The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-04
Association Meets in Mont
gomery to Perfect Organ
ization-Lay Plans for
Reforms
PASS RESOLUTION
CALLING ON PEOPLE
TO AID MOVEMENT
Incoming Administration
Should Take Steps Look
ing to Betterment of Tax
Conditions Says Resolution

Montsomery. December a.--tspeciaI.D
Complete revision of the tax system of
the state. the creation of a state conn
mission for the purpose OF preparing
and submitting 20 some future sd-
journcd session OF the legislature new
revenue Inws, and general request
that all patriotic citizens of the state
Md In carrying ont reforms In the tax
alton system of the state were features
of resolution adopted yesterday aft
ernoon by the Tox Reform league of Ala
bama. which met In Montgomery for the
purpose of perfccting an organizati tion.
In the neighborhood of 30 delegates
were present at the meeting of the
league Jefferson county, Mobile and
Montgomery furnishing large majority
of those present. Judge of Probate
Charles b. Teasley of Montgomery was
elected president of the league; I. h.
Thompson of Bay Minette, vice presl-
dent and Stewart Mckenzie of Mont
gomery. secretary and treasurer. Tha
board of directors Is composed OF II
members, representing every section of
the state.
The members of the board are as fol-
lows: William II. Armbrecht Mobile.
John b. Darlington. Annlston; r. l.. I'll
lis. Selma George Teafn. Jr.. Mobile:
Judge Louis Herzberg Gadsden. Stuart
Mckenzie. Montgomery, A. IL. Merrill.
Eufaua, b. w. Moncrief, Prattville; +.
$. Moody, Tuscaloosa. &. e. Rice. Bfr-
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Sims, Birmingham Leon sehwarz. slAs
bile; II. f. spragins, aintsyile. n. 4.
Thompson. Birmingham, and }. 3. N'il-
son, Demopolis.
To Meet in Montgomery
The board of directors Will meet In
Montgomery. the headquarters of the
league, on December 10, for the PURPOSE
of considering further plans looking o
revision of the tax system OF the state.
The resolutions adopted by the league
are as follows:
Whereas. the Tax Reform league OF
Alabama has been organized to aid in
securing a general reconstruction of tho
tax system of Alabama. together with
such improvements thereon from time 10
time as will keep that system abreast
of the best development of modern ex-
perience of the subject of taxation: and
whereas. this league recognizes and ap-
preciates the necessity for adequate rev.
enue to maintain the great departments
of the state government economically
administered for the good of the peo-
pie, to provide for the education of the
masses. to improve our living conditions.
to foster agriculture, and to provide re-
lief for our honored and beloved veter-
ans In their declining years; and,
Whereas, the revenues of the state from
all sources have been Inadequate to meet
the disbursements urder present laws.
and the system of taxation under which
they have been largely collected is cum
bersome and unequal In Its. applicat'on:
Now therefore. be 1t resolved by tho
Tax Reform league of Alabama. In con-
vention assembled,
Should Revise System
1. That the incoming legislature of the
state OF Alabama should Immediately re-
wise our present tax system to accOm-
plish all the needed reforms thereof.
which can be obtained within the linn
its of our state constitution; and that
this organization and its officers place
themselves at the service and disposal
of the governor and the legislature to
tender them all the assistance In our
power In the preparation and passage of
new laws to that end
O. That 1t is the sense Of this league
that the incoming administration and
legislature should take steps looking to
the ultimate complete revision of our tax
system along modern scientific lines.
and that this end can best be accom-
plished through the medium OF state
commission created for the purpose Of
preparing and submitting % some future
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