The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-12-24
COMMISSIONERS OF
STATE MEET At BOISE
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS FAvoRlNG
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN
SEVERAL LAWS.

The county commissioners from the
'arious counties of the state rhel in
Boise last week and cons lereA WAYS
and means of promoting Ehe Welfare
of the people whom they represent, A
feature of the meeting was an ad-
dress by Governor elect AlexaM1er,
the burden of which was to reduce
taxes by eliminating all expenses ex-
oept those of absolute necessity and
~ carefully scrutinizing e,'ery bill be-
fore allowing it. The worN OF the
meeting is condensed in the following
esolutions embodying recomman1a
lions for changes in state and federal
laws:
Classify Counties.
Section |. We. your committee on
resolutions, would recommend that the
legislature pass an act submitting to
a vote of the people of Idaho the ques-
ton, Shall the county commissioners
be elected at the next election for a
term of 2, 4 and 6 years, and at sue
seeding elections one commissioner be
elected" Would also recommend that
counties be classified as first, second,
third and fourth class and u maxi
mum salary for county commissioners
be fixed at not to exceed $2500 per
annum With a minimum salary at $500
per annum
Would Cruise Lands.
Sec 2 We would recommend that
ZACH and every county in the state OF
IDAHO at their earliest possible con-
Senience make a cruise of all timber
lands We believe that more equit
tble assessment of property would re-
.ult We would recommend that the
assessors of the various counties ia
niliarize themselves with the Sum-
ners system of assessing town and
sity property.
Sec. g. We WOULD recommend that
he state license Of automobiles be
reduced to 81 and that the automo-
piles be assessed and taxes paid in
each county where located.
Non-Support Felony.
Sec. A. We would recommend that
section 1894 of the Revised Code of
he state of Idaho as amended by the
| session of 1912, requiring the road
oversers to transmit to the tax col
,ectors a list of persons delinquent for
road poll tax on or before the 18th
lay of November be changed to read
| not later than the 18th day of Octo-
Der" We further recommend that
The evying CT q road poll tax be left
to the discretion of the board of coun
" commissioners, the same not to eX-
coed "a.
Sec. 5. Ii is recommended that the
charge of non-support be considered
felony instead of q misdemeanor.
Sec. 6. We recommend that wild
ows have the advantage of the eX-
amption on furniture and household
! goods in addition with the widows
exemption law.
Sec. Z. We recommend that the
board of county commissioners be
empowered to Gppoint probation Off
GERS and to have absolute power IL
allowance of widows pensions.
Indorse Houston.
Sec. 8. Whereas, the counties ii
which national forests are located IL
our western states could receive grea
and material benefit in making imme-
diately available funds guaranteed by
their resources for roads, bridges ant
other public works: Be 1t resolved
that the Idaho Association of County
Commissioners in annual convention
assembled indorsc the policy of DaviC
F. Houston, secretary of agriculture
wherein he recommends that the ma
ltional forests in undevelopcd sections
be made to yield Mt once revenues tina
can be applied to local development
which will further assist communities
and aid in the settlement of the coun'
try: Be it further resolved that {
CODY of this resolution be sent to the
president Of the III tied States, the
secretary of agriculture, the chairman
of the appropriation committee of tn,
house and the senate and the con
gressional delegations from each o
the interested states.
To ELIMINATE one cause for dispute
about gas and electric bills a Virgin