The Springdale news., 1914-06-26

count of inadequate publicity laws, 10 know what is going on in the manage ment of their affairs than the peo9,e of other states. where taxes are said to be very much lower than in Arkan- sas. On the question of expense, the brief says:
 The chief argument against Act No. 9 is the expense Of course. it will 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 CTS and plunderers have been allowed to prey-the people didn't know The people will willingly pay their taxes if they know the money is properly and judicially spent Publicity will inform them.
 Will Not Increase Taxes.
 ACT NO. WILL NOT INCREASE TAXES,
 Tt becomes operative immediately on it's adoption by the people.
 "Crookedness in official circles will at once stop.
 "Lawlessness as result of igno- rance will begin 10 wane.
 The courts will be less busy.
 Tax dafrers v-ilf c.-t odging
 The state revenues will grow and the leaks will stop.
 wi ba some of this money but the grafters and pIunderers Will lose.
 The newspapers will he giving the state service. while the grafters and plunderers give 1t nothing but bad name and a bad taste in the mouths of the taxpayers
 Take your ehoiee'
 Act No. and PUBLICITY THAT YOU MAY KNOW: or,
 The Freedom of Grafters and DARKNESS THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW"
 Then appears a 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 to be very light and inconsequential. in consideration Of the results to follow.
 Under Section l, relating to the pub lieation of L & R. measures. the ex 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 newspapersl. II is shown that under Act No the pub lication of the l X R measures this year would cost s1SS.75 per county, a. against s26500 per county under the existing law The & E measures two years ago would have cost under Act No. } s552a50 per county instead of es05 If per county. The iIhportanef of the thorough education Of the voter on all measures requiring his ainte7H gent ballot is advanced as the req son for publishing such Acts and Amendments in the newspapers whieh are read, rather than in pamphlets which are seldom read Besides each publication in the newspapers is shown
 
 Section provides for the publtca ton of a synopsis of all General Acts of the Legislature. the synopsis to he prepared hy the Attorney General. As only the meat of the law will be con tained in the synopsis, the publication expense is shown 10 be comparatively light while the benefits are great synopsis of all General Acts O. he la33 session has ben prepared bE competent lawyers. such as would be expected of the Attorney General, and the expense of publishing this synoos sis figures S202oo per coeety under Act No. 3 The brief areues that il is easily worth s15.1o0 10 The state for it's citizens 10 know the law which they are expected to respect and obs That ignorance of the law excuses n one. and ignorance results in quite as many law violations IS criminal in tent.
 section 3. requiring the publication Of all general ord IS of the RaHroad Commission. is claimed 10 be one Of the strong features of Act No 3. There are two sides to every proposition be- fore the Railroad Commission the rail roads an the one side and the peosl" on the other. and it is not a good aeR says the brief, for only one side 10 q controversy 10 have full and accurate information as 10 he proceedings Of the court Publication of orders in 1912 u0uld have cost under Act No 2 Sss hl per county
 Tax dodgers are hit by Section f re- q4irine the publieattaa of the proceed ines of equalization toards showia" the increas ses and decreases in assess nents, etc It is argued that this sec ton Will result in a marvellous in crease in the assessed valuation of nrenerty in this state. and hripe about reduction in taxes. accordingly. 10 those who made honest assessments. | is believed that the effect of this