The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-10-08

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In the following states opinions arc
averaged by the judges per annum as
| follows:
! Oregon ....43 z-s
ICalifOrnfa 30
| Colorado ...........s.s'.'. 20
| kansas O6
! Washington .............. 10y I'D
Montana 80
u tan .............'.
ldaho ................ 40
A Judge Careful Of the Interests Of the
Taxpayers.
Whilst on that court / adhered to the
strict rule of construction for the
purpose of protecting the taxpayers
1 held that party seeking to fasten
Ia claim upon a municipality of the
state, or any political subdivision, as
we'll as the state itself, for services as
its officer must be able to point out
some provision of law authorizing the
same. That unless such provision ex-
lists, the party is presumed, as mat
ter of law, to have performed such
services from a sense of public or pa
triotic duty without any expectation Of
compensation; that whilst this rule
may sometimes work a hardship, yet
It is salutary; that If this safeguard
did not exist too many times raids
would be made upon the public treas
ury and unjust burdens placed upon
the taxpayers; that II was better that
an occasional hardship fall upon an IN
dividuaf than that u precedent be es-'
tablished under which the treasury
may be filched and unjust burdens inn
posed upon the tax payers: (kackley
VS.. City of Purcell, 40 Okla 1861
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near as / could so as to construe the
and statutes in a way
to get the meaning intended by the
trainers and at the same time promote
the ends of justice.
Funding Bond Misrepresentation Ex-
posed.
Mr.. John Fields attacks the funding
bond Issue made by the governor,
state treasurer and attorney general.
Section 2. of Article 10, of the consti-
tuition Is as follows:
"The legislature shall provide by law
for an annual tax sufficient, with other
to defray the estimated or
iinary expenses of the state for each
fiscal year"
Section 8. of Article 10, of the con-
is as follows:
Whenever the expenses OF any fis- |
legislature may provide for levying a
ak for the ensuing fiscal year, which, |
resources, shall be sufficient
o pay the deficiency, as well as the
estimated ordinary expenses of the
,tate for the ensuing year"
These provisions have been made ef-
ective by legislation.
Section 1874 of the revised laws of
910 is as follows:
There is hereby levied annually an
ID valorem tax upon all property in :,
his state which may be subject to
axation upon such basis, a tax suffi-
.ient in addition to the income from
III other sources. 10 pay the expenses
4 the state government for each fis-
al year ending on the 30th day of Il
une. and to pay the deficiency. II any,
or the year next preceding: Provid- L
d. however, that the total amount of
uch levy shall not exceed the max
mum amount provided by teh consti-
ution that may be levied on an ad
alorem basis for state purposes, in
iuding one-fourth of one mill for
ommon school purposes TO be levied,
objected and distributed as other
chool money. For the purpose of
omputing the amount of the levy
erebv made, the state board of equal
,ation shall, at its annual meeting on
he third Monday in June Of each year
r as soon thereafter as the total val
alton Of all the property In this state
ubfect 20 taxation under the provis-
,ns OF this chapter shall have been
and from day TO day there {,
fer. until such time as they shall
ornute the amount appropriated to
ay the expenses of the state gov
-nment for the period aforesaid with !
ventv per cent added thereto az an
Ilowance for delinquent taxes. From :
IA actual amount thus computed shall
> deducted the estimated income of
Ia state from all sources other than
,onn the levy hereby made. The
mount so ascertained shall be certi-
cd nv the state auditor 20 the clerks
tha several counties in this state. !
nd shall be entered upon the tax rolls
lereof" IA,
We see that Section OF the consti-
ltion confers authority upon the leg
lature to make in addition TO that y
n the estimated ordinary expenses OF =
he state for such year levy 10 meet
deficiencies brought over \
-om the preceding year n
II is not amiss 70 cali attention TO o
hat caused these deficiencies The y
4 Of congress OF May 17th. 1908 :.
.hapter Iss, IS stats. az L. s12) en- 7
lied: IL,
An Act for the removal Of restric- n
,ns IRON part Of the land Of allot- r,
es OF the Five Civilized Tribes, and
" other purposes This provided =,
, effect that after the expi- r,
tion Of sixty days from that date an b,
ndn OF allottees OF said tribes en- xi
Iied as internarried whites. as freed al
an. and a. mixed bloods having less =,
- 80 r~4l.u htr.r.d furludInor mi- =