Sharp County record., 1914-07-03

ment OF their affairs than the people
Of other states. where taxes are said
70 be very much lower than in ArHan-
sas. On the question Of expense. the
brief says.
The chief argument against Act NO.
3 IS he expense. OF course, it viii
cost money to make the publications
required under this act, and the bill
provides for it, The state Is, also, in
poor financial condition. But the state
owes very largely the bankrupt condi-
ton OF it's treasury to the fact that
THE PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW. Graft
ers and plunderers have been allowed
to prey-the people didn't know The
people will willingly pay their taxes il
they know the money is properly and
fudicialIy spent. Publicity will inform
them.
viii Not Increase Taxes.
ACT No. 3 WILL NOT INCREASE
TAXES,
1T becomes operative Immediately
on its adoption by the people.
"Crookedness in official circles will
at once stop.
"LawIessness as a result OF igno-
rance will begin to wane.
The courts will be less busy
TAX dodgers will quit lodging.
THE state revenues will grow and
the leaks will stop.
The newspapers will be getting
some Of this money, but the grafters
and pIunderers VIII lose.
The newspapers will be giving the
state service, while the grafters and
plunderers give it nothing but a bad
name and a bad taste in the mouths
Of the taxpayers.
Take your choice
Act No. 3 and PUBLICITY THAT
YOU MAY KNOW; or,
The Freedom Of Grafters and
DARKNESS THAT YOU MAY NOT
KNOW"
Then appears thorough exposition
OF Act No. 3, section by section. The
cost is given wherever possible to
compute or estimate it. Where i'm
possible to estimate, the publication
expense is shown 10 be very light and
inconsequential. in consideration Of
the results to follow.
Under Section 1, relating to the pub
lication of 7. & R. measures, the ey
pense Is reduced by the fact that the
period Of publication Is reduced from
thirty to twenty days (meaning six to
four weeks In weekly newspapers). II
Ia shown that under Act No. 3 the pub
lication Of the I & R measures this
year would cost s188.75 per county, as
against s265.00 per county under the
existing law The I & R measures two
vears ago would have cost under Act
No. 3 S552.50 per county instead Of
s80500 per county. The importance
Of the thorough education of the voter
on all measures requiring his "inteIli-
gent" ballot is advanced as the rea-
son for publishing such Acts and
Amendments in the newspapers which
are read, rather than in pamphlets,
which are seldom read Besides each
publication in the newspapers is shown
to be cheaper than in pamphlets.
Section provides For the publica.
ton Of a synopsis Of all General Acts
of the Legislature, the synopsis to be
prepared by the Attorney General. AS
only the meat OF the law will be con
tanned in the synopsis, the publication
expense Is shown to be comparatively
light while the benefits are great, A
synopsis OF all General Acts OF the
1913 session has been prepared by
competent lawyers, such as would be
expected Of the Attorney General, and
the expense Of publishing this synop-
sic figures $4,000 per courty under
Act No 3 The brief argues that II
ls easily worth $4,000 to the state FOR
It's citizens TO know the law which
they are expected 10 respect and obey
That ignorance Of the law excuses no
one, and ignorance results In quite as
many law violations IS criminal IN.
tent,
Section 2, requiring the publication
Of all general orders o' the Railroad
Commission, ls claimed 10 be one Of
The strong features of Act No :. There
are two sides 10 every proposition be
FORE the Railroad Commission, The rail
'oada on the one side and The peopr
on the other and IL 1 not 4 good idea
SAYS the hNef for only one 5Ide To a
controversy 70 have full and accurate
Information "a to the proceedings Of
thn court Publication Of orders ir
1913 would have cost, under Act No, 3
$500 per county
Tnv dodgers nra ht hv Section I, re-
1uIrinr tha publication of The proceed
mas 0t equalization boards. shown
fhe increases and dacreases In assess
nents. etc n is argued that this sec
Hon will result In 4 marvellous In
'rease In The assessed valuation n
property In this state, and bring about
4 reduction 10 taxes accordingly, 10
those who made honest assessments
n IA believed that the effect ~ this