The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-16
TAX COMMISSION
HSTIlL WORKING
.OhH LEv|ESi
Low Percentage of Tax Collec-
tons Basis for Refusal of
Several Requests for In
creases by Counties.

~" W NehhNANos
Santa Re, n. NJ. Nov. t6.-Thc state
tax commission today continued the
consideration of county tax lovics. in
GLIDING requests for permission TO cN-
Vceed the limitations fixed by the Bur-
sum law and chapter - OF the 1915
session laws. II is expected this work
viii be concluded this evening and
that the commission will resume IL
regular session. called aud adjourned
yesterday. which must be held under
the new tax law, beginning the third
Monday in November, Tor fixing val
nations OF corporate property. bank
aud trust company stocks aud live
stock
Because Socorro county Gun show
only 81 per cent Of its 1919 tax col
lectiona. after "a lapse OF three years.
and because collections in subsequent
years have been small. the state tax
commission refused TO allow II 10 eN
ceed the limitations fixed In making
It's tax levies for the coming fiscal
year The county commissioner
asked FOR authority TO raise Si5O.gl5-
90 Tor uHcounty and school purposes.
but the commission refused Co allow
the aggregate e. exceed Sl22, 7Si go.
TAX collections have not been
made on such "a basis as Will warrant
tho granting OF such authority" says
the commission in a letter 10 the So
zorro county officers And IN cou-
Guiding the communication the com.
mission says ct is suggested that
both current and past tax collections
be pressed 10 securc revenue avail
able % the county by SO doing
The request Of sandoyal county 90
exceed the legal limitation BY SCI 30
also vas refused by the taN commits
sion on the same rruuud-low per-
ceutagc of tax collections Author
ity is specifically denied" says the
commission ip the s%audo,al county
case. "ior tho reason that tax c@ollcc-
lions do not exceed Go per cent"
lu uddluonNo It's action Boo the Soc
zorro county eases. tho tax commits
sion. since saturday afternoon. has
passed upon the l,Hics OF Doua ANA. .
Guadalupe. san Miguel. Sierra. Quay
Bcrnalilo. Grant ColflX 1ud Mora
counties aE follows.
Dona Ana.
County leylos approved with th,
prosis1 hot the special tax JOS
when extended. shall NOT cs..sd. with
nu other I.,i,4 Tor county PURPOSES.
Ei45sIIGG. Tho lc.I,s lur tn, town
of las Cruces approved
Guadalupe.
County lryio. approved. but 1tleu-
ton called 90 thu balance of c,- SIS
in the ,ourthuUsU aud jail repair fund
Tor which there appearz 60 br al pro.-
emit uo need 10 Is suggested that Hl
th. use OF this money th. min ratio Loo
tb, l.,v for General count. burmese.
could be- reduced from .uaib8G. taI
.OOl5. The Santa Eoa4 levy b. q mills
improved.
san Miguel.
Tho proposed general county I.,
found to exceed tho limit ig.d|
uy the uursum llw by l-tI mfIHl
mo r.gufv r.uui.-ior..a u,f.
notified that the commission had .a
aufhor.ty fo exceed tha gur..lm IIm.i
I.ag Nrr,s Iryi,. ,y,r, aplro.,s /
sierra.
Tho lcy.es ron general county aud
r,od were dIsapproy,d lp-
tbev exceeded thr min pur.,rt.I
age limit fixed by an, Hu!sum Ia..
tho nfst by .U0IIii and th, second Hg
ulDc4tt
Ouav.
Request was for authority To raise
S~i.I58sS5. to include |ys.uG..., Urt
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