The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-08-21
CALL FOR TAXPAYERS MEETING
Is Issued by State Citizens Of all
Parties. Meet at Santa Fe Sep
tember I.
Santa Fe. N. NJ. Aug. i6, 1915.

and signed by prominent business
men and professional men from all
sections of the state, the taxpayers
Of New Mexico are invited to meet
in this city on "Wednesday, Septem-
ber list, for the purpose of organ
izing the New Mexico Taxpayers
Association. The date of the organ
ization meeting was determined by
the fact that the State Tax Com
mission will be jim session at the
time and many taxpayers with bust
ness before the commission will
thus be able to attend, who other
wise might not be present.
The character and object of the
proposed association are fully set
forth in the call, which, with its
accompanying signers, follows: |
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO.
The undersigned have constituted
| themselves a committee to call a !
meeting of the taxpayers of the
state of New Mexico to be held
at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the
LIST day of September, 1915, for the
purpose of organizing a State Tax
payers Association of New Mexico. |
While the details of the Organiza-
! ton to be perfected necessarily will
be determined at this meeting, the
idea in the minds of the Signers
OF this call is the formation of an
organizatin strictly non-partisan
and non-political in character and
which shall have for its object:
1. To encourage and promote
economy in administration of public
business in New Mexico and in the
counties, cities and other political
subdivisions thereof.
2. The education of the mem
bership of the association by pro-
per means of instruction and pub
licity in tax matters.
3. To cooperate with and assist
local, county and municipal tax
payers associations, encouragement
of the formation of which may pro-
pcrly become part of the work
of this organization; and to assist
and cooperate with public officials
of New Mexico, its counties and
cities, in tax matters.
l.. To ascertain by investigation
approved methods of assessment
. and taxation, to the end that intelli-
gent and forceful recommendations
! may be made through this associa-
ton and its membership to public
5 officials and the state legislature.
l 1t is clear that there is room for
such an organization in New Mexico
= because of the apparent need for
I economy and efficiency in the eX-
g penditure of public money. Similar
4 organizations in other states have
= encountered and have corrected
conditions similar to those now eX-
r isting in New Mexico, and have
y proved of use to the taxpayers and
:. state. 1t is not the purpose of the
. proposed organization TO undertake
= any of the work now delegated 10
20 the State Tax Commission or to in
5, terfere in any way with individual
n assessments of property.
The main object Of the associa-
ton as outlined, is the promotion
S of efficiency and economy in all de-
- partments of state and local gov
ernment To this end, every tax
payer in New Mexico, corporate OF
: individual, is invited to attend anC
! participate in the organization meet
= ing.
,Signed:)
We. C.. Mcdonald. San.l Fe.
* j VI. - Iingham, f. Las Vegas
y Joshua ). cynolds, albuquerque
e Frank W. Clancy, SAINT, Fe,
N lalnrs G. ! tch, Soccer >.
Gec. lloOks, Albuquerque
= II. ha ma, Santa Fe.
B. Frank \. lIubbell, AlblCucrqIc
= David $ / Csenwald, A,bulurTGL
l. ID. \. Mel hersOn, Albuquerque.
)f Geo. :. Va rant, Albuquerque.
/ David Z" ! Cyd, albuquerque.
6. Dronsoi r. Cutting, Sal,4 IL
Of l.. BradfnIG Prince, Santa lie.
Of ". f.. csey, POrtahs
ir 1. \. NAH ey, Deming.
I'd John s. Clark, f. Las Vegas.
IN John Y. Hewett, White Oaks.
w +. C. de Baca, Las Vegas.
Herbert w. Clark, E. Las Vegas.