Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-14

--.- VI. L.I.IeL. : LoII LEY .,II,,.
one of the three methods might be
pursued by you in providing funds
| for this latter named purpose;
Three Methods.
81. BY submitting to the people
of the state the question of issuing
state bonds in sufficient amount for
that purpose. The question to be
voted upon at the next ensuing gen.
eral election.
20. BY levy of a very small tax
to run continuously for a very long
number of years and calculated in
ending to produce an amount needed
for such additional construction.
"3. by appropriating the balance
of the money available or that may
be made available from the appro-
priation of $4,000 of the war fund
provided by the special session of the
third state legislature, if that can con-
stitutionally he done"
The governor stated that he enter
tanned very serious doubts as to the
constitutionality of appropriatiug any
of the war fund for the construction
of other buildings, but he stated that
he had no doubt that it could pro-
perly and constitutionally be used in
additional building construction for
the insane asylum and institute for
the blind inasmuch as these institu-
ton come strictly in the meaning of
war measure necessities.
New Tax LeyicS.
The most Important feature of gov
ernOr LarraZOlO'S address had to do
with the means of raising additional
revenues. He suggested the levying
of a tax of two cents per gallon on
gasoline sold in the state estimating
that such a tax would produce about
four hundred thousand dollars a
year. He also suggested that If such
tax should be levied that &c 2-3 per
cent be covered into the state road
fund and 80 Ia per cent into the state
school fund. He also suggested an
increased license tax upon motor We
hicles to conform to taxes in other
states by which he estimated AN in
crease of one hundred thousand dol
lars in revenues Immediately and that
it would probably result in an increase
of fifteen to twenty thousand dollars
year. These moneys also to be Gov
cred into the road, Another method
of increasing the revenues of the
state was an annual franchise or Ii
dense tax upon corporations organized
for profit for the privilege of doing
business in the state. He also recon-
mended tax of two cents upon each
ticket of admission to a moving pic
ture show and an annual license or
tax upon theaters and other places
where motion pictures are exhibited
which should produce revenue of
forty to fifty thousand dollars year
to he covered into the state school
fund.
Inheritance and Income Tax.
Tho governor then strongly urged
an inheritance tax and a tax upon in
comes of one thousand dollars or
more, graduated so as to impose a
small tax upon persons and corpora
tons having small incomes rated to
increase for those having larger in
comes in proportion to such incomes.
lie stated that this law should make
liberal exemption for heads of fami-
lies and for persons with dependent
children. He, of course. strongly
urged the necessity of collecting de-
linduent taxes amounting to cousid-
CRADLE more than two million dollars.
He pointed out the fact that the
mounted police annually carries an
appropriation of $4,000 which |
would he duplicated by The cattle
board of another $25, 100000. |
Ho rccommende that no appropria-
lions be made for the game warden as
it has been shown that the income
from enforcement of the game and
fish laws of tho state makes that Of
flee "elf-sustaining He also urged !
that all moneys collected by that de-
hartment and all other departments
be covered into the state treasury to
he paid out on warrants properly |
dra wn.
The governor in HIS Address also re-
commended that the salary of the |
clerk of the state bank examiner be
raised from $500 to $210o per an
mum so as 10 conform with the al
'owanre made in the budget Also, !
that the state engineer he naid a sal
airy of $4,000 instead of $4,000. He |
also recommended hat the adjutant |
general of the state he allowed q sal |
airy OF $4,000 instead of 5000 as is |
now provided hv law In the same |
manner the SALARY Of the travelling |
should be fixed nv law at So
600. He also recommended that nm |
til the reversionarv clause in the title |
TO the land on which the school of
mines at Socorro is located is strick- |
en- out and the land absolutely deed |
ed to the state together with all i'm