The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-06
LEAGUE ] A. !. ]. INCOME
TAX BALCONIES
BEFORE SENATE
Amendments Increase Exemp-
lions of Family Heads and
Corporations
FIRE DEPARTMENTS HIT
Statute Giving Them State Aid
Is Special Privilege, De-
cIares Prater

The league income tax bill, amend
ed to exempt revenue on bonds OF
the state of North Dakota or income
from loans on North Dakota lands,
was up for third reading this after
noon In the senate. The measure Is
Senate Bill 81. 1t provides further
exemptions in addition to those in
Guided in the original draft as fol.
lows: ITO every person subject to
o tax hereunder, $1,000; to every
head OF family or other person re-
sponsible for the support OF one or
more dependent persons, $1,000; to
every person described in subsection
two hereof, 5000 additional for each
dependent person more than one"
Such deductions are to be made
from the total net income of all per-
sons or groups of persons in favor of
whom the same is allowed.
Another amendment provides that
Where payment of dividends, inter-
est or other increase on profits from
property or business within the state
are payable without the state, the per-
son, corporation or association re-
sponsible for the payment OF the
same shall withhold and pay to the
state the tax thereon, and in case OF
failure to do so, such business or prop
erty within the state shall be liable
by forfeiture Of the franchise or priv
iIeges OF such business or by the dis
traint of such property ...
The committee on taxes and tax
laws again had under consideration
this morning the ROylance plan of re-
classifying property. There is much
opposition to this and other of the
Koylance tax measuresI Judge A.
Mccartney Beede of Sioux county ap-
peared before the committee in favor
of the bill.
Fire Departments Hit. .,-
The house committee on judiciary
this morning had under Consideration
House Bill 1870, repeating the statutes
which give fire insurance companies
benefit Of the two per cent tax paid
on fire premiums within the corporate
limits of their town or village. Chair
man Frank Prater was strong for the
bin, insisting that it repealed privi-
leGo which the municipalities enjoyed
ats,the expense of the country. Rep.
Gil Patterson also thought that the
stAtute Disseminated against the
producers" who In this state, he de-
clared, consist of just two classes,
those who grow food stuffs and those
who dig coal from the ground. Rep.
CIV. Mcdonnell of Fingal pleaded for
the fire departments, declaring the
aid received from the state, although
small, had much to do with keeping
up the efficiency Of these organiza.
lions, and insisting that If the small
volunteer departments were to be de-
nied this aid and to disband, twen-
tysper cent increase in fire insurance
rites would result. The farmer in the
county as well as city jewellers would
bee0mpelled to pay this increased tax.
He insisted that good fire depart
nnent in a town kept insurance rates
down in the surrounding county.
Chairman Prater still expressed the
opinion that this aid should be denied
city departments or farmers should
DO given the benefit of a two per cent
reduction.
Full Crew Bill Out.
The senate railway committee this
morning approved Senator Mostad's
ful crew bill, requiring five train and
ehginemen on trains Of forty cars or
more. It had under consideration the
league distance tariff bill, but defer
red action until tomorrow in order
that Railway Commissioner Dupuis of
Temple, father OF the bill, may ex-
plain its operations.
State Geologist Herbert Hard again
appeared before the appropriations
committee of the house in support Of
the bill creating state flood control
commission and making nominal ap-