The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-03
WHOLESALE CHANGES
N REVENUE SYSTEM
Special Commissioners Ap-
pointed by Governor Haw,
ley Complete Task.
PL AN STATE TAX BOARD
Public Utilities Will Be Taxed
for State Instead of County
Requirements.
PI AN STATE TAX BOARD
cnscia, TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida, Jan. 2.-The special revs
enue commission appointed by Gov.
James II. Hawley Of this state to draft
legislation To be presented to the ses-
sion extraordinary of the eleventh legis-
sture. which will convene In this city
January u. has completed Its task. 1t
places q total of twenty-nine revenue
Bills end Ave constitutional amendments
IN the hands of Idaho's chief executive.
These will go before the legislature with
the governors message urging their
passage.
changes IN the revenue system OF this
state The main bill provides for the
creation Of state tax commission, TO
bs composed of three commissioners TO
bn appointed by the state board OF equal
cation. who shall have a salary of $4,000
per year and devote their entire time to
the handling of taxation matters for the
state generally, This board is TO be
non partisan, no more than two OF the
commissioners To-. be selected from the
ssne political party.
The second sweeping change calls for
the taxation cf public utility corpora
tions. the taxes from which shall go
toward the support of the state govern
mcnt, This measure cuts off heavy
income from many of the southern coun-
Ties and will unquestionably meet with
opposition at the extra session.
Changes in Tax System.
other measures drafted by the com
mission provide for the revolutionary
ton of general poll tax is left option
al with each county. Boards OF county
commissioners are authorized TO make
levies for the repair OF county bridges.
The property road taN levy is reduced
from 100 cents ON a dollar TO % cents.
The special property highway tax levy
Is reduced in the same proportion. The
-pse OF current expense fund for road and
bridge repair is prohibited. The prop
erty tax IN highway tax is reduced from
10 90 q mills. The maximum special
school tax levy is reduced from 10 To :
mills Tho authorized amount OF school
bonds is reduced from IL TO per cent.
The special tax III independent districts
IS reduced from 20 TO mills and the
Independent school district bonds arc re-
duced TO per cent. Three mills Is the
maximum fixed for rural high school dis
tricts, and , per cent is the bond limit
Of the assessed valuation OF these dis
trets. The tax levles for state instltu-
tons are repealed. The municipal bond
limit is decreased from - to . per cent,
3nd the maximum municipal levies is re-
ouced from 20 TO s mills
Tho five Joint house resolutions pro-
vide for the assessment OF 10 mills on
ihc dollar for state purposes. Il constitu-
Ional limit alton on county and municipal
lax lcvies, a debt limit for counties. a
debt limit for GILES. towns and villages,
and make The county treasurer eX othcio
lax collector. secrcgating the duties OF
The assessment and collection OF taxes.
Full Cash Value System.
Tho entire legislation drafted 10 he
submitted 10 the legislature is based on
the full cash value plan of assessing all
property in the state on its full cash
Value. The commission composed OF
Ven. Frank Martin, Democrat. and Judge
io'ln r. MacLanc Republican. has filed
It's report with Governor lIanley. and
recommends the passage of the revenue
measures
All question as Ia the calling of spe-
cial- elections In various counties in the
Stale has vanished, due to the fact that
members OF the legislature who had re-
Sgned but wnUse designations had not
pcen accepted by Governor iIawl1y,
"nhdrcw them so tnHt their places do
not nave 10 bc filled at the expense OF
special elections.