New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-03-21

alton lands held by the state. H
B. i0l authorizes municipal schoo
districts to issue bonds, Specia
tev.es to pay county salaries ar,
carried in II. B. ll3. Maximum cit
tax rates are fixed at S mills by II
B. ia. Rural school expenditure
. are limited to the proceeds of a II
. mill levy by II. B. 90.
New Revenue Sources
II. B. 252 raises automobile license.
to double what they have been ano
makes them payable to the highway
commission for road work.
a state income tax on incomes o
; over 5000 I provided, levying hal
d per cent on earnings of that an.
nual sum, and graduated to 3 pc,
cent on $4,000 incomes.
For five years a levy will be suf-
ficient to raise $6SO00 for enlargine
the buildings of the state institution
for the blind at Aalamogordo, and
$4,000 for the needed extensions ia
the state insane asylum at Las Vega 5
items which were recommended by
the governor.
To help make up four and a hall
millions for the federal road build.
ing program, all counties are allowed
to levy an extra mill, and a proposal
for bond issue of 100000 will go
before the people in September. An
excise tax OF 2 cents a gallon on
gasoline, and $40 license fee from
all gasoline dealers will go for roads.
One inspector in each of the eight
judicial districts will be appointed,
at a salary limited to $3.50 month
including expenses.
Levies for special roads were att
thorized including the Albuquerque
Farmington project of 100000 to be
raised by a half mill in Bernalillo,
one mill in Sandovai and a mill and
half in San Juan coapty. Though
the tax cannot be levied until 1920
the commissioners favor anticipating
the returns and propose to begin
surveys by June.
Bills to exempt farmers from tax.
alton on certain articles, and to ex-
empt holders of land in community
widows are exempted from taxes on
property tip to a valuation of $2OOO.
The legislature changed the date
for assessing sheep and goats from
March IS to May |, at which time
locks are to be found at the lamb
ing places.
To Build Roads
The one mill levy for extra road
funds passed as senate bill No. 65 on
Friday last Each county will re-
ceive quota of the $2000O00 N
bonds to be sold thereby, in proper
ton to the asscssable valuation of
the county. The certificates will be
issued in 1919, 20 2l, will be exempt
ed from state taxes, and will bear
interest not to exceed per cent
The house had a similar bill calling
for mill and half levy, and three
mill levy was proposed in another
house measure. Barnes of Bernalillo
on Wednesday presented a house
Joint resolution to amend the state
constitution (sec. 8, art. 81 at the
election on the third Tuesday of
next September to permit the state
to issue bonds up to $4,500000. with
out the necessity of taking the ques-
tion again to the polls. The bill
however limits the states expendi-
lures to per cent of the total valua-
ton.
To aid in keeping up city streets
so per cent of money raised for
road taxes in towns and cities must
be returned by the counties to the
where the taxes are
levied, H. B. lE.
Appropriations
While. the appropriation bill which
passed during the last hour of the
session contains practically all of the
states expenditures, other items
stand out, such as $4,000 voted to
prosecute Colorado water users who
are irrigating from the La Plata
river north of the state line. to the
detriment of New Mexico settlers
who it is claimed had prior rights
to the stream. $500 was set aside
for the work of the state boundary
A reward of $500 was voted to be
continued for convicting the MUIR
ierer of Antonio De Vargas a MEM
Der of the third state legislature.
Law trans1ators for the session were
voted $1,000.
Raising teachers salaries. and the
expenses of the state mounted police
ire other items. The latter provides
5000 this year and $4,000 next.
The state will build a bath house
It the Palomas medicinal springs in
Sierra county at cost Of $4,000 Pub
ic health. child welfare, and num- |.
.rous other advanced laws adopted .
It this session will place an extra
burden on the taxpayers.
A difference of opinion between
he house and senate on the neces-
ary amounts to be diverted to state ,
Institution of different kinds was the :
main reason for delay in the budget !
ill until the last moment The !.
louse figures were about $2700O0 the {
igher when the differences was COM
in conference. !;
Statutes for Cities
Permission was given to Albuquer- S
ue to change its charter; also to +
se funds from the water system for +
ther purposes until 1920. providing $
he citizens vote to do so, in one of h
he last bills to pass. The incorDora-
ion of towns is regulated nv H. B. !,
5 occupation taxes to benefit towns !,
re amplified by H. B. 32o. Proce-
ure or filling alderman's vacancies O
, outlined in H. B. 288, and H. B. n
" governs the assessment of costs !,
Or street paving.
H. b. 30 limits the area of villages 4,
rom 4 square miles to 40 acres. H :,