Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-12-31

afsd more apparent
central tax beard should not onll
Il exercise power and authority % en-
. force the laws governing the aasoss
neni ~ property. but should see tha
4, tho revenues are collected. u Is a wei
known fact that the laws providing
for the collection Of personal property
and transfer taxes cannot be enforced
ia me absence Of a board charged with
the responsibility OF enforcing such
p laws. up 10 the time the Idaho tax
commission Ia 1913 directed attention
10 tho enforcement Of the personal
property and transfer tax laws Of this
state. sncb laws had been dlsregarded
70 such an extent that apparently no
efforts were being made to collect such
taxes The showing made by that
commission In enfesoiag the collection
Of personal property taxes wcs very
gratifying indeed. and Ia some eoun-
iios remarkable showings we're made.
The commission also succeeded in en-
forcing the collection Of a considerable
amount Of transfer taxes.
Condemns Law Enacted.
3. wnnt To condemn the amendment
r. the general revenue act Of 1918,
nassed M the lasi aosslOn Of the leg
lsiature. which provides for the pay
ment of taxes In two installmenta. the
second lnstulmont being payable with
out penalty or intercat six months
nfter the end OF the fiscal year for
wsloh such taxes are levied. II Is
commended by the supporters Of this
amendment that this provision Is
wise one and that the act Of 1913 In
falling 10 provide for the payment Of
The second installmeDt without pen
atty deprived the people Of privilege
that should be theirs without price.
that people are usually short OF money
al the frat OF the year. and that money
collected at that time TO cover a years !
expenditure goes 10 tho banks who pay
per cent interest thereon, whereas the
man who Is forced 10 borrow from the
banks to pay his taxes VIII have 70
pay 4. 10 or even l2 per cent that the
payment OF taxes IN full prior to the
arst Monday OF January resulted in
the augmentation Of public money de-
posted in banks"
Declares for Short Ballet.
Former Governor Hawiey declared /
for the short ballot In his address be-
fore the assembly when discussing his /
subject, ~Tho Problem Of Central Ad-
ministratlon as Applied TO Matters Of
raxatleae ne declared idaho had /
been cursed from the beginning with /
an inadequate tax system lie said [
that he found while governor that
there IL an absolute back OF uniform
lty OF taxation In thla state. ana re-
viewed the work Of the board Of equal
lzation aa well as recommendation he
nad made regarding the creation Of a
tax commission He declared for re-
vival Of the abolished state tax com
mission. and the passage o. a consti-
tutIonai amendment giving 1t fun
power.
Mr. Hawiey said in part
II am not a believer ia divided re-
sponsibnlty ia any governmental mat
ter. An things affecting the interests
Of the people as a whole should be en-
tirely MANAGED by some particular Of
acer or board upon whose shoulders
should rest the duty. without oppor-
tunity OF shifting the blame in the
event OF failure or OF being deprived
u the commentator attending sue
cess so believing. ! am Arm adj
vocato OF tho short ballot both in
state and IN municipal affairs, and be-
Iieve Il best for the entire citizenship
u each jurisdiction affected to admin
ster state and municipal affairs In
Inc with the theory upon which the
GENERAL government Is carried on. and
give the power 20 the governor Of the
tate. 20 the mayor OF the city. to APP
point every executive officer provided
'or by law whose duty Il Is 20 assist G
lim in the management Of the state or >
pc municipal affairs.
wherefore. when assigned the snh.
Get Of The Problem Of Central Ad-
nlnlstration as Applied 10 Matters Of
Taxation. / found my preconcesvcd
,pluion OF public matters generaily
tronsly inclinlng me 20 a positive view
4 the Affirmative of the question -
Would Revive Commission.
AT tho Thirteenth session. vcry
inwisoly. In py opinion, the lcgisla
ure repealed the law creating the tax
commission, Qsth session laws. .. Sfl
while the tax commission could not
u given complete supervisory power
iuder the constitution. II did good .
york under The act creating Il END
good work was done BY the >
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