Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-02-03
EXTRA SESSION
HAS ADJOURNED
After Putting in Seventeen Days
Its Work is Finished.


Hawley for the purpose of consider
ing important measures relative to
raising and disbursing revenue, ad-
journed at P. M, Wednesday, jan
uary 81, after having enacted few
laws which a majority of the mem
bers believe will help to overcome
the difficulties that have confronted
the state the past year.
Unquestionably the most important
measure put through during the ses-
sion was house bill 35, which passed
the senate the last day after hav-
ing been considered in committee of
the whole. 1t exempts school, state.
county, municipal and federal property
when no rent is derived from it.
Property of widows orphans and civ
IL war veterans is also exempt If
same does not exceed $4,000 in value.
Other exemptions are growing crops,
fruit and nut trees, not having at
tained to four years of age, and
grape vines under three years of
age; farmers tools up to $40O and
improvements not to exceed 5000.
County commissioners are required
to prepare an appropriation bill in
April for the ensuing fiscal year and
expenditures shall not exceed that
estimate.
All taxable property is to be listed
at full cash value and assessed at
40 per cent of same, separate col
umns being provided for listed"
value and assessed" value, these to
appear on assessment roll. County
commissioners commence equaliza-
tions first Monday in July. Applica-
tions for reduction must be sworn
to.
II the amount of taxes is $40 or
over, payments may be made semi
annually-first half first Monday in
January and the remainder by the
first Monday in July, but taxes be-
come delinquent if first half is not
paid when due-first Monday in Jan
uary. Tax deed may be secured only
after owner or occupant of property
shall have been notified at least three
months in advance of securing same.
Tax collector is required to stamp
on tax receipt the amount of taxes
remaining delinquent.
The definition of "cash value" is
given as value of such property in
the market in the ordinary course of
trade" and $500 is appropriated for
the use of the state board of equaIi-
zation in securing information on tax
alton matters.
House bill number five provides
that county commissioners may at
their discretion levy a poll tax of
". Men over fifty years of age and
women are exempt Cities and in
corporated villages receive rs per
cent of poll taxes collected within
their limits.
House bill number nine provides
that highway boards may levy road
poll taxes not to exceed $4.00 cash
when the county does not levy a poll
tax
One of the most important meas
ures is that which provides that the
Secretary of state may compel COR
porations failing to pay taxes to for
felt charters and quit doing business
in the state.
House bill 33 provides that commits.
sioners may levy property highway
tax not to exceed four mills on pro-
perty outside of limits of any city On
petition of majority of resident tax
payers of any highway district, COM
missioners are compelled to levy
such tax.
Road overseers are to be appoint
ed at first meeting of commissioners
in January and the road overseer
must within twenty days after his
qualification prepare a list of per-
sons in his district, who are liable
for poll taxes.
An amendment to the constitution |
Is proposed making the county treas
urer ex-officio tax collector and to |
permit him to appoint deputies and |
other clerical help when so en-
powered by the commissioners.
.8unty commissioners are empow-
cred to fix bounty on coyotes, foxes,
squirrels, gophers ,and other pests at
their discretion. Bounty on rabbits,
squirrels, gophers or digger squirrels
must not exceed fifteen cents per
head.
AS Is the usual custom, Gov Haw-
ley thanked the members for the care.
mi consideration and attention given