Arizona republican., 1913-02-12
Expressed in Enthusiastic Gathering of Taxpayers at Board of Trade Rooms Last Night When Tax League Is Organized.
IS THOROUGHLY
 NON-PARTISAN
Plan of Organization To gether With Nearly Eighty Pledges of Mem bership Result of First Meeting.


 For a scientific study of the prob lem of taxation; for d non-partlsan organization that will seek to put equitable tax system for not only Maricopa but also for Arizona, there met last night at the rooms of the board of trade a thoroughly repre- sentative gathering of Phoenix busi- ness men in response to a call issued some few days ago. and published in the Republican by the committee on taxation of the committee of one hundred and twenty-five.
 As a result of the meeting held last night, a working organization, composed of seventyfour taxpayers of Maricopa county, each of whom is constituted a committee of one to get additional adherents to the cause, has been formed; a legislative com mittee has been appointed which will shortly go before the committees on finance and ways and means of the state legislature now about to con- slider taxation; a nominating con- mittee for a permanent organization has been formed; a fund provided with which to work. and a thor oughly enthusiastic organization started upon it's way.
 Shortly after the meeting had been called to order and the call read R. Fl. Greene of Greene and Griffin. real tstate agents was elected chairman. and w. C. Foster, a prominent local c1a and treasurer. Following this it did not take long to get down to busi- ness. Mr Greene suggested that Dwight B. Heard. chairman of the committee issuing the cal state the objects of the meeting, which MT. Heard did. following that with a ten- tative plan of organization adopted by the subcommittee on taxation of the committee Of one hundred and twenty-five Mir Heard explained that the plan of organization was merely in the form of suggestion subject to improvement as the meet ing may suggest.
 After several amendments and sug- gestions the following was adopted as the plan of organization of the Maricopa County Tax Payers league:
 
 the citizens committee of one hun dred and twenty-five favor the fol- lowing suggestions regarding the or ganiZatiOn of a Maricopa County Taxpayers league.
 We favor the early organization of a MaricOpa county non- partisan taxpayers league of as large mem bership as possible and to maintain ,c r,cI7 1oE1cy "a we recommend that all taxpayers whose total annual taxes for 1912 were less than $100 shall become members on paying in advance an nual dues of S1: that all taxpayers whose total annual taxes for 1912 exceeded $100 may become members by paying in quarterly installments in advance. an annual amount equal to 1 per cent of their total taxes for the past year.
 We favor the election of the fol- lowing officers of the league; a president, treasurer and executive committee of seven members, to be elected from the membership of the league We further recommend that the officers, acting with the eXecu- tive comittee of seven, shall be em- powered 10 engage d SeCIeldIS iHC to maintain an office, and recom- mend that at an early date they se- cure the services of a tax expert anC make such thorough and impartia investigations as may be necessr! to secure intelligent and effective action on the part of the league.
 We further recommend that in thu election of an executive committee of seven, a nominating committee O five shall be appointed who shal present to the membership of tn, league the names of twenty-one rep resentative taxpayers, the seven wh' in the ballot receive the highes number of votes to serve for tn ensuing year as the executive com mittee The said executive commit tee so selected shall elect from it own membership a president and treasurer, or in lieu thereof if il it's judgment it may appear prope and necessary to select a presiden and treasurer from without it's ow membership who when so selecte shall become full members of the eX ecutiVe committee.
 We also recommend the appoint ent of a membership committee ( nine with one member each fror Glendale, Buckeye, Tempe, Mes; Chandler, Wickenburg and three frol Phoenix
 Tn all the meetings of the leagu the vote of every member shall equal without regard to the amour