform in the
tax laws to the effect that an honest as
sessment Of property may be secured.
sessments as follows: Assessed vaIua-
/ ton of all personal property $33,6S9, 0I4;
actual value of all personal property be-
| tween $500, 600 900 and $500, 600, 600; as
sessed valuation of all property $177. 1928,
/ 1911; actual value is nearer $1,000, 600, 900.
| The message continues:
cit is safe to say that II the personal
property, exclusive Of animals subject to
| taxation, was all assessed, the same
would aggregate between $500, 900 900 and
Is assessed at see, $40. oOT. The Insurance
Department Of the State of Florida esti-
mates that the amount OF f1re insurance
m EOT $3.50 coo Sa 6So This is on
| three-fourths valuation for insurance,
representing an actual valuation OF $685.
s66,ss7. On page 1928, Report Of the Com
/ number Of establishments reporting, 3776;
capital invested, including lands, build,
| ings. improvements, machinery, cash,
SAT. 169. 5SEeleven counties not reporting
Assuming relative amount Of invest
ments would apply to them. this total
would represent SCI, $50. 7S5. The value Of
| 81, 421 900 was invested in boats and
vessels. Yet the total cash valua-
ton of all the property IN Flor
quite apparent that the full cash valua-
/ ton of all the property in Florida subject
to assessment under our laws Is much
nearer $1,000. oo0;ooo than 1t is to the
Avoid an Extra Session.
Concluding this discussion the governor
ut is quite apparent that the revenue
| laws of the state require your earnest
| attention. In the event the legislature
should not have time to pass suitable tax
laws, the necessity for calling an extra
session win be regretted by me-, as well
as by the tax payers of the state"
Ratification Of the. federal income tax
| amendment and provision for graduated
| inheritance tax are advocated.
| other Subjects.
Other laws advocated are the regula-
wise Of automobiles and chauffeurs; a
general law requiring trust companies to
/ give proper security for faithful discharge
| a law governing accounting OF public
moneys; a law requiring that the counties
shall receive interest on funds deposited
The Fee System.
Regarding the fee system the governor
says; ,,,...
1 Sner1fIS SnOui0 palu SdldTtSS. 1HSSS
| officials should not be placed in a posi-
ton, so that they will have to run down
unfortunate people for minor offenses, in
order to make a living. For the more
serious offenses, their salaries should be
supplemented by fees. In civil cases, they
should also be paid fees"
'Since / have been governor, have
refused to grant requisition upon other
governors or to honor acquisitions from
| other governors, where comparatively
/ trivial effenses were charged, unless such
afF az cd rirrTI noes
| OF an aggravating nature. Ny position
| can be illustrated as follows: A reQutst-
/ ton was received from the governor OF
| one of the neighboring states for a man
| Indicted, seven years previously, for the
/ alleged sale of liquor, in one Of the coun-
| ties of such state 1 told the sheriff, who
| presented the requisition, that / would
| examine into the recent conduct of this
man, and upon the result would depend
/ my action. found that he had been liv-
ing in this state for several years. and
was a farmer, making a good citizen
The requisition was not honored. have
an absolute sympathy for poor, ulfoE-