The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-13
PEOPLE URGED ID
 JOIN TAX LEAGUE
Appeals Issued After Meet.
 ing of Officers and Direc- 4 tors Held Yesterday

Directors and officers of the Jefferson County Tax league met yesterday and an earnest appeal was issued to the people of the county to become members. Among those attending were Eugene l.. Brown president; John w. Sibley, R. w. Ewing, B. Asbury Thompson, William Radcliffe and others
 A plan for complete organization of the county was decided upon and MT. Sibley and MT. Radcliffe will begin a campaign to this end at once. A large representa- tion from this county is expected in Mont gomery Thursday, when men represent : f4g all sections of the state will hold a meeting to formulate plans to solve the tax problems.
 The appeal issued By the president and by the chairman of the membership com- mittee is as follows:
 "The Jefferson County Tax league is- sues this statement and appeal to all cit izens of Jefferson county who believe with us that our present tax laws are anti | cpated, unscientific, and in some in stances, oppressive and unjust, and that the methods of assessing, collecting and E enforcing these laws are In part harsh, ! obnoxious and not in accord with the K principles of liberty and justice, to which X a free and self-governing people are en- titled, and declaring our only purpose to be by united effort to bring about such as will permit a more equitable method of values, a better. more democratic, and less arbitrary and oppressive method of administering the laws. We appeal to all the people who are in sympathy with these views to join with us and help the move ment by enrolling their names as mem- hers of the league.
 We expect at an early date to send delegates to a statewide convention, to be held at some central point in the state. to formulate such measures of relief and re- 15rm as will bring about the necessary Fchanges to affect this result.
 ''Join nowi Send us your names and $1 membership fee.
 ''JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX LEAGUE,
 ''By EUGENE l.. BROWN, Pres.
 Address all communications to Jeffer- son County Tax League, 214 Chamber of ] Commerce building.
 ''The foregoing brief statement and by hyws will give a fairly clear idea of the purposes of the Jefferson County Tax f league.
 We have no pet schemes which we want to put through and no special leg islation which we insist on. The business men and women. property owners, man ufacturers and farmers of Jefferson county have awakened, as the people of other counties have awakened to the need and importance of the people of the state getting together in some sort of or sjanized body for conference as to the 3foper and just methods of assessing and collecting taxes
 AS the laws now stand on the statute books. it is claimed that there is an in- equality in the taxable value of the prop erty throughout the state. This move- ment is for the purpose of obtaining fair and honest assessment and fair and honest distribution of the tax burden fin the respective counties of the state
 Every white citizen in the county. man or woman, is entitled to enroll and the entire cost is only $1. Send your name. address and $1 to the Jefferson County Tax league. No. 214 Chamber of Commerce building.
 Immediate action is of the greatest . importance. as a statewide conference will be held at an early date and it is necessary that each county in the state shall be represented. It is highly im- portant that our representation be as large as possible and that every class of :. people in Jefferson county should have a voice in this conference.
 Join now. Send us your name and s1 membership fee. R. w. EWING.
 Chairman Membership Committee, Jef- ferson County Tax League"