The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-10-17
TAX COMM |SS|ON GALL UPON BOARD
 FOR STATEMENT
Did Board of Supervisors in this County Transgress the Law in
 Making Tax Levy for This Year?

Has the Greenlee County Board of Supervisors transgressed the law Yin fixing the tax levy in this county for the year 1913?
 This question has been raised by the large taxpayers of the county and is now under investigation by the State Tax Commission.
 A. L. Terry, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, left Friday morning for Phoenix in answer to summons, of the Commission. An investigation will be made of the levy in this coun- ty and if found. to have been made contrary to Senate Bill 22 no doubt the Commission will order a reduc- tion made.
 The matter was brought unoffi- cially to the notice of the Commis- sion last week when it was reported that the tax levy in Greenlee county would raise an amount of mohey in excess of that allowed by law, which allows an increase of only ten per cent of the amount raised the pre- vious year, with the exception of the levies for school and state purposes. l Upon the matter being brought to the attention of the Commission, Commissioner Howe was instructed to investigate the matter, and if the report is found to be correct, to take
  rected. It was reported to the Con- mission that the levy in Greenlee County is an increase of about fifty six per cent over that of last year. Senate Bill %.
 Section 1.-There shall be levied annually upon the real and personal property within this State, such a lature may by law provide and deem to be sufficient, with other sources iof revenue, to defray the necessary ordinary expenses of the State for each fiscal year, and any deficiency which may, have accrued from any previous year, or years, and such fur ther sum or sums as shall be neces- sary to pay the interest and princi- pal of the bonds of the State, as pro vided by law; and upon the same property and upon the said valuation the > Board of Super xisors of each County shall levy and collect for the same fiscal year, on an estimate for county pur- poses, additional taxes for such pur- poses which together with other sources of revenue shall not, how ever. aggregate total sum of money, exclusive of taxes for school pur- poses, ten per centum greater in amount than the total sum levied and collected for other than school pur- poses from all sources during the next year prior to that in which the levy is made.
 County Auditors Figures.
 In investigating the matter of the Itax levy this year for County pur. poses the largest taxpayers of the county called upon Auditor Brubaker for a statement of the amount levied for county purposes last year and the amount levied for this year. Up on this subject Auditor Brubaker submitted the following statement:
 Clifton, Arizona, Oct. 4th, 1913. MT. J. W. Bennie, -'.----
 Clifton, Arizona. ---.- ..-.- .-.... Dear Sir:-" .... ..-......
 I secured copy of that law passed relating to Taxation which I enclose herewith and also submit data per taining to same.
 Taxes levied in 1912, (exclud- ing schools) ............$ .$126,7 .93 Revenue collected from other sources. ..-.. l,649. AS Total revenue from all sour
 ces for county purposes (exclusive of schools) =. $15S ,372. Al Assessed valuation of Creme
 lee Co. 1913.. ..... .$33, 3,S43, 1903 AT State and County Tax rate
 for 1913 .........: ...... $1 25 Deduct State rate .. .495 Deduct School rate .. 10
 1895 1895 Rate for County purposes .... 1855 which on the above valuation of $33,- 43,90347 will yield a revenue of $221, ,677. 57.
 Estimated receipts from oth-
 CT sources 1913 which di- --.
 vert to County funds lex