Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-24
King, of Hardin County,
Introduces Sweeping
Measure.
TAX AND LICENSE
BOTH AFFECTED
Bill Provides For Payment Of Tax at
Court House and Issuance Of Plates
by Counties, Plates to Be Manu-.
faotured in State lnstitutions-Tax to
Be Graduated on Cost and Aoe Of
Automobiles.

Des -hoiHeS, Jan. ga compete
change in the system OF correcting
lowa's motor car tax was proposed by
bill introduced in the house today by
Representative King Of Hardin coun-
~.
Ii this measure meets with the favor
of the legislature a great share Of the
tax collecting and assessing burden
VIII be transferred from the secretary
owners will pay their auto tax at the
courthouses. and they will receive new
license plates once every Aye years in =
stead Of once every three years, as at
present.
Mr.. Kings bill provides that after
Jan. !, 1920. city and township asses
ors shall list all cars for taxation, the
tax to be paid to the county treasurer
before May l % each year. The first
series of five-year number plates Will
be issued in 1920 and would be handled
at the county seat instead of directly
thru the secretary Of state. A regis
tration fee Of 81, which would be In ad-
dition to the tax would be charged for
each plate.
Graduated Tax.
The basis by which the assessors
would fix taxes would be a list. which
county treasurers would be compelled
to furnish. Of all cars manufactured
and their selling prices. The tax i'm
posed would be .0ls per cent OF the
selling price each year for the first two
years; OF per cent the third and
fourth years; .o15 per cent the fifth
year, and .O1s per cent each year
thereafter. This plan is presumed to
reduce auto taxes as new cars de-
preciate in value thru use.
In the case OF a $1,000 car, this tax
wcnld be SIS for the ffst two years.
S1a the third and fourth years: SIS
the NTH year, and sl3 thereafter.
State Manufacture Proposed.
feature Of Mr. Kings plan is that
the auto number plates would be man
ufactured at the state institutions
under the board of control.
Mr.. King claims as advantages for
his plan that the cost of expensive
number plates would be cut down
materially: that the expense of the
state automobile department ($29.751
III lSlSj Noulu te ldTSely
that a large part Of the tax evasion.
estimated at $4,000 last year. would
be done away with. and that the tax
would be more equitably distributed
Many Bills Introduced.
Bills poured into the Iowa legisla-
tive hopper today. twenty eight being
presented in the house and twelve in
the senate before the noon recess.
The senate defeated the house reso-
luton recommending creation OF
federal department OF education and
in executive session considered the re-
appointment of J. NJ. Henderson. COM
merce counsel. for two year term
1t Is understood there Is no material
opposition to the reappointment.
Representative Lake. OF Woodbury.
introduced bill to permit cities to
assess to abutting and adjacent prop
critics the cost of variety Of public
purchases. including parks. play
grounds, etc.
Under the terms Of a bill introduced
by Windeck. no public utility would
be allowed to discharge any employe
without giving ten days notice. with
out urgent cause. Employees would
not be allowed to 'lay off, without
giving the foreman twenty-four hours
notice except in cases OF sickness and
accident.
Representative Peters, OF Dallas. in
troduced bill for appropriatinC funds
for maintainance for public institu-
tions. including $4,000 for purchase
OF lands for the Fort Madison peni
tentiary and $4,000 for the prison at
Anamosa for land for prison farms.
as recommended In his message by
Governor Harding.
Other bills included one by Rep
resentative Epps, of Wapello. permit
ting ten Jurors to return a verdict in
civil cases after they had spent forty
eight hours in the Jury room without
reaching III, agreement. and one by
Peters. OF Dallas, forbidding sentences
OF juvenile delinquents to reforna-
tories for periods which will keep
them in durance after they have
reached their majority.
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