The Springdale news., 1914-03-13
5tzts Regulation of Telephones and
 Telephone Rates.


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 ogsfdue and Uadsr=Assessed Taxes
 Of Corporations.
 This law takes its main provisions from a similar. i8a.s4= =A=#se0ns# #H.=AHA taxpayer Arkansas knowing of any corporation Hat a5ssssa#f4s its proper =IHI.Zgsti5ia= f5fZfl=5t assessing property @that-it should assess estl4 report @ Ihe Attorney General 0I fbe State fff4a# fact. THeZAttafaes G8fs=f= ali is tf8en authorized To bring =s#fit E 4n the =name= Of the sat. iH =ans.GA4H= eery= Court hIEfHs jurisdiction or authorize # to be done, 10 compel i zi5Ist= assessment this e#sf T5af55te property IIIsZNIII enable the as ssss5fs oi fIIe d#TfefeHf. counties force corporations 10 asseS< their i4foftert and prea=ent= Count y=3udges rom lowering il needIessiE. Many suits are HON pendns, among others t saU 10 compel one corporation to ? ' S53.90o.05 back taXes.
 Tax on Gross Revenues Of Insurance
 ComPaniss.
 IIiis5 taX Is based Gil tHe ltF4H I6## of taxing the rexaHHe at tHe -aafHI.za= Ill prIor legislation O. ILl1s kEld. i'm NET revenues had been taxed. II ter paying large salaries 1o taeif ofz ficera. interest on heavy bond issues Watered stock, and all costs ot do ias , g9.n=ss, ftla IH5lfaale e3tnp&f- Iaa usually made showing that tHere Was no NET revenue Our Committee vas unanimous n the opinion that the best Way to compel these corporations to pay@tHeiF= Jast snare Of the taxes, Was 10 adopt the principle of the DeHoefdtie National Income Tax and tax the GROSS Fe venues, or tiIe income at is soarcEs without dedaetihg anyth ng for eX= penses and losses This We did, and tae increase to the revenues of the state according to the Arkansas Tax Commission Report reaches the sun of 555 600.80 or double the amount paid by these Companies under the old law The revenue from this source will increase with tire business of the Insurance Companies as our 5tdte grows
 Prevention of an Increase in Taxes
 on the People.
 These four re4eaHe laMs all re ported out of the Joint Revenue com mittee of tbe House and senate and all of which l supported on the floor a# #tbe House and aided ia tAeir pas sage in the Senate. SD far as possible s7H. l4e to do s4, prevented an in- l5r he ta d. SO prevented all increase of taxes on the farmer. the Merz chant, and the people generally. Not oae citizen has had his taxes increas= ed unless by the Boafd of E4aaiiza. ton or the County Assessor Without these IaNs. the taxes TOT 1ai3 would Htve been over - per cent higher. The opposition To these measures al factlne these Special Interests was bitter and persistent Each Interest had q well organized and able lobby, and the5 combined T . common cuse against theae Tax Laws which removed part of the burdens rom the people. This opposition caused some Of these measures 70 be passed bs t very small majority
 desire at this time, hy way of di- 4#es=5oH. t9 add Thy personal com aandation ot the services in the Sen ata rendered by Senat0r Greenhouse ta The passage oE the measures To as able $ f4iees and industry at all critical stages in the passage of these measures through the senate, those af Us Ia tHe House Rho were aaging q fight there for these measures, owe Hnstnted praise 1t is only due him fh4t make thls public acknoWledg- 9nant and by this means bring to his many friends in the County, this part of his meritarious services which might otherwise be overlooked
 By these laws, over $1U0 ,000 GO in crease in the General Fund of the State of Arkansas has been made. This includes these and all minor changes made by us, but not one pen ny Of this comes from the people. It has practically all been placed upon those who have been lodging taxes for years This sum will wipe out the deficit and place the State on 8