Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-08

There is only lust one way 20
assess ana that IS to get every
mans prop srfy on the tax roll for
Co., value as required By laW
"a fair valuation ana lower
@ ratios Of taxation is what we must
2 have II VIC intend to make our
state attractive 70 capitalists and
hOmcscekera
H The governor does not make
r. any tax levies. The governor does Z
I. not make the appropriations. lie g
10 can veto separate items. but Z
e cannot cat out any part Of any
p item without taking an
~ doubt whether any well- g
informed citizen win assert pub Z
licly that he believes we have less q
than $450,0o0OO0 Of property d
y that ought to be taxed and must (
be taxed fairly and honestly be-
fore the tax problem can be
solved satisfactorily
(" THE government belongs to
Q Tho people They wanted q state Z
% 10 there any reason why all tax q
q payers should not be honest with &
@ themselves their neishbors and
q the state, ana pay their Just and z
~ lawful share for state government 2
in orecr 70 maintain whnt they 8
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isPfriAl connpsroaosNcr 10 MORNING ioUnaAtI
santa lre NJ NJ, Fob ~ Governor
Mcdonald before leaving for the na.
tonal capital on Friday morning, ex.
pressed himself clearly on the "a,
situation He WAS thoroughly ~
earnest but cnlm ana dispassionatC
when he said.
"Thc governor does not make amy
tax leyica 1he only power that h,
has in regard 10 assessments Is as ,
member 81 the state board of cQualiza
tIou This board is composed of Tn,
attorney general. secretary OF state
oudltor travelling auditor and gov
crnor. Three of these nro dcmocrati
and two republicans. -Four member
Of this board are state officers VIII,
were elected hy the people and there
fore presumably undcr no nllucnc,
except that of the people who ELECTED
thom The action taken BY the sta.C
board OF equalization in regard TO gen.
oral increase Of valuations Of property
was unanimous every member Of
that board voting in favor Of H.
'Now, what IS the tax trouble,
what caused it7 And who Is respon.
sihle7 Some people say that IL rs FIN,
governor some SAY the state board Of
equalization, some the fault Of Ga,
law and others blame the local assess.
ing officers. Every taxpayer Who am.
derstands, knows that It has NOT been
nor is n now. SO much the fault Of
the law, "a Il is the failure TO en-.
force chat law hy officials who ought
To be efficient but who evidently lacb
something.
"n 1911, the FUN value OF all prop.
erty assessed WIS about S60,000,o0O foi
taxation ia 1913 the value for as
aesemcnt was over 100000 600. and
this was only one-third Of the full
value / doubt whether amy woll.lu
formed citizen VIII assert publicly thni
he believes We have less than $3.50.
100000 of property TINT ought 10 Do
taxed. ana must be taxed fairly anO
honestly before the tax problem can
be- solved at an satisfactorily.
The state board fixes values ON rail-
roads and other public service corpora
dons. and on banks aud livestock for
orlginn assessment and the county
commissioners ana assessors on AN
other property
Tho FUN valuation In 1911, The
fast year Of the territorial regime, the
FUN valuation for 1913 and the once
third valuations for 1913 which arc
taxed, ou the classes ~ property for
which the state board of equalization
fixes Valuations are as follows.