The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-20
Meeting Of Tax Payers Adopts
Resolutions Calling for Rsdi-
cal Changes in Existing
Laws of State
PUT The ISSUES UP
TO THE CANDIDATES
Resolutions Commend Commis.
sioners for Position on Sup.
Court and Endorse Coun-
ell on Water Fund

Al a meeting of the Grady county
branch Of the Citizens Protective
league, held at the city hall last night,
with abolt 10 taxpayers present reso.
ntlons were adopted advocating mum.
erous radical changes ia state laws
whereby L d coniended, the expenses
oi government can be reduced.
Resolutions we're also adopted en-.
dorsing the action 81 the county com
missioncrs on the superior court prop
ositlon and endorsing the action ~ the
city council requiring an funds from
the water department 10 be turnel
into the city treasury. Mayor Burton
was commended for yetoeing the town
cleaning contract and committee was
appointed to Investigate the charges
for seayengeF WORK. The league ap-
pointed representatives to appear be-
fore the council al the meeting Mon.
day might.
The general resolutions that were
adopted follow
Whereas, the only avenue oi relief
from exorhitant and unbearablc taxa.
tiou can be brought about BY a sweep
ing change in tho laws Of the state OF
Oklahoma, it is therefore OF the srcas
est importance that an candidates DC.
string the support Of the taxpayers OF
this state be bound to work for the TO-.
lowing amendments and enactments OF
law
1, Governing the powers and suites
OF the state board OF equalization. linn
itlng the lowering or raising OF yalua-
tons as returned BY county boards Of
equalization to an equalization on a
classified ratio basis, and TO not permit
The inoreaslng Of the total valuation as
returned in excess OF the limit a vat
ualion based upon the highest clasal.
lied valuation.
q Consolidating county offices and
abollshing others. abolishing an super
ior courts. aud from seven to nine dis
trict courts and extending the terri
tory Of those remaining to cover the
entire state. preventing the employ
meat Of aeofkeepers and other surplus
attaches and fixing a maximum salary
for clerks aud stenographers.
3 Abollshlng the fees system and
iixlng the salary Of an public officials.
Repeal the mortgage and inherit.
ance tax laws.
6. Regulating the public school sys.
TEN.
Consolidating the election with the
secretary Of states department, at
taching the fire marshal's office 20 the
insurance department and the geologi-
cal to the good roads department
z. Preventing the employment Of
special attorneys by any and an de-
paftmenss of state and providing that
the attorney general shall be the sole
attorney for the state
s. Abolishing the state board Of
education and the state board OF public
affairs and providing that boards com
posed Of regularly elected heads Of
state departments constitute boards "a
assume the duties being performed by
these departments and regulating
public lettings SO as to protect an puo.
lie bidders and give the widest posi-
BILE range to the competitive system
.. Reorganizlng the school lana,
charities and corrections and Other
state departments, and limiting the
amount Of state printing to be Used by
each department so as to reduce the
amount at present used at least 80
per cent
TO- Requiring that all public mon.
les, whether fees, license or forfeiture
monies. be turned into the public
treasury within five days after the re-
celpt thereofi that all salaries, bills
and accounts be paid only upon sworn
vouchers and BY warrant upon the
public straasury; that all public oiiic.
iaIs failing to turn into the 9ubl.c
treasury al monies due upon demand
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