Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-14

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this connection | beg to suggest that
one of the three methods might be
pursued by you in providing funds
for this latter named purpose:
Three Methods.
-. 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 gem
eral election.
"2. BY a levy of a very small tax
to run continuously for very long
number of years and calculated in
ending to produce an amount needed
for such additional construction.
%. by appropriating the balance
of the money available or that may
be made available from the appro-
priation of 100000 of the war fund
provided by the special session of the
third state legislature, if that can con-
stitutionally be done"
The governor stated that he enter
t4ined very serious doubts as to the
cbnstitutionality Of appropriating 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 constitutlonally 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 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 oe levied that 66 2-3 per
cent be covered into the state road
fund and 33 1-3 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 imam increase
of fifteen to twenty thousand dollars
year. These moneys also to be COW
cred into the road. Another method
of increasing the revenues of the
state was an annual franchise or Ii
cense tax upon corporations organized
for profit for the privilege of doing
business in the state. He also recon-
mended a 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 a revenue of
forty to fifty thousand dollars a year
TO be covered into the state school
fund
Inheritance and Income Tax.
Tho governor then strongly urged
an inheritance tax and 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.
He 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-
linouent taxes amounting to consd-
cradle more than two million dollars.
He pointed out the fact that the
mounted police annually carries an
appropriation of $4,000 which
would be duplicated by the cattle
sanitary board of another $4,000. 90.
He recommends that no appropria-
tions be made for the game warden as
it has been shown that the income
from enforcement of the game and
fish laws of the state makes that Of
flee self sustaining He also urged
that all moneys collected by that de-
nartment and all other departments
he covered into the state Treasury to
he paid out on warrants properly
drawn.
The governor in his address also re-
commended that, the salary of the
clerk of the state bank examiner be
raised fro I Sl60e g. $1,000 per an
mum so a. 20 cenfnfm with the al
lowance made in the budget. Also.
that the STATE eNgiHAe he paid SAL
airy of $4,000 irsteadslof $4,000. He
also recoui9andcd thgt the adjutant
general IF the State he allowed sal
AIRY OF s949d nsfNae Of $500 as is
now PROVIDED pF law In the same
manner ths 'sfV TX the travelling
auditor shoUlH liz fixed by law at 49,
900. He also recommended that nm
til the revetsienaT clause in the title
to the land pn Wlitrh the school of
mines at SctE,xfn MATED is striok-
en- out and tue MiH ahsolutely deed
ed to the state ~ lsSe with all inn