The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-14


ernor Park Trammell in pursuance Of
his announced intention TO give out
: from time to time for the information
of the public and of members of the
Legislature certain recommendations
which he will submit to the legisla-
ture when it meets here in April, has
given out the following recommenda-
tions which he will make:
Travelling Men and Railroad Employ
ees Right to Vote When Absent
From Home.
Many travelling men and also a con-
siderable number of railroad employ
es and others, who are qualified voters
of this State are often deprived Of the
privilege of voting on account of their
absence from the county in which they
are registered upon the date of the
primary or election, such absence be-
ing due to the fact that their employ
ment requires them to be away from
home a great deal of the time. That
they may be allowed to vote when alb
sent from their home county. / rec
commend the enactment of a law pro-
viding that a travelling man or rail-
| road employee, or other voter who is
required to be absent from his home,
upon presenting his registration GER
It4EGoICs HIS pOiA tel<A ASANApNz oAh saws
flying the election officers as to his
identity. and that he has not voted
| in his home county or any other coun-
ty or precinct ands will not be able to
do so. shall be allowed to vote for
National and State officers at the place
where he may be; and, that his vote
shall be restricted to such officers, the
law should provide that he shall be
| furnished with only that portion of
| the ticket covering National and State
| officers. Such law to provide suitable
penalties for any effort to vote or for
voting at more than one place"
Legislative Committees Should Inspect
State Institutions Prior to Session
| of the Legislature.
Heretofore it has been the policy of
| the Legislature to designate commit
tees composed of a considerable num-
Der of the House and the Senate to
visit the institutions for higher educa-
tion, the hospital for the insane, the
school for the deaf and the blind, the
convict camps, the state reform school
and the drainage operations dur
ling the session of the legislature, and
report thereon while the body is in
session. This plan for having these
| institutions inspected by committees
from the legislature takes a consid-
erable number of the members away
from the daily sessions; and also, on
account of the desire of the members
of the committees to return to the
regular legislative work, gives but
limited time for making the inspec-
/, tions.
TT is my opinion that some plan
should be devised whereby these COM
the converting of the legislature, so
that they may make their visits and
inspection prior to the session and be
ready to submit their reports when the
Legislature meets.
Advertise Granting Franchises.
i "City franchises are often very val
liable, and for the protection of the in
terests of the towns and cities, I would
suggest that the passage of law re-
quiring that when an application for a
franchise is presented to city OF
town council, the said council if it is
desired to consider the application
shall give notice through the press OF
the application for at least three
weeks before acting upon it, in order
that others may also make application
and that the citizens may be advised
The law should further provide for a
referendum vote upon all grants OF 8
franchise when requested by a certain
number of voters"
Graded Corporation Tax
t"The privileges given to a corpora
!ltion by the State are valuable to the
incorporators, and give them rights
and exemptions from liabilities thai
individuals do not enjoy It is for the
purpose of exercising these privileges
that persons form corporations. Many
states impose an annual tax on all cor
iporations, and / would suggest the en-.
actment of law imposing a small
annual license tax on corporations do.
ing business in this State-say from
$500 to 5000, based upon capita
stock
Equalization of Taxation.
TAX assessment laws that do not ap.
ply in equal terms to all are not i'm
partial and just laws. The Florida
tax laws governing assessments re-
Quire that all properties shall be as.
sessed at their full cash value, except
ing the properties of railroad, Pullman
and telegraph companies. The prop
critics of these corporations are assess
ed under a special law which makes
assessabIe physical properties only
. not including the value added to tn.
physical property on account of tbs
? franchise privileges enjoyed. We hav,
mo such law regarding other proper
; ties.
1 81 respectfully recommend that tn,
? law governing the assessment Of th'
. properties of such public utility cor