The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-02-07
LEGISLATORS INTERRoeATED
Reddlek. Fla. Feb 4 1a1q

OF
Representatives:
Dear Sirs: My reasons for submit.
ting and begging you to replv to the
following questions are as follows.
j. To get acquainted with each 9TH
or
To be better prepared to do good
work IN the beginning of the session.
Please reply by number of question.
az ! am going to tabulate all answers
from each member. The information
thus received shall be for the use of
al members of the house.
Questions
l. There has been no re-apportion-
ment OF members of the legislature of
TINS state since 1885. Do you think
this apportionment is right and Just?
VIII you help to make proper chang
esq
IN the distribution of the state
onemill school tax. some counties in
The state receive more than twice the
taxes they pay in; other counties re-
ceife less than one-half of what they
pas in. DO YOU think this is just and
rieAt' WI YOU help to make proper
changes
+" The largest part OF the state
school fund is invested at >, 80 and 4
/ per cent interest in other states.
while counties in this state are pay
ing from e to = per cent. interest for
Che use Of monies Won't you assist
our counties to get aid at lower in
terest. and at the same time largely
increase the revenue OF our school
fundso
The total expenditures of our coun-
/ ty commissioners and school boards
in this state for 1871 was about So
100000. They are held responsible to
no one. neither are they under bond.
Shall they be properly bonded or not =?
>. The 1909 legislature appropriate
ed 100000; the 1871 legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 to purchase lands
and make proper improvements there
on 10 take care of our state convicts.
ards have been purchased hut no
improvements made. The present
convict lease expires January /, next.
The state has been. and is now, pay
ing about $500 per year per head to
take care of its old, infrm and disa-
bled cOnvicts. Shall or shall not the
coming legislature make provisions
whereby the proper authorities shall
have proper improvements made in
the convict farm, to receive and take
care of its old, infirm and disabled
convicts by January !, next?
6 Shall or shall not the proper
state authorities lease our state con-
victs after January l. next and if
they are leased shall they be permit
ted 10 be sub-leased, as is now done?
= What. in your judgment, is the
proper solution of the convict ques-
ton by the next legislature?
8 Do you favor a state tax com
mission?
g. Do you favor a separation of
state and county taxes?
10. Do you favor an inheritance
tax?
H. Do you favor the assessing of
franchise values?
y. Shall or shall not the refriger-
ator car companies pay taxes in this
state?
Is. Shall or shall not the railroads,
telegraph and express companies, etc,
pay taxes on their wealth, or only on
the physical value thereof?
H. Shall or shall not the license
tax OF our railroads, express and tele-
graph companies, etc, be made on
gross earnings instead of as now lev
led?
Is. Shall or shall not the railroad
companies. etc. be forbidden to in
crease their capitalization without the
consent of our state railroad COM
mission?
16. Do you favor a single or dou-
Bile primary?
II. Do you favor a law limiting
4 campaign expenses?
IS. DO you favor law having the
state pay certain political campaign
expenses?
10. DO you favor a fee or salary
system of paying county officials?
90. What do you think of grad
uated fee system?
p. DO you favor the passing of the
general appropriation bills in the ear
~ part OF the session?
%. Shall the state uniformity OF
text books law be repealed, amended
or left as it is?
%. Are the fishing industries OF
this state properly safeguarded, and