The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-13
REPORTED SUPERVISORS WOULD ADD
BURDEN OF S15O,0OO ON TAXPAYERS
IN FACE Of MOUNTING WAR DEMANDS

According to reports from Florence the county s,1-
pervisors w at their meeting July 2Cth week from
today provide for the evyng of srecal road tax Of
twenty-five cents each $1O0 valuation IF done this
will that the taxpayers Of Pnal county will be
called upon to pay than $150000O0 in taxes over
and abOveSthe normal county expenditures.
lnasmuch the state laws provide that no levy for
general county purposes be made in excess of
per cent more than the amount levied and collected for
such purposes for the preceding year. it is doubtful
whether such levy the said be
sidering could be legally made The supreme court has
recently decided that the ten per cent limitation the
increase In eves could not be exceeded though
tn purpose OF building BRIDGE the construction of which
had been voted by the taxpayers of the county CThs
was done in the of the Arizona Eastern railroad
pany vs. the County Of Graham So it appears that the
proposed special road tax would be Illegal unless of
course the county budget pared down bring
1t within the limitation imposed by law.
But whether legal illegal, the people of Pnal
county will not take kindly to any increase in taxes this
YEAR Aside from the generally conceded fact that our
taxes are high enough there other and mpor-
tant reasons why an additional burden should not be
imposed at this time
Uncle Sam has first call on our money on all our
resources and he is not only calling loudly but stretch
ing out both hands The Deople being called upon to
deny themselves as before From many sides come
the calls for funds to prosecute the war; amounting in the
aggregate to stupendous total In three Liberty Loans
IN Red Cross contributions in the War Savings Stamp
campaign and other activities the people of Pnal
county have done and doing their best and thew are
constantly being asked for more Pnal countvs ouota
N the next Liberty Loan will probably be over $15OOOO
Ii this amount is to be taken from them in taxes will it
not materially interfere with the success of the next loan
in this county?
Recognizing that the more demands are made on
people, the less they will be able to contribute to the win
png OF the war; the national government has reneatedlv
requested that unusual expenditures be made for local
purposes In this connection the government has esab-
Hshe the capital issues committee to pass every pro-
posa to raise 100000 by the issuance of bonds or
stock and no private into the money mar
ket to raise more than that without first getting per-
mission from the capital issues committee
Other counties have deferred postponed important
road work for the duration of the war; and are narng
expenditures down to the bone They recognize that with
the countless demands the making upon the noope
that 1T is their duty to reduce expenses tn the minimum
MarcoDa county, which it is conceded has the worst
ads in the state proposed bond issue for road work
has been postponed until after the is won and the
supervisors have announced that there will he no increase
IN the county tax rate They recognize that county and
state taxes high enough hev stand and that
of added financial burdens
In view OF the great need of cent to meet the
tremendous and rapidly mounting cost Of the war through
Liberty Bonds, War Savings Stamps Federal taxes Red
Cross contributions to nothing of the advancing cost
OF living and the decreased purchasing power of the dol
lar sincerely hope that the board of supervisors will
conne the tax levy to those items absolutely necessary
to meet the running expenses of the county for the next
fiscal year.