The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-27
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WANT TAX ROLLS
GER TITLED
DELAY OF BOARD OF EQUALlzA-
TON CAUSES PRoTEsTs-cLAM-
OR FROM ALL LINES OF BUSl-
NESS.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug. pa
great deal of clamor has been raised
by the several county boards and
county assessors as a result of the
state board of equalization having
delayed certifying out the tax rolls of
the counties. Many counties are anXi-
Gus to issue warrants based upon tax
es to be collected from the 1915 as
sessment, and they can not do this
legally until the excise boards have
made estimates, as required by law.
This can not be done in the absence
of the tax rolls. While it has been
the intention of the board of equali-
zation not to certify the rolls until
after the meeting Sept. 49, it is likely
that a meeting of the board will be
held in few days for the purpose of
finally passing upon the taxable val
ues in those counties that have filed
affidavit that the raises ordered by
the board have been made. Then these
counties will be certified and the ma.
chinery of the county government may
proceed
Secretary of State J. l.. Lyon has
been receiving heavy mail the last
tun a1tirrr pF ha
state board in the absence of state
auditor +. b. Howard. The mail con-
sists largely of protests by county as
SCISSORS, banks, pipe line companies,
tank car companies and others pro-
testing against assessments.
The banks are wroth over the plac.
ing of $1,000,0OO of state public build
ing bonds held by them as part of their
invested capital stock. The law author
zing these bonds, declared that they
are to be non-taXable. The present
state board of equalization, under an
opinion by the attorney general placed
them on the tax rolls as we'll as the
state bank guaranty fund warrants
that had also been for several years
held to be exempt from state taxes.
The banks are making a case to be
taken to the courts, in which they will
contest the taxing of these securities
A committee appointed by the bank
ers has the suit under consideration
and the court will finally determine
whether the imposition of the tax is
just and lawful The public building
bonds bear per cent interest, and
they were not salable until four years
ago, when decision was made to eX-
empt them from taxation when held
as investment for the capital of banks.
The committee of bankers is com
posed of NJ. Bonner and |. B. Levy of
Oklahoma City, H. A. McCauley of
Sapulpa and d. n. Fink of Muskogee.
Pipe Lines Protest
The pipe lines are protesting be-
cause of the high valuation placed
upon their property in this state, and
the threat that a reconsideration may
be had and still higher levels reached
by the state board. They point to
the low valuation on property assess
ed by the county assessors and com
pare it with the high values placed up
on public service corporations by the
state board. The tank car companies
are vigorous and prolific in their pro-
tests, they having been punched to
the number of y in a blanket assess
ment of $4,000 each as a tentative pro-
vision the hearing to be held Sept.
10, when they are to be allowed to
show the proportion of their car
miles in this state as compared with
the total as a basis for the taxable
values.
Protests by county boards and coun-
ty assessors are of many kinds. Some
of the latter are under the impression
that the action of the state board re-
fleets upon their integrity and most Of
both are kicking because of the de
lay in certifying the rolls back by the
state board.
invIgoratIng to the Pale and Sickly