The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-09-07
TEST OF FULL CASH VALUE.

BOISE Capltal news: Inc real
test of the governors full cash
value plan without first having
adjusted the fixed levies, is still
to come, and it will make its APP
pearance a week from next Mon
day when the county commits
sioners meet to fix the levy for
county purposes.
The state board had an easy
question to settle, and there prob
ably never was any justification
for doubling what their powers
were. The Capital News has
never disputed the legal PROPOSE
ton set forth by the governor,
that there is no authority even in
the legislature, to levy more for
a given purpose than is required
for such purpose. The state
board could figure out with ex-
actness just how much is needed
to pay the interest on the bond
ed Indebtedness of the state, for
instance, hence there would be
abundant justification for their
calling for just that amount from
the counties, even though the leg
islature had called for more.
But who can say that less
sum than that provided by law as
the minimum levy of one mill is
enough" for the road fund OF
any county,
Who will dare to say that less
than the minimum of five mills
specified by law will be
enough" for the schools of any
county,
There is where the rub comes
in, and right there is where Gov
ernor Hawley has always side
stepped when pinned down to
answer the objections raised by
this paper, but where he has
instead attempted to detract from
the objections raised by abuse of
the press generally.
If the county commissioners ear
figure out exactly how much is
required to put the roads OF
their county in as good condition
as they ought to be, and if thai
amount should be less than one
mill on the total valuation of tina
county, then they would certain
ly be justified in making a less
levy than the one mill designated
by law. But would it not be {
farce for any commissioner OIL
any one else, for that matter tt
undertake to say that one mill VI
on the valuation of any county
would be more than is needed fo
good roads9
If the county commissioners o.
any county can figure out exact
ly how much is required to Civ,
the boys and girls of their coun
ty all the educational advantage
that they need or ought to have
and ii that amount should be les
than the five mill minimum pro
yided by law, then there would
be no question but that such con
missioners should make lev,
less than five mills for schoo
purposes, but would it not be alb
surd for any one to undertake t,
say that any sum which is no
sufficient to give each boy ant
girl the very best the worlt
knows in an educational way, il
too muchY
As we have always understood
the matter, if the commissioner
levy the minimum amount, thel
no parent of children needing al
education can complain evel
though he should be convince
they have made mistake ant
should have levied more, becaus
the commissioners, having compl
ed with the law, would be SAT-
from interference of the courts
We have always supposed, too
that if the commissioners had de
cided to levy more than fiv
mills for school purposes, a
they have done in some counties
that no taxpayer could complain
provided they did not levy NOR
than ten mills, but if the govern
or is correct in his views of tn
subject, one is constrained to be
lieve that the action of any boar
of commissioners observing thi
law in the past, has been subjec
to review by the courts, and the.
levies subject to reduction b
such courts if the judge of tn
court applied to should happen
be opposed to general edncatio
of all the children.
Does not the governors conte.