Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-02-13
THE CHANGERS
START SOMETHING
YAMHILL COUNTY ORANGES
SAYS STATE NEEDS A NEW
TAX LAW
They go on Record for a Maximum
One, The Committee Reports.

at recent meeting decided that a
new tax law was needed and com
mittee was appointed and have
drafted the following as starter.
As the State Grange will soon meet,
no doubt there will be some fireworks
set off on this subject. The law pro-
posed by the committee is as follows:
MAXIMUM TAX LAW
BE it enacted by the People of the
State oil Oregon:
Section |. The yearly state tax
levy on all real and personal property
for ell purposes, shall not exceed four
mills on the dollar Of the assessed val
uation, in the state of Oregon.
Section 2. The legislature shall
have power to appropriate out Of the
funds raised by the state tax, for the
maintenance Of the various stat, n-
stitutions, and for such other lawful
purposes as il may deem best.
Section 3. Any legislator voting
to make an appropriation in excess of
the amount hereby raised shall be
guilty of malfeasance and be dismiss
ed from office, on proof of the same
before any circuit court.
Section A. Any governor signing a
bill that calls for an appropriation in
excess of the amount raised by the
said four mill levy, shall be guilty of
malfeasance and be dismissed from
Office on proof of the same before the
supreme court of the state of Ore
gon.
Section 5. If any board of direct
ors, commissioners, executive or ad-
ministrative officers of any kind who
shall have the disbursement of public
funds of the state, or of any county,
city or school district, shall use funds
in excess of the amount appropriated
for their respective uses and specific
purposes, and shall create deficiency
thereby, shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and be dismissed from office
on proof Of the same before any court
having competent jurisdiction.
Section 6. The taxes for each
year shall be due and payable in three
equal installments, ON the first days
of March, July and November. All
taxes due more than eight months
shall become delinquent and the sher-
iff shall proceed to collect the same
as by law provided for the collection
of taxes, but the expense of collec-
tion shall in no case exceed ten per
cent. of the amount to be collected.
Section Z. The legal voters of
counties and cities shall have power
by referendum vote to fix the maxi
mum tax levy to be paid by the tax
payers of their respective counties
and cities, but in no case shall the
tax levy for county purposes exceed
seven mills ON the dollar and ten
mills on the dollar for city purposes.
Section s. County and city of
fieials who make appropriations in ex-
cess of the sums raised by the respect
i've levies mentioned shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and be dismissed
from Office in any court having COM
petent jurisdiction on proof of same.
Section 8. The state tax commits
sion is hereby abolished.
Section TO- The courts of the state
,f Oregon shall not have the power TO
leclare this law unconstitutional or
in any manner.
Section IL. The Legislature of the
state of Oregon shall not have the
power to alter, amend or repeal this
aw.
Section II. All laws and parts of
avs in conflict with this act are here
,y repealed.
Any further information regarding
he proposed tax law may be had by
the Grange, MeMinnville,
Oregon.