The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26
Arkansas to show that the psopl. Of


 know what Is going on in the manage ment of their affairs than the people of other states, where taxes are said to be very much lower than In Arksn- sas. On the question of expense. the brief says:
 The chief argument against Act No. is the expense. Of course, it will cost money to make the publications required under this act and the bill provides for 1t. The state Is, also. in poor financial condition. But the state owes very largely the bankrupt coudi- ion 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 5.dicially spent. Publicity will inform them.
 Will Not increase Taxes
 ACT NO. 3 WILL NOT INCREASE TAXES,
 Tt becomes operative immediately on it's adoption by the people.
 "Crookedness In official circles will at once stop.
 'Bawlessness as result of igno- rance will begin to wane.
 The courts will be less busy
 Tax dodgers will quit lodging
 "The state revenues will grow and the leaks will stop.
 The newspapers will be getting some of this money. but the grafters and plunderers will lose.
 "rhe newspapers will be giving the state service, while the grafters and plunderers give it nothing hut bad name and a bad taste in the mouths of the taxpayers
 Take your choice,
 Act No ? and PUBLICITY THAT YOU MAY KNOW: or,
 The Freedom of CFafters and DARKNESS THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW"
 of Act No. 3, section by section. The cost Is given wherever possible to compute or estimate It. Where i'm rossible to estimate, the publication expense Is shown to be very light and inconsequential, in consideration of the results to follow.
 Under Section 1. relating to the pub lication of ]. & R. measures the ex- pense Is reduced by the fact that the period of publication is reduced from thirty to twenty dsys (meaning six to four weeks in weekly newspapers). It is shown that under Act No. , tho pub lcAtion of the I q R meAsurss this sar would cost Slss.TS per county, As ssainst 32ss.00 per county under the axisting law. The | R measures two sars ago would have cost under Act No. 35s2.50 psr county instsad of
 S05.0 .0S per county. The i'm mportancs of tho thorough education of the votsr , yant" ballot is advanced as the req son for publishing such Acts and Amendments in the newspapers which are read, rather than in pamphlets Nhich are seldom read. Besides. each publication in the newspapers is shown to be cheaper than in pamphlets.
 Section provides for the publics- on of synopsis of all General Acts ot the Legislature. the synopsis 10 be prepared by the Attorney General AS ply the meat of the law will be con
 ined in the synopsis the publication expense is shown to be comparatively 'sht while the benefits are great \ synopsis of all General Acts Of tho 1918 session has been prepared hy tompetent lawyers. such as would be gXpected Of the Attorney General. and the expense Of publishing this synop- sis figures s2O9.00 per coC~ty under Act No. 8 The brief argues that 1t Is easily worth Sl5,000 10 the state for it's citizens to know the law which they are expected to respect and obey. hat ignorance of the law excuses no one. and ignorance results In quite as many law violations as criminal in tent
 Section ,. requiring the publication of all general orders Of the Railroad Commission. Is claimed to 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 on the one side and the people on the other. and 1t is not . good Idea. says the brief, for only one side to controversy to have full and accurate information as to the proceedings of the court Publication of orders in 1913 would have cost under Act No. g. sSS.00 per county.
 Tax dodgers are hit by Section {. re- quiring the publication Of the proceed. inss of equalization boards. showing the increases and decreases in asssss, ments. etc. It Ia argued that this sec ton will result in 8 marvellous in- crease in tho assessed valuation Of property in this state, and bring about . reduction in taxes. accordingly, to those who made honest assessms snts It is believed that the effect of this