Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-19
RATION MEN FAVOR
TAX DETECTIVE
SCHEME
Civic and Commercial League
Endorse Novel Plan Where.
by You See That Your
NeighbOr Pays Taxes.

Ration. y. NJ. Feb. fs.-AbOut
ninety slgners OF the membership roll
of Raton's new civic and commercial
league. met last week ~ the public
library and chose the officers for tho
present year There were no contests
for the important positions which
we're allied iu each case by unani.
nous vote. MIR. G.. \. Whlted was
chosen az president. Mesars whit.
comb and nicklcy first and second
vice president. respectively; MI. y. H..
Van nuScn. secretary. and Mr.. u r..
-"uthNrll. treasurer ON motion oy
Dr ~hul,r the presiding officer aud
his two assistants we're elected mem
beers of The advisory committee OF ff-
teen. twelve Of who are set 10 bc APP
pointed 1, th. chairman n seemed
10 bo the SENSE uf the meeting that
ga" "ummiitc" be divided into three
cdual parts ana assigned Go the SOW
cred tasks undcrtn sen by tn, league.
Mi T.. :. Wilson addressed the club
On the vcNing taxation problem.
commenting the speech mad. cnr-
Ter ia thu evening by DR. Shulcr anent
his recent visit to oklahoma city Mr..
Wilson referred To the provision IN
some states fUr Ferret law
whereby each citizen " made pri.
waite detective and offered tidy re-
I ward 10 hc catches his ncighbor
trying 30 skip his taxes The scnti-
ment expressed by Mr. Wilson met
with instant approval from those
present and DO, VAS commissioned q
committee ot on. Go have the losIsll
tur. enact this "EycrymJn his neigh.
bors dytcrt+,v for consideration
measure.
The caguc passed the following
| Resolution.
Whereas. h b. Well known f1ci
| that millions of dollars Of taxable
property situated ia the state Of NeV
Mexico does not appear on the tax
rolls uf III. counties uf this state. and
Whereas by reason of the non
assessment of such property an un-
just burden is placed upon the taN
1 payers who return their property TOT
tuNation. ana
Whereas tn, present ~ stem uf 49,
scssm"ht aud taxation is seriously re-
tardipg the material growth and lie
| Nelupmcut OF our state, aud whereas
the Hon Louis e. Wilson has suggest
ri to this lragi. the hruchciai result
to Dee obtained les urging anon ih'
! legislature the adyisdhiliN ot enact
! ing - law known throughout th'
/ states nf the union rs The Fcrrci
! Act which likes penalty Tor ih'
| failure Go return property for taxa
/ ton and gives q reward Go any per
1 ron who icrrets out aud causes t.
be- returned for taxation any property
which mas been Omitted aud 40
! therefore returned.
| Sow therefore. be- IL resolved, 10!
! Ca, civic aud Commercial league u
Ration. that Hon Louis s. Wilson lac
ana he Is hereby instructed tu contcI
with Attorney General clancy 49, e
IA, state OF the legislation on TN
subject aud after such yonirrcur" Il
prepare such bill ur amendment %
lpCndlny bills. as VIII 'Wbudy In" Fer
ret law aud rs incidents and to pre-
sent same tor the approval oi TN
lcaguc. with an convenient speed.
Ie II further resolved. that % cop.
Of this resolution uc furnished 90 Hon
Louis : Wilson. as his uuthorit} e
lreprussnt this league iu this behalf.
We the undersigned, president au'
secretary, respectively. ct the cav
and Commercial league Ut Ration. Nc'
Mcxi,o. hereby certify that az a meet
ing uf the said league acid Monday
February 10. 1913. IN, foregoing rcso
luton VAS adopted by said league AN
that the above tg a true cupy thereof
c. \. wHITED. President
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