The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-03-02
UNIFORM ACCOUNTING
STATE AND COUNTY
System Urged by State Tax As
sOciation-Resolutions Passed
Outlining Plans

: The Idaho State Tax association
, through the executive committee, ha.
organized the state into districts
) passed resolutions providing for coun,
, ty representation, for adopting the
tabulation in the former state tar
commission as basis for further
action and for placing a representa-
tive in Boise during the session Of the
( legislature to keep the people in
formed through the press regarding
the progress Of revenue and taxation
measures. This work was done dur
{ ing the conference Of the executive
4 committee in Boise The Com
mittee finished its labors Saturday
. There were present at the meeting
President Jerome J. Day Of Moscow,
! J. Clarence White Of Coeur FAlene,
{ Professor White of Coeur d'AIene,
/ Professor Howard T. Lewis Of the
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( Hayes Of Emmett anG P. H. Smith Of
Twin Falls. Alex P. Ramstedt, pre-
sident Of the public utilities commits
sion and former president of the state
tax commission, consulted with and
advised the committee. D. ". Stand
rod of Pocatello was elected secretary
of the association. He was not pre-
sent at the meeting but sent letter
to the president which was read to
those present. Taxation matters were
generally discussed. The following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the executive board
authorize an official representative OF
the Idaho State Tax association in
each county Of the state.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the IN
formation contained in the special re-
port Of the Idaho state tax commits
sion is Of inestimable value TO the
people of the state, that it be the sense
Of the board that the information tab
ulated in that special report serve as
basis for further action and that it
be brought up to date.
Resolved, that inasmuch as a pro-
gram is impossible without compre-
hensible data that steps be taken to
develop a system Of uniform account
ing for the state and local units.
Resolved, That it be the sense of
the board that the association should
keep a representative in Boise during
the legislative session to keep men,
bers informed through the press on all
revenue measures proposed and as to
the action thereof; that this informa-
ton should be disseminated without
criticism favorable or unfavorable by
the associations representative"
In connection with the second reso-
luton the committee asked Axel P.
Ramstedt Of the public utilities COM
mission to furnish a preliminary plan :
for the establishment Of bureau of {
and inspection and infor-
nation on an accounting system.
Carrying out the terms of the first /
resolution the committee passed mo- ]
ion to the effect each member of the I
executive board nominate the mem I
,er from each county in his district I
o be official representative Of the \
.ounty, the final selection, however, TO
,e placed in the hands of the execu-
i've board.
On the districting of the state the
ollowing classification was given by
ounties for each member of the COM
nittee:
]. c. White-Bonner, Boundary,
iootenai and Benewah counties.
J. J. Day-Shoshone, Clearwater.
.ewis and Idaho counties.
Howard T. Lewis-Latah and Nez
'erce counties.
E. X. Hayes-Adams, Washington.
lem and 0wyhee counties.
Ned Jenness-Canyon, Elmore and
ooding counties.
Max Mayfield-Ada, Boise and
laine counties. L
P. H. Smith-Twin Falls, Minidoka, =
incoln and Cassia counties.
D. W. Standrod-Franklin, Bannock,
Media, Bear Lake, Custer, Bingham
nd Power counties.
Nathan Ricks-Fremont, Teton,
.adison, Jefferson, Bonneville anu
emhi counties.
The report of the first meeting of
lie association is now in the hands Of
lie printer. There will be 1000 copies
-inted and they will be distributed
members and prohablv the press.