The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-11-15
GOVERNMENT TAKES HAND
IN COTTON SPECULATION
War Industries Board Issues Orders that Pre-
vent Continued Falling of Price and Derange-
ment of Market.

! An amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton limiting the total tax levy for
state and, county purposes to not ex
ceeding 10 mills or one per cent. on
the dollar; bonds and all other county
and district taxes to De voted by the
people additional
?. A compulsory tax return on per.
sonal property with penalty for not
making.
3. The appraisement Of all real es
tate in each county to be made not
oftener than once every TWO years by
the tax assessor and three or more
competent appraisers the values as
fixed by them and approved by -heI
equalizing boards 10 remain the same
Until changed by subsequent ap
praisement
3. Power given 10 the state tax
commission 40 v8uolle assessments
between counties that ~. 10 raise o.
lower tne to-al assessment. ot ANS
county
Z. Tne ,ueat .. apre4 IS o4 oayer-
from decisions ot II, boards y olnss
commissioners - t.. ,4t, ta> eol
mission tor fnai adjustment
&. power gwen 10 The state TAX
commission to eeu4Hze the assess
,nen1 81 81 property ID the state made
either by -n4 taA @s~essors Of comp
trol!er. attorney e.n.e.u ami >-~,e
treasurer.
me ooAy.4C1 sources tor i-te4u,.
exclusive OF the inheritance tax.
recommended n the preliminary re-,
port OF the committee appointed oy
the national tax association 10 pre-.
pare plan OF model system Of stat,
and ioce. taxation submitted To thel
twelfth annual conference. incuuel
O) the proposed personal income tax.
~ m proposed property tax, CJI
the proposed business tax. with lin
ited suggestions regarding distribu
tion and administration
The foregoing resolution recognizes
the need TO- constitutional amend
ment, and Is sustained in the plan out
i,ned uy the committee or the nation.
a tax association. which says
as na~ been repeatedly set forth
il the publications of the National
TaX Association. il is certain that no.
important departures from the system
OF the general property tax are posi-
bic II many states under constitu.
tional restrictions which provide that
taxation must be uniform. equal ana
proportional That such constitution
al limitations have, IL fact tended q
secure neither uniformity nor equality
in taxation, is also fully set form IN
tn proc eedings o1 the annual cou
ferences OF the national tax assOcia.
ton and in various reports ol special
committees. Lpon this subject tic
committee needs only 10 say that ln
states - hicA are nov limited Dy CON
stituti0nal restrictions prescribing al
uniform rule or n1ethos. OF taxation. 10
satisfactory adjustment OF tax PROB
lens can be reached until such limi-
tations are removed, or at least modi
fed There may be room for differ
ence Of opinion concerning the form
which constitutional amendments
should take. Some states have prefer
red to adopt amendments authOrizing
specific departures from the uniform
rule, while others have eliminated
wholly the requirement of uniformity
The committee has concluded that il
is unnecessary al this time 10 say
more than that the plan Of taxation
which it recommends will require no
more, and probably no less, amend.
ment of state constitutions than any
other plan adequate To the needs of
the case.