Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-16
NEW BOOK ON TAXES
Auditor of State Has Issued a
Very Interesting Volume.
is VALUABLE INFORMATION
New Publication Tells How levying
Of all Taxes May Be Lawfully Done
First Book Ever Issued Covering
This Subject.

Des Moines.-F. S. Shaw, auditor of
state, has issued pamphlet for the
use of state, county, city and school
authorities, giving the laws authoriz-
ing the levy of taxes for all purposes
and fixing limitations. This booklet
contains all the changes up to July
4, 1915.
For the state tax levies, the law is
simple. 1t provides that the board of
such rate as is fixed by the state ex-
ecutive council for state purposes,
and in addition, such rate as fixed
by the council to yield s150,000 an
nually for the capitol extension up to
the year 1922.
The counties have authority to levy
a maximum of 40 mills for the various
funds. Few counties, however, levy
more than Is mills. AZ
Cities are given authority to levy
a maximum of ITO mills tax for vari-
Gus purposes. To make sure that no
municipality goes the limit in each
fund, the legislature has made pro-
vision that the combined general and
special taxes for all purposes shall
not exceed As mills.
The provision limiting the levy for
general fund in cities to 10 mills was
not changed by the last general as
sembly.
he nh Lat al toin he 10
with reference to the fixing of the
school taxes. This is the first booklet
issued containing all Of the tax laws
given in brief form.
Find No Flaws In offices.
The legislation retrenchment and
reforms committee had very little
business to transact at its last meet
ing. The first matter was that OF
settling a claim as to janitorship
in the state library and historical
building. An oversight left mix-up
which had to be Strengthened out and
this was done. The only other mat
ter considered was as to the automo-
bile number business, which was re-
ported as now well up and numbers
being assigned as rapidly as applica-
lions are received.
The committee received a report on
the matter of document and publica-
ton distribution and approved what
has been done in regard thereto. In
general the members OF the commit
tee found that everything Is running
along smoothly in the state offices
and there Is much less occasion for
supervision than in other years.
High Freight Rates.
A number of stockmen who attend
ed the state fair complained that the
railroads overcharged them in the
matter of freight from their shipping
stations. In a number of instances
the stockmen were charged full car
rate on the stock and in addition to
that they had to pay the regular To-
cal rate on all their feed, straw and
other paraphernalia which they had
in the same car with the stock. In
some cases the extra amount paid
was as high as 500. Dean c. F. Cur
tiss says that the state fair board
will try to make satisfactory ad-
justment between these stockmen
and the railroads, and that an en-.
deavor will be made to have the rail-
roads return the extra charge, which
he and all of the shippers character
lie as very unjust
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Want Military Camp In Iowa.
A military training camp for Iowa
business and professional men, similar
to Plattsburg. N. ", may be establish
ed in Iowa next year.
Efforts have been made by Harry
II. Polk OF Des Moines to secure such
camp for the present season but he
has been advised by the war depart
ment that the camp will not be at
tempted this year. Mr.. Polk will at
tend the Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, camp from
Sept. 20 to Oct. IT.
The object Of the camps is to put
the members in position to drill vol
unteers in case they are needed for
the defense of the country. The
camps are really short course mill
tary school of instruction. They en-
able educated men to train and quail
ify for commissioned officers who can
be held as reserve in the event of
national emergency.
VIII Teach Swimming.
Swimming will be taught at Iowa
state university the coming year;
canoeing, water polo, ETC., for life
saving purposes, as well as athletic
exercise. The state board of educa-
ton has installed two big tanks. one
in the $4,000 gym" for women and
the other in the mems gymnasium
wing, both finished recently.
Girls Want Domestic Science.
Mrs. Lucy Sickels. superintendent
of the Industrial school for girls at
Mitchellville, reported to the state
board OF control that so many Of the
girls of that institution want to take
the domestic science course that it is
impossible to accommodate them with
the present equipment provided for
this work.
Twenty girls who could not get in
to the domestic science class owing
to the fact that they were filed, cried
for several hours over their disap-
pointment, Mrs. Sickels said.
Fair May Break Even.
A. r. Corey, secretary Of the Iowa
State Fair association. has found a de-
crease in the expenses through re-
duction in payrolls which may mean