Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-16
ScHUD[L Of OREGON
PROPOSES RAISE N
inheritance TAXES
Projected Amendment Would
Increase Fund Ts Five
Tines Present hmsaat.


days there has been introduced into the
house AZ bills All have come up for
second reading and referred to proper
committees for assignment.
One of the bills introduced this morn
ing by Schuebel of Oregon City viii
probably cause considerable discussion
when it comes up the third time for
final passage. This is the Shuebel bill
providing for an increase in the in
heritance tax that will bring to the
state about five. times the amount of
the present law.
According to figures obtained by Mr..
Shuebel, from July /, 1917, to July /,
1918, the state received SOL 900 in in
|heritance taxes. If the Shuebel bill
goes through, on the same proportion,
the state would receive $333000.
The proposed amendment to the in
heritance tax law provides that the ex.
cess above $4,000 of each estate in
lieu Of tax on individual bequests and
inheritances be as follows: Between
$40 900 and $25,000, one per cent; be-
tween $25,OoO and $4,000, one and one
half per cont and gradual increase
until between half a million and one
million, the tax would he ten per cent.
Bequests or inheritance received by
brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece,
nephew or any lineal descendant of the
same must pay an additional inherit
ance tax as follows: Between $500 and
$4,000, one per cent; between $4,000 and
$4,000, two per cent and gradual in
crease until should the amount be more
than 100000, the tax would be 5v per
cent.
Non resident aliens would be oblig-
ed to pay an inheritance tax Of SO per
cent on all sums received.
Digging SO deeply in to inheritanees,
especially where the amount is rather
large is a proposition that will doubt
| less call for considerable discussion, es-
pecially from the Portland represent
atives.
Bills introduced yesterday afternoon
are as follows:
No. 3l-lBy Smith of Portland. 10
define criminal commercialisn and the
puni1hment ~. D.
No. 32-By Cross of Oregon City. Re-
llating to the certifieation OF teachers.
| No. 33-IBy Burdick of Redmond
Fixing terms Of county court in Des-
chutes county.
No. 34-By Graham of Forest Grove
Defining who may vote at road DIS
trict elections. An,
This morning the following bills
were introduced: IL,
No. 35-By Gallagher Of Ontario. Re
latino to size of hedge fences when
used for fence Enclosures.
No. 36-By Gallagher of Ontario. ne
Hating to assault with intent to kill and
No Bly, Gallagher of Ontario. a
lbill making it a misdemeanor to Iail
lto cause a cancellation OF record OF Q
recorded chattel mortgage within y
ldavs after the mortgage has been can
celled.
limo TO irrigation districts.
| No. 39-lBy Gallagher of ontario
Making it a misdemeanor to preven'
lcompefitiye bidding on live stock wheI
! shipped to Wholesale market
No 4o-By Brumbaugh of Enterpris'
IDecaring non-judicial days and speci
lfyina what may and may not be dons
legally on such days. 80 ,v.v
4 No. 41-By Shuebel of Oregon CITY
Bill to increase the state revenue tai
from inheritances. c..u
No. 42-ByShuebel of Oregon CITY
|Bill relating to making assessment rol
BY the tax commission.